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Research in Kuwait City

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Kuwait City. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Basic Education College.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.4k
▲ 466% vs 2018-21
Citations
576
0.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
0.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1979-2026
48 years on the record
Kuwait City

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Kuwait City?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Basic Education CollegeUniversity 1,294 #2,269
2Ministry of OilGovernment institution 129 #34,389 all time
3International University of Science and Technology in KuwaitUniversity 10 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Kuwait City work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research in Kuwait City is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (55%), Engineering (23%), Psychology (4%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 733 fractional works · 64.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 625 fractional works · 55.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 285 fractional works · 25.1% of its workTransportation: 235 fractional works · 20.7% of its workEducation: 61 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 22 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 42 fractional works · 3.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 42 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArcheology: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMusic: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 331 fractional works · 29.2% of its workEngineering: 263 fractional works · 23.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 236 fractional works · 20.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 34 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 48 fractional works · 4.2% of its workHealth Professions: 26 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKuwait City1,135fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences65%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences62555.1%
    2. Psychology423.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities423.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance121.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting100.9%
    6. Decision Sciences10.1%
    1. Engineering26323.2%
    2. Computer Science343.0%
    3. Environmental Science121.0%
    4. Chemistry70.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences50.4%
    6. Materials Science40.3%
    7. Mathematics30.2%
    8. Energy20.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy20.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Health Professions262.3%
    2. Medicine191.7%
    3. Nursing20.2%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences121.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology90.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    4. Neuroscience00.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Kuwait City strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kuwait City is most concentrated in Transportation, Aerospace Engineering and Sociology and Political Science (62.4× the world share in Transportation).

  1. TransportationSubfield · 234.2 works62×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 234.6 works18×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 283.4 works7.0×
  4. Social SciencesField · 622.0 works4.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.55× its world share, 261 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.30× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.36× its world share, 622 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences4.36×622 works
  2. Engineering1.55×261 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.30×42 works
  4. Psychology1.23×42 works
  5. Health Professions0.86×26 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.47×11 works
  7. Veterinary0.44×1 works
  8. Chemistry0.39×7 works
  9. Computer Science0.38×33 works
  10. Nursing0.33×2 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.26×5 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.26×9 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.25×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×12 works
  15. Energy0.21×2 works
  16. Mathematics0.20×3 works
  17. Environmental Science0.19×11 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.15×9 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.13×1 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.12×1 works
  21. Materials Science0.09×4 works
  22. Medicine0.09×18 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.08×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.06×2 works
  25. Dentistry0.06×0 works
  26. Neuroscience0.02×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Kuwait City?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Culture, Philosophy, Literature, Science, Ethnicity, Islam and Sharia Law.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. History263▲ 33×6 topics
  2. Culture263▲ 44×6 topics
  3. Philosophy261▲ 52×3 topics
  4. Literature260▲ 42×5 topics
  5. Science259▲ 93×2 topics
  6. Ethnicity258▲ 61×2 topics
  7. Islam258▲ 110×3 topics
  8. Sharia Law257▲ 159×1 topic
  9. Social Influence257▲ 107×1 topic
  10. Modernization236▲ 114×2 topics
  11. Design235▲ 127×2 topics
  12. Foresight235▲ 158×2 topics
  13. Legal Regulation235▲ 92×2 topics
  14. Air Force235▲ 175×1 topic
  15. Economic Security235▲ 98×1 topic
  16. Transport Policy235▲ 168×1 topic
  17. Warfare235▲ 175×1 topic
  18. Education42▲ 2.1×35 topics
  19. Teacher Training28▲ 4.0×15 topics
  20. Educational Technology26▲ 1.98×18 topics
  21. Mental Health26▲ 1.58×13 topics
  22. Pedagogy24▲ 4.3×10 topics
  23. Student Engagement18▲ 3.9×11 topics
  24. Curriculum Development15▲ 1.97×5 topics
  25. Professional Development15▲ 6.2×6 topics
  26. Self-Efficacy14▲ 4.7×7 topics
  27. Hermeneutics13▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Technology Integration13▲ 3.6×6 topics
  29. Feminism12▲ 3.7×5 topics
  30. Middle East12▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Gender Equality12▲ 3.6×4 topics
  32. Empire11▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Secularism11▲ 9.2×2 topics
  34. Islamic reform10▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Ottoman Empire10▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Physical Education10▲ 6.9×4 topics
  37. Data Analytics9▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Madrasa9▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Muslim Students9▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Problem Solving9▲ 18×2 topics

What research is done in Kuwait City?

Linguistic, Cultural, an…256Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 256 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …234Military Technology and Strategies: 234 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…234Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 234 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 10 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 9 fractional worksEducation and Technology Integration: 7 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Research: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Technologies and Applied Computing: 6 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 6 fractional worksEconomic Sanctions and International Relations: 5 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringTransportationPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 256 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 234 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 234 works
  4. 4 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  5. 5 Education and Islamic Studies Education 9 works
  6. 6 Education and Technology Integration Education 7 works
  7. 7 Sports and Physical Education Research Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 6 works
  8. 8 Advanced Technologies and Applied Computing Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  9. 9 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 6 works
  10. 10 Economic Sanctions and International Relations Economics and Econometrics 5 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kuwait City0.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 1.2% in 2020.

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