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Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

In research, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,207 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#1,542 of 3,551 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,739 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pollution and Water Science and Technology — Pollution is 8.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,436
of 28,054 · #6,009 all time
Rank in Kuwait
#4
of 23
Research works
3.5k
▲ 90% vs 2013–17
Citations
62k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research 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 #3,207 of 12,888 14.8%482 #4084
Environmental ScienceField #1,542 of 3,551 16.4%162 #1855
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,739 of 3,409 27.1%80 #2431
Life SciencesDomain #4,495 of 7,800 24.2%115 #6808
EngineeringField #3,891 of 6,636 12.6%134 #3844

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research 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#4,084 #3,207
  2. Environmental Science#1,855 #1,542
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,431 #1,739
  4. Life Sciences#6,808 #4,495
  5. Engineering#3,844 #3,891
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 Institute for Scientific Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pollution takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PollutionSubfield · 22.5 works8.6×
  2. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 28.9 works8.4×
← 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: 2.53× its world share, 80 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.23× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.23× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.44× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.31× its world share, 56 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.38× its world share, 33 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.35× its world share, 134 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.90× its world share, 162 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.46× its world share, 57 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 2.47× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Jasim Ahmed, Wajih N. Sawaya and Arvind Bhatt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research.

  1. 1 Jasim Ahmed Kuwait · #183,400 worldwide 291 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Wajih N. Sawaya Kuwait · #466,943 worldwide 81 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Arvind Bhatt Kuwait · #527,057 worldwide 92 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 A. Stanislaus Kuwait · #568,912 worldwide 197 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 M. Sherif El-Eskandarany Kuwait · #584,768 worldwide 141 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Faiza Al‐Yamani Kuwait · #650,809 worldwide 115 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 James M. Bishop Kuwait · #658,601 worldwide 89 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 S. Neelamani Kuwait · #685,236 worldwide 83 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 N. R. Bhat Kuwait · #773,140 worldwide 3 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Charles M. James Kuwait · #991,012 worldwide 57 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

Which keywords describe research at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Renewable Energy, Health Effects, Nanomaterials, Remote Sensing, Recycling and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Climate Change75▲ 4.2×53 topics
  2. Environmental Impact51▲ 4.5×35 topics
  3. Renewable Energy39▲ 4.1×28 topics
  4. Sustainability34▲ 2.1×31 topics
  5. Remote Sensing30▲ 3.7×20 topics
  6. Nanomaterials29▲ 4.2×14 topics
  7. Health Effects26▲ 6.4×18 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications21▲ 2.6×22 topics
  9. Nanoparticles21▲ 2.5×22 topics
  10. Recycling20▲ 7.8×7 topics
  11. Graphene18▲ 4.0×8 topics
  12. Waste Management18▲ 6.5×6 topics
  13. Water Quality18▲ 6.6×9 topics
  14. Nanocomposites17▲ 3.2×15 topics
  15. Hydrogen Production14▲ 8.1×4 topics
  16. Solar Energy14▲ 6.7×5 topics
  17. Water Splitting14▲ 5.8×4 topics
  18. Metal Recovery13▲ 9.8×3 topics
  19. Visible Light13▲ 8.5×2 topics
  20. Semiconductor13▲ 5.6×4 topics
  21. Environmental Impacts12▲ 6.9×6 topics
  22. Groundwater12▲ 23×5 topics
  23. Sediment Transport12▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Aquaculture12▲ 7.0×7 topics
  25. Health Benefits12▲ 5.5×8 topics
  26. CO2 Reduction12▲ 8.1×2 topics
  27. Biodegradation12▲ 18×5 topics
  28. Life Cycle Assessment11▲ 6.2×6 topics
  29. Photocatalyst11▲ 9.3×1 topic
  30. Plasmonic11▲ 9.3×1 topic
  31. Air Quality11▲ 8.9×6 topics
  32. Probiotics11▲ 6.9×4 topics
  33. Ecosystem Functioning11▲ 8.4×5 topics
  34. Membrane Technology11▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Precipitation11▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Isotopes10▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Stable10▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Membrane Distillation10▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Desalination9▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Nanofiltration9▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Membrane Separation Technologies and Aeolian processes and effects.

Advanced Photocatalysis …11Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 11 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope …10Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 10 fractional worksMembrane Separation Technologies: 9 fractional worksAeolian processes and effects: 8 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 8 fractional worksWater-Energy-Food Nexus Studies: 8 fractional worksPetroleum Processing and Analysis: 8 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…7Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 7 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 6 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 6 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentGeochemistry and PetrologyWater Science and TechnologyEarth-Surface Processes5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 11 works
  2. 2 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 10 works
  3. 3 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 9 works
  4. 4 Aeolian processes and effects Earth-Surface Processes 8 works
  5. 5 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 8 works
  7. 7 Petroleum Processing and Analysis Analytical Chemistry 8 works
  8. 8 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 7 works
  9. 9 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 6 works
  10. 10 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 6 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 available28.4%not open71.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 90% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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