Kuwait's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List

Kuwait has 79 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 8.2% from 73 in 2024. That places Kuwait 62nd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 3 places. Kuwait University has the most listed scientists (47), followed by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (9).

Single Year

+4 (+5.8%) vs 2024

Career Data

+6 (+8.2%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#62

down 3 places vs 2024

Institutes

No change vs 2024

Scientists in Kuwait on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 76% 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%

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Rank in Kuwait	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	926	CA Chamkha, Ali J.	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 8
2	26,503	AJ Ahmed, Jasim	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Food Science	Rank 114
3	31,473	MM Mostafa, Mohamed M.	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Marketing	Rank 72
4	32,718	IA Ismail, Adel A.	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Materials	Rank 406
5	38,132	CF Courchamp, Franck	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Ecology	Rank 679
6	42,037	VE Vagenas, Elias C.	Kuwait University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 615
7	45,253	HJ Huff, James Edward	Kuwait University	Toxicology	Rank 181
8	47,683	RY Reisinger, Y.	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 69
9	52,000	RR Raghupathy, Raj Gopal	Kuwait University	Immunology	Rank 1,513
10	53,290	AM Albert, Manuel John	Kuwait University	Microbiology	Rank 1,341
11	75,499	AS Al-Salem, S. M.	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Environmental Sciences	Rank 553
12	79,660	DD Das, Dilip Kumar	Kuwait University	Pathology	Rank 225
13	80,003	AA Aladwani, Adel M.	Kuwait University	Information Systems	Rank 187
14	87,523	BL Benov, L. T.	Kuwait University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,280
15	90,211	EM El-Eskandarany, M. Sherif	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Materials	Rank 1,231
16	94,438	AS Ahmad, Suhail	Kuwait University	Microbiology	Rank 2,361
17	97,296	Alquran, Marwan T.	Abdullah Al Salem University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 203
18	100,159	EH Ettouney, Hisham	Kuwait University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 466
19	107,101	RA Rakhshani, A. E.	Kuwait University	Applied Physics	Rank 2,741
20	107,304	LY Luqmani, Yunus A.	Kuwait University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,114
21	123,786	SR Simonsen, Richard J.	Kuwait University	Dentistry	Rank 718
22	126,211	MM Murugappan, Murugappan	Kuwait College of Science & Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,642
23	126,747	Al-Rashed, Abdullah A.A.A.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 909
24	129,675	MA Mustafa, Abu Salim	Kuwait University	Microbiology	Rank 3,184
25	130,048	OM Oz, Murat A.	Kuwait University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,196
26	136,007	RK Rahal, Khaldoun N.	Kuwait University	Civil Engineering	Rank 297
27	145,346	DT Dimitriou, Tassos D.	Kuwait University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,336
28	152,983	AN Al-Mutairi, Nawaf B.S.N.	Kuwait University	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 950
29	160,374	HM Hamoda, Mohamed F.	Kuwait University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,305
30	162,537	RS Radwan, Samir S.A.	Kuwait University	Microbiology	Rank 3,934
31	166,268	DL Davidsson, Lena	Dasman Diabetes Institute	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 1,111
32	168,786	EA Elsharkawy, Adel M.	Kuwait University	Energy	Rank 2,541
33	173,953	SJ Sharma, Jagdish Narain	Kuwait University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,640
34	176,624	IE Ismail, Esam Hamid	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 541
35	184,186	BM Bitar, Milad S.	Kuwait University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,743
36	188,139	UE Udo, Edet Ekpenyong	Kuwait University	Microbiology	Rank 4,518
37	188,519	TA Tawfik, Ahmed	Kuwait University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,599
38	198,010	AE Alawadhi, Esam M.	Kuwait University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,476
39	201,397	MX Ma, Xiaoliang	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Energy	Rank 3,083
40	203,360	KN Kartam, Nabil A.	Kuwait University	Building & Construction	Rank 603
41	204,132	EM El-Abd, Mohammed H.	American University of Kuwait	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,437
42	206,826	AB Ateya, Badr G.	Kuwait University	Energy	Rank 3,168
43	210,501	KZ Khan, Ziauddin U.	Kuwait University	Microbiology	Rank 5,039
44	217,410	AN Ahmed, Nabil A.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 691
45	221,780	JA Jarkas, Abdulaziz M.	Al Mazaya Holding Co.	Building & Construction	Rank 666
46	227,136	FN Fattuhi, Nijad Ibrahim	Kuwait University	Building & Construction	Rank 693
47	234,942	OM Omran, Mahamed G.H.	Abdullah Al Salem University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,184
48	235,310	AS Akhtar, Saeed	Kuwait University	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 952
49	240,190	TM Tayfun, M. A.	Kuwait University	Civil Engineering	Rank 615
50	241,258	CA Christoforou, Andreas P.	Kuwait University	Materials	Rank 3,595
51	250,746	SA Sedaghat, Ahmad	Australian University	Energy	Rank 3,949
52	262,195	Güler, Mehmet Ali	American University of the Middle East	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,978
53	269,970	GR Gharbi, Ridha B.C.	Kuwait Oil Company	Energy	Rank 4,348
54	269,982	FM Fahim, Mohammed A.	Kuwait University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,518
55	271,268	NK Narayana, Kilarkaje	Kuwait University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 967
56	281,522	AM Abdel-Hamid, Mohammed E.	Kuwait University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 2,422
57	287,527	SM Sababheh, Mohammed S.	Abdullah Al Salem University	General Mathematics	Rank 2,147
58	292,730	OM Oriowo, Mabayoje Ayotunde	Kuwait University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,901
59	300,486	MM Moussa, Mohammad A.A.	Kuwait University	Medical Informatics	Rank 329
60	308,602	AM Abdel-Rohman, Mohamed	Kuwait University	Civil Engineering	Rank 853
61	314,221	SA Stanislaus, Anthony	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Energy	Rank 5,290
62	315,627	EA Elsharkawy, Abdallah A.	Kuwait University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,413
63	339,565	NS Neelamani, Subramaniam	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Civil Engineering	Rank 973
64	343,318	EK El-Naggar, Khaled M.	The Public Authority of Applied Education and Training	Energy	Rank 5,876
65	347,640	MQ Mian Qaisar, Saeed Mian	American University of the Middle East	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,004
66	352,473	EM Elish, Mahmoud O.	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,131
67	354,921	AA Al-Othman, Abdulrahman K.	College of Technological Studies Kuwait	Energy	Rank 6,118
68	364,694	AT Albahri, Tareq A.	Kuwait University	Energy	Rank 6,318
69	371,419	Farag, Wael	Abdullah Al Salem University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,636
70	379,116	AB Alshuraiaan, Bader Shabeeb	Kuwait University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,952
71	390,430	AH Al-Khalaifah, Hanan	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 1,493
72	395,418	OS Olusi, Samuel Olusoji	Kuwait University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,282
73	396,822	RJ Ramadan, Jasem M.	Kuwait University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,298
74	404,497	HM Hussain, Malek Ghuloum M.	Kuwait University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4,316
75	418,982	Mahariq, Ibrahim	Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait	Energy	Rank 7,504
76	511,546	CC Charalambous, Christakis	Kuwait University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,994
77	644,264	HK Habib, Khaled J.	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 3,044
78	664,824	CA Cherri, Abdallah K.	Kuwait University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 3,170
79	765,440	AS Al-Fedaghi, Sabah S.	Kuwait University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 19,614
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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 career-long list, Kuwait University has the most listed scientists from Kuwait, with 47. It is followed by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research with 9.

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 79 in 2025, a change of +75.6%.

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.