Top research institutions in Kuwait
Gulf University for Science & Technology ranks first in Kuwait on research quality in 2022–2025 (#2,013 worldwide), followed by Kuwait University and American University of the Middle East.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gulf University for Science & TechnologyUniversity · Kuwait City | #2,013 | 36.0% | 693 | #3 |
| 2 | Kuwait UniversityUniversity · Kuwait City | #2,233 | 16.5% | 2,345 | #1 |
| 3 | American University of the Middle EastUniversity · Al ‘Uqaylah | #2,556 | 30.2% | 1,251 | #4 |
| 4 | Kuwait Institute for Scientific ResearchFunder · Kuwait City | #4,436 | 17.4% | 665 | #2 |
| 5 | Dasman Diabetes InstituteUniversity · Kuwait City | #6,086 | 22.3% | 186 | #6 |
| 6 | Kuwait College of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Kuwait City | #7,056 | 21.2% | 434 | #7 |
| 7 | Public Authority for Applied Education and TrainingUniversity · Kuwait City | #7,083 | 11.6% | 658 | #5 |
| 8 | Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Kuwait City | #8,601 | 12.1% | 331 | #8 |
| 9 | Australian University, KuwaitUniversity · Kuwait City | #11,029 | 27.4% | 238 | #11 |
| 10 | Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (Kuwait)Company · Kuwait City | #11,352 | 5.6% | 584 | #9 |
| 11 | American University of KuwaitUniversity · Kuwait City | #11,998 | 17.6% | 252 | #13 |
| 12 | Ibn Sina HospitalHospital / health system · Kuwait City | #12,331 | 3.9% | 572 | #12 |
| 13 | Al-Sabah HospitalHospital / health system · Kuwait City | #13,495 | 11.4% | 163 | #10 |
| 14 | Mubarak Al Kabeer HospitalHospital / health system · Al Jābirīyah | #16,936 | 13.6% | 130 | #16 |
| 15 | Arab Open UniversityUniversity · Al Farwānīyah | #17,844 | 36.4% | 107 | #20 |
| 16 | Farwaniya HospitalHospital / health system · Kuwait City | #17,905 | 7.4% | 145 | #14 |
| 17 | Chest Diseases HospitalHospital / health system · Kuwait City | #19,882 | 3.9% | 149 | #15 |
| 18 | Dar al Athar al IslamiyyahArchive · Kuwait City | #20,582 | 8.9% | 435 | #19 |
| 19 | Kuwait Cancer Control CenterHospital / health system · Kuwait City | #21,451 | 9.3% | 90 | #21 |
| 20 | Amiri HospitalHospital / health system · Kuwait City | #21,687 | 9.1% | 160 | #18 |
| 21 | Jahra HospitalHospital / health system · Al Jahra | #21,764 | 11.9% | 123 | #17 |
| 22 | Kuwait Institute for Medical SpecializationResearch facility · Kuwait City | #22,657 | 11.7% | 78 | #23 |
| 23 | Adan HospitalHospital / health system · Kuwait City | #24,838 | 6.4% | 112 | #22 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Kuwait on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Kuwait
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.