Egypt's Top 2% Scientists 2021
Egypt has 605 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 52.4% from 397 in 2020. That places Egypt 36th in the world by number of listed scientists. National Research Centre has the most listed scientists (72), followed by Zagazig University (42).
Scientists in Egypt on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 52% since 2020.
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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
By number of listed scientists
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All 605 scientists
| Rank in Egypt | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,845 | Tanta University | Energy | Rank 40 | |
| 2 | 4,160 | Mansoura University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 125 | |
| 3 | 4,976 | Sohag University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 52 | |
| 4 | 5,173 | Ain Shams University | Energy | Rank 100 | |
| 5 | 6,410 |
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Cairo University Faculty of Science | Optics | Rank 36 |
| 6 | 7,483 | Future University in Egypt | Energy | Rank 150 | |
| 7 | 7,623 | Zagazig University | Energy | Rank 155 | |
| 8 | 7,891 | Cairo University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 221 | |
| 9 | 8,456 | Mansoura University, Faculty of Medicine | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 15 | |
| 10 | 9,801 | Suez Canal University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 103 | |
| 11 | 10,253 | Beni-Suef University | Applied Mathematics | Rank 36 | |
| 12 | 10,327 | National Research Centre | Polymers | Rank 71 | |
| 13 | 10,512 | Theodor Bilharz Research Institute | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 116 | |
| 14 | 10,958 | Zagazig University | Food Science | Rank 61 | |
| 15 | 11,755 | Zagazig University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 321 | |
| 16 | 13,019 |
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Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute | Chemical Physics | Rank 249 |
| 17 | 14,730 | Zagazig University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 398 | |
| 18 | 15,245 | Tanta University | Energy | Rank 300 | |
| 19 | 15,304 | Menoufia University | Applied Physics | Rank 311 | |
| 20 | 15,343 | Beni-Suef University | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 562 | |
| 21 | 15,921 | Alexandria University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 155 | |
| 22 | 15,929 | Cairo University | Virology | Rank 75 | |
| 23 | 16,684 | Aswan University, Faculty of Science | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 171 | |
| 24 | 17,312 | Agricultural Research Center | Fisheries | Rank 30 | |
| 25 | 17,397 | Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute, Cairo | Physical Chemistry | Rank 93 | |
| 26 | 17,440 |
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Zagazig University | Energy | Rank 352 |
| 27 | 17,752 | Helwan University | Toxicology | Rank 75 | |
| 28 | 18,222 | Zagazig University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 189 | |
| 29 | 18,723 | Port Said University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 108 | |
| 30 | 18,958 | Assiut University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 86 | |
| 31 | 20,518 | Alexandria University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 99 | |
| 32 | 21,684 | Minia University | Materials | Rank 383 | |
| 33 | 21,824 | National Research Centre | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 46 | |
| 34 | 22,487 | Nile University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 68 | |
| 35 | 22,709 | Alexandria University | Social Psychology | Rank 365 | |
| 36 | 23,700 | National Research Centre | Polymers | Rank 207 | |
| 37 | 25,891 | National Research Centre | Materials | Rank 466 | |
| 38 | 26,057 | Benha University | Applied Physics | Rank 534 | |
| 39 | 26,708 | Kasr El-Aini School of Medicine | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 818 | |
| 40 | 27,973 | National Research Centre | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 141 | |
| 41 | 28,435 | Kafrelsheikh University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 276 | |
| 42 | 28,626 |
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Zagazig University | Energy | Rank 598 |
| 43 | 30,103 | Alexandria University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 186 | |
| 44 | 30,595 | Sohag University | Materials | Rank 553 | |
| 45 | 30,944 | Fayoum University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 411 | |
| 46 | 30,963 |
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Benha University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 302 |
| 47 | 31,961 | Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering | Environmental Engineering | Rank 184 | |
| 48 | 31,998 | American University in Cairo | Food Science | Rank 212 | |
| 49 | 32,012 | Al-Azhar University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 312 | |
| 50 | 32,207 | Alexandria University | Fisheries | Rank 61 | |
| 51 | 32,451 |
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Ain Shams University | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 131 |
| 52 | 32,556 | Ain Shams University | Applied Physics | Rank 658 | |
| 53 | 32,635 |
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Zagazig University | Materials | Rank 596 |
| 54 | 32,746 | Cairo University | Building & Construction | Rank 168 | |
| 55 | 34,810 | National Research Centre | Polymers | Rank 307 | |
| 56 | 35,795 | Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 762 | |
| 57 | 36,694 | Alexandria University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 276 | |
| 58 | 36,710 | Institute of Graduate Studies and Research | Toxicology | Rank 136 | |
| 59 | 37,747 | Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute | Energy | Rank 791 | |
| 60 | 37,932 | Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 909 | |
| 61 | 38,942 | Sohag University | General Physics | Rank 218 | |
| 62 | 39,261 | Tanta University | Civil Engineering | Rank 142 | |
| 63 | 39,558 |
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Al-Azhar University | Applied Physics | Rank 795 |
| 64 | 40,523 | Cairo University Faculty of Science | Chemical Physics | Rank 662 | |
| 65 | 40,612 | Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute | Chemical Physics | Rank 664 | |
| 66 | 40,633 | Alexandria University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 394 | |
| 67 | 40,668 | Future University in Egypt | Energy | Rank 849 | |
| 68 | 40,799 | Assiut University | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 2,265 | |
| 69 | 40,878 | Hospital Universitario de Assuit | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 1,477 | |
| 70 | 41,034 |
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Zagazig University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 398 |
| 71 | 41,457 | Helwan University | Energy | Rank 866 | |
| 72 | 41,562 | American University in Cairo | Energy | Rank 868 | |
| 73 | 42,022 |
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Cairo University Faculty of Science | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 93 |
| 74 | 42,310 | Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute, Cairo | Applied Physics | Rank 842 | |
| 75 | 44,924 | Cairo University Faculty of Pharmacy | Microbiology | Rank 1,025 | |
| 76 | 45,173 | Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute, Cairo | Applied Physics | Rank 902 | |
| 77 | 45,237 | Tanta University | Immunology | Rank 1,057 | |
| 78 | 46,231 | Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology | Chemical Engineering | Rank 289 | |
| 79 | 46,361 | Mansoura University | Energy | Rank 963 | |
| 80 | 47,442 | Benha University | Building & Construction | Rank 254 | |
| 81 | 48,674 | Zagazig University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,133 | |
| 82 | 48,701 | Mansoura University | Dentistry | Rank 215 | |
| 83 | 49,591 | National Research Centre | Materials | Rank 903 | |
| 84 | 49,752 | Ain Shams University | Microbiology | Rank 1,133 | |
| 85 | 50,879 | Tanta University | Polymers | Rank 460 | |
| 86 | 51,002 | Cairo University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 139 | |
| 87 | 51,058 |
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Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine | Tropical Medicine | Rank 72 |
| 88 | 51,120 | National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries | Environmental Sciences | Rank 615 | |
| 89 | 51,311 | Mansoura University, Faculty of Medicine | Microbiology | Rank 1,170 | |
| 90 | 53,453 | City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications | Polymers | Rank 490 | |
| 91 | 53,748 | Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute | Chemical Physics | Rank 855 | |
| 92 | 54,028 | Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute, Cairo | Energy | Rank 1,136 | |
| 93 | 54,079 | Apache Egypt Companies | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,015 | |
| 94 | 54,614 | Menoufia University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,263 | |
| 95 | 54,815 | Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute | Chemical Physics | Rank 870 | |
| 96 | 55,224 | Institute of Graduate Studies and Research | Toxicology | Rank 214 | |
| 97 | 55,250 | National Research Centre | Polymers | Rank 511 | |
| 98 | 55,552 | Kafrelsheikh University | Fisheries | Rank 118 | |
| 99 | 55,718 | Zagazig University | Optics | Rank 236 | |
| 100 | 57,079 |
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Cairo University Faculty of Science | Energy | Rank 1,201 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Egypt are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
605 scientists affiliated with Egypt are on the 2021 single-year list, and 327 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Egypt has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 single-year list, National Research Centre has the most listed scientists from Egypt, with 72. It is followed by Zagazig University with 42.
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 605 in 2021, a change of +52.4%.
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.