OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of King Saud University Science is 40. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Impact of heavy metals on the environment and human health: Novel therapeutic insights to counter the toxicity	725
Health and environmental effects of heavy metals	258
Gold nanoparticles: Synthesis properties and applications	244
Biological agents for synthesis of nanoparticles and their applications	210
Seed priming with titanium dioxide nanoparticles enhances seed vigor, leaf water status, and antioxidant enzyme activities in maize (Zea mays L.) under salinity stress	177
Plastics degradation by microbes: A sustainable approach	127
Fly ash properties, characterization, and applications: A review	110
Quantum chemical studies on molecular structure, AIM, ELF, RDG and antiviral activities of hybrid hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19: Molecular docking and DFT calculations	103
Green logistics performance and infrastructure on service trade and environment-Measuring firm’s performance and service quality	102
Non covalent interactions and molecular docking studies on morphine compound	92
Hydrogen bonds interactions in biuret-water clusters: FTIR, X-ray diffraction, AIM, DFT, RDG, ELF, NLO analysis	83
DFT and molecular docking study of chloroquine derivatives as antiviral to coronavirus COVID-19	76
Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles using Jatropha integerrima Jacq. flower extract and their antibacterial activity	70
Climate change due to increasing concentration of carbon dioxide and its impacts on environment in 21st century; a mini review	68
Study of a new piperidone as an anti-Alzheimer agent: Molecular docking, electronic and intermolecular interaction investigations by DFT method	67
Influence of salinity stress on PSII in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) genotypes, probed by chlorophyll-a fluorescence	67
Biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles using marine microbe (Vibrio alginolyticus) and its anticancer and antioxidant analysis	64
Computational investigations of three main drugs and their comparison with synthesized compounds as potent inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro): DFT, QSAR, molecular docking, and in silico to	61
Molecular modeling and biological activity analysis of new organic-inorganic hybrid: 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) ethanaminium nitrate	59
Green synthesis and antimicrobial efficacy of titanium dioxide nanoparticles using Luffa acutangula leaf extract	58
Quantum chemical calculations, spectroscopic properties and molecular docking studies of a novel piperazine derivative	57
An overview of antimicrobial and anticancer potential of silver nanoparticles	56
Biogenic synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activity of Ixora brachypoda (DC) leaf extract mediated silver nanoparticles	55
Sharp bounds on partition dimension of hexagonal Möbius ladder	52
Intraspecific molecular variation among Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807) populations collected from different regions in saudi arabia	52

Identification of bioactive molecules from Triphala (Ayurvedic herbal formulation) as potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) through computational investigations	50
Nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (N-CQDs)/Co3O4 nanocomposite for high performance supercapacitor	50
Psychological well-being during COVID-19 lockdown: Insights from a Saudi State University’s Academic Community	49
Bioenergy: a foundation to environmental sustainability in a changing global climate scenario	49
Synthesis and characterization studies of pure and Ni doped CuO nanoparticles by hydrothermal method	47
Optimization strategies for improved biogas production by recycling of waste through response surface methodology and artificial neural network: Sustainable energy perspective research	46
Landslide susceptibility assessment in the Himalayan range based along Kasauli – Parwanoo road corridor using weight of evidence, information value, and frequency ratio	45
A review on biological carbon sequestration: A sustainable solution for a cleaner air environment, less pollution and lower health risks	45
Microbial degradation of plastics: Sustainable approach to tackling environmental threats facing big cities of the future	44
A new framework for the sustainable development goals of Saudi Arabia	44
Molecular docking and dynamics studies on propolis sulabiroin-A as a potential inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2	43
Facile green synthesis of semiconductive ZnO nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of dyes from the textile industry: A kinetic approach	43
A new numerical scheme for solving pantograph type nonlinear fractional integro-differential equations	42
Evaluating the potency of Sulawesi propolis compounds as ACE-2 inhibitors through molecular docking for COVID-19 drug discovery preliminary study	41
Boosting energy harvesting via deep learning-based renewable power generation prediction	41
Exact solitary wave and numerical solutions for geophysical KdV equation	40