Top research institutions in Kuwait
American University of the Middle East ranks first in Kuwait on research quality in 2022-now (#2,212 worldwide), followed by Gulf University for Science & Technology and Kuwait College of Science and Technology.
KuwaitRanked by research quality, 2022-now
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American University of the Middle EastUniversity · Al ‘Uqaylah | #2,212 | 18.6% | 1,251 | #1 |
| 2 | Gulf University for Science & TechnologyUniversity · Kuwait City | #2,989 | 22.2% | 693 | #2 |
| 3 | Kuwait College of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Kuwait City | #4,080 | 15.0% | 434 | #3 |
| 4 | Kuwait UniversityUniversity · Kuwait City | #5,216 | 8.7% | 2,345 | #10 |
| 5 | Public Authority for Applied Education and TrainingUniversity · Kuwait City | #5,485 | 7.1% | 658 | #4 |
| 6 | Dar al Athar al IslamiyyahArchive · Kuwait City | #6,816 | 7.1% | 435 | #7 |
| 7 | Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (Kuwait)Company · Kuwait City | #7,779 | 3.5% | 584 | #5 |
| 8 | Australian University, KuwaitUniversity · Kuwait City | #8,081 | 10.6% | 238 | #6 |
| 9 | Kuwait Institute for Scientific ResearchFunder · Kuwait City | #8,405 | 7.4% | 665 | #8 |
| 10 | American University of KuwaitUniversity · Kuwait City | #9,000 | 10.0% | 252 | #9 |
| 11 | Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Kuwait City | #10,156 | 8.2% | 331 | #12 |
| 12 | Arab Open UniversityUniversity · Al Farwānīyah | #12,931 | 18.0% | 107 | #13 |
| 13 | Dasman Diabetes InstituteUniversity · Kuwait City | #12,953 | 12.1% | 186 | #11 |
| 14 | Al-Sabah HospitalHospital / health system · Kuwait City | #13,234 | 9.0% | 163 | #14 |
| 15 | Ibn Sina HospitalHospital / health system · Kuwait City | #14,175 | 2.7% | 572 | #17 |
| 16 | Jahra HospitalHospital / health system · Al Jahra | #16,565 | 8.8% | 123 | #15 |
| 17 | Mubarak Al Kabeer HospitalHospital / health system · Al Jābirīyah | #17,498 | 7.2% | 130 | #18 |
| 18 | Farwaniya HospitalHospital / health system · Kuwait City | #17,586 | 7.1% | 145 | #19 |
| 19 | Amiri HospitalHospital / health system · Kuwait City | #17,780 | 6.8% | 160 | #16 |
| 20 | Chest Diseases HospitalHospital / health system · Kuwait City | #18,803 | 3.4% | 149 | #20 |
| 21 | Adan HospitalHospital / health system · Kuwait City | #20,016 | 6.4% | 112 | #22 |
| 22 | Kuwait Institute for Medical SpecializationResearch facility · Kuwait City | #20,943 | 7.5% | 78 | #21 |
| 23 | Kuwait Cancer Control CenterHospital / health system · Kuwait City | #21,082 | 6.5% | 90 | #23 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Kuwait on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): 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%.
One dot per institution in the table above.
Questions people ask
What are the top universities in Kuwait for research?
American University of the Middle East ranks first in Kuwait on research quality in 2022-now (#2,212 worldwide), followed by Gulf University for Science & Technology and Kuwait College of Science and Technology.