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Australian University, Kuwait

In research, Australian University, Kuwait stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,370 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,425 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,682 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,029
of 28,054 · #20,992 all time
Rank in Kuwait
#9
of 23
Research works
591
▲ 129% vs 2013–17
Citations
7k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Australian University, 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,370 of 12,888 25.9%165 #12142
EngineeringField #3,425 of 6,636 27.6%97 #5976
Social SciencesDomain #7,682 of 10,521 31.1%60 #13490

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Australian University, 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. Physical Sciences#12,142 #6,370
  2. Engineering#5,976 #3,425
  3. Social Sciences#13,490 #7,682
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: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.19× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.06× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.72× its world share, 97 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.92× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.03× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Australian University, Kuwait?

Ranked on the composite score, Mortadha Alsaba and Ahmad Sedaghat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian University, Kuwait.

  1. 1 Mortadha Alsaba Kuwait · #549,191 worldwide 107 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Ahmad Sedaghat Kuwait · #791,429 worldwide 120 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Australian University, Kuwait

Which keywords describe research at Australian University, Kuwait?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Machine Learning, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, IoT, Sensor Networks and Digital Transformation.

▲ 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. Machine Learning16▲ 2.1×30 topics
  2. Energy Efficiency14▲ 6.1×16 topics
  3. Sustainability13▲ 2.3×24 topics
  4. Renewable Energy12▲ 3.5×20 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management10▲ 4.6×8 topics
  6. Environmental Impact8▲ 1.88×16 topics
  7. Knowledge Management7▲ 5.5×6 topics
  8. Digital Transformation7▲ 5.7×9 topics
  9. IoT7▲ 8.1×5 topics
  10. Nanoparticles7▲ 2.3×15 topics
  11. Artificial Neural Networks7▲ 6.1×5 topics
  12. Healthcare7▲ 2.5×6 topics
  13. Sensor Networks7▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Optimization7▲ 6.0×9 topics
  15. Social Capital6▲ 5.1×9 topics
  16. Risk Management6▲ 5.3×6 topics
  17. Customer Satisfaction6▲ 7.8×3 topics
  18. Organizational Performance5▲ 9.0×4 topics
  19. Antenna5▲ 26×1 topic
  20. Microstrip5▲ 26×1 topic
  21. Smart Cities5▲ 7.7×2 topics
  22. Social Media Marketing5▲ 42×1 topic
  23. RFID Technology5▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Environmental Management4▲ 4.6×5 topics
  25. Thermal Comfort4▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Genetic Algorithms4▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Non-Destructive Testing4▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Phase Change Materials4▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Model Predictive Control4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  30. Rheological Properties4▲ 8.9×4 topics
  31. Vibration Analysis4▲ 5.8×4 topics
  32. Social Entrepreneurship4▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Wireless Power Transfer4▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Climate Change Impact4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  35. Construction3▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Entrepreneurial Orientation3▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Finance3▲ 7.3×2 topics
  38. Opportunity Recognition3▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Particle Swarm Optimization3▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Energy Management3▲ 8.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Australian University, Kuwait publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Antenna Design and Analysis, Organizational and Employee Performance, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Drilling and Well Engineering.

Antenna Design and Analy…5Antenna Design and Analysis: 5 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…5Organizational and Employee Performance: 5 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 3 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 3 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 3 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optimization: 3 fractional worksEnergy Harvesting in Wir…3Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation: 2 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photov…2Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 2 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceManagement of Technology and InnovationOcean Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  3. 3 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 3 works
  4. 4 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 3 works
  6. 6 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  9. 9 Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  10. 10 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 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 available45.2%not open54.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.5%domestic only49.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Australian University, Kuwait's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 129% 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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