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Research in Kuwait City

Science Explorer records 23 research institutions in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Gulf University for Science & Technology, Kuwait University and Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research.

Research institutions
23
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
37k
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.4%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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
1Kuwait UniversityUniversity 17,461 #2,233
2Kuwait Institute for Scientific ResearchFunder 3,463 #4,436
3Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (Kuwait)Company 2,584 #11,352
4Public Authority for Applied Education and TrainingUniversity 2,448 #7,083
5Gulf University for Science & TechnologyUniversity 1,589 #2,013
6Ibn Sina HospitalHospital / health system 1,316 #12,331
7Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 994 #8,601
8Dar al Athar al IslamiyyahArchive 915 #20,582
9Chest Diseases HospitalHospital / health system 852 #19,882
10Kuwait College of Science and TechnologyUniversity 775 #7,056
11American University of KuwaitUniversity 744 #11,998
12Amiri HospitalHospital / health system 681 #21,687
13Al-Sabah HospitalHospital / health system 675 #13,495
14Australian University, KuwaitUniversity 591 #11,029
15Farwaniya HospitalHospital / health system 535 #17,905
16Dasman Diabetes InstituteUniversity 459 #6,086
17Kuwait Cancer Control CenterHospital / health system 459 #21,451
18Adan HospitalHospital / health system 450 #24,838
19Kuwait Institute for Medical SpecializationResearch facility 286 #22,657
20Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of SciencesNonprofit 48 not ranked
21Al Omooma HospitalHospital / health system 10 not ranked
22Civil Service CouncilGovernment institution 7 not ranked
23Centre for Child Evaluation & TeachingNonprofit 6 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Kuwait University: 46.8%Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research: 9.3%Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (Kuwait): 6.9%Public Authority for Applied Education and Training: 6.6%19 others listed: 30.5%47%largest
Kuwait University17k · 46.8%Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research3,463 · 9.3%Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (Kuwait)2,584 · 6.9%Public Authority for Applied Education and Training2,448 · 6.6%19 others listed11k · 30.5%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Kuwait City strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kuwait City is most concentrated in Ocean Engineering, Periodontics and Dentistry (6.1× the world share in Ocean Engineering).

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 264.8 works6.1×
  2. PeriodonticsSubfield · 33.9 works3.0×
  3. DentistryField · 96.0 works2.4×
  4. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 22.9 works2.3×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Kuwait City?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Heat Transfer, Data Assimilation, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Uncertainty Quantification, Hydraulic Fracturing and Closed-Loop Control.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology447▲ 1.36×135 topics
  2. Machine Learning346▲ 1.27×89 topics
  3. Deep Learning221▼ 0.78×79 topics
  4. Inflammation193◆ 1.12×83 topics
  5. Climate Change191▼ 0.85×86 topics
  6. Sustainability186◆ 0.92×78 topics
  7. Renewable Energy176▲ 1.48×45 topics
  8. Education176▲ 1.23×61 topics
  9. Treatment174▲ 1.72×51 topics
  10. Heat Transfer170▲ 4.1×17 topics
  11. Diagnosis156▲ 2.0×41 topics
  12. Nanoparticles156▲ 1.49×40 topics
  13. COVID-19144▲ 1.27×32 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease140▲ 1.52×37 topics
  15. Optimization130▲ 3.4×23 topics
  16. Online Learning130▲ 1.88×23 topics
  17. Risk Management125▲ 3.1×16 topics
  18. Curriculum Development123▲ 2.1×14 topics
  19. Islamic Education122▲ 4.1×4 topics
  20. Data Assimilation109▲ 8.4×4 topics
  21. Ensemble Kalman Filter104▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Uncertainty Quantification102▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Hydraulic Fracturing100▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Closed-Loop Control97▲ 25×1 topic
  25. Well Placement97▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Experimental Investigation95▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Fracture Propagation93▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Shale Gas Reservoirs93▲ 18×1 topic
  29. Vibration Analysis91▲ 4.0×9 topics
  30. Islamic Banking91▲ 2.7×3 topics
  31. Nanofluids87▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Rheological Properties84▲ 5.7×5 topics
  33. CO2 Sequestration76▲ 4.8×4 topics
  34. Review74▲ 7.3×4 topics
  35. Thermal Conductivity73▲ 5.7×8 topics
  36. Drilling Fluids69▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Well Integrity69▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Viscosity58▲ 10.0×3 topics
  39. Convective Transport56▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Enhancement56▲ 15×1 topic

What research is done in Kuwait City?

  1. 1 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 97 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 93 works
  3. 3 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 69 works
  4. 4 Education and Character Development Education 58 works
  5. 5 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 56 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 52 works
  7. 7 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 46 works
  8. 8 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 43 works
  9. 9 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 43 works
  10. 10 Education and Islamic Studies Education 34 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.