Name: List of Top Departments of Kuwait University sorted by peer-reviewed citations
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15.2K(top 10%)

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264.2K(top 10%)

PR citations

152(top 10%)

PR h-index

170(top 10%)

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2.5(top 50%)

2-year impact

19.5K

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378.2K

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Top Departments (by peer-reviewed citations)

#	Department	Articles	Citations	A pos	C pos
4	Microbiology	1,108	41.4K	238	404
5	Chemistry	1,145	34.2K	1,060	1,191
6	Pharmacy	891	32.1K	508	597
7	Pediatrics	609	31.6K	485	527
8	Mechanical Engineering	952	27.6K	547	550
9	Pathology	632	27.3K	537	612
10	Biology	681	24.9K	889	1,041
11	Electrical Engineering	1,187	24.8K	580	737
12	Dentistry	620	24.5K	340	475
13	Computer Science	791	24.3K	805	822
14	Mathematics	1,279	23.8K	616	883
15	Surgery	639	23.7K	463	590
16	Computer Engineering	1,084	21.7K	319	462
17	Pharmacology	610	21.5K	417	613
19	Biochemistry	558	19.9K	719	912
20	Public Health	424	19.7K	788	827
21	Chemical Engineering	693	19.4K	712	939
22	Physics	732	18.0K	1,237	1,380
23	Immunology	186	17.6K	751	666
25	Statistics	508	16.3K	421	572
26	Civil Engineering	658	14.8K	505	703
28	Physiology	321	13.5K	612	753
30	Internal Medicine	266	13.3K	790	867
31	Management	228	12.6K	950	755
33	Biomedical Sciences	177	12.2K	751	781
35	Nutrition	180	11.0K	682	798
36	Epidemiology	161	10.9K	754	860
37	Anatomy	274	10.9K	454	678
38	Genetics	167	10.8K	716	909
39	Toxicology	276	10.8K	202	484
40	Economics	114	10.5K	1,607	845
41	Psychology	191	10.5K	1,137	949
42	Neurology	176	10.4K	855	937
43	Psychiatry	153	10.0K	915	923
45	Dermatology	98	9.7K	741	649
46	Human Genetics	79	9.7K	488	701
47	Infectious Diseases	87	9.6K	711	645
48	Environmental Health	98	9.6K	319	528
49	Biostatistics	148	9.5K	702	782
51	Radiology	187	9.4K	811	767
52	Preventive Medicine	24	9.4K	1,189	545
53	Industrial Engineering	252	9.3K	299	322
55	Nursing	145	9.3K	1,003	765
56	Veterinary Medicine	106	9.2K	1,037	871
58	Environmental Science	250	9.2K	996	1,359
59	Medical Microbiology	80	9.2K	349	515
60	Cardiology	118	8.9K	802	825
62	Molecular Medicine	50	8.7K	755	744
63	Pulmonology	91	8.7K	609	625
64	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	61	8.6K	471	120
65	Health Education	9	8.6K	591	50
67	Urology	57	8.4K	898	705
70	Clinical Immunology	49	8.1K	428	473
71	Ophthalmology	52	8.1K	1,014	805
72	Education	152	8.0K	1,030	864
73	Biomedical Engineering	36	7.8K	1,617	908
74	Family Medicine	45	7.6K	788	435
75	Clinical Pharmacy	91	7.5K	230	230
76	Pharmaceutical Sciences	124	7.5K	957	1,001
77	Global Health	33	7.4K	845	764
78	Otolaryngology	48	7.3K	893	754
79	Health Policy	67	7.3K	370	345
80	Information Technology	89	7.3K	1,008	477
81	Endocrinology	23	7.2K	1,263	833
84	Forensic Medicine	16	6.8K	863	382
85	Nephrology	26	6.8K	934	760
87	General Surgery	29	6.8K	965	586
88	Social Work	54	6.7K	616	322
89	Molecular Biology	140	6.6K	865	1,107
90	Environmental Studies	11	6.5K	1,441	425
91	Gastroenterology	36	6.5K	1,077	850
94	Midwifery	13	6.5K	872	252
95	Developmental Biology	17	6.4K	789	700
96	Health Promotion	16	6.4K	703	226
97	Food Science	137	6.4K	639	1,003
98	Entomology	9	6.4K	1,549	732
99	Health Services Research	10	6.3K	705	234
100	Hypertension	9	6.3K	709	667
101	Health Economics	10	6.3K	628	177
102	Biotechnology	73	6.3K	1,825	1,395
103	Clinical Biochemistry	13	6.2K	739	706
104	Pediatric Dentistry	30	6.0K	322	50
106	Econometrics	8	6.0K	445	124
107	Hepatology	20	5.9K	878	765
109	Oncology	36	5.8K	1,150	965
110	Surgical Oncology	4	5.7K	1,122	301
111	Operations Research	291	5.7K	21	36
113	Parasitology	28	5.6K	762	695
114	Zoology	85	5.5K	857	1,039
115	Pharmaceutical Chemistry	183	5.5K	126	634
116	Physical Therapy	72	5.4K	668	709
119	Biophysics	47	5.2K	760	883
120	Neuroscience	59	5.1K	1,111	1,150
121	Tropical Medicine	25	5.0K	672	676
122	Bioinformatics	88	4.9K	375	805
123	Occupational Therapy	88	4.8K	142	258
126	Neurosurgery	27	4.7K	1,448	993
127	Petroleum Engineering	208	4.7K	73	102
128	Sociology	40	4.7K	941	510
129	Occupational Health	60	4.6K	282	719
130	Clinical Pathology	21	4.6K	496	374
132	Environmental Engineering	96	4.4K	1,418	1,558
133	Information Systems	113	4.4K	234	296
134	Translational Medicine	23	4.3K	550	833
135	Dietetics	29	4.3K	475	780
137	Medical Oncology	21	4.2K	1,037	962
138	Clinical Chemistry	9	4.2K	750	884
139	Health Informatics	23	4.2K	292	246
141	Medical Physics	5	4.1K	1,381	792
142	Public Relations	7	4.0K	187	77
143	Kinesiology	7	4.0K	1,629	899
145	Human Biology	3	4.0K	778	659
146	Electronic Engineering	125	4.0K	1,158	1,010
147	Oral Pathology	10	3.9K	533	229
148	General Practice	9	3.9K	773	418
152	Forensic Science	5	3.8K	539	174
153	Project Management	4	3.8K	411	149
155	Radiation Oncology	39	3.8K	937	978
156	Cell Biology	63	3.8K	1,025	1,228
157	Virology	6	3.8K	1,314	905
160	Pediatric Cardiology	4	3.7K	764	244
161	Dental Public Health	10	3.7K	169	208
162	Diagnostic Radiology	8	3.7K	893	438
164	Interventional Radiology	4	3.6K	1,072	376
165	Nuclear Medicine	152	3.6K	299	818
167	Botany	77	3.6K	838	1,318
168	Anthropology	35	3.5K	848	618
170	Geology	101	3.3K	902	1,007
171	Geography	54	3.3K	1,430	1,266
172	Earth Science	159	3.2K	855	1,619
173	Obstetrics	29	3.2K	973	945
174	Architecture	68	3.2K	915	710
176	Medical Genetics	43	3.0K	662	1,049
178	Orthopedics	19	3.0K	1,419	843
179	Head and Neck Surgery	20	2.9K	966	953
180	Pharmaceutics	86	2.8K	255	271
181	Metabolism	13	2.8K	1,145	1,058
182	Neonatology	24	2.8K	434	259
183	Mycology	8	2.7K	387	143
185	Applied Mathematics	41	2.7K	1,071	1,042
186	Clinical Nutrition	10	2.7K	785	454
187	Orthopedic Surgery	35	2.6K	941	1,141
188	Neurobiology	17	2.6K	934	1,163
189	Oral Medicine	28	2.6K	367	948
191	Critical Care	28	2.6K	985	1,144
193	Agricultural Science	15	2.5K	1,693	1,367
194	Plastic Surgery	10	2.5K	858	313
195	Urban Planning	16	2.5K	558	260
198	Public Administration	22	2.5K	557	254
199	Criminology	6	2.4K	872	366
201	Emergency Medicine	17	2.4K	1,256	1,180
203	Mental Health	8	2.3K	1,502	1,035
204	Embryology	8	2.3K	1,042	1,069
205	Molecular Genetics	60	2.2K	530	1,192
207	Animal Science	21	2.2K	1,480	1,394
209	Design	21	2.2K	935	546
211	Clinical Psychology	10	2.1K	1,046	511
213	Adolescent Medicine	18	2.1K	423	822
214	Regenerative Medicine	11	2.1K	1,014	1,155
216	Genetic Epidemiology	5	2.1K	584	481
219	Medical Education	11	2.1K	713	811
220	Pediatric Neurology	18	2.1K	421	744
221	Mass Communication	32	2.1K	49	104
222	Demography	7	2.1K	361	413
223	Oral Biology	10	2.1K	513	565
224	Rehabilitation	23	2.0K	1,053	972
225	Optometry	4	2.0K	1,272	1,139
226	Cardiothoracic Surgery	5	2.0K	1,015	811
227	Neuropsychiatry	21	2.0K	357	426
229	Physical Education	10	2.0K	1,962	1,160
230	Materials Science	60	2.0K	1,846	2,021
231	Thoracic Surgery	5	2.0K	1,257	564
232	International Health	9	2.0K	507	453
233	Astronomy	65	2.0K	1,411	1,573
234	Emergency Nursing	3	2.0K	200	145
236	Pediatric Surgery	10	1.9K	845	920
239	Sport	10	1.9K	1,698	1,261
241	Pharmacogenomics	4	1.9K	356	446
242	Clinical Neuroscience	7	1.9K	1,215	1,245
243	Genetic Engineering	5	1.9K	864	1,160
244	Pharmaceutical Technology	6	1.9K	1,395	1,190
245	Neurophysiology	2	1.9K	913	921
248	Clinical Pharmacology	11	1.8K	1,049	1,293
250	Biopharmaceutics	6	1.8K	333	202
251	Rheumatology	28	1.8K	918	1,184
253	Data Science	6	1.8K	1,950	856
255	Bioengineering	6	1.8K	2,673	1,660
256	Sustainable Development	4	1.8K	1,206	667
256	Medical Imaging	7	1.8K	1,128	749
258	Endodontics	14	1.8K	463	950
259	Paramedicine	2	1.8K	387	166
260	Clinical Genetics	41	1.8K	355	1,052
264	Health Information Management	3	1.7K	351	404
266	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	3	1.7K	1,189	1,096
267	Health Services Administration	2	1.7K	340	339
267	Psychiatric Nursing	1	1.7K	964	517
267	Pharmacokinetics	1	1.7K	880	447
267	Neuroradiology	1	1.7K	1,570	748
276	Allergology	28	1.6K	300	840
278	Hematology	72	1.5K	759	1,307
279	Theoretical Physics	18	1.5K	1,052	962
280	Cancer Biology	10	1.5K	668	1,059
282	Systems Engineering	52	1.3K	504	677
283	Pharmacognosy	27	1.3K	556	972
284	Physical Chemistry	21	1.3K	988	1,151
285	Particle Physics	37	1.3K	669	875
286	Materials Engineering	44	1.3K	1,941	2,066
287	Computational Biology	8	1.2K	933	1,025
288	Genomics	13	1.2K	1,020	1,296
290	Electronics	75	1.2K	1,298	1,609
291	Astrophysics	8	1.2K	1,355	1,098
292	Logistics	2	1.1K	1,627	200
292	Automotive Engineering	12	1.1K	559	222
294	Pediatric Hematology	9	1.1K	508	341
296	Marketing	63	1.1K	479	927
298	Microelectronics	1	1.0K	1,809	368
299	Cosmology	3	1.0K	985	764
300	Sleep Medicine	23	998	262	320
302	Pediatric Pulmonology	9	957	323	205
305	Applied Physics	38	920	1,274	1,537
309	Finance	60	864	786	1,142
310	Political Science	33	828	736	776
313	Accounting	32	732	814	871
314	Library and Information Science	61	728	37	58
316	Orthodontics	28	635	481	513
317	Medicinal Chemistry	24	631	637	836
318	Software Engineering	18	627	845	704
319	Critical Care Medicine	26	618	792	1,325
320	Mechatronics Engineering	24	588	584	619
322	Pediatric Nephrology	6	573	488	276
323	Nanotechnology	19	572	1,084	1,227
324	Restorative Dentistry	27	535	300	425
326	Psychopharmacology	4	504	261	215
330	Environmental Toxicology	3	461	608	405
331	Prosthodontics	24	454	427	518
332	Systems Biology	5	451	1,374	1,468
333	Construction Engineering	7	437	819	535
335	Ecology	17	408	2,116	2,992
338	Infection Control	11	394	372	412
341	Educational Psychology	27	371	376	766
343	Aerospace Engineering	23	368	1,035	1,527
344	Atmospheric Science	5	350	1,790	1,667
345	Architectural Engineering	12	349	753	795
346	Pathophysiology	9	347	959	1,359
347	Forestry	4	342	3,016	2,187
348	Remote Sensing	6	338	858	741
349	Periodontics	16	337	322	902
350	Histology	6	322	1,384	1,376
350	Artificial Intelligence	21	322	1,067	1,297
350	Fisheries	17	322	1,135	1,861
353	Geriatric Medicine	3	319	1,068	931
354	International Relations	5	309	822	614
355	Mechanics	8	308	1,455	1,163
357	Manufacturing Engineering	11	303	890	962
362	Regional Planning	5	278	680	624
363	Gerontology	6	276	804	1,098
365	Ocean Engineering	9	275	523	529
366	Molecular Pathology	4	274	743	899
370	Oceanography	17	264	972	1,647
371	Transfusion Medicine	5	262	701	776
372	Cytology	13	261	209	674
375	Literature	20	256	309	520
375	Meteorology	10	256	752	1,040
375	Bacteriology	5	256	910	1,346
378	Law	22	255	1,305	1,881
378	Neuroimmunology	2	255	330	682
382	Molecular Microbiology	8	246	671	1,270
383	Pediatric Endocrinology	6	243	494	489
384	Structural Engineering	7	242	729	723
385	Agricultural Engineering	6	235	1,560	1,526
388	Biomaterials	10	224	621	1,227
389	Inorganic Chemistry	8	221	1,489	1,647
390	Geomatics	3	220	1,085	697
392	Public Policy	8	212	989	1,267
394	Gastrointestinal Surgery	3	209	927	816
395	Agricultural Biotechnology	8	206	526	1,079
398	Energy	16	195	1,774	2,641
399	Audiology	14	191	286	453
399	Tissue Engineering	2	191	1,004	754
402	Organic Chemistry	8	182	1,531	1,724
404	Engineering Mathematics	10	180	196	321
406	Energy Engineering	9	173	1,278	1,572
407	Clinical Oncology	5	169	859	1,233
410	Mechatronics	5	166	1,021	794
411	Plant Pathology	2	160	2,193	2,007
411	Transplantation	10	160	726	1,447
413	Metallurgy	7	153	1,892	2,067
414	Andrology	1	152	819	475
415	Geriatrics	5	146	1,232	1,548
416	Geophysics	5	145	1,599	1,708
417	Business Studies	14	143	151	555
418	Occupational Medicine	6	139	696	916
419	Hydrology	6	138	748	1,093
420	Molecular Pharmacology	2	135	1,409	1,495
422	Paleontology	1	130	846	512
424	Nuclear Physics	7	126	1,221	1,439
426	Telecommunications Engineering	1	123	994	422
427	Aquaculture	1	121	1,974	1,604
428	Pharmacogenetics	2	117	348	442
431	Marine Engineering	11	108	391	786
432	Anatomical Pathology	2	107	783	861
433	International Economics	1	106	597	261
434	Cytogenetics	3	105	291	388
436	Health Psychology	5	104	798	1,131
437	Robotics	8	101	934	1,274
441	Special Education	6	96	713	921
442	Applied Mechanics	2	91	1,358	1,119
442	Evolutionary Biology	2	91	2,594	2,869
445	Engineering Management	6	84	539	846
448	Mathematics Education	8	83	306	487
448	Process Engineering	6	83	1,079	1,694
450	Nuclear Engineering	10	82	634	1,262
450	Tumor Biology	2	82	888	1,240
452	Nutrition and Health	3	80	556	755
453	Optics	3	78	1,121	1,147
455	Journalism	8	76	621	1,093
457	Automation	4	74	2,289	2,291
459	Immunotherapy	1	72	823	954
460	Probability	5	71	151	264
461	Developmental Genetics	1	68	470	643
462	Tourism	4	66	1,907	2,207
462	International Business	4	66	1,137	1,491
464	Agricultural Microbiology	2	65	222	259
464	Sports Science	6	65	1,005	1,430
467	Agronomy	4	61	2,371	3,110
468	Agricultural Economics	2	60	1,537	1,452
469	Telecommunications	2	58	1,830	1,646
470	Marine Geology	1	56	587	528
472	Conservation Biology	5	53	521	1,122
472	Immunogenetics	2	53	251	305
474	Pediatric Dermatology	4	52	218	421
476	Radiation Protection	3	51	336	945
478	Structural Biology	2	48	1,249	1,688
479	Photonics	2	45	1,521	1,521
481	Experimental Psychology	1	43	1,453	1,511
482	Neurogenetics	2	42	631	1,177
483	Animal Biotechnology	3	40	417	1,018
485	Cybersecurity	2	39	631	600
485	Chemical Biology	3	39	1,521	2,232
487	Renewable Energy	2	38	1,128	1,334
488	Supply Chain Management	2	37	817	1,059
489	Behavioral Neuroscience	2	36	814	1,243
490	Production Engineering	3	35	1,397	1,845
490	Cardiac Surgery	5	35	861	1,384
490	Communication Studies	1	35	1,253	1,150
495	Analytical Chemistry	1	34	3,030	3,034
495	Coastal Engineering	6	34	95	322
498	Respiratory Therapy	5	31	175	395
498	Marine Biology	2	31	1,528	2,068
501	Archaeology	4	30	1,321	2,102
501	History	12	30	971	2,235
503	Microbial Ecology	1	29	861	1,157
506	Art History	1	27	508	375
507	Neurochemistry	2	26	778	1,382
510	Exercise Physiology	1	25	1,001	1,002
510	Cancer Epidemiology	2	25	726	1,248
513	Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation	1	24	395	379
515	Pharmaceutical Engineering	1	23	1,328	1,458
518	Radio Astronomy	1	22	274	391
519	Linguistics	4	21	1,002	1,808
519	Phytochemistry	3	21	343	791
519	Vascular Surgery	4	21	1,136	1,756
522	Crop Science	2	20	1,827	2,628
524	Green Chemistry	1	19	834	1,116
524	Computational Mathematics	1	19	1,006	1,020
528	Transportation Engineering	1	18	1,524	1,513
528	Environmental Policy	1	18	1,392	1,855
528	Environmental Economics	1	18	499	652
534	Power Electronics	1	17	479	536
537	Speech-Language Pathology	5	16	351	839
537	Distance Education	1	16	339	465
537	Biochemical Engineering	1	16	1,952	2,426
537	Social Psychology	3	16	1,032	1,756
542	Clinical Toxicology	1	15	458	623
543	Mining Engineering	2	14	1,423	2,021
543	Pediatric Rheumatology	2	14	565	753
543	Veterinary Microbiology	4	14	492	1,473
546	Algorithms	2	13	96	242
546	Quantum Chemistry	1	13	190	264
546	Forensic Psychiatry	1	13	471	562
546	Spectroscopy	1	13	500	640
551	Philosophy	4	12	2,216	3,691
551	Cognitive Science	2	12	1,227	1,935
553	Planetary Science	2	11	2,084	2,931
553	Veterinary Pathology	2	11	798	1,343
553	Optoelectronics	1	11	1,819	2,021
553	Plant Breeding	1	11	1,533	1,891
557	Human Resource Management	1	10	870	1,153
559	Early Childhood Education	1	9	882	1,024
559	Horticulture	1	9	3,253	3,849
559	Differential Equations	1	9	170	184
559	Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	1	9	1,755	2,178
565	Polymers	1	8	800	1,112
565	Telemedicine	1	8	278	437
568	Behavioral Genetics	1	7	550	808
568	Control Engineering	2	7	1,987	2,634
572	Colorectal Surgery	1	6	1,121	1,459
575	Surveying	1	5	1,292	1,765
575	Pediatric Gastroenterology	1	5	1,019	1,339
575	Polymer Engineering	1	5	1,935	2,418
575	Criminal Law	1	5	267	404
575	Solar Energy	1	5	426	678
575	Biomechanics	2	5	764	1,369
575	Polymer Science	1	5	1,853	2,331
575	Translation Studies	2	5	134	471
575	Trauma Surgery	3	5	857	1,765
575	Clinical Neurophysiology	2	5	750	1,235
586	Soil Science	1	4	2,670	3,469
588	Industrial Microbiology	1	3	156	353
588	International Law	1	3	257	380
588	Educational Technology	1	3	630	955
588	Photochemistry	1	3	151	302
594	Naval Architecture	1	2	1,263	1,727
594	Palliative Care	1	2	1,177	1,640
594	Management Science	1	2	2,103	2,748
594	Hematopathology	1	2	600	1,008
599	Industrial Design	4	1	472	1,399
599	Emergency Medical Services	1	1	371	640
599	Counseling Psychology	1	1	632	1,094
599	Interventional Cardiology	1	1	838	1,245
605	Engineering Physics	2	0	1,681	2,709
605	Neuropsychology	1	0	1,111	1,591
605	Quantum Computing	1	0	469	744
605	Power Engineering	1	0	2,068	2,728
605	Food Engineering	1	0	3,244	4,128
605	Pharmacy Services	1	0	562	901

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