Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Kuwait Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Computer Science in Kuwait Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Affective Computing
Artificial Intelligence
BioSignal/Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,797
5,282
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Metaheuristics
optimization
operations research
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,493
1,751
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Computational Intelligence
Swarm Intelligence
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,702
1,308
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Digital Accessibility
Web Accessibility
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,117
2,404
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Artificial Intelligence
Blockchain
Next Generation Networks
Autonomous Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,015
2,896
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Databases
Software engineering
conceptual modeling
Information privacy
Information ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,011
1,179
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Cyber Security
Media Security
Media Forensics
Visual Surveillance
Multimedia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,773
1,114
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Industry Data
Scheduling
Optimization
Natural Language
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,507
1,233
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cloud Computing
RFID
Security
Blockchain
Systems design and analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,374
2,255
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Health Informatics
Digital Health
Information Systems
Cybersecurity
Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,208
2,112
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Evolutionary Computation
Swarm Intelligence
Smart Cities
Robotics
Engineering Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,997
1,083
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Complex Systems
Geographic Information Systems
Spatial Querying
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,969
399
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Software Engineering
Software Metrics
Software Quality and Security
Software Maintenance
Applied Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,805
824
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Software Metrics
Software Refactoring
Software Maintenance
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,801
602
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Machine Learning
Renewable Energy
Autonomous Driving
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,685
1,130
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Software Engineering
HCI
Usability
Multimedia
e-learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,605
1,245
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Machine Learning
Service Oriented Computing
Formal Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,484
359
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
software engineering
distributed systems
software systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,476
129
0.087
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Swarm Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,370
1,163
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Software Engineering (Test Prioritization
Regression Testing
Model-Based testing)
Mobile Network Solution
Ethics and Inform
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,277
348
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Machine Learning
Text Mining
Generative Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,258
531
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Evolutionary computation
Numerical modeling
ML for Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,111
430
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Data Mining
Knowledge Discovery
Machine Learning
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
665
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
VLSI Design Automation
Verification and Formal Method
SAT Solver
Hardware Security
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
962
760
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
ArtificiaI Intelligence
System Architecture
Networks
Hardware Acceleration
Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
951
344
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,770
19
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
M Murugappan
Kuwait College of Science and Technology
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,797
5,282
0.677
Affective Computing
Artificial Intelligence
BioSignal/Image Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,192
26
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mahamed Omran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,493
1,751
0.319
Metaheuristics
optimization
operations research
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,744
33
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ayed A Salman
Kuwait University
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,702
1,308
0.278
Computational Intelligence
Swarm Intelligence
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,954
62
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Iyad Abu Doush|Iyad Abu-Doush, Iyad Doush
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,117
2,404
0.771
Digital Accessibility
Web Accessibility
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,564
65
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ismaeel Al Ridhawi
Kuwait College of Science and Technology
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,015
2,896
0.961
Artificial Intelligence
Blockchain
Next Generation Networks
Autonomous Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,954
66
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sabah Al Fedaghi
Kuwait University
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,011
1,179
0.392
Databases
Software engineering
conceptual modeling
Information privacy
Information ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,772
74
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sabu Emmanuel
Kuwait University
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,773
1,114
0.402
Cyber Security
Media Security
Media Forensics
Visual Surveillance
Multimedia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,698
84
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fawaz S Al Anzi
Kuwait University
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,507
1,233
0.492
Industry Data
Scheduling
Optimization
Natural Language
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,228
90
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Omar Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,374
2,255
0.950
Cloud Computing
RFID
Security
Blockchain
Systems design and analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,372
95
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dari Alhuwail
Kuwait University
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,208
2,112
0.957
Health Informatics
Digital Health
Information Systems
Cybersecurity
Software Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,154
107
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mohammed El Abd
American University of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,997
1,083
0.542
Evolutionary Computation
Swarm Intelligence
Smart Cities
Robotics
Engineering Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,564
108
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Maytham Safar
Kuwait University
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,969
399
0.203
Complex Systems
Geographic Information Systems
Spatial Querying
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,152
122
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mahmoud Elish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,805
824
0.457
Software Engineering
Software Metrics
Software Quality and Security
Software Maintenance
Applied Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,881
123
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jehad Al Dallal
Kuwait University
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,801
602
0.334
Software Metrics
Software Refactoring
Software Maintenance
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,158
133
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wael Farag|Wael A Farag, W A Farag, W Farag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,685
1,130
0.671
Machine Learning
Renewable Energy
Autonomous Driving
Robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,463
140
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ahmed Al Hunaiyyan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,605
1,245
0.776
Software Engineering
HCI
Usability
Multimedia
e-learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,089
147
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hamdi Yahyaoui
Kuwait University
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,484
359
0.242
Machine Learning
Service Oriented Computing
Formal Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529,909
150
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kassem Saleh
Kuwait University
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,476
129
0.087
software engineering
distributed systems
software systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
554,915
155
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mohammed Faisal
Kuwait College of Science and Technology
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,370
1,163
0.849
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Swarm Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
579,613
169
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Luay Tahat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,277
348
0.273
Software Engineering (Test Prioritization
Regression Testing
Model-Based testing)
Mobile Network Solution
Ethics and Inform
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,842
173
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Loulwah Alsumait
Kuwait University
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,258
531
0.422
Machine Learning
Text Mining
Generative Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
628,764
206
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rami Alhajj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,111
430
0.387
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Evolutionary computation
Numerical modeling
ML for Energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
651,931
218
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Luai Al-Shalabi
Arab Open University Kuwait
Ardiya, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
665
0.639
Data Mining
Knowledge Discovery
Machine Learning
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,065
233
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sa'ed Abed
Kuwait University
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
962
760
0.790
VLSI Design Automation
Verification and Formal Method
SAT Solver
Hardware Security
AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684,405
237
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Fadi Sibai
American International University Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
951
344
0.362
ArtificiaI Intelligence
System Architecture
Networks
Hardware Acceleration
Security