Egypt's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Egypt has 1,307 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 18.2% from 1,106 in 2025. That places Egypt 28th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. National Research Centre has the most listed scientists (133), followed by Faculty of Science (91).

Single Year

1,307

+201 (+18.2%) vs 2025

Career Data

676

+97 (+16.8%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#28

up 2 places vs 2025

Institutes

189

+25 (+15.2%) vs 2025

Scientists in Egypt on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than tripled since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+52.4%

2022+12.1%

2023+20.1%

2024+22.9%

2025+10.6%

2026+18.2%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	397		219
2021	605	+52.4%	327	+49.3%
2022	678	+12.1%	361	+10.4%
2023	814	+20.1%	416	+15.2%
2024	1,000	+22.9%	495	+19.0%
2025	1,106	+10.6%	579	+17.0%
2026	1,307	+18.2%	676	+16.8%

Top 10 institutes in Egypt

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Rank in Egypt	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	1,077	DM Dawood, Mahmoud A.O.	Kafrelsheikh University	Fisheries	Rank 2
2	1,479	Rashad, Alaa M.	Housing and Building Research Center Egypt	Building & Construction	Rank 14
3	2,064	KA Kabeel, A. E.	Tanta University	Energy	Rank 49
4	2,276	AH Abdelhamid, Hani Nasser	Assiut University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 10
5	2,461	Houssein, Essam H.	Minia University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 142
6	2,831	FM Farag, Mohamed A.	Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University	Food Science	Rank 22
7	2,933	EA Elsheikh, Ammar H.	Tanta University	Energy	Rank 78
8	2,973	AI Abbas, Ibrahim A.	Sohag University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 26
9	3,196	TF Talaat, Fatma M.	Faculty of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 177
10	3,204	AM Abdel-Basset, Mohamed	Zagazig University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 178
11	3,287	SS S Salem, Salem Salah	Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University	Biotechnology	Rank 11
12	3,783	ZA Zenkour, Ashraf M.	Kafrelsheikh University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 29
13	4,409	HH Hassan, Hamdy A.	Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 111
14	5,818	Essa, Fadl A.	Kafrelsheikh University	Energy	Rank 145
15	5,929	EH Emam, Hossam E.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 32
16	6,981	Hassanien, Ahmed Saeed	Benha University	Applied Physics	Rank 141
17	7,311	BG Batiha, Gaber E.	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 37
18	7,447	HK Hosny, Khalid M.	Zagazig University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 404
19	7,646	AO Attallah, Omneya A.	Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 415
20	7,949	Sayed, Enas Taha	Faculty of Engineering	Energy	Rank 211
21	8,340	DM Deyab, M. A.	Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute	Chemical Physics	Rank 129
22	8,668	AM Abdel-Tawwab, Mohsen	Agricultural Research Center	Fisheries	Rank 11
23	8,860	SS Shaheen, Sabry Mohamed	Kafrelsheikh University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 190
24	8,974	OM Osman, M. S.	Faculty of Science	Applied Physics	Rank 174
25	9,158	MR Mansour, R. F.	Faculty of Science	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 485
26	9,162	El-Fergany, Attia A.	Zagazig University	Energy	Rank 239
27	9,226	EM El‑Saadony, Mohamed T.	Faculty of Agriculture	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 114
28	10,069	Taha, Taha Abdel Mohaymen	Menoufia University	Applied Physics	Rank 198
29	10,179	AE Abd El-Hack, Mohamed E.	Misr University for Science and Technology	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 16
30	10,249	Gad, Ahmed G.	Kafrelsheikh University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 536
31	10,384	FD Farouk Deifalla, Ahmed Farouk	Future University in Egypt	Materials	Rank 191
32	10,600	AK Abd-Elsalam, K. A.	Agricultural Research Center	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 131
33	10,607	AM Amin, Mohammed A.	College of Science, Ain Shams University	Energy	Rank 280
34	11,314	SH S Hasanin, Mohamed Sayed	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 69
35	12,130	EM EI-Sheekh, Mostafa M.	Tanta University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 268
36	12,142	MA Mohamed, Ali Wagdy	Zewail City of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 643
37	13,255	GE Gomaa, Eman Zakaria	Ain Shams University	Microbiology	Rank 225
38	13,447	EA Eltamaly, Ali Mohamed	Mansoura University	Energy	Rank 363
39	13,808	SS Sharshir, Swellam Wafa	Faculty of Engineering	Energy	Rank 379
40	13,864	YA Youssef, Ahmed M.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 90
41	14,040	AS Ali, Sameh Samir	Tanta University	Biotechnology	Rank 43
42	14,237	AM Alagawany, Mahmoud Mohamed	Faculty of Agriculture	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 19
43	14,267	EM Ezzat, Magdy A.	Alexandria University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 120
44	14,646	RM Rady, Mostafa Mohamed	Faculty of Agriculture	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 192
45	15,184	HA Hassanien, Aboul Ella	Cairo University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 794
46	15,190	MA Menazea, A. A.	National Research Centre	Materials	Rank 289
47	15,428	EN El‑Naggar, Noura El‑Ahmady	City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications	Biotechnology	Rank 47
48	15,654	MM Marzouk, Mohamed M.	Cairo University	Building & Construction	Rank 121
49	15,985	EE El-Kenawy, El Sayed M.	Delta Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 836
50	16,183	EB El Bahy, Zeinhom M.	Al-Azhar University	Materials	Rank 312
51	16,265	Mansour, Fotouh R.	Tanta University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 61
52	16,390	HN Hamdy, Nadia M.	Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 272
53	16,672	AA AbdelRahman, A. E.Mohamed	Division of Environmental Studies and Land Use Planning	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 220
54	17,464	MH Maghrabie, Hussein M.	Qena University	Energy	Rank 475
55	18,318	EA El-Latif, Ahmed A.Abd	Faculty of Science	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 952
56	18,444	NG Nashed, G. G.L.	The British University in Egypt	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 219
57	18,593	IM Ibrahim, Moshen Mohsen	Faculty of Medicine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 573
58	18,716	HA Hussien, Abdelazim G.	Faculty of Science	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 967
59	18,941	EM El-Esawi, Mohamed A.	Tanta University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 265
60	19,378	AA Abdel-Khalek, Ahmed M.	Alexandria University	Social Psychology	Rank 372
61	19,698	EN El Nemr, Ahmed Moustafa E.I.	National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries	Environmental Sciences	Rank 428
62	19,760	AA Abdelghany, A. M.	National Research Centre	Applied Physics	Rank 358
63	19,798	SM Sadak, M. S.	National Research Centre	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 274
64	20,139	SA Salama, Ahmed	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 140
65	20,559	MM Mahmoud, Mohamed E.	Faculty of Science	Chemical Engineering	Rank 142
66	21,449	FA Fouda, Amr Hamza	Al-Azhar University	Biotechnology	Rank 63
67	21,578	HA Hashem, Amr Hosny	Al-Azhar University	Biotechnology	Rank 64
68	21,615	ER El-Mallawany, Raouf A.H.	Menoufia University	Applied Physics	Rank 389
69	21,778	EA El-Sayed, Abdel Fattah Mohammed	Faculty of Science	Fisheries	Rank 30
70	21,779	AE Abd El-Ghany, W. A.	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 36
71	21,843	Mohamed, Mohamed A.	Minia University	Energy	Rank 592
72	22,053	Farghali, Mohamed	Assiut University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 486
73	22,445	Abdel Latef, Arafat Abdel Hamed	Qena University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 308
74	22,536	ES Emile, Sameh Hany	Mansoura University Hospitals	Surgery	Rank 52
75	22,758	KS Kamel, Salah	Aswan University	Energy	Rank 615
76	23,391	EA Ewees, Ahmed A.	Damietta University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,168
77	23,555	EA Elgarahy, Ahmed M.	Faculty of Science	Environmental Sciences	Rank 519
78	24,016	AR Abdelhameed, Reda M.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 173
79	24,095	Ahmed, Hamdy M.	El Shorouk Academy	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 40
80	24,126	HS Hassan, Saad El Din	Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University	Biotechnology	Rank 81
81	24,526	Owais, Mahmoud	Assiut University	Building & Construction	Rank 205
82	24,565	HA Habib, Ahmed Mohamed	Independent Research	Business & Management	Rank 685
83	24,595	Ghobashy, Mohamed M.	National Center for Radiation Research and Technology	Polymers	Rank 181
84	26,256	AR Aziz, Ramy Karam	Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University	Microbiology	Rank 488
85	26,547	KS Kamel, Samir M.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 201
86	26,612	HF Hashim, Fatma A.	Faculty of Engineering Helwan	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,323
87	27,069	Mahmoud Samy, Mohamed Mahmoud	Beni-Suef University	Energy	Rank 711
88	27,108	Khaled, Khaled F.	Ain Shams University	Energy	Rank 712
89	27,175	EA Elbeltagi, Ahmed	Mansoura University	Environmental Engineering	Rank 140
90	27,500	AM Abdallah, Metwally	Benha University	Energy	Rank 727
91	27,687	HK Hamed, Khaled H.	Cairo University	Environmental Engineering	Rank 142
92	27,807	RA Rashad, A. M.	Aswan University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 249
93	28,030	MH Marei, Hany E.	Mansoura University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 833
94	28,399	ZR Zaki Rashed, Ahmed Nabih	Menoufia University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 50
95	28,455	ET El Tantawi, Maha	Alexandria University	Dentistry	Rank 121
96	28,867	EA El-Bindary, Ashraf A.	Damietta University	Chemical Physics	Rank 392
97	29,300	MH Mohamed, Heba Ibrahim	Ain Shams University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 411
98	29,573	NS Nada, Sameh A.	Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 266
99	29,970	EA El-Kenawy, Ahmed M.	Mansoura University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 557
100	30,179	HE Hassan, Esraa	Faculty of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,478
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Egypt are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,307 scientists affiliated with Egypt are on the 2026 single-year list, and 676 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Egypt has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2026 single-year list, National Research Centre has the most listed scientists from Egypt, with 133. It is followed by Faculty of Science with 91.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Egypt changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Egypt went from 397 scientists in 2020 to 1,307 in 2026, a change of +229.2%.

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.