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Asia · 2 rankings that exist only inside Kuwait — its states, cities, universities and more.
👥 Population4.9M#127 of 215💰 GDP$157.2B#58 of 185💎 GDP per capita$32,312#39 of 185❤️ Life expectancy84.6 yrs#4 of 215🗺️ Area17,820#153 of 214
Rankings inside Kuwait
🎓 Education
🌍 Society & Health
🎓 Top Research Universities in Kuwait
Universities and colleges in Kuwait ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).
1
Kuwait University30,816 papers
1,107,927
2
Dasman Diabetes Institute1,499 papers
137,560
3
American University of the Middle East6,196 papers
134,768
4
Public Authority for Applied Education and Training4,896 papers
105,187
5
Gulf University for Science & Technology4,290 papers
77,349
6
Kuwait College of Science and Technology1,655 papers
35,557
7
Australian University, Kuwait1,390 papers
27,038
8
American University of Kuwait1,161 papers
15,703
9
Arab Open University479 papers
6,686
10
American International University Kuwait229 papers
1,243
11
Kuwait Technical College161 papers
1,137
12
American School of Kuwait31 papers
523
13
Kuwait International Law School269 papers
179
Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.