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Australian University, Kuwait

In research, Australian University, Kuwait stands highest in Engineering (#1,971 of 5,901 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,598 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,385 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,081
of 22,385 · #11,449 all time
Rank in Kuwait
#8
of 23
Research works
591
▲ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
7k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
50%
world 18%
Australian University, Kuwait

What is Australian University, Kuwait known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #1,971 of 5,901 7.4%97 #2407
Physical SciencesDomain #3,598 of 10,670 9.5%165 #5132
Social SciencesDomain #8,385 of 9,585 11.3%60 #12322

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Engineering#2,407 #1,971
  2. Physical Sciences#5,132 #3,598
  3. Social Sciences#12,322 #8,385
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Australian University, Kuwait work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Australian University, Kuwait is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (41%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 191 fractional works · 69.5% of its workEngineering: 114 fractional works · 41.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 17 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 16 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 5.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 12 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 11 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 8.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 21 fractional works · 7.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 68 fractional works · 24.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 27 fractional works · 9.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAustralianUniversity,…274fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences25%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering11441.4%
    2. Environmental Science258.9%
    3. Computer Science217.7%
    4. Materials Science114.0%
    5. Energy103.7%
    6. Chemical Engineering31.0%
    7. Chemistry31.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.9%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    10. Mathematics10.4%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting279.8%
    2. Social Sciences217.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance82.9%
    4. Decision Sciences62.2%
    5. Psychology41.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities20.9%
    1. Medicine83.0%
    2. Health Professions31.0%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    4. Nursing00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.88× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.04× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.76× its world share, 114 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.80× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.15× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.04× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.28× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.37× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy4.04×10 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.04×27 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.88×3 works
  4. Engineering2.76×114 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.28×6 works
  6. Environmental Science1.80×24 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.37×8 works
  8. Materials Science1.15×11 works
  9. Computer Science0.99×21 works
  10. Chemistry0.61×3 works
  11. Social Sciences0.60×21 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.55×2 works
  13. Psychology0.47×4 works
  14. Health Professions0.39×3 works
  15. Mathematics0.32×1 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.31×2 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.24×2 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×3 works
  19. Dentistry0.21×0 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.18×0 works
  21. Medicine0.15×8 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.07×1 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.07×0 works
  24. Neuroscience0.04×0 works
  25. Nursing0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Australian University, Kuwait?

Ranked on the quality score, Ahmad Sedaghat, Mortadha Alsaba and Ahmed Bani‐Mustafa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian University, Kuwait.

  1. 1 Ahmad Sedaghat Kuwait · #799,207 worldwide 4k citations · 197 works
  2. 2 Mortadha Alsaba Kuwait · #874,167 worldwide 2.1k citations · 80 works
  3. 3 Ahmed Bani‐Mustafa Kuwait · #1,045,422 worldwide 816 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Malek Adouni Kuwait · #1,172,546 worldwide 930 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Richard Nathan Rutter Kuwait · #1,273,573 worldwide 918 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Mohamad Iyad Al‐Khiami Kuwait · #1,300,973 worldwide 198 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Hernan Eduardo Riquelme Kuwait · #1,326,366 worldwide 1.8k citations · 58 works
  8. 8 Muath Abdelqader Kuwait · #1,348,175 worldwide 130 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Oualid Abidi Kuwait · #1,436,290 worldwide 245 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Seyed Mehdi Alizadeh Kuwait · #1,442,741 worldwide 1.8k citations · 85 works
All ranked researchers at Australian University, Kuwait

What are the most cited papers from Australian University, Kuwait?

The most cited paper from Australian University, Kuwait is "The moderating effect of gender in the adoption of mobile banking" (Hernan Eduardo Riquelme, Rosa E. Rios, 2010), with 675 citations. Next come "A review on the applications of nanofluids in solar energy field" (352) and "A critical review of biogas production and usage with legislations framework across the globe" (290).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The moderating effect of gender in the adoption of mobile banking Hernan Eduardo Riquelme, Rosa E. Rios · International Journal of Bank Marketing 24 Jul 2010 675
2 A review on the applications of nanofluids in solar energy field Khalil Khanafer, Kambiz Vafai · Renewable Energy Feb 2018 352
3 A critical review of biogas production and usage with legislations framework across the globe Stéphane Abanades, Hossein Abbaspour, Abolfazl Ahmadi et al. · International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology Open access 16 May 2021 290
4 Robust multi-objective optimal design of islanded hybrid system with renewable and diesel sources/stationary and mobile energy storage systems Zaoli Yang, Mojtaba Ghadamyari, Hossein Khorramdel et al. · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15 Jun 2021 285
5 Social media interaction, the university brand and recruitment performance Richard Nathan Rutter, Stuart Roper, Fiona Lettice · Journal of Business Research Open access Feb 2016 275
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Australian University, Kuwait?

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

▲ 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-now 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 Learning20▲ 2.2×35 topics
  2. Sustainability16▲ 2.3×26 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency14▲ 5.5×16 topics
  4. Renewable Energy14▲ 3.5×22 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management13▲ 5.1×9 topics
  6. Environmental Impact9▲ 1.97×17 topics
  7. Digital Transformation8▲ 5.6×10 topics
  8. Knowledge Management8▲ 5.4×7 topics
  9. Nanoparticles8▲ 2.4×18 topics
  10. Healthcare8▲ 2.6×6 topics
  11. IoT8▲ 7.9×6 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties8▲ 2.8×17 topics
  13. Artificial Neural Networks7▲ 5.7×5 topics
  14. Optimization7▲ 5.7×10 topics
  15. Risk Management7▲ 5.5×6 topics
  16. Organizational Performance7▲ 9.6×5 topics
  17. Social Capital7▲ 4.8×10 topics
  18. Big Data7▲ 2.6×7 topics
  19. Customer Satisfaction7▲ 7.8×3 topics
  20. Sensor Networks7▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Internet of Things6▲ 2.7×7 topics
  22. Metamaterial6▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Smart Cities6▲ 7.9×3 topics
  24. Antenna6▲ 26×1 topic
  25. Microstrip6▲ 26×1 topic
  26. Social Media Marketing6▲ 41×1 topic
  27. RFID Technology5▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Environmental Management5▲ 4.5×6 topics
  29. Vibration Analysis5▲ 6.4×4 topics
  30. Rheological Properties5▲ 9.3×4 topics
  31. Phase Change Materials4▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Cyber-Physical Systems4▲ 5.9×3 topics
  33. CO2 Sequestration4▲ 7.8×3 topics
  34. Thermal Comfort4▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Construction4▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Drilling Fluids4▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Genetic Algorithms4▲ 10×5 topics
  38. Non-Destructive Testing4▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Well Integrity4▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Human Resource Management4▲ 8.7×3 topics

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

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

Antenna Design and Analy…6Antenna Design and Analysis: 6 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…6Organizational and Employee Performance: 6 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…4Drilling and Well Engineering: 4 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…3Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 3 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 3 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optimization: 3 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…3Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 3 fractional worksEnergy Harvesting in Wireless Networks: 3 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…3Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceOcean EngineeringManagement of Technology and Innovation5 others

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

  1. 1 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  3. 3 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 3 works
  5. 5 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 3 works
  8. 8 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

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

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Australian University, Kuwait as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Australian University, Kuwait0.0011% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Australian University, Kuwait over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Australian University, Kuwait14.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.3% in 2025.

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