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%
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Which research institutions are in Kuwait City?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait UniversityUniversity | 17,461 | #2,233 | |
| 2 | Kuwait Institute for Scientific ResearchFunder | 3,463 | #4,436 | |
| 3 | Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (Kuwait)Company | 2,584 | #11,352 | |
| 4 | Public Authority for Applied Education and TrainingUniversity | 2,448 | #7,083 | |
| 5 | Gulf University for Science & TechnologyUniversity | 1,589 | #2,013 | |
| 6 | Ibn Sina HospitalHospital / health system | 1,316 | #12,331 | |
| 7 | Ministry of HealthGovernment institution | 994 | #8,601 | |
| 8 | Dar al Athar al IslamiyyahArchive | 915 | #20,582 | |
| 9 | Chest Diseases HospitalHospital / health system | 852 | #19,882 | |
| 10 | Kuwait College of Science and TechnologyUniversity | 775 | #7,056 | |
| 11 | American University of KuwaitUniversity | 744 | #11,998 | |
| 12 | Amiri HospitalHospital / health system | 681 | #21,687 | |
| 13 | Al-Sabah HospitalHospital / health system | 675 | #13,495 | |
| 14 | Australian University, KuwaitUniversity | 591 | #11,029 | |
| 15 | Farwaniya HospitalHospital / health system | 535 | #17,905 | |
| 16 | Dasman Diabetes InstituteUniversity | 459 | #6,086 | |
| 17 | Kuwait Cancer Control CenterHospital / health system | 459 | #21,451 | |
| 18 | Adan HospitalHospital / health system | 450 | #24,838 | |
| 19 | Kuwait Institute for Medical SpecializationResearch facility | 286 | #22,657 | |
| 20 | Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of SciencesNonprofit | 48 | not ranked | |
| 21 | Al Omooma HospitalHospital / health system | 10 | not ranked | |
| 22 | Civil Service CouncilGovernment institution | 7 | not ranked | |
| 23 | Centre 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
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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).
- Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 264.8 works6.1×
- PeriodonticsSubfield · 33.9 works3.0×
- DentistryField · 96.0 works2.4×
- Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 22.9 works2.3×
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.
- Enhancement
- Viscosity
- Drilling Fluids
- Review
- Rheological Properties
- Islamic Banking
- Shale Gas Reservoirs
- Experimental Investigation
- Closed-Loop Control
- Uncertainty Quantification
- Data Assimilation
- Curriculum Development
- Online Learning
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Nanoparticles
- Heat Transfer
- Education
- Sustainability
- Inflammation
- Machine Learning
- Epidemiology
- Deep Learning
- Climate Change
- Renewable Energy
- Treatment
- Diagnosis
- COVID-19
- Optimization
- Risk Management
- Islamic Education
- Ensemble Kalman Filter
- Hydraulic Fracturing
- Well Placement
- Fracture Propagation
- Vibration Analysis
- Nanofluids
- CO2 Sequestration
- Thermal Conductivity
- Well Integrity
- Convective Transport
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
- Epidemiology447▲ 1.36×135 topics
- Machine Learning346▲ 1.27×89 topics
- Deep Learning221▼ 0.78×79 topics
- Inflammation193◆ 1.12×83 topics
- Climate Change191▼ 0.85×86 topics
- Sustainability186◆ 0.92×78 topics
- Renewable Energy176▲ 1.48×45 topics
- Education176▲ 1.23×61 topics
- Treatment174▲ 1.72×51 topics
- Heat Transfer170▲ 4.1×17 topics
- Diagnosis156▲ 2.0×41 topics
- Nanoparticles156▲ 1.49×40 topics
- COVID-19144▲ 1.27×32 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease140▲ 1.52×37 topics
- Optimization130▲ 3.4×23 topics
- Online Learning130▲ 1.88×23 topics
- Risk Management125▲ 3.1×16 topics
- Curriculum Development123▲ 2.1×14 topics
- Islamic Education122▲ 4.1×4 topics
- Data Assimilation109▲ 8.4×4 topics
- Ensemble Kalman Filter104▲ 12×2 topics
- Uncertainty Quantification102▲ 15×2 topics
- Hydraulic Fracturing100▲ 11×2 topics
- Closed-Loop Control97▲ 25×1 topic
- Well Placement97▲ 25×1 topic
- Experimental Investigation95▲ 11×5 topics
- Fracture Propagation93▲ 18×1 topic
- Shale Gas Reservoirs93▲ 18×1 topic
- Vibration Analysis91▲ 4.0×9 topics
- Islamic Banking91▲ 2.7×3 topics
- Nanofluids87▲ 13×2 topics
- Rheological Properties84▲ 5.7×5 topics
- CO2 Sequestration76▲ 4.8×4 topics
- Review74▲ 7.3×4 topics
- Thermal Conductivity73▲ 5.7×8 topics
- Drilling Fluids69▲ 15×1 topic
- Well Integrity69▲ 15×1 topic
- Viscosity58▲ 10.0×3 topics
- Convective Transport56▲ 15×1 topic
- Enhancement56▲ 15×1 topic
What research is done in Kuwait City?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 97 works
- 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 93 works
- 3 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 69 works
- 4 Education and Character Development Education 58 works
- 5 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 56 works
- 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 52 works
- 7 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 46 works
- 8 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 43 works
- 9 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 43 works
- 10 Education and Islamic Studies Education 34 works
Research output over time
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