Algeria's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Algeria has 32 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 28.0% from 25 in 2023. That places Algeria 76th in the world by number of listed scientists. Université Blida 1 has the most listed scientists (4), followed by Université 20 Août 1955-Skikda (2).
Scientists in Algeria on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 30 | 15 | ||
| 2021 | 47 | +56.7% | 21 | +40.0% |
| 2022 | 53 | +12.8% | 24 | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 56 | +5.7% | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 68 | +21.4% | 32 | +28.0% |
| 2025 | 80 | +17.6% | 38 | +18.8% |
Top 10 institutes in Algeria
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Université Blida 14
- 2Université 20 Août 1955-Skikda2
- 3Université de Jijel2
- 4Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran Mohamed-Boudiaf2
- 5Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene2
- 6Université Djillali Liabes de Sidi Bel Abbes2
- 7Université Ibn-Khaldoun Tiaret2
- 8Centre Universitaire Nour Bachir El-Bayadh1
- 9Centre Universitaire Salhi Ahmed -Naama1
- 10Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique1
All 32 scientists
| Rank in Algeria | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47,033 |
MA
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Université de Jijel | Energy | Rank 583 |
| 2 | 61,560 | Université Ferhat Abbas Sétif 1 | Applied Physics | Rank 1,580 | |
| 3 | 103,272 | École Militaire Polytechnique | Polymers | Rank 932 | |
| 4 | 123,178 | Université Badji Mokhtar - Annaba | Optics | Rank 515 | |
| 5 | 130,314 | Université 20 Août 1955-Skikda | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 937 | |
| 6 | 131,078 | Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran Mohamed-Boudiaf | Energy | Rank 1,795 | |
| 7 | 135,759 | Université Mohamed Boudiaf - M'sila | Applied Physics | Rank 3,652 | |
| 8 | 145,648 | Université 20 Août 1955-Skikda | Environmental Engineering | Rank 725 | |
| 9 | 170,663 | Université Djillali Liabes de Sidi Bel Abbes | General Mathematics | Rank 1,059 | |
| 10 | 181,462 | Université de Jijel | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,698 | |
| 11 | 219,983 | Centre Universitaire Nour Bachir El-Bayadh | Energy | Rank 3,263 | |
| 12 | 242,857 | Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran Mohamed-Boudiaf | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,833 | |
| 13 | 244,658 | Université Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,841 | |
| 14 | 244,837 | Université Constantine 1 | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,849 | |
| 15 | 250,934 | Centre Universitaire Salhi Ahmed -Naama | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,893 | |
| 16 | 253,946 |
MS
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Université Blida 1 | Polymers | Rank 2,297 |
| 17 | 266,325 | Université Mouloud Mammeri de Tizi Ouzou | Food Science | Rank 1,586 | |
| 18 | 272,433 |
KS
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Université Blida 1 | Building & Construction | Rank 773 |
| 19 | 285,175 | Université Abderrahmane Mira - Béjaïa | Energy | Rank 4,442 | |
| 20 | 286,391 | Ecole Nationale Polytechnique | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,870 | |
| 21 | 288,345 |
HL
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Université Ibn-Khaldoun Tiaret | Civil Engineering | Rank 720 |
| 22 | 295,110 |
BA
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Université Blida 1 | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 2,239 |
| 23 | 302,256 | Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,434 | |
| 24 | 305,420 | Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene | Materials | Rank 4,652 | |
| 25 | 322,189 | Université Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi de Bordj Bou Arréridj | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 2,453 | |
| 26 | 350,368 | Université Djillali Liabes de Sidi Bel Abbes | Civil Engineering | Rank 925 | |
| 27 | 364,887 | SONATRACH SPA | Energy | Rank 6,048 | |
| 28 | 409,425 | Université Mustapha Stambouli de Mascara | Civil Engineering | Rank 1,142 | |
| 29 | 413,398 | Université Oum El Bouaghi | Applied Mathematics | Rank 993 | |
| 30 | 462,402 | Université Blida 1 | Distributed Computing | Rank 213 | |
| 31 | 568,251 | Université Ibn-Khaldoun Tiaret | Civil Engineering | Rank 1,680 | |
| 32 | 818,506 | Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 651 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Algeria are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
68 scientists affiliated with Algeria are on the 2024 single-year list, and 32 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Algeria has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, Université Blida 1 has the most listed scientists from Algeria, with 4. It is followed by Université 20 Août 1955-Skikda with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Algeria changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Algeria went from 15 scientists in 2020 to 32 in 2024, a change of +113.3%.
What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?
The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.
What is the official source of this data?
The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.