Top 100 Scientists

Social Sciences Top 100 Scientists in Kuwait 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (1,014,167 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects. 

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Paul Manuel
Graph theory
Cheminformatics
Information Systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
67
2,836
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Adel M Aladwani
Website quality
Digital transformation
Technology adoption
e-Government
Social Media
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
27
6,848
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Omar Moufakkir
Sociology of tourism
Hospitality
Marketing
Consumer behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
37
1,438
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Mohammed Nuruzzaman
International Relations Theory
Global political Economy
Great Powers in the Global Order
Human Rights and Human Security
Pol
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
30
1,122
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
H Taqi
Sociophonetics
linguistics
phonetics
phonology
EFL
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
14
737
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Tarek Khalifa
Smart Power Grid Communication and Networking
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Sensor Networks
Information Technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
1,491
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Mohammad Awad Alafnan
Critical Genre Analysis
Critical Discourse Analysis
Business Communication
CMC
Mass/Social Media
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
16
651
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Abdessatar Mahfoudhi
literacy
L1 and L2 language acquisition and teaching
learning disabilities
developmental language disabilities
inclusive pra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
15
669
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Angela Brunstein
Learning and Transfer
Motivation
Health Behavior
Rehabilitation Sciences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
336
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Ulas Kayapinar
English Teaching
Language Testing
Teacher Development
Reflection
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
420
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Basil Cahusac De Caux
Sociology of Language
Sociology of Higher Education
Language Policy
Doctoral Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
5
275
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Mashael Al-Hamly
Applied Linguistics. Translation Studies
Testing
English as a Second Language
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
415
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Ali Alkhaldi
Creative Writing
Discourse Analysis
Materials Development
English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
138
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Ivan Ivanov
second language acquisition
linguistic interfaces
syntax
applied linguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
276
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Elizabeth Abele
American cultural studies
Contemporary literature
Gender Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
87
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Shahd Alshammari
Disability Studies
Illness narrative
Arab women's literature
Gulf Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
94
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Lisa Urkevich
Music
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Renaissance Music
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
5
154
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Angela Gonzalez-Echeverry
Literatures
Latin American Cultures
Gender and social identity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
105
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Katherine Hennessey
comparative literature
global drama
Middle Eastern/Yemeni studies
Shakespeare
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
60
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Hanane Benali Taouis
applied linguistics
language teaching
communication
corpus análisis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
48
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Antonia Stamos
Aegean Prehistory
Landscape Archaeology
Minoan and Mycenaean
Prehistoric Archaeology
Greek and Roman Architecture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
36
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Hani Elayyan
Arabic Fiction
Arab-American literature
American Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
94
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Marina Jovic|Марина Јовић, Marina Jović
Pragmatics
Historical Linguistics
Large Language Models
Communication
ESL studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
305
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Mehmet Aslan
Psychology
Education
Development
Attachment
Literature
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
31
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Rita W El-Haddad
Dyslexia
Learning Disabilities
Well-being
Neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
22
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Larry Lee
Psychology
Sociology
History
Special Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
21
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Sami Alanazi
second language acquisition
discourse analysis
language assessment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
14
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Angelica Deangelis
Race
gender and identity in contemporary and global literature
cinema and music (especially North African)
speculative fictio
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
33
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Gloria Alpini
English Language and Composition
English and Comparative Literature
Translation Studies
Children's Literature
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
31
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Shalva Kikalishvili
Social Sciences
History
Politics
International Relationships.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
20
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :51
Murat Çal
Transportation management
optimization
mathematical modelling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
16
Piers Smith
Literary theory
Shakespeare
postcolonial literature
world literature
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
14
Alaaeldin Mahmoud
Comparative Literature
the Nahda
World Literature
literary translingualism
multimodality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
8
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Asma Alkanan
Library Management and Administration
Library Assessment
Information Literacy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
6
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Inas Mahfouz
Corpus linguistics
second language writing
teaching academic writing
technology and teaching
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
20
Gokce Hilal Sincer
theatre
english teaching
personal development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
13
Thana Al-Shakhs
Comparative Literature
American University of the Middle East
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
4
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Claudia Mejia
Cinema
Latin American Literature
Spanish Language
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
2
Sofia Gkertzou
postcolonial literature/theory
EFL teaching
teaching literature
digital humanities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
1
Jeremy Van Dyken
Psychology
Counseling
Leadership
Public Speaking
Publishing Assistance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
1
Florentina Rosca
English Language
Diaspora Studies
Cultural Studies
Contemporary American Literature
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
0
0
0
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yvette Reisinger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
88
16,213
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Manuel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
67
2,836
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Adel M Aladwani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
27
6,848
Website quality
Digital transformation
Technology adoption
e-Government
Social Media
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Omar Moufakkir
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
37
1,438
Sociology of tourism
Hospitality
Marketing
Consumer behavior
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alper Ertürk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
2,647
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mohammed Nuruzzaman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
30
1,122
International Relations Theory
Global political Economy
Great Powers in the Global Order
Human Rights and Human Security
Pol
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fahad Alrukaibi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
22
775
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
H Taqi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
737
Sociophonetics
linguistics
phonetics
phonology
EFL
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tarek Khalifa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
1,491
Smart Power Grid Communication and Networking
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Sensor Networks
Information Technology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mohammad Awad Alafnan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
16
651
Critical Genre Analysis
Critical Discourse Analysis
Business Communication
CMC
Mass/Social Media
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Abdessatar Mahfoudhi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
669
literacy
L1 and L2 language acquisition and teaching
learning disabilities
developmental language disabilities
inclusive pra
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Faisal Alsayegh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
435
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Angela Brunstein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
336
Learning and Transfer
Motivation
Health Behavior
Rehabilitation Sciences
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ulas Kayapinar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
420
English Teaching
Language Testing
Teacher Development
Reflection
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Basil Cahusac De Caux
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
275
Sociology of Language
Sociology of Higher Education
Language Policy
Doctoral Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mashael Al-Hamly
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
415
Applied Linguistics. Translation Studies
Testing
English as a Second Language
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Aziz Thabit Saeed
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
205
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mohammed Nofal|MY Nofal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
172
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ali Alkhaldi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
138
Creative Writing
Discourse Analysis
Materials Development
English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Raymond K Farrin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
278
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ivan Ivanov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
276
second language acquisition
linguistic interfaces
syntax
applied linguistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hisham Adam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
104
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marta Tryzna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
147
second language acquisition
language and culture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Elizabeth Abele
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
87
American cultural studies
Contemporary literature
Gender Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Hussain Al Sharoufi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
186
applied linguistics
discourse analysis
pragmatics
TESOL
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Shahd Alshammari
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
94
Disability Studies
Illness narrative
Arab women's literature
Gulf Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Lisa Urkevich
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
154
Music
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Renaissance Music
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Angela Gonzalez-Echeverry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
105
Literatures
Latin American Cultures
Gender and social identity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Pellegrino A Luciano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
123
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Mikolaj Sobocinski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
77
Linguistics
Education
Gamification
Educational Games
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Katherine Hennessey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
60
comparative literature
global drama
Middle Eastern/Yemeni studies
Shakespeare
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Hanane Benali Taouis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
48
applied linguistics
language teaching
communication
corpus análisis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Antonia Stamos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
36
Aegean Prehistory
Landscape Archaeology
Minoan and Mycenaean
Prehistoric Archaeology
Greek and Roman Architecture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Noreen Abdullah-Khan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
226
Gender
Social Inequalities
Violence
Crime
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Hani Elayyan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
94
Arabic Fiction
Arab-American literature
American Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Mersad Dervic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
84
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Dhari Alotaibi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
274
Linguistics
Applied Linguistics
Psycholinguistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Pragmatics
Historical Linguistics
Large Language Models
Communication
ESL studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Filomachi Spathopoulou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
47
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Mehmet Aslan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
31
Psychology
Education
Development
Attachment
Literature
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Rita W El-Haddad
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
22
Dyslexia
Learning Disabilities
Well-being
Neuroscience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Larry Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
21
Psychology
Sociology
History
Special Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
John Herlihy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
46
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
second language acquisition
discourse analysis
language assessment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Arda Jebejian
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
27
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Angelica Deangelis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
33
Race
gender and identity in contemporary and global literature
cinema and music (especially North African)
speculative fictio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Gloria Alpini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
31
English Language and Composition
English and Comparative Literature
Translation Studies
Children's Literature
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Shalva Kikalishvili
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
20
Social Sciences
History
Politics
International Relationships.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Murat Çal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
16
Transportation management
optimization
mathematical modelling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Piers Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
14
Literary theory
Shakespeare
postcolonial literature
world literature
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Ljupcho Efremov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
12
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Alaaeldin Mahmoud
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
8
Comparative Literature
the Nahda
World Literature
literary translingualism
multimodality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Hanan Muzaffar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
10
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Asma Alkanan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
6
Library Management and Administration
Library Assessment
Information Literacy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Rafe Zaabalawi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
64
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Inas Mahfouz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
20
Corpus linguistics
second language writing
teaching academic writing
technology and teaching
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Gokce Hilal Sincer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
13
theatre
english teaching
personal development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Shareefa Al-Adwani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Thana Al-Shakhs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4
Comparative Literature
American University of the Middle East
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Piers Michael Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
Literature
world cultures
theory
travel writing
Shakespeare
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Claudia Mejia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
Cinema
Latin American Literature
Spanish Language
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Mirka Cirovic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Sofia Gkertzou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1
postcolonial literature/theory
EFL teaching
teaching literature
digital humanities
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Jeremy Van Dyken
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1
Psychology
Counseling
Leadership
Public Speaking
Publishing Assistance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Florentina Rosca
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
0
0
0
English Language
Diaspora Studies
Cultural Studies
Contemporary American Literature