Kuwait's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List

Kuwait has 61 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 35.6% from 45 in 2020. That places Kuwait 55th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Kuwait University has the most listed scientists (38), followed by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (6).

Single Year

+7 (+16.3%) vs 2020

Career Data

+16 (+35.6%) vs 2020

World rank by count

#55

up 1 place vs 2020

Institutes

+2 (+20.0%) vs 2020

Scientists in Kuwait on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 36% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+35.6%

2022+11.5%

2023+4.4%

2024+2.8%

2025+8.2%

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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

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Rank in Kuwait	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	22,486	VH Vainio, Harri	Kuwait University	Toxicology	Rank 90
2	38,526	VE Vagenas, Elias C.	Kuwait University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 633
3	40,311	HJ Huff, James	Kuwait University	Toxicology	Rank 165
4	43,532	MM Mostafa, Mohamed M.	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Marketing	Rank 92
5	43,588	AA Allahverdi, Ali	Kuwait University	Operations Research	Rank 133
6	45,920	AJ Ahmed, Jasim	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Food Science	Rank 166
7	50,088	RR Raghupathy, Raj	Kuwait University	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 462
8	51,162	KK Khanafer, Khalil	Australian College of Kuwait	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 298
9	52,275	AM Albert, M. John	Kuwait University	Microbiology	Rank 1,308
10	63,534	RY Reisinger, Yvette	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 64
11	71,473	AA Aladwani, Adel M.	Kuwait University	Information Systems	Rank 174
12	75,278	DD Das, Dilip K.	Health Sciences Center Kuwait Faculty of Medicine	Pathology	Rank 242
13	87,622	RA Rakhshani, Ali E.	Kuwait University	Applied Physics	Rank 2,310
14	89,184	CM Chawla, M. M.	Kuwait University	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 155
15	92,533	EM El-Eskandarany, M. Sherif	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Materials	Rank 1,212
16	93,452	EH Ettouney, Hisham	Kuwait University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 422
17	104,501	BL Benov, Ludmil	Health Sciences Center Kuwait Faculty of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 4,346
18	105,224	AS Ahmad, Suhail	Health Sciences Center Kuwait Faculty of Medicine	Microbiology	Rank 2,611
19	108,354	LY Luqmani, Yunus A.	Health Sciences Center Kuwait	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,254
20	111,272	RM Riazi, M. R.	Kuwait University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 507
21	118,140	MA Mustafa, Abu Salim	Kuwait University	Microbiology	Rank 2,912
22	120,448	SM Sarfraz, Muhammad	Kuwait University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,931
23	123,474	EM Elnagdi, Mohamed H.	Kuwait University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2,201
24	126,926	RS Radwan, Samir	Kuwait University	Microbiology	Rank 3,127
25	138,673	OM Oz, Murat	Kuwait University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,363
26	146,260	YA Yigit, Ahmet S.	Kuwait University	Acoustics	Rank 394
27	147,621	AS Asikainen, Sirkka	Kuwait University	Dentistry	Rank 894
28	151,415	DT Dimitriou, Tassos	Kuwait University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,403
29	151,962	RK Rahal, Khaldoun N.	Kuwait University	Civil Engineering	Rank 289
30	160,194	HM Hamoda, Mohamed F.	College of Engineering and Petroleum Kuwait	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,024
31	161,798	IE Ismail, Esam H.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 487
32	167,767	AB Ateya, B. G.	Kuwait University	Energy	Rank 2,073
33	169,246	SJ Sharma, J. N.	Kuwait University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,712
34	169,639	MX Ma, Xiaoliang	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Energy	Rank 2,098
35	170,619	BM Bitar, Milad S.	Health Sciences Center Kuwait Faculty of Medicine	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,729
36	171,869	EA Elsharkawy, Adel	Kuwait University	Energy	Rank 2,143
37	178,543	AS Al-Salem, Sultan	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,150
38	187,724	KN Kartam, Nabil	Kuwait University	Building & Construction	Rank 392
39	197,358	MM Murugappan, M.	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,272
40	207,589	MM Mohsen, Mousa	American International University	Energy	Rank 2,671
41	228,281	AN Ahmed, Nabil A.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 739
42	230,226	SA Stanislaus, Antony	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Energy	Rank 3,002
43	233,210	AE Alawadhi, Esam M.	Kuwait University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,637
44	235,425	CI Chatzis, Ioannis	Kuwait University	Energy	Rank 3,074
45	236,234	AS Akhtar, Saeed	Kuwait University	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 1,027
46	237,556	AM Abdel-Hamid, Mohammed	Kuwait University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 2,039
47	239,279	OM Omran, Mahamed	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,037
48	243,602	EM El-Abd, Mohammed	American University of Kuwait	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,113
49	251,693	FM Fahim, M. A.	Kuwait University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,314
50	257,440	KN Kilarkaje, Narayana	Kuwait University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 937
51	260,176	MM Moussa, Mohamed A.	Kuwait University	Medical Informatics	Rank 256
52	260,421	HM Haque, M. N.	Kuwait University	Building & Construction	Rank 574
53	269,089	AM Abdel-Rohman, Mohamed	Kuwait University	Civil Engineering	Rank 599
54	269,325	TR Taha, Ramzi	American University in Kuwait	Building & Construction	Rank 602
55	336,318	HM Hussain, Malek G.M.	Kuwait University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,373
56	346,548	Al-Rashed, Abdullah A.A.A.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,515
57	359,768	OS Olusi, Samuel	Kuwait University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,056
58	412,002	CC Charalambous, Christakis	Kuwait University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,516
59	548,342	CA Cherri, A. K.	Kuwait University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,766
60	589,582	HK Habib, K.	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 3,048
61	796,515	AS Al-Fedaghi, Sabah	Kuwait University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 15,182
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Kuwait are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

50 scientists affiliated with Kuwait are on the 2021 single-year list, and 61 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2021 career-long list, Kuwait University has the most listed scientists from Kuwait, with 38. It is followed by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research with 6.

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

On the career-long list, Kuwait went from 45 scientists in 2020 to 61 in 2021, a change of +35.6%.

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.