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Kuwait College of Science and Technology

In research, Kuwait College of Science and Technology stands highest in Engineering (#2,425 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,842 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#2,980 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering — Computational Mechanics is 10.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,056
of 28,054 · #14,747 all time
Rank in Kuwait
#6
of 23
Research works
775
▲ 915% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.9k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Kuwait College of Science and Technology 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
EngineeringField #2,425 of 6,636 22.2%178 #5210
Physical SciencesDomain #4,842 of 12,888 21.4%308 #9859
Computer ScienceField #2,980 of 4,667 23.7%74 —
Social SciencesDomain #7,284 of 10,521 19.5%81 #12779

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kuwait College of Science and Technology 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. Engineering#5,210 #2,425
  2. Physical Sciences#9,859 #4,842
  3. Social Sciences#12,779 #7,284
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.

What does Kuwait College of Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 10.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 26.6 works11×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 43.1 works5.4×
  3. Biomedical EngineeringSubfield · 44.9 works5.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.83× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.18× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.64× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.73× its world share, 178 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.40× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.97× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.75× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kuwait College of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Julian Webber, Abolfazl Mehbodniya and Mohamed Trabelsi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kuwait College of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Julian Webber Kuwait · #649,832 worldwide 65 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Abolfazl Mehbodniya Kuwait · #701,041 worldwide 86 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Mohamed Trabelsi Kuwait · #728,815 worldwide 122 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Rodrigo Magalhães Kuwait · #1,221,194 worldwide 30 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Kuwait College of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Kuwait College of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Experimental Investigation, Thermal Conductivity, Nanofluids, Applications, Review, Convective Transport and Enhancement.

▲ 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. Heat Transfer90▲ 42×14 topics
  2. Experimental Investigation56▲ 122×3 topics
  3. Thermal Conductivity36▲ 54×4 topics
  4. Deep Learning35▲ 2.4×55 topics
  5. Machine Learning34▲ 2.4×51 topics
  6. Nanofluids34▲ 95×2 topics
  7. Applications33▲ 28×2 topics
  8. Review33▲ 63×2 topics
  9. Convective Transport33▲ 167×1 topic
  10. Enhancement33▲ 167×1 topic
  11. Friction Factor22▲ 121×1 topic
  12. Solar Air Heater22▲ 121×1 topic
  13. Large-Eddy Simulation19▲ 22×5 topics
  14. Turbulent Flows18▲ 41×3 topics
  15. Fluid Mechanics18▲ 55×2 topics
  16. Particle Image Velocimetry18▲ 57×1 topic
  17. Vortex Dynamics18▲ 35×1 topic
  18. Internet of Things15▲ 4.0×15 topics
  19. Healthcare14▲ 2.8×8 topics
  20. Security13▲ 4.5×13 topics
  21. Fluid Flow12▲ 44×2 topics
  22. Pressure Drop12▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Numerical Simulation11▲ 8.6×6 topics
  24. Thermal Management11▲ 7.4×6 topics
  25. Heat Exchangers10▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Energy Efficiency10▲ 2.5×18 topics
  27. Convective Heat Transfer10▲ 33×2 topics
  28. IoT10▲ 5.9×12 topics
  29. Power Electronics9▲ 6.5×6 topics
  30. Experimental Study9▲ 36×1 topic
  31. Microchannel9▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Convolutional Neural Networks9▲ 2.9×13 topics
  33. IoT Security9▲ 6.5×3 topics
  34. Renewable Energy Integration9▲ 6.1×5 topics
  35. Smart Cities7▲ 6.6×6 topics
  36. Human Resource Management7▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Privacy7▲ 5.5×4 topics
  38. Cybersecurity6▲ 6.2×4 topics
  39. Two-Dimensional Materials6▲ 6.3×4 topics
  40. Porous Media6▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does Kuwait College of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Heat Transfer Mechanisms, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Heat Transfer and Optimization.

Nanofluid Flow and Heat …33Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 33 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms22Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 22 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…18Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 18 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimi…9Heat Transfer and Optimization: 9 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 5 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 5 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 4 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 4 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 3 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringComputational MechanicsInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 33 works
  2. 2 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 22 works
  3. 3 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 18 works
  4. 4 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 9 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 5 works
  6. 6 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  9. 9 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 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 available37.0%not open63.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.2%domestic only42.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kuwait College of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 915% 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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