Kuwait's Top 2% Scientists 2023

Kuwait has 64 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 28.0% from 50 in 2022. That places Kuwait 68th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 5 places. Kuwait University has the most listed scientists (30), followed by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (8).

Single Year

+14 (+28.0%) vs 2022

Career Data

+3 (+4.4%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#68

up 5 places vs 2022

Institutes

+1 (+9.1%) vs 2022

Scientists in Kuwait on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 49% 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

Single-year list2023

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Rank in Kuwait	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	363	CA Chamkha, Ali J.	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 3
2	10,555	AJ Ahmed, Jasim	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Food Science	Rank 74
3	12,133	AS Al-Salem, S. M.	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Environmental Sciences	Rank 186
4	13,146	MM Mostafa, Mohamed M.	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Marketing	Rank 70
5	15,100	IA Ismail, Adel A.	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Materials	Rank 257
6	17,458	RY Reisinger, Yvette	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 76
7	21,671	Al-Rashed, Abdullah A.A.A.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 222
8	33,153	MI Moosa, Imad	Kuwait University	Economics	Rank 449
9	38,208	DA Dogonchi, A. S.	Researcher in Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 354
10	56,092	AS Aljunid, Syed Mohamed	Kuwait University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 810
11	61,028	RR Raghupathy, Raj	Kuwait University	Immunology	Rank 1,363
12	61,341	MM Murugappan, M.	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,988
13	68,864	JA Jarkas, Abdulaziz M.	Al Mazaya Holding Co.	Building & Construction	Rank 466
14	70,485	BL Benov, Ludmil	Kuwait University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,425
15	71,766	RK Rahal, K. N.	Kuwait University	Civil Engineering	Rank 289
16	74,895	AA Aladwani, Adel M.	Kuwait University	Information Systems	Rank 259
17	92,681	AF Al-Mulla, Fahd	Dasman Diabetes Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 3,315
18	103,917	Shafee, Ahmad	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 717
19	111,091	AY Arfat, Yasir Ali	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Food Science	Rank 1,177
20	114,149	SA Sedaghat, Ahmad	Australian University	Energy	Rank 2,913
21	115,575	VE Vagenas, Elias C.	Kuwait University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,338
22	116,000	AW Al-Herz, Waleed	Kuwait University	Immunology	Rank 2,409
23	118,185	EH Ettouney, Hisham	Kuwait University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 969
24	120,710	AS Ahmad, Suhail	Kuwait University	Microbiology	Rank 2,749
25	125,833	VH Vainio, Harri	Kuwait University	Toxicology	Rank 503
26	126,720	AR Alroughani, Raed	Al-Amiri Hospital	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 5,892
27	132,533	LY Luqmani, Yunus A.	Kuwait University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,702
28	133,968	Mahariq, Ibrahim	American University of the Middle East	Energy	Rank 3,476
29	141,214	OM Oz, Murat	Kuwait University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,013
30	142,396	AM Abu-Arabi, Mousa	Kuwait University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,160
31	153,513	EM El-Abd, Mohammed	American University of Kuwait	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,780
32	157,553	AH Al-Khalaifah, Hanan	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 428
33	164,100	EM El-Eskandarany, Mohammed Sherif	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Materials	Rank 3,434
34	164,747	KM Khan, Murad	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,729
35	171,327	AN AlMutairi, Nawaf	Kuwait University	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 659
36	185,647	OM Omran, Mahamed G.H.	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,743
37	187,650	Alnaqi, Abdulwahab A.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Energy	Rank 5,001
38	188,412	MP Manuel, Paul D.	Kuwait University	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 340
39	189,184	EA Elsharkawy, Adel	Kuwait University	Energy	Rank 5,051
40	192,557	RI Ridhawi, Ismaeel Al	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,057
41	192,825	Güler, Mehmet Ali	American University of the Middle East	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,719
42	205,587	MM Munir, Muhammad Tajammal	American University of the Middle East	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,958
43	208,030	AE Alawadhi, Esam M.	Kuwait University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,861
44	211,912	HJ Huff, James	Kuwait University	Toxicology	Rank 903
45	216,202	Farag, Wael	American University of the Middle East	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,636
46	218,198	BJ Baskaradoss, Jk	Kuwait University	Dentistry	Rank 1,033
47	240,953	DT Dimitriou, Tassos	Kuwait University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,645
48	242,449	AB Alshuraiaan, Bader	Kuwait University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,144
49	243,599	AS Al Sabah, Salman	Kuwait University	Surgery	Rank 1,544
50	250,066	CS Chidambaram, S.	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Environmental Engineering	Rank 1,643
51	261,262	Al-Kouz, Wael	American University of the Middle East	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,322
52	261,266	YA Yigit, Ahmet S.	Kuwait University	Acoustics	Rank 608
53	273,843	MW Masocha, Willias	Kuwait University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,239
54	275,586	AA Awad, Abdelmoneim	Kuwait University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,260
55	283,802	IE Ismail, Esam H.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,177
56	295,045	AJ Alkandari, Jasem R.	Kuwait University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,370
57	304,730	AN Ahmed, Nabil A.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,306
58	322,631	SJ Sharma, J. N.	Kuwait University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,686
59	339,810	VM Vinoba, Mari	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	General Chemistry	Rank 766
60	357,539	KN Kilarkaje, Narayana	Kuwait University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 1,201
61	385,478	AS Akhtar, Saeed	Kuwait University	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 1,007
62	390,252	Dinc, Ali	American University of the Middle East	Aerospace & Aeronautics	Rank 739
63	411,663	TM Trabelsi, Mohamed	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,831
64	1,365,848	AK Al Ka'Bi, Amin	Australian University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 18,460
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Kuwait are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

64 scientists affiliated with Kuwait are on the 2023 single-year list, and 71 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 single-year list, Kuwait University has the most listed scientists from Kuwait, with 30. It is followed by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research with 8.

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 64 in 2023, a change of +48.8%.

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.