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Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization

In research, Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization stands highest in Medicine (#11,275 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#13,331 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,943
of 22,385 · #29,623 all time
Rank in Kuwait
#22
of 23
Research works
286
▲ 102% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.7k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization

What is Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #11,275 of 14,558 4.2%160
Health SciencesDomain #13,331 of 16,688 4.6%175

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization 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 fields of science does Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (65%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Engineering (6%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 74 fractional works · 72.0% of its workMedicine: 67 fractional works · 65.0% of its workSurgery: 13 fractional works · 12.2% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 12.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 10.0% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 6.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKuwait Institutefor Medical…104fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences6%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6765.0%
    2. Dentistry33.2%
    3. Health Professions33.0%
    4. Nursing00.4%
    5. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology66.0%
    2. Neuroscience33.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology22.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    1. Engineering66.0%
    2. Computer Science21.9%
    3. Environmental Science10.6%
    4. Materials Science00.5%
    5. Mathematics00.4%
    6. Chemistry00.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences21.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting11.4%
    4. Psychology11.0%
    5. Decision Sciences00.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.2%
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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.15× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.84× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.68× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.38× its world share, 67 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry6.68×3 works
  2. Medicine3.38×67 works
  3. Veterinary2.17×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.15×2 works
  5. Neuroscience1.84×3 works
  6. Health Professions1.15×3 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.13×6 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.07×0 works
  9. Nursing0.80×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.66×2 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.45×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.43×1 works
  13. Engineering0.40×6 works
  14. Psychology0.32×1 works
  15. Mathematics0.31×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.25×2 works
  17. Chemistry0.21×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.13×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×1 works
  21. Social Sciences0.12×2 works
  22. Environmental Science0.11×1 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.06×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization?

Ranked on the quality score, Laila A. Bastaki, Amal A. Alsubaiei and Marwan Alqunaee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization.

  1. 1 Laila A. Bastaki Kuwait · #2,161,159 worldwide 1.6k citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Amal A. Alsubaiei Kuwait · #2,757,047 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Marwan Alqunaee Kuwait · #2,911,619 worldwide 185 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 M. Y. El‐Khalifa Kuwait · #2,915,675 worldwide 511 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Ebraheem Albazee Kuwait · #3,366,528 worldwide 451 citations · 82 works
  6. 6 A. S. Teebi Kuwait · #4,397,341 worldwide 326 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Elena Samilchuk Kuwait · #4,831,635 worldwide 326 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Talaat I. Farag Kuwait · #5,280,012 worldwide 1.7k citations · 94 works
  9. 9 Dodderi S. Krishna Murthy Kuwait · #5,374,637 worldwide 175 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 M.A. Sabry Kuwait · #5,408,791 worldwide 249 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization

What are the most cited papers from Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization?

The most cited paper from Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization is "Using Whole-Exome Sequencing to Identify Inherited Causes of Autism" (Timothy W. Yu et al., 2013), with 464 citations. Next come "Lessons Learned from Large-Scale, First-Tier Clinical Exome Sequencing in a Highly Consanguineous Population" (291) and "Circular RNA enrichment in platelets is a signature of transcriptome degradation" (239).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Using Whole-Exome Sequencing to Identify Inherited Causes of Autism Timothy W. Yu et al. · Neuron Open access 2013 464
2 Lessons Learned from Large-Scale, First-Tier Clinical Exome Sequencing in a Highly Consanguineous Population Dorota Monies et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics Open access117 authors 23 May 2019 291
3 Circular RNA enrichment in platelets is a signature of transcriptome degradation Abd A. Alhasan, Osagie G. Izuogu, Haya H. Al‐Balool et al. · Blood Open access 11 Dec 2015 239
4 Mutations in B4GALNT1 (GM2 synthase) underlie a new disorder of ganglioside biosynthesis Gaurav V. Harlalka et al. · Brain Open access 6 Oct 2013 145
5 Fertilization and early embryology: Incidence of microbial growth from the tip of the embryo transfer catheter after embryo transfer in relation to clinical pregnancy rate following in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer P.E. Egbase, M. Al-Sharhan, S. Al‐Othman et al. · Human Reproduction Aug 1996 144
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Which keywords describe research at Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Insulin Resistance, Diagnosis, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease, Treatment and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 3.1×67 topics
  2. Quality of Life6▲ 4.4×23 topics
  3. Inflammation5▲ 2.3×33 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 3.9×20 topics
  5. Diagnosis5▲ 4.8×26 topics
  6. Treatment4▲ 3.5×26 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 5.2×17 topics
  8. Insulin Resistance4▲ 8.0×6 topics
  9. Management4▲ 4.2×18 topics
  10. Complications3▲ 5.6×15 topics
  11. Obesity3▲ 3.5×10 topics
  12. Risk Factors3▲ 2.4×20 topics
  13. Neurological Disorders2▲ 4.2×12 topics
  14. Mortality2▲ 4.1×8 topics
  15. Prognostic Factors2▲ 5.0×11 topics
  16. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  17. Genetics2▲ 3.1×13 topics
  18. Hypertension2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  19. Nasal Surgery2▲ 96×1 topic
  20. Rhinoplasty2▲ 96×1 topic
  21. Pain Management2▲ 8.7×8 topics
  22. Diabetes2▲ 3.8×9 topics
  23. Chronic Pain2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  24. Glaucoma2▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Guidelines2▲ 3.9×11 topics
  26. Psychological Factors2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  27. Endoscopic Surgery2▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Fetal Development2▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Obstructive Sleep Apnea2▲ 32×1 topic
  30. Perioperative Care2▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Sleep-Disordered Breathing2▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  33. Postoperative Pain2▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Rituximab2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  35. Autoantibodies1▲ 5.8×4 topics
  36. Eosinophilia1▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Analgesia1▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Lifestyle Intervention1▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Regional Anesthesia1▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Thyroid Carcinoma1▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research, Anesthesia and Pain Management and Information and Cyber Security.

Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies: 2 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 2 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 1 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 1 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 1 fractional worksCleft Lip and Palate Research: 1 fractional worksHead and Neck Anomalies1Head and Neck Anomalies: 1 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 1 fractional worksDental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques: 1 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and …1Intraocular Surgery and Lenses: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPhysiologyInformation SystemsOcean Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 2 works
  3. 3 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Head and Neck Anomalies Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques Oral Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 1 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 available54.7%not open45.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.3%domestic only64.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 102% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00028% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization0.00050% in 20251990200020102020

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