Bahrain's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Bahrain has 12 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, the same number as in 2023. That places Bahrain 96th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 3 places. University of Bahrain has the most listed scientists (4), followed by Arabian Gulf University (2).
Scientists in Bahrain 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 | 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% |
Institutes in Bahrain
By number of listed scientists
All 12 scientists
| Rank in Bahrain | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15,618 | Saarland University Medical Center | Immunology | Rank 562 | |
| 2 | 51,759 | Arab Center for Nutrition | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 377 | |
| 3 | 55,638 | Arabian Gulf University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 470 | |
| 4 | 60,877 | University of Bahrain | Applied Physics | Rank 1,559 | |
| 5 | 162,263 | Arabian Gulf University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,085 | |
| 6 | 162,770 | University of Bahrain | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 620 | |
| 7 | 200,514 | Tasmeem Engineering | Energy | Rank 2,936 | |
| 8 | 260,867 | Samf Pharmaceutical Co | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 2,212 | |
| 9 | 284,217 | University of Bahrain | Materials | Rank 4,269 | |
| 10 | 287,297 | Bahrain Falcon Hospital | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 1,300 | |
| 11 | 336,368 | University of Bahrain | Energy | Rank 5,438 | |
| 12 | 367,048 | Kingdom University | Civil Engineering | Rank 993 | |
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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 career-long list, University of Bahrain has the most listed scientists from Bahrain, with 4. It is followed by Arabian Gulf University with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Bahrain changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Bahrain went from 5 scientists in 2020 to 12 in 2024, a change of +140.0%.
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.