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American University of Kuwait

In research, American University of Kuwait stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,258 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,523 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,982 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,998
of 28,054 · #22,356 all time
Rank in Kuwait
#11
of 23
Research works
744
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.5k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is American University of Kuwait known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,258 of 10,521 25.0%75 #6351
Physical SciencesDomain #8,523 of 12,888 14.9%146 #16296
EngineeringField #4,982 of 6,636 13.6%66 #9310

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American University of Kuwait sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#6,351 #4,258
  2. Physical Sciences#16,296 #8,523
  3. Engineering#9,310 #4,982
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.40× its world share, 47 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.74× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.00× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.83× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.76× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American University of Kuwait?

Ranked on the composite score, Issam Damaj, Iyad Abu Doush and Amir Zeid lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American University of Kuwait.

  1. 1 Issam Damaj Kuwait · #352,600 worldwide 61 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Iyad Abu Doush Kuwait · #559,526 worldwide 131 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Amir Zeid Kuwait · #800,430 worldwide 30 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Mohammed El-Abd Kuwait · #1,186,616 worldwide 72 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Aaron Rasheed Rababaah Kuwait · #1,370,670 worldwide 12 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Ashraf A. Zaher Kuwait · #1,413,796 worldwide 26 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Ahmad Alsaber Kuwait · #1,433,973 worldwide 12 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at American University of Kuwait

Which keywords describe research at American University of Kuwait?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, IoT, Convolutional Neural Networks, Neural Networks, Risk Management, Renewable Energy and Internet of Things.

▲ 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 institution'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. Deep Learning30▲ 3.4×44 topics
  2. Machine Learning19▲ 2.3×38 topics
  3. Neural Networks11▲ 2.9×19 topics
  4. Renewable Energy9▲ 2.6×19 topics
  5. Convolutional Neural Networks9▲ 4.9×12 topics
  6. IoT8▲ 8.9×10 topics
  7. Globalization8▲ 1.69×17 topics
  8. Healthcare8▲ 2.8×10 topics
  9. Internet of Things8▲ 3.6×12 topics
  10. Risk Management7▲ 5.9×9 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 1.88×14 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management6▲ 2.6×11 topics
  13. Leadership6▲ 4.8×8 topics
  14. Security6▲ 3.5×12 topics
  15. Corporate Governance5▲ 2.9×7 topics
  16. Smart Cities5▲ 7.4×5 topics
  17. Biosensors5▲ 3.6×4 topics
  18. Virtual Reality5▲ 3.6×6 topics
  19. Environmental Monitoring4▲ 4.5×4 topics
  20. Human Resource Management4▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Optical Modulators4▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Localization4▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Human-Computer Interaction4▲ 8.9×6 topics
  24. Performance Analysis4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  25. Evolutionary Algorithms4▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Metamaterials4▲ 9.9×2 topics
  27. Nanophotonics4▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Security and Privacy4▲ 7.3×3 topics
  29. Biosensing3▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Gold Nanoparticles3▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Nanofabrication3▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Particle Swarm Optimization3▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Finance3▲ 6.7×2 topics
  34. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy3▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Terahertz3▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Wireless Communications3▲ 7.2×3 topics
  37. Nanomedicine3▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Plasmonic Nanoparticles3▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Plasmonics3▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Surface Plasmons3▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does American University of Kuwait publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research, Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications, Socioeconomic Development in MENA and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

Plasmonic and Surface Pl…3Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 3 fractional worksGold and Silver Nanopart…3Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications: 3 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…3Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…2Antenna Design and Analysis: 2 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring Technologies: 2 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 2 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing2IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 2 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 2 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 2 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSociology and Political ScienceAccounting5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3 works
  3. 3 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  5. 5 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  7. 7 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  9. 9 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available37.0%not open63.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American University of Kuwait's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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.

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