Kuwait's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Kuwait has 73 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 5.8% from 69 in 2024. That places Kuwait 71st in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Kuwait University has the most listed scientists (25), followed by American University of the Middle East (9).

Single Year

+4 (+5.8%) vs 2024

Career Data

+6 (+8.2%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#71

down 1 place vs 2024

Institutes

-2 (-15.4%) vs 2024

Scientists in Kuwait on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 70% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+16.3%

2022+0.0%

2023+28.0%

2024+7.8%

2025+5.8%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	43		45
2021	50	+16.3%	61	+35.6%
2022	50	+0.0%	68	+11.5%
2023	64	+28.0%	71	+4.4%
2024	69	+7.8%	73	+2.8%
2025	73	+5.8%	79	+8.2%

Top 10 institutes in Kuwait

By number of listed scientists

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Rank in Kuwait	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	297	CA Chamkha, Ali J.	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2
2	4,165	Alquran, Marwan T.	Abdullah Al Salem University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 17
3	7,368	AJ Ahmed, Jasim	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Food Science	Rank 54
4	10,914	MM Mostafa, Mohamed M.	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Marketing	Rank 74
5	12,985	AS Al-Salem, S. M.	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Environmental Sciences	Rank 284
6	15,031	CF Courchamp, Franck	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Ecology	Rank 322
7	23,862	RY Reisinger, Y.	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 135
8	25,906	RD Roubaud, David	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Finance	Rank 124
9	27,140	IA Ismail, Adel A.	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Materials	Rank 523
10	28,639	Paramati, Sudharshan Reddy	American University of the Middle East	Economics	Rank 416
11	39,630	Al-Rashed, Abdullah A.A.A.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 391
12	40,878	MQ Mian Qaisar, Saeed Mian	American University of the Middle East	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,771
13	45,251	RT Rasul, Tareq Faizur	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Marketing	Rank 293
14	49,753	MM Murugappan, Murugappan	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,129
15	53,484	TA Tawfik, Ahmed	Kuwait University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,171
16	58,097	Mansour, Shawky	Kuwait University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 612
17	61,611	SM Sababheh, Mohammed S.	Abdullah Al Salem University	General Mathematics	Rank 287
18	74,174	AH Al-Khalaifah, Hanan	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 172
19	77,382	AO Ali, Omar Massoud Salim Hassan	Abdullah Al Salem University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,288
20	86,380	RK Rahal, Khaldoun N.	Kuwait University	Civil Engineering	Rank 385
21	93,120	Mahariq, Ibrahim	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Energy	Rank 2,827
22	101,184	Farag, Wael	Abdullah Al Salem University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,317
23	103,042	BL Benov, L. T.	Kuwait University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,621
24	110,699	AS Ahmad, Suhail	Kuwait University	Microbiology	Rank 2,119
25	110,983	VE Vagenas, Elias C.	Kuwait University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,403
26	111,631	AA Alamoodi, Abdullah Hussein	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,742
27	113,597	AS Alkheder, Sharaf A.	Kuwait University	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 402
28	115,554	JK Jabbour, Karam	American University of the Middle East	Energy	Rank 3,582
29	124,344	AK Almustafa, Khaled M.	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,251
30	124,683	AF Al-Mulla, F.	Dasman Diabetes Institute	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,659
31	125,997	RR Raghupathy, Raj Gopal	Kuwait University	Immunology	Rank 2,274
32	129,070	MA Mehbodniya, Abolfazl	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,545
33	130,418	EE Elbasi, Ersin	American University of the Middle East	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,479
34	138,173	MM Mulla, Mehrajfatema Zafar	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Food Science	Rank 1,819
35	148,670	AW Al-Herz, Waleed	Kuwait University	Immunology	Rank 2,639
36	152,667	SA Sedaghat, Ahmad	Australian University	Energy	Rank 4,823
37	155,312	AM Alu’datt, Muhammad H.	Kuwait University	Food Science	Rank 2,066
38	157,889	AB Alahmad, Barrak K.	Dasman Diabetes Institute	Toxicology	Rank 607
39	160,908	AB Alshuraiaan, Bader Shabeeb	Kuwait University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,532
40	177,416	AE Alawadhi, Esam M.	Kuwait University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,711
41	178,181	CS Chidambaram, Sabarathinam	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Environmental Engineering	Rank 1,092
42	180,659	Güler, Mehmet Ali	American University of the Middle East	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,748
43	186,513	Alnaqi, Abdulwahab A.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Energy	Rank 5,957
44	192,917	AM Alshayeji, Mohammad H.	Kuwait University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,996
45	194,736	HA Hajjiah, Ali T.	Kuwait University	Applied Physics	Rank 3,743
46	203,452	KM Khan, Murad	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,521
47	204,500	AR Al Ridhawi, Ismaeel	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,535
48	212,765	Baskaradoss, Jagan Kumar	Kuwait University	Dentistry	Rank 985
49	214,084	AN Al-Mutairi, Nawaf B.S.N.	Kuwait University	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 768
50	215,669	HJ Huff, James Edward	Kuwait University	Toxicology	Rank 820
51	218,075	WJ Webber, Julian L.	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,723
52	221,604	OM Oz, Murat A.	Kuwait University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,731
53	223,086	NM Naqvi, Muhammad Raza	American University of the Middle East	Energy	Rank 7,219
54	233,592	Rana, Mohan S.	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Physical Chemistry	Rank 964
55	235,476	DJ Derakhshandeh, Javad Farrokhi	American University of the Middle East	Energy	Rank 7,632
56	236,282	TM Trabelsi, Mohamed Ali	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,039
57	256,967	AY Alzoubi, Yehia Ibrahim	American University of the Middle East	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 10,495
58	267,529	IE Ismail, Esam Hamid	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,190
59	268,773	AS Al-Sabah, Salman K.	Kuwait University	Surgery	Rank 1,484
60	274,860	KR Khalaf, Roha W.	Consultant Architect and Independent Scholar	Archaeology	Rank 269
61	287,976	IM Ikram, Mohammad	American University of Kuwait	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,668
62	293,171	SJ Sharma, Jagdish Narain	Kuwait University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,394
63	323,041	AN Ahmed, Nabil A.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,459
64	327,681	AA Alazemi, Abdullah J.	Kuwait University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4,210
65	330,409	Qasim, Syed Saad Bin	Kuwait University	Dentistry	Rank 1,628
66	333,490	BK Bilal, Kashif	Abdullah Al Salem University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4,287
67	338,484	NN Nafee, Noha	Kuwait University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,845
68	346,144	EB Elhalawany, Basem M.	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4,453
69	470,649	VV Versace, Vincent Lawrence	Dasman Diabetes Institute	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,232
70	474,633	AS Akhtar, Saeed	Kuwait University	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 1,082
71	474,701	DZ Dalala, Zakariya M.	Abdullah Al Salem University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 2,337
72	574,775	RJ Ramadan, Jasem M.	Kuwait University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 6,283
73	2,550,587	Dönmez, Orhan	American University of the Middle East	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 28,368
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Kuwait are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

73 scientists affiliated with Kuwait are on the 2025 single-year list, and 79 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Kuwait has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2025 single-year list, Kuwait University has the most listed scientists from Kuwait, with 25. It is followed by American University of the Middle East with 9.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Kuwait changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Kuwait went from 43 scientists in 2020 to 73 in 2025, a change of +69.8%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.