Question 1

How strong is science in Kuwait?

Accepted Answer

Kuwait ranks #104 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#137 all time), with 9.9k research works and 10.3% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Kuwait strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Kuwait ranks highest in Engineering (#74 of 131), Computer Science (#86 of 128) and Medicine (#106 of 152). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Microbiology and Numerical Analysis.

Question 3

Which universities in Kuwait lead research?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Kuwait?

Accepted Answer

Orhan Dönmez, Yehia Ibrahim Alzoubi and Waleed Al–Herz rank highest among researchers based in Kuwait.

Question 5

Which cities in Kuwait are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Kuwait City.

Question 6

How much of Kuwait's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Is Kuwait's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Kuwait?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which fields of science does Kuwait work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Kuwait is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Engineering (20%), Social Sciences (11%).

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Kuwait's?

Accepted Answer

United Arab Emirates has the research profile closest to Kuwait's (similarity 0.77 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Dentistry, followed by Lebanon and Qatar.

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