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Science in Kuwait

Kuwait ranks #83 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#92 all time), with 9.9k research works and 17.4% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#83
of 192 · #92 all time
Works, 2022–2025
9.9k
▲ 55% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
40%
world 63%

What is Kuwait strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Kuwait ranks highest in Medicine (#74 of 155), Engineering (#76 of 134) and Social Sciences (#89 of 151). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Numerical Analysis and Microbiology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #74 of 155 10.4%2,196 Institutions
EngineeringField #76 of 134 14.6%1,951 Institutions
Social SciencesField #89 of 151 19.9%1,113 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #79 of 131 22.7%812 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #84 of 125 18.6%492 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #77 of 113 32.2%408 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #75 of 110 35.4%243 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #87 of 122 19.1%344 Institutions
EducationSubfield #86 of 115 19.6%405 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #81 of 108 20.1%214 Institutions
PsychologyField #85 of 109 18.3%268 Institutions
SurgerySubfield #71 of 88 8.6%331 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 271.0 works5.2×
  2. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 25.4 works3.0×
  3. MicrobiologySubfield · 1.7 works3.0×
  4. General EnergySubfield · 7.1 works2.6×
  5. PeriodonticsSubfield · 35.4 works2.6×
  6. Health InformaticsSubfield · 27.3 works2.3×
  7. General DentistrySubfield · 9.4 works2.2×
  8. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 29.6 works2.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 196 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 375 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.95× its world share, 94 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 108 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 35 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 122 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 812 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 147 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.63× its world share, 149 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.31× its world share, 1,951 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 492 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 277 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.37× its world share, 159 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 110 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.12× its world share, 102 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 214 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.15× its world share, 2,196 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 40 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 160 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 408 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 123 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 243 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 268 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 1,113 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Kuwait?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Heat Transfer, Deep Learning, Data Assimilation, Experimental Investigation, Ensemble Kalman Filter and Uncertainty Quantification.

▲ 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 country'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. Epidemiology495▲ 1.26×135 topics
  2. Machine Learning453▲ 1.40×92 topics
  3. Deep Learning347◆ 1.02×80 topics
  4. Renewable Energy232▲ 1.62×47 topics
  5. Sustainability229◆ 0.95×85 topics
  6. Inflammation212◆ 1.03×83 topics
  7. Education197▲ 1.16×69 topics
  8. Heat Transfer197▲ 4.0×18 topics
  9. Treatment186▲ 1.55×51 topics
  10. Healthcare179▲ 1.60×26 topics
  11. Nanoparticles170▲ 1.36×41 topics
  12. Diagnosis170▲ 1.84×41 topics
  13. COVID-19169▲ 1.25×32 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management151▲ 1.63×23 topics
  15. Optimization149▲ 3.2×26 topics
  16. Online Learning148▲ 1.79×23 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency146▲ 1.57×41 topics
  18. Risk Management146▲ 3.0×16 topics
  19. Corporate Governance134▲ 1.83×23 topics
  20. Islamic Education123▲ 3.5×4 topics
  21. Data Assimilation112▲ 7.2×4 topics
  22. Experimental Investigation107▲ 10×5 topics
  23. Ensemble Kalman Filter106▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Uncertainty Quantification104▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Hydraulic Fracturing101▲ 9.2×2 topics
  26. Closed-Loop Control99▲ 21×1 topic
  27. Well Placement99▲ 21×1 topic
  28. Vibration Analysis98▲ 3.6×9 topics
  29. Fracture Propagation94▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Nanofluids94▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Shale Gas Reservoirs94▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Rheological Properties86▲ 4.9×6 topics
  33. Review82▲ 6.8×4 topics
  34. Thermal Conductivity82▲ 5.4×8 topics
  35. CO2 Sequestration82▲ 4.3×4 topics
  36. Drilling Fluids70▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Well Integrity70▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Viscosity66▲ 9.4×3 topics
  39. Convective Transport63▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Enhancement63▲ 14×1 topic

Which universities in Kuwait lead research?

Gulf University for Science & Technology, Kuwait University and American University of the Middle East rank highest in Kuwait on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 18.88%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Gulf University for Science & Technology: 693, 36.0%Kuwait University: 2,345, 16.5%American University of the Middle East: 1,251, 30.2%Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research: 665, 17.4%Dasman Diabetes Institute: 186, 22.3%Kuwait College of Science and Technology: 434, 21.2%Public Authority for Applied Education and Training: 658, 11.6%Ministry of Health: 331, 12.1%Australian University, Kuwait: 238, 27.4%Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (Kuwait): 584, 5.6%American University of Kuwait: 252, 17.6%Ibn Sina Hospital: 572, 3.9%Al-Sabah Hospital: 163, 11.4%Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital: 130, 13.6%Arab Open University: 107, 36.4%Gulf University for …American University …Kuwait Institute for…Kuwait University
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Gulf University for Science & TechnologyUniversity · Kuwait City · #2,013 worldwide36.0% top 10% · 693 works
  2. 2Kuwait UniversityUniversity · Kuwait City · #2,233 worldwide16.5% top 10% · 2.3k works
  3. 3American University of the Middle EastUniversity · Al ‘Uqaylah · #2,556 worldwide30.2% top 10% · 1.3k works
  4. 4Kuwait Institute for Scientific ResearchFunder · Kuwait City · #4,436 worldwide17.4% top 10% · 665 works
  5. 5Dasman Diabetes InstituteUniversity · Kuwait City · #6,086 worldwide22.3% top 10% · 186 works
  6. 6Kuwait College of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Kuwait City · #7,056 worldwide21.2% top 10% · 434 works
  7. 7Public Authority for Applied Education and TrainingUniversity · Kuwait City · #7,083 worldwide11.6% top 10% · 658 works
  8. 8Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Kuwait City · #8,601 worldwide12.1% top 10% · 331 works
  9. 9Australian University, KuwaitUniversity · Kuwait City · #11,029 worldwide27.4% top 10% · 238 works
  10. 10Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (Kuwait)Company · Kuwait City · #11,352 worldwide5.6% top 10% · 584 works
  11. 11American University of KuwaitUniversity · Kuwait City · #11,998 worldwide17.6% top 10% · 252 works
  12. 12Ibn Sina HospitalHospital / health system · Kuwait City · #12,331 worldwide3.9% top 10% · 572 works
  13. 13Al-Sabah HospitalHospital / health system · Kuwait City · #13,495 worldwide11.4% top 10% · 163 works
  14. 14Mubarak Al Kabeer HospitalHospital / health system · Al Jābirīyah · #16,936 worldwide13.6% top 10% · 130 works
  15. 15Arab Open UniversityUniversity · Al Farwānīyah · #17,844 worldwide36.4% top 10% · 107 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Kuwait

Who are the top researchers in Kuwait?

Yvette Reisinger, Olav Thulesius and Jasim Ahmed rank highest among researchers based in Kuwait.

  1. 1 Yvette Reisinger · #70,424 worldwide 332 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Olav Thulesius · #155,051 worldwide 169 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Jasim Ahmed · #183,400 worldwide 291 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Mona Al‐Ahmad · #185,374 worldwide 128 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Ahmed M. Abdel‐Khalek · #185,945 worldwide 280 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 C. P. Rao · #188,435 worldwide 216 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Hisham Ettouney · #197,101 worldwide 251 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Andreas Christoforou · #222,114 worldwide 169 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Maurice Clerc · #222,433 worldwide 132 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Mohamed M. Mostafa · #224,732 worldwide 215 citations · 33 works
Top researchers in Kuwait

Which cities in Kuwait are research hubs?

  1. 1 Kuwait City Kuwait 37k works

How open and international is Kuwait's research?

40% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 32% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available40.4%not open59.6%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.7%domestic only68.3%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Kuwait's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in Kuwait