Egypt's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Egypt has 1,106 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 10.6% from 1,000 in 2024. That places Egypt 30th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. National Research Centre has the most listed scientists (108), followed by Faculty of Science (106).

Single Year

1,106

+106 (+10.6%) vs 2024

Career Data

579

+84 (+17.0%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#30

up 1 place vs 2024

Institutes

164

+64 (+64.0%) vs 2024

Scientists in Egypt on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than doubled 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%

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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%

Top 10 institutes in Egypt

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Rank in Egypt	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	1,095	DM Dawood, Mahmoud A.O.	Kafrelsheikh University	Fisheries	Rank 2
2	1,102	KA Kabeel, A. E.	Tanta University	Energy	Rank 31
3	1,123	Rashad, Alaa M.	Housing and Building Research Center Egypt	Building & Construction	Rank 13
4	1,731	ZA Zenkour, Ashraf M.	Faculty of Science	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 17
5	1,817	EA Elsheikh, Ammar H.	Tanta University	Energy	Rank 48
6	2,782	EM Elaziz, Mohamed Abd	Galala University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 150
7	3,160	SS Salem, Salem S.	Faculty of Science	Biotechnology	Rank 9
8	3,408	AM Abdel-Basset, Mohamed	Zagazig University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 185
9	3,565	Houssein, Essam H.	Minia University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 193
10	4,065	OM Osman, M. S.	Faculty of Science	Applied Physics	Rank 101
11	4,437	AI Abbas, Ibrahim A.	Sohag University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 42
12	4,605	EH Emam, Hossam E.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 23
13	5,125	HH Hassan, Hamdy A.	Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 136
14	5,158	HH Hasanien, Hany M.	Ain Shams University	Energy	Rank 137
15	5,250	Hassanien, Ahmed Saeed	Benha University	Applied Physics	Rank 126
16	5,368	EM Ezzat, Magdy A.	Alexandria University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 53
17	5,834	EK Elwakeel, Khalid Z.	Faculty of Science	Chemical Engineering	Rank 25
18	5,987	DM Deyab, M. A.	Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute	Chemical Physics	Rank 107
19	7,022	FM Farag, Mohamed Ali	Faculty of Pharmacy	Food Science	Rank 49
20	7,984	Shaheen, Sabry M.	Kafrelsheikh University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 162
21	8,138	El-Fergany, Attia A.	Zagazig University	Energy	Rank 209
22	8,744	GE Gomaa, Eman Zakaria	Ain Shams University	Microbiology	Rank 141
23	9,428	Sayed, Enas Taha	Faculty of Engineering	Energy	Rank 251
24	9,561	Essa, Fadl A.	Kafrelsheikh University	Energy	Rank 256
25	9,798	HM Hasanin, Mohamed S.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 59
26	9,862	HK Hosny, Khalid M.	Zagazig University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 481
27	10,265	TF Talaat, Fatma M.	Faculty of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 500
28	10,359	ZE Zayed, Elsayed M.E.	Faculty of Science	Optics	Rank 50
29	10,453	MA Mohamed, Ali Wagdy	Faculty of Graduate Studies for Statistical Research	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 510
30	10,778	NG Nashed, G. G.L.	The British University in Egypt	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 137
31	10,856	AE Abd El-Hack, Mohamed E.	Zagazig University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 11
32	11,049	MT M Tag El Din, El Sayed	Future University in Egypt	Energy	Rank 291
33	11,056	HA Hassanien, Aboul Ella	Cairo University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 546
34	11,197	FD Farouk Deifalla, Ahmed Farouk	Future University in Egypt	Materials	Rank 207
35	11,234	BG Batiha, Gaber E.	Damanhour University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 57
36	11,426	AM Abdel-Tawwab, Mohsen	Agricultural Research Center	Fisheries	Rank 13
37	11,927	EA Eltamaly, Ali Mohamed	Mansoura University	Energy	Rank 316
38	11,951	MA Menazea, A. A.	National Research Centre	Materials	Rank 221
39	12,878	YA Youssef, Ahmed M.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 91
40	14,511	Taha, Taha Abdel Mohaymen	Menoufia University	Applied Physics	Rank 288
41	14,519	Attallah, Omneya	Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 693
42	14,566	RM Rady, Mostafa Mohamed	Faculty of Agriculture	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 186
43	14,910	AA Abdelghany, A. M.	National Research Centre	Applied Physics	Rank 293
44	15,264	MM Marzouk, Mohamed M.	Cairo University	Building & Construction	Rank 119
45	15,584	AM Alagawany, Mahmoud Mohamed	Faculty of Agriculture	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 22
46	15,943	Gad, Ahmed G.	Faculty of Computers and Information	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 759
47	16,506	EM EI-Sheekh, Mostafa M.	Tanta University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 372
48	17,069	IM Ibrahim, Moshen Mohsen	Faculty of Medicine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 514
49	17,593	EM El‑Saadony, Mohamed T.	Faculty of Agriculture	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 221
50	17,714	SS Sharshir, Swellam Wafa	Faculty of Engineering	Energy	Rank 488
51	17,905	AA Abd-El-Latif, Ahmed A.	Menoufia University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 852
52	17,964	KT Khattab, Tawfik A.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 125
53	18,320	KS Kamel, Salah	Aswan University	Energy	Rank 509
54	18,356	EA El-Sayed, Abdel Fattah Mohammed	Faculty of Science	Fisheries	Rank 22
55	19,824	SM Sadak, M. S.	National Research Centre	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 253
56	19,847	MM Mohamed, Mohamed A.	Minia University	Energy	Rank 545
57	19,912	MK Mekheimer, Kh S.	Al-Azhar University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 184
58	20,095	Ahmed, Hamdy M.	El Shorouk Academy	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 30
59	20,216	MM Mahmoud, Mohamed E.	Faculty of Science	Chemical Engineering	Rank 131
60	20,264	HS Hassan, Saad El Din	Faculty of Science	Biotechnology	Rank 74
61	20,367	Khaled, Khaled F.	Ain Shams University	Energy	Rank 556
62	20,511	AA Abdel-Khalek, Ahmed M.	Alexandria University	Social Psychology	Rank 394
63	20,657	EN El Nemr, Ahmed Moustafa E.I.	National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries	Environmental Sciences	Rank 454
64	20,714	MH Maghrabie, Hussein M.	South Valley University	Energy	Rank 567
65	20,717	AK Abd-Elsalam, K. A.	Agricultural Research Center	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 266
66	20,799	AM Abdallah, Metwally	Benha University	Energy	Rank 569
67	21,209	Abdel Latef, Arafat Abdel Hamed	Faculty of Science	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 277
68	21,696	EA El-Sebaii, Ahmed A.	Faculty of Science	Energy	Rank 591
69	22,104	RA Rashad, A. M.	Aswan University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 212
70	22,685	AM Abdel Moneim, Ahmed Esmat	Faculty of Science	Toxicology	Rank 71
71	22,688	EN El‑Naggar, Noura El‑Ahmady	City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications	Biotechnology	Rank 83
72	23,696	HA Hussien, Abdelazim G.	Faculty of Science	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,101
73	23,747	ZR Zaki Rashed, Ahmed Nabih	Menoufia University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 37
74	24,151	ER El-Mallawany, Raouf A.H.	Menoufia University	Applied Physics	Rank 475
75	24,331	NS Nada, Sameh A.	Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 235
76	24,567	AS Ali, Sameh Samir	Tanta University	Biotechnology	Rank 91
77	24,675	FA Fouda, Amr Hamza	Al-Azhar University	Biotechnology	Rank 92
78	25,174	Mahmoud, Alaa El Din	Faculty of Science	Environmental Sciences	Rank 544
79	25,177	SA Salama, Ahmed	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 193
80	25,934	AA Atiya, Amir F.	Faculty of Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,192
81	25,982	EA Ewees, Ahmed A.	Damietta University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,196
82	26,083	TT Tame, Tamer M.	City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications	Polymers	Rank 197
83	26,238	OM Othman, M. I.A.	Zagazig University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 259
84	26,892	EA El-Bindary, Ashraf A.	Damietta University	Chemical Physics	Rank 389
85	27,529	OZ Omara, Zakaria Mohamed	Kafrelsheikh University	Energy	Rank 749
86	27,562	AR Abdelhameed, Reda M.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 213
87	27,701	KS Kamel, Samir M.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 214
88	27,806	AS Ahmed, Sameh Elsayed	South Valley University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 276
89	29,311	EA Elgarahy, Ahmed M.	Faculty of Science	Environmental Sciences	Rank 647
90	29,335	HK Hamed, Khaled H.	Cairo University	Environmental Engineering	Rank 150
91	29,833	AM Amin, Mohamed	Suez University	Building & Construction	Rank 222
92	29,977	EA Elfiky, Abdo A.	Cairo University	Biophysics	Rank 18
93	30,187	RY Rammah, Yasser Saad	Menoufia University	Applied Physics	Rank 588
94	30,901	ES El Sayed, Adel M.	Fayoum University	Applied Physics	Rank 593
95	31,117	OA Omer, Ahmed M.	City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications	Polymers	Rank 247
96	31,374	UA Usman, Adel Rabie Ahmed	Assiut University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 687
97	32,075	AH Aboul-Enein, Hassan Y.	National Research Centre	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 152
98	32,430	SS Shalaby, S. M.	Tanta University	Energy	Rank 889
99	32,715	KE Kamoun, Elbadawy A.	City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications	Polymers	Rank 261
100	32,793	AR Aziz, Ramy Karam	Faculty of Pharmacy	Microbiology	Rank 635
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Egypt are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,106 scientists affiliated with Egypt are on the 2025 single-year list, and 579 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2025 single-year list, National Research Centre has the most listed scientists from Egypt, with 108. It is followed by Faculty of Science with 106.

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 1,106 in 2025, a change of +178.6%.

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.