Question 1

What is Kuwait University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Kuwait University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,686 of 9,585 worldwide), Engineering (#3,741 of 5,901 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,114 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry and Computer Networks and Communications (Dentistry is 3.6× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Kuwait University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Kuwait University ranks #5,216 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#12,546 all time), and #4 of 23 in Kuwait.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Kuwait University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Waleed Al–Herz, Mona Sulaiman Al-Ahmad and Elias C. Vagenas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kuwait University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Kuwait University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Kuwait University is "The pandemic of physical inactivity: global action for public health" (Harold Willis Kohl, Cora L. Craig, Estelle Victoria Lambert et al., 2012), with 3,074 citations. Next come "Human papillomavirus genotype attribution in invasive cervical cancer: a retrospective cross-sectional worldwide study" (2,774) and "Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017" (2,699).

Question 5

Which research topics does Kuwait University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Socioeconomic Development in MENA, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Interconnection Networks and Systems and Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Kuwait University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Management, Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Fault Tolerance, Inflammation, Human Resource Management, Middle East and Deep Learning.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Kuwait University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Kuwait University is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Engineering (16%), Social Sciences (13%).

Question 8

Is Kuwait University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% higher than in 2018-2021.