Kuwait's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Kuwait has 88 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 20.5% from 73 in 2025. That places Kuwait 71st in the world by number of listed scientists. Kuwait University has the most listed scientists (33), followed by American University of the Middle East (16).

Single Year

+15 (+20.5%) vs 2025

Career Data

+10 (+12.7%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#71

No change vs 2025

Institutes

+3 (+27.3%) vs 2025

Scientists in Kuwait on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than doubled 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%

2026+20.5%

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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%
2026	88	+20.5%	89	+12.7%

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	541	CA Chamkha, Ali J.	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2
2	10,388	AJ Ahmed, Jasim	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Food Science	Rank 99
3	11,716	AS Al-Salem, S. M.	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Environmental Sciences	Rank 257
4	24,541	RT Rasul, Tareq Faizur	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Marketing	Rank 155
5	25,232	RY Reisinger, Y.	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 133
6	27,683	Dönmez, Orhan	American University of the Middle East	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 363
7	28,990	Alquran, Marwan T.	Abdullah Al Salem University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 90
8	30,789	IA Ismail, Adel A.	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Materials	Rank 615
9	34,971	Paramati, Sudharshan Reddy	American University of the Middle East	Economics	Rank 482
10	35,901	RD Roubaud, David	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Finance	Rank 159
11	39,141	Mahariq, Ibrahim	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Energy	Rank 1,123
12	42,361	MM Murugappan, Murugappan	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,031
13	43,952	MQ Mian Qaisar, Saeed Mian	American University of the Middle East	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,104
14	51,037	AH Al-Khalaifah, Hanan	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 117
15	56,965	Al-Rashed, Abdullah A.A.A.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 550
16	60,536	HA Hassanein, Ahmed	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Business & Management	Rank 1,476
17	62,342	AS AlKheder, Sharaf A.	Abdullah Al Salem University	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 236
18	66,249	AO Ali, Omar Massoud Salim Hassan	Abdullah Al Salem University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,124
19	66,473	TA Tawfik, Ahmed	Kuwait University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,493
20	86,502	RR Raghupathy, Raj Gopal	Kuwait University	Immunology	Rank 1,519
21	87,936	AY Alzoubi, Yehia Ibrahim	American University of the Middle East	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 975
22	88,583	AM Alafnan, Mohammad Awad	American University of the Middle East	Education	Rank 1,230
23	89,017	EE Elbasi, Ersin	American University of the Middle East	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,156
24	91,086	RK Rahal, Khaldoun N.	Kuwait University	Civil Engineering	Rank 475
25	95,742	AS Ahmad, Suhail	Kuwait University	Microbiology	Rank 1,802
26	97,442	SM Sababheh, Mohammed S.	Abdullah Al Salem University	General Mathematics	Rank 465
27	100,056	AK Almustafa, Khaled M.	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,638
28	100,498	GM Ghitany, Mohamed E.	Kuwait University	Statistics & Probability	Rank 470
29	103,607	FW Farag, Wael A.	Abdullah Al Salem University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,785
30	104,527	MS Mansour, S. A.	Kuwait University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 1,168
31	105,997	KS Khan, Shehroz S.	American University of the Middle East	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,911
32	106,569	AF Al-Mulla, F.	Kuwait University	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,446
33	111,347	BL Benov, L. T.	Kuwait University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,615
34	113,195	JK Jabbour, Karam	American University of the Middle East	Energy	Rank 3,507
35	113,537	MM Munir, Muhammad Tajammal	American University of the Middle East	Polymers	Rank 1,119
36	119,229	MA Mutawa, A. M.	Kuwait University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,462
37	120,006	AF Almasri, Firas	International University of Science and Technology in Kuwait (IUK)	Education	Rank 1,687
38	122,208	VE Vagenas, Elias C.	Kuwait University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,474
39	126,555	AR Alroughani, Raed A.	Al-Amiri Hospital	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 5,071
40	131,495	AM Alu’datt, Muhammad H.	Kuwait University	Food Science	Rank 1,917
41	133,276	MA Mehbodniya, Abolfazl	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,565
42	143,360	MP Manuel, Paul D.	Kuwait University	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 223
43	143,484	Chahine, Khaled	American University of the Middle East	Energy	Rank 4,513
44	145,652	Baskaradoss, Jagan Kumar	Kuwait University	Dentistry	Rank 663
45	146,599	HA Hajjiah, Ali T.	Kuwait University	Applied Physics	Rank 2,630
46	148,294	YC Yassine, Charabi Abdul Rahman	Kuwait University	Energy	Rank 4,683
47	149,282	Güler, Mehmet Ali	American University of the Middle East	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,417
48	149,357	AM Alshayeji, Mohammad H.	Kuwait University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,833
49	156,030	AE Alawadhi, Esam M.	Kuwait University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,497
50	156,968	AB Alshuraiaan, Bader Shabeeb	Kuwait University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,508
51	160,819	AR Ahmad, Rasheed	Dasman Diabetes Institute	Immunology	Rank 2,661
52	163,681	CS Chidambaram, Sabarathinam	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Environmental Engineering	Rank 978
53	167,083	AS Al-Sabah, Salman K.	Kuwait University	Surgery	Rank 765
54	167,464	AW Al-Herz, Waleed	Kuwait University	Immunology	Rank 2,756
55	181,698	NM Naqvi, Muhammad Raza	American University of the Middle East	Energy	Rank 5,841
56	197,892	Alnaqi, Abdulwahab A.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Energy	Rank 6,432
57	205,883	SA Sedaghat, Ahmad	Australian University	Energy	Rank 6,688
58	206,806	KM Khan, Murad	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,539
59	225,215	Farghaly Abdelaliem, Sally Mohammed	Kuwait University	Nursing	Rank 700
60	229,002	MA Mustafa, Abu Salim	Kuwait University	Microbiology	Rank 4,394
61	229,291	SJ Sharma, Jagdish Narain	Kuwait University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,877
62	235,420	BR Behbehani, Raed	Al-Bahar Eye Center	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 1,115
63	250,987	AD Alhuwail, Dari	Kuwait University	Medical Informatics	Rank 352
64	253,197	HJ Huff, James Edward	Kuwait University	Toxicology	Rank 956
65	253,950	OM Oz, Murat A.	Kuwait University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,109
66	254,835	AR Al Ridhawi, Ismaeel	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,185
67	260,363	DM Demiral, Murat	American University of the Middle East	Materials	Rank 6,875
68	262,582	KR Khalaf, Roha W.	Consultant Architect and Independent Scholar	Archaeology	Rank 271
69	274,054	SS Sindhu, Sardar T.A.K.	Dasman Diabetes Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,978
70	274,153	WJ Webber, Julian L.	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,432
71	281,868	DJ Derakhshandeh, Javad Farrokhi	American University of the Middle East	Energy	Rank 9,424
72	302,131	AN Al-Mutairi, Nawaf B.S.N.	Kuwait University	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 1,068
73	303,140	TM Trabelsi, Mohamed Ali	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,409
74	314,639	AT Al-Bazali, Talal	Kuwait University	Energy	Rank 10,568
75	342,347	NN Nafee, Noha Adel	Kuwait University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,993
76	350,156	EB Elhalawany, Basem M.	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4,431
77	353,153	AK Al Ka'Bi, Amin H.	Australian University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4,484
78	353,367	AA Alazemi, Abdullah J.	Kuwait University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4,486
79	356,866	Qasim, Syed Saad Bin	Kuwait University	Dentistry	Rank 1,797
80	371,171	EA Eleyan, Alaa	American University of the Middle East	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 16,280
81	375,596	Sabbah, Hussein	American University of the Middle East	Applied Physics	Rank 7,094
82	385,039	AN Ahmed, Nabil A.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,849
83	405,269	VV Versace, Vincent Lawrence	Dasman Diabetes Institute	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,735
84	441,786	Karar, Abdullah S.	Abdullah Al Salem University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 1,421
85	445,450	AD Abdoh, D. A.	American International University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 4,305
86	466,016	JM Jamal, Mohammad H.	Kuwait University	Surgery	Rank 2,649
87	570,394	MJ Mokkath, Junais Habeeb	Abdullah Al Salem University	Chemical Physics	Rank 5,736
88	573,994	AB Alhajeri, Bader H.	Kuwait University	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 2,438
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Kuwait are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

88 scientists affiliated with Kuwait are on the 2026 single-year list, and 89 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 single-year list, Kuwait University has the most listed scientists from Kuwait, with 33. It is followed by American University of the Middle East with 16.

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 88 in 2026, a change of +104.7%.

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.