M.A. Al-Thagafi

811 total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 609 citations indexed

About

M.A. Al-Thagafi is a scholar working on Geometry and Topology, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, M.A. Al-Thagafi has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 609 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Geometry and Topology, 5 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 3 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in M.A. Al-Thagafi's work include Fixed Point Theorems Analysis (9 papers), Optimization and Variational Analysis (5 papers) and Advanced Differential Geometry Research (3 papers). M.A. Al-Thagafi is often cited by papers focused on Fixed Point Theorems Analysis (9 papers), Optimization and Variational Analysis (5 papers) and Advanced Differential Geometry Research (3 papers). M.A. Al-Thagafi collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia. M.A. Al-Thagafi's co-authors include Naseer Shahzad and Saudi Arabia and has published in prestigious journals such as Nonlinear Analysis, Journal of Approximation Theory and Fixed Point Theory and Applications.

In The Last Decade

M.A. Al-Thagafi

11 papers receiving 517 citations

Hit Papers

Convergence and existence results for best proximity points 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 50 100 150 200
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Convergence and existence results for best proximity points
    2008 216 citations M.A. Al-Thagafi, Naseer Shahzad Nonlinear Analysis profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M.A. Al-Thagafi Saudi Arabia 10 603 303 54 48 31 11 609
Kazimierz Włodarczyk Poland 14 461 0.8× 176 0.6× 125 2.3× 53 1.1× 19 0.6× 46 486
M. S. Khan India 7 607 1.0× 147 0.5× 56 1.0× 69 1.4× 10 0.3× 12 625
Robert Plebaniak Poland 14 432 0.7× 167 0.6× 78 1.4× 51 1.1× 19 0.6× 28 440
Cristina Di Bari Italy 11 582 1.0× 113 0.4× 33 0.6× 44 0.9× 9 0.3× 25 586
Misako Kikkawa Japan 6 414 0.7× 162 0.5× 56 1.0× 54 1.1× 8 0.3× 8 429
Gabriela Petruşel Romania 12 381 0.6× 87 0.3× 96 1.8× 51 1.1× 6 0.2× 51 417
V. Sankar Raj India 6 283 0.5× 118 0.4× 26 0.5× 21 0.4× 10 0.3× 8 288
Shaban Sedghı Iran 15 836 1.4× 77 0.3× 47 0.9× 125 2.6× 5 0.2× 82 856
Boško Damjanović Serbia 11 474 0.8× 70 0.2× 45 0.8× 54 1.1× 4 0.1× 22 494
Jamal Rezaei Roshan Iran 20 1.0k 1.7× 81 0.3× 117 2.2× 163 3.4× 7 0.2× 44 1.1k

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All Works

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Al-Thagafi, M.A. & Naseer Shahzad. (2009). Fixed point theorems for generalized metrically inward maps. Nonlinear Analysis. 72(1). 31–36. 3 indexed citations
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Al-Thagafi, M.A., Naseer Shahzad, & Saudi Arabia. (2009). A Note on Occasionally Weakly Compatible Maps. 20 indexed citations
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Al-Thagafi, M.A. & Naseer Shahzad. (2008). Convergence and existence results for best proximity points. Nonlinear Analysis. 70(10). 3665–3671. 216 indexed citations breakdown →
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Al-Thagafi, M.A. & Naseer Shahzad. (2008). Generalized I-nonexpansive selfmaps and invariant approximations. Acta Mathematica Sinica English Series. 24(5). 867–876. 92 indexed citations
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Al-Thagafi, M.A. & Naseer Shahzad. (2008). Best Proximity Sets and Equilibrium Pairs for a Finite Family of Multimaps. Fixed Point Theory and Applications. 2008(1). 45 indexed citations
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Al-Thagafi, M.A. & Naseer Shahzad. (2008). Best proximity pairs and equilibrium pairs for Kakutani multimaps. Nonlinear Analysis. 70(3). 1209–1216. 65 indexed citations
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Al-Thagafi, M.A. & Naseer Shahzad. (2007). Banach operator pairs, common fixed-points, invariant approximations, and ∗ -nonexpansive multimaps. Nonlinear Analysis. 69(8). 2733–2739. 16 indexed citations
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Al-Thagafi, M.A. & Naseer Shahzad. (2006). Coincidence points, generalized -nonexpansive multimaps, and applications. Nonlinear Analysis. 67(7). 2180–2188. 10 indexed citations
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Al-Thagafi, M.A. & Naseer Shahzad. (2005). Noncommuting selfmaps and invariant approximations. Nonlinear Analysis. 64(12). 2778–2786. 50 indexed citations
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Al-Thagafi, M.A.. (1996). Common Fixed Points and Best Approximation. Journal of Approximation Theory. 85(3). 318–323. 83 indexed citations
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Al-Thagafi, M.A.. (1995). Best approximation and fixed points in strong M‐starshaped metric spaces. International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences. 18(3). 613–616. 9 indexed citations

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