Bahrain's Top 2% Scientists 2024
Bahrain has 25 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 19.0% from 21 in 2023. That places Bahrain 85th in the world by number of listed scientists. University of Bahrain has the most listed scientists (10), followed by Arabian Gulf University (5).
Scientists in Bahrain on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than tripled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | 18 | +157.1% | 10 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 18 | +0.0% | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 21 | +16.7% | 12 | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 25 | +19.0% | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35 | +40.0% | 20 | +66.7% |
Top 10 institutes in Bahrain
By number of listed scientists
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All 25 scientists
| Rank in Bahrain | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24,330 | Saarland University Medical Center | Immunology | Rank 503 | |
| 2 | 25,551 | Ahlia University | Business & Management | Rank 704 | |
| 3 | 35,479 | Arabian Gulf University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 174 | |
| 4 | 45,105 | Ahlia University | Business & Management | Rank 1,116 | |
| 5 | 53,809 | Arab Center for Nutrition | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 376 | |
| 6 | 54,556 | University of Bahrain | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 172 | |
| 7 | 60,774 | Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Medical University of Bahrain | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 931 | |
| 8 | 64,754 | Arabian Gulf University | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 453 | |
| 9 | 66,839 | University of Bahrain | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,311 | |
| 10 | 81,118 | University of Bahrain | Energy | Rank 2,210 | |
| 11 | 84,297 | University of Bahrain | Applied Physics | Rank 1,595 | |
| 12 | 87,019 | Kingdom University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,294 | |
| 13 | 90,028 | Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Medical University of Bahrain | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 1,321 | |
| 14 | 97,138 | Arabian Gulf University | Business & Management | Rank 2,096 | |
| 15 | 99,481 | University of Bahrain | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 343 | |
| 16 | 111,305 | Arabian Gulf University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,388 | |
| 17 | 134,045 | Bahrain Polytechnic | Applied Mathematics | Rank 359 | |
| 18 | 140,419 | Tasmeem Engineering | Energy | Rank 3,986 | |
| 19 | 176,155 | University of Bahrain | Materials | Rank 3,994 | |
| 20 | 182,119 | University of Bahrain | Chemical Physics | Rank 2,155 | |
| 21 | 183,234 | Arabian Gulf University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,354 | |
| 22 | 297,001 | Gulf University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 10,720 | |
| 23 | 320,708 | University of Bahrain | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,644 | |
| 24 | 440,481 | University of Bahrain | General Physics | Rank 2,182 | |
| 25 | 547,775 | University of Bahrain | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 262 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Bahrain are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
25 scientists affiliated with Bahrain are on the 2024 single-year list, and 12 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Bahrain has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 single-year list, University of Bahrain has the most listed scientists from Bahrain, with 10. It is followed by Arabian Gulf University with 5.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Bahrain changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Bahrain went from 7 scientists in 2020 to 25 in 2024, a change of +257.1%.
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.