Kuwait's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List

Kuwait has 71 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 4.4% from 68 in 2022. That places Kuwait 56th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Kuwait University has the most listed scientists (46), 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

#56

down 1 place vs 2022

Institutes

-2 (-15.4%) vs 2022

Scientists in Kuwait on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 58% 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

By number of listed scientists

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Rank in Kuwait	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	1,758	CA Chamkha, Ali J.	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 14
2	24,326	IA Ismail, Adel A.	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Materials	Rank 285
3	24,578	VH Vainio, Harri	Kuwait University	Toxicology	Rank 96
4	36,896	AJ Ahmed, Jasim	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Food Science	Rank 136
5	39,315	MM Mostafa, Mohamed M.	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Marketing	Rank 83
6	41,462	VE Vagenas, Elias C.	Kuwait University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 640
7	41,500	HJ Huff, James	Kuwait University	Toxicology	Rank 167
8	50,269	JA John Albert, M.	Kuwait University	Microbiology	Rank 1,272
9	50,600	RR Raghupathy, Raj	Kuwait University	Immunology	Rank 1,530
10	53,168	RY Reisinger, Yvette	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 67
11	75,011	DD Das, Dilip K.	Kuwait University	Pathology	Rank 235
12	75,317	AA Aladwani, Adel M.	Kuwait University	Information Systems	Rank 181
13	84,091	MI Moosa, Imad	Kuwait University	Economics	Rank 702
14	89,715	EM El-Eskandarany, Mohammed Sherif	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Materials	Rank 1,170
15	94,048	BL Benov, Ludmil	Kuwait University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,792
16	95,971	EH Ettouney, Hisham	Kuwait University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 423
17	98,269	RA Rakhshani, Ali E.	Kuwait University	Applied Physics	Rank 2,658
18	104,047	AS Ahmad, Suhail	Kuwait University	Microbiology	Rank 2,619
19	107,139	LY Luqmani, Yunus A.	Kuwait University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,186
20	111,156	AS Al-Salem, S. M.	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Environmental Sciences	Rank 701
21	114,998	RM Riazi, M. R.	Kuwait University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 522
22	124,605	MA Mustafa, Abu Salim	Kuwait University	Microbiology	Rank 3,095
23	125,984	RS Radwan, Samir	Kuwait University	Microbiology	Rank 3,123
24	133,247	OM Oz, Murat	Kuwait University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,285
25	138,669	DT Dimitriou, Tassos	Kuwait University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,278
26	146,030	RK Rahal, K. N.	Kuwait University	Civil Engineering	Rank 289
27	153,063	AF Al-Mulla, Fahd	Dasman Diabetes Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 5,805
28	155,296	YA Yigit, Ahmet S.	Kuwait University	Acoustics	Rank 397
29	158,771	MM Murugappan, M.	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,046
30	158,937	EA Elsharkawy, Adel	Kuwait University	Energy	Rank 2,142
31	159,816	AN AlMutairi, Nawaf	Kuwait University	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 982
32	159,893	HM Hamoda, Mohamed F.	Kuwait University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,083
33	170,795	IE Ismail, Esam H.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 527
34	171,137	Al-Rashed, Abdullah A.A.A.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,218
35	176,968	AS Aljunid, Syed Mohamed	Kuwait University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,299
36	177,133	SJ Sharma, J. N.	Kuwait University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,742
37	177,371	BM Bitar, Milad S.	Kuwait University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,746
38	187,107	MX Ma, Xiaoliang	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Energy	Rank 2,561
39	190,144	AB Ateya, B. G.	Kuwait University	Energy	Rank 2,611
40	202,088	KN Kartam, Nabil	Kuwait University	Building & Construction	Rank 492
41	209,192	EM El-Abd, Mohammed	American University of Kuwait	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,075
42	214,476	AE Alawadhi, Esam M.	Kuwait University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,574
43	218,555	AZ Ahmad, Zahoor	Kuwait University	Polymers	Rank 1,965
44	229,403	CA Christoforou, Andreas P.	Kuwait University	Materials	Rank 3,247
45	233,391	OM Omran, Mahamed G.H.	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,596
46	233,633	AN Ahmed, Nabil A.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 742
47	239,009	AS Akhtar, Saeed	Kuwait University	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 1,036
48	247,655	SA Stanislaus, Antony	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Energy	Rank 3,550
49	250,306	AM Abdel-Hamid, Mohammed	Kuwait University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 2,145
50	252,648	FM Fahim, M. A.	Kuwait University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,325
51	259,573	JA Jarkas, Abdulaziz M.	Al Mazaya Holding Co.	Building & Construction	Rank 664
52	259,902	KN Kilarkaje, Narayana	Kuwait University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 921
53	268,494	HM Haque, M. N.	Kuwait University	Building & Construction	Rank 689
54	271,212	AM Abu-Arabi, Mousa	Kuwait University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,442
55	274,965	MM Moussa, Mohamed A.	Kuwait University	Medical Informatics	Rank 292
56	277,493	DA Dogonchi, A. S.	Researcher in Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,065
57	287,513	AM Abdel-Rohman, Mohamed	Kuwait University	Civil Engineering	Rank 682
58	288,500	SA Sedaghat, Ahmad	Australian University	Energy	Rank 4,305
59	300,929	Güler, Mehmet Ali	American University of the Middle East	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,260
60	301,566	EA Elsharkawy, Abdallah A.	Kuwait University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,268
61	326,380	EK EL-Naggar, K. M.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Energy	Rank 4,993
62	339,038	GA Ghoneim, Adel A.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Energy	Rank 5,245
63	361,379	HM Hussain, Malek Ghuloum	Kuwait University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,704
64	363,587	AA Al-Othman, A. K.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Energy	Rank 5,715
65	369,117	AJ Alkandari, Jasem R.	Kuwait University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,049
66	372,506	OS Olusi, Samuel	Kuwait University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,098
67	394,472	NS Neelamani, S.	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Civil Engineering	Rank 1,023
68	464,042	CC Charalambous, Christakis	Kuwait University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,752
69	587,145	CA Cherri, Abdallah K.	Kuwait University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 3,317
70	630,468	HK Habib, Khaled	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 3,615
71	746,665	AS Al-Fedaghi, Sabah	Kuwait University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 16,714
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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 career-long list, Kuwait University has the most listed scientists from Kuwait, with 46. 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 career-long list, Kuwait went from 45 scientists in 2020 to 71 in 2023, a change of +57.8%.

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.