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Universities by Research h-index in Kuwait

Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.

📅 2026📏 h-index13 entries🇰🇼 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (h-index); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Kuwait University30,840 works
308
2
Public Authority for Applied Education and Training4,902 works
133
3
American University of the Middle East6,221 works
126
4
Dasman Diabetes Institute1,502 works
119
5
Gulf University for Science & Technology4,298 works
101
6
Kuwait College of Science and Technology1,657 works
82
7
Australian University, Kuwait1,393 works
67
8
American University of Kuwait1,161 works
53
9
Arab Open University479 works
38
10
American International University Kuwait229 works
17
11
Kuwait Technical College161 works
17
12
American School of Kuwait31 works
13
13
Kuwait International Law School270 works
6

Highlights

Within Kuwait, Kuwait University ranks first in 2026 with 308, followed by Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (133) and American University of the Middle East (126).

Kuwait University is 2.3 times higher than Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, the runner-up.

Across 13 entries, values run from 308 (Kuwait University) to 6 (Kuwait International Law School), with a median of 67.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — OpenAlex indexes scholarly works and citations. Coverage and citation practices vary by institution and field; this is a research measure, not a ranking of teaching quality.