Kuwait University: Rankings

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Kuwait University ranked 1st in Kuwait, 2125th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 157 research topics. Kuwait University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 22,559 academic publications and 367,450 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 31 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2125 of 14,131 In the World
#638 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 5 In Kuwait
#1 of 3 In Kuwait City
#127 of 1,251 For Petroleum Engineering
#225 of 1,025 For Industrial Engineering
#234 of 1,055 For Construction Management
#793 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#5738 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 154 other topics

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Biology rankings

Kuwait University ranked 1st for Biology in Kuwait and 871st in the World with 13,000 publications made and 238,717 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Kuwait
#276 of 2,814 In Asia
#871 of 6,770 In the World

Kuwait University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 151 696
1992 87 693
1993 71 679
1994 126 679
1995 164 725
1996 213 754
1997 230 846
1998 240 997
1999 298 1300
2000 271 1516
2001 289 1773
2002 264 2059
2003 324 2569
2004 311 2941
2005 317 3361
2006 312 3771
2007 348 4319
2008 368 5086
2009 357 5887
2010 369 6535
2011 374 7585
2012 367 8634
2013 394 9700
2014 391 10601
2015 416 10796
2016 432 11002
2017 410 11647
2018 492 12626
2019 509 14562
2020 669 17360
2021 712 20765
2022 637 22592
2023 622 22106

The following table provides academic rankings for Kuwait University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Kuwait ranking Asia ranking World rank
Microbiology 1 90 415
Virology 1 132 550
Immunology 1 177 598
Pharmacology 1 215 667
Biotechnology 1 229 731
Paleontology 1 193 740
Genetics 1 228 759
Oncology and Cancer research 1 275 781
Evolutionary Biology 1 195 847
Biochemistry 1 279 848
Molecular Biology 1 298 891
Neuroscience 1 231 904
Astrobiology 1 276 999
Zoology 1 251 1021
Toxicology 1 344 1044
Nutrition and Food Science 1 392 1067
Botany 1 353 1071
Biophysics 1 356 1099
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 320 1108
Nanotechnology 1 495 1134
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 376 1135
Horticulture 1 446 1188
Animal Science 1 374 1228
Agricultural Science 1 499 1340
Forestry 1 489 1573

Chemistry rankings

Kuwait University ranked 1st for Chemistry in Kuwait and 890th in the World with 11,507 publications made and 214,697 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Kuwait
#295 of 2,750 In Asia
#890 of 6,447 In the World

Kuwait University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 128 616
1992 69 611
1993 51 554
1994 115 583
1995 174 631
1996 213 696
1997 257 764
1998 258 964
1999 293 1218
2000 265 1396
2001 267 1619
2002 276 1880
2003 298 2191
2004 270 2586
2005 297 3109
2006 275 3414
2007 334 3845
2008 333 4591
2009 338 5267
2010 326 5886
2011 330 6736
2012 341 7516
2013 362 8706
2014 345 9192
2015 342 9356
2016 356 9671
2017 342 10138
2018 395 11028
2019 421 12746
2020 514 14852
2021 523 17466
2022 514 18858
2023 480 18212

The following table provides academic rankings for Kuwait University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Kuwait ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 1 147 493
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 168 657
Biochemistry 1 279 848
Inorganic Chemistry 1 329 858
Organic Chemistry 1 310 899
Environmental Chemistry 1 312 908
Materials Science 1 342 941
Physical chemistry 1 376 954
Chemical Engineering 1 408 957
Radiochemistry 1 506 999
Computational Chemistry 1 338 1030
Nutrition and Food Science 1 392 1067
Nanotechnology 1 495 1134

Engineering rankings

Kuwait University ranked 1st for Engineering in Kuwait and 849th in the World with 11,081 publications made and 183,292 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Kuwait
#271 of 2,809 In Asia
#849 of 6,684 In the World

Kuwait University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 116 376
1992 69 389
1993 72 416
1994 114 433
1995 172 532
1996 212 538
1997 231 640
1998 227 777
1999 269 845
2000 232 1051
2001 219 1165
2002 289 1573
2003 240 1650
2004 263 1912
2005 253 2374
2006 260 2760
2007 317 3045
2008 311 3722
2009 345 4412
2010 357 4967
2011 341 5825
2012 310 6460
2013 358 7596
2014 341 8237
2015 324 8422
2016 374 8907
2017 344 9062
2018 398 10037
2019 439 11411
2020 546 13159
2021 534 15038
2022 512 16207
2023 458 15566

The following table provides academic rankings for Kuwait University in various areas of Engineering.

Medicine rankings

Kuwait University ranked 1st for Medicine in Kuwait and 713th in the World with 11,063 publications made and 197,498 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Kuwait
#191 of 2,781 In Asia
#713 of 6,680 In the World

Kuwait University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 114 540
1992 79 558
1993 53 550
1994 100 516
1995 135 594
1996 140 622
1997 176 677
1998 183 789
1999 246 1044
2000 205 1181
2001 225 1317
2002 222 1713
2003 269 1999
2004 268 2318
2005 285 2668
2006 279 3046
2007 306 3544
2008 276 4087
2009 296 4613
2010 297 5406
2011 325 6156
2012 325 7037
2013 341 7860
2014 326 8616
2015 363 8799
2016 362 8934
2017 373 9401
2018 453 10003
2019 465 11371
2020 654 14087
2021 673 17252
2022 611 18767
2023 542 18353

The following table provides academic rankings for Kuwait University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Kuwait ranking Asia ranking World rank
Dentistry 1 91 380
Orthodontics 1 92 400
Epidemiology 1 73 407
Dermatology 1 111 431
Pediatrics 1 95 442
Respiratory Therapy 1 88 449
Forensic Science 1 97 462
Family medicine 1 75 465
Pharmacy 1 147 493
Urology 1 164 529
Virology 1 132 550
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 77 594
Veterinary 1 176 595
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 200 596
Immunology 1 177 598
Plastic Surgery 1 156 599
Medical Physics 1 133 607
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 89 618
Cardiology 1 178 623
Public Health 1 105 642
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 126 644
Surgery 1 193 649
Pathology 1 182 652
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 196 654
Clinical Psychology 1 84 656
Pharmacology 1 215 667
Anesthesiology 1 217 708
Critical Care Nursing 1 161 714
Occupational Therapy 1 147 732
Nursing 1 106 732
Social Work 1 42 732
Neurosurgery 1 265 752
Anatomy and Physiology 1 215 753
Psychiatry 1 189 768
Gerontology 1 108 774
Oncology and Cancer research 1 275 781
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 305 845
Health Science 1 165 853
Radiation Therapy 1 324 859
Physical Therapy 1 207 899
Ophthalmology 1 280 916
Audiology 1 255 1023
Toxicology 1 344 1044
Sports Medicine 1 238 1078
Biomedical Engineering 1 514 1334

Physics rankings

Kuwait University ranked 1st for Physics in Kuwait and 919th in the World with 9,783 publications made and 159,791 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Kuwait
#290 of 2,786 In Asia
#919 of 6,603 In the World

Kuwait University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 110 377
1992 60 408
1993 58 401
1994 109 415
1995 154 486
1996 193 525
1997 222 618
1998 213 729
1999 251 808
2000 223 984
2001 211 1112
2002 285 1522
2003 241 1587
2004 229 1781
2005 235 2215
2006 231 2472
2007 262 2700
2008 274 3218
2009 290 3777
2010 268 4300
2011 274 4850
2012 267 5545
2013 300 6432
2014 271 6647
2015 255 6954
2016 307 7353
2017 301 7435
2018 335 8180
2019 371 9255
2020 463 10965
2021 459 12531
2022 453 13611
2023 413 13369

The following table provides academic rankings for Kuwait University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Kuwait ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 1 133 607
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 195 612
Quantum and Particle physics 1 277 887
Acoustical Engineering 1 269 907
Materials Science 1 342 941
Nuclear Physics 1 314 973
Astrobiology 1 276 999
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 308 1003
Optical Engineering 1 351 1023
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 283 1031
Theoretical Physics 1 311 1073
Biophysics 1 356 1099
Nanotechnology 1 495 1134
Condensed Matter Physics 1 495 1225

Environmental Science rankings

Kuwait University ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Kuwait and 875th in the World with 8,538 publications made and 148,053 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Kuwait
#243 of 2,811 In Asia
#875 of 6,798 In the World

Kuwait University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 93 363
1992 52 322
1993 56 328
1994 95 365
1995 109 401
1996 172 427
1997 168 454
1998 180 608
1999 181 646
2000 186 859
2001 177 923
2002 182 1183
2003 223 1492
2004 196 1608
2005 214 1853
2006 189 2247
2007 237 2578
2008 246 3105
2009 239 3534
2010 246 4326
2011 259 5089
2012 252 5750
2013 268 6566
2014 245 6985
2015 244 7366
2016 287 7400
2017 285 7816
2018 325 8703
2019 341 9986
2020 424 11386
2021 444 13287
2022 406 14051
2023 406 14099

The following table provides academic rankings for Kuwait University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Kuwait ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 1 144 437
Hydrology and Water resources management 1 184 554
Mining Engineering 1 193 555
Environmental Management 1 169 569
Geotechnical Engineering 1 192 581
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 1 172 623
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 168 657
Paleontology 1 193 740
Geology 1 208 780
Earth science and Geophysics 1 254 840
Geography and Cartography 1 218 898
Oceanography 1 262 901
Environmental Chemistry 1 312 908
Ecology 1 289 1016
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 320 1108
Agricultural Science 1 499 1340
Forestry 1 489 1573

Computer Science rankings

Kuwait University ranked 1st for Computer Science in Kuwait and 843rd in the World with 8,467 publications made and 125,148 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Kuwait
#215 of 2,809 In Asia
#843 of 6,752 In the World

Kuwait University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 76 254
1992 40 266
1993 46 270
1994 69 276
1995 97 341
1996 97 323
1997 143 391
1998 123 466
1999 179 577
2000 153 605
2001 133 700
2002 214 1178
2003 170 1200
2004 178 1331
2005 207 1614
2006 216 1988
2007 242 2122
2008 256 2574
2009 306 3270
2010 289 3711
2011 289 4124
2012 261 4793
2013 289 5574
2014 290 5971
2015 287 6411
2016 332 6895
2017 276 6915
2018 350 7659
2019 401 8591
2020 492 10110
2021 457 11962
2022 397 12597
2023 404 12127

The following table provides academic rankings for Kuwait University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Kuwait ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 137 448
Information Technology 1 95 496
Web Design and Development 1 153 575
Computer Networking 1 177 618
Animation 1 182 625
Computer Engineering 1 202 638
UX/UI Desgin 1 142 660
Management Information Systems 1 111 675
Cyber Security 1 193 701
Software Engineering 1 137 717
Telecommunications 1 226 732
Machine Learning 1 224 745
Library and Information science 1 113 781
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 238 848
Neuroscience 1 231 904
Computational Linguistics 1 277 904
Robotics 1 352 942
Computer Graphics 1 300 985
Human-Computer Interaction 1 250 993
Data Science 1 230 1019
Multimedia 1 245 1028
Computer Vision 1 375 1086
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 376 1135
Cognitive Science 1 398 1223

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Kuwait University ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Kuwait and 1044th in the World with 8,061 publications made and 122,918 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Kuwait
#193 of 2,845 In Asia
#1044 of 7,020 In the World

Kuwait University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 75 217
1992 52 237
1993 68 258
1994 69 292
1995 77 296
1996 104 324
1997 127 358
1998 120 413
1999 141 452
2000 123 569
2001 141 651
2002 187 1017
2003 180 1029
2004 160 1264
2005 159 1430
2006 184 1716
2007 201 2079
2008 210 2550
2009 229 2900
2010 231 3681
2011 251 4029
2012 258 4771
2013 270 5366
2014 251 5928
2015 279 6464
2016 305 6366
2017 296 6586
2018 362 7239
2019 373 8084
2020 518 9813
2021 500 11905
2022 454 12646
2023 421 12335

The following table provides academic rankings for Kuwait University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Kuwait ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 1 43 379
Forensic Science 1 97 462
Demography 1 100 622
Journalism and Digital Media 1 144 684
Broadcast Journalism 2 122 718
Social Work 1 42 732
Library and Information science 1 113 781
Early Childhood Education 1 73 793
Communications and Public Relations 1 115 836
Classics and Ancient History 1 124 854
Law 1 163 896
Linguistics 1 224 910
Radio and Television broadcasting 2 202 918
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 144 939
Sociology 1 162 941
Anthropology 1 150 980
Special Education 1 133 985
Archaeology 1 258 1030
Political Science 1 169 1041
Education Majors 1 211 1083
History 1 247 1090
Philosophy 1 199 1098
Media Studies 2 130 1144
Aesthetics 1 275 1194
Public Policy / Administration 1 192 1224
Gender Studies 1 155 1327
Art History 1 195 1464

Mathematics rankings

Kuwait University ranked 1st for Mathematics in Kuwait and 724th in the World with 5,489 publications made and 83,512 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Kuwait
#176 of 2,673 In Asia
#724 of 6,305 In the World

Kuwait University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 32 108
1992 22 112
1993 20 148
1994 46 148
1995 66 166
1996 65 171
1997 87 198
1998 92 238
1999 95 267
2000 78 304
2001 75 328
2002 125 597
2003 86 592
2004 112 704
2005 122 833
2006 138 996
2007 139 1038
2008 154 1375
2009 188 1671
2010 190 2113
2011 192 2467
2012 175 2732
2013 192 3232
2014 159 3816
2015 197 4068
2016 213 4318
2017 216 4294
2018 253 4822
2019 259 5331
2020 372 6515
2021 355 7906
2022 309 8321
2023 268 7819

The following table provides academic rankings for Kuwait University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Kuwait ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 99 334
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 137 448
Applied Mathematics 1 139 519
Statistics 1 192 749
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 178 799
Math Teachers 1 161 843

Psychology rankings

Kuwait University ranked 1st for Psychology in Kuwait and 852nd in the World with 5,071 publications made and 78,380 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Kuwait
#203 of 2,703 In Asia
#852 of 6,528 In the World

Kuwait University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 53 159
1992 33 207
1993 23 177
1994 38 226
1995 46 188
1996 42 244
1997 65 237
1998 75 292
1999 95 353
2000 80 385
2001 84 466
2002 99 636
2003 103 782
2004 114 837
2005 110 924
2006 127 1217
2007 149 1421
2008 129 1547
2009 164 1753
2010 154 2202
2011 168 2553
2012 125 3022
2013 161 3221
2014 118 3505
2015 181 3655
2016 190 3830
2017 192 3934
2018 233 4275
2019 235 4792
2020 357 5922
2021 327 7228
2022 296 7839
2023 311 7778

The following table provides academic rankings for Kuwait University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Kuwait ranking Asia ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 1 84 656
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 142 662
Occupational Therapy 1 147 732
Social Work 1 42 732
Psychiatry 1 189 768
Social Psychology 1 146 860
Child Psychology 1 130 873
Neuroscience 1 231 904
Special Education 1 133 985
Education Majors 1 211 1083
Cognitive Science 1 398 1223

Business rankings

Kuwait University ranked 1st for Business in Kuwait and 721st in the World with 3,740 publications made and 59,138 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Kuwait
#147 of 2,579 In Asia
#721 of 6,187 In the World

Kuwait University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 23 76
1992 18 93
1993 23 105
1994 27 74
1995 46 120
1996 60 126
1997 51 144
1998 53 177
1999 87 190
2000 59 245
2001 69 254
2002 100 489
2003 59 453
2004 69 568
2005 72 662
2006 93 865
2007 99 895
2008 126 1257
2009 126 1469
2010 133 1841
2011 107 1947
2012 128 2244
2013 123 2560
2014 107 2843
2015 141 3000
2016 153 2999
2017 151 2994
2018 163 3295
2019 195 3543
2020 226 4119
2021 213 4765
2022 189 4684
2023 182 4625

The following table provides academic rankings for Kuwait University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Kuwait ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 1 62 234
Operations Research 1 99 334
Occupational Safety and Health 1 43 379
Supply Chain Management 1 197 575
Project Management 1 86 585
Management 1 139 588
Accounting 1 113 638
Management Information Systems 1 111 675
Marketing 1 127 677
Engineering Management 1 168 744
Real Estate 1 246 882
Human Resource Management 1 185 928
Finance 1 210 930
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 256 964
Advertising 1 225 1071
International Business 1 205 1104
Public Policy / Administration 1 192 1224

Economics rankings

Kuwait University ranked 1st for Economics in Kuwait and 890th in the World with 2,365 publications made and 37,101 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Kuwait
#181 of 2,461 In Asia
#890 of 5,995 In the World

Kuwait University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 16 54
1992 7 46
1993 10 65
1994 12 50
1995 21 80
1996 24 65
1997 29 79
1998 29 84
1999 33 97
2000 27 116
2001 36 126
2002 38 178
2003 32 210
2004 28 220
2005 41 317
2006 51 324
2007 51 432
2008 51 607
2009 72 672
2010 71 896
2011 55 1035
2012 90 1273
2013 76 1369
2014 67 1599
2015 82 1693
2016 99 1724
2017 111 1766
2018 117 1849
2019 139 2107
2020 184 2760
2021 193 3428
2022 172 3652
2023 146 3693

The following table provides academic rankings for Kuwait University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Kuwait ranking Asia ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 178 799
Development Studies 1 173 842
Finance 1 210 930
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 256 964
Environmental Economics 1 343 1068

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kuwait University

Speciality Kuwait Asia World Rank
Photography 1 93 570
Graphic Design 1 181 774
Fashion Design 1 194 927
Art & Design 1 241 1081
Literature 1 234 1122