Egypt's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List
Egypt has 361 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 10.4% from 327 in 2021. That places Egypt 37th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. National Research Centre has the most listed scientists (34), followed by Alexandria University (30).
Scientists in Egypt on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 65% 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 361 scientists
| Rank in Egypt | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 11,577 | Alexandria University | Mathematical Physics | Rank 9 | |
| 2 | 12,767 | Ain Shams University | Energy | Rank 114 | |
| 3 | 19,873 | National Research Centre | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 102 | |
| 4 | 22,616 | Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 55 | |
| 5 | 24,211 | Cairo University | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 191 | |
| 6 | 25,467 | Tanta University | Energy | Rank 252 | |
| 7 | 29,230 | Housing and Building Research Center Egypt | Building & Construction | Rank 37 | |
| 8 | 33,377 | Beni-Suef University | Applied Mathematics | Rank 74 | |
| 9 | 36,810 | Assiut University | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 1,653 | |
| 10 | 39,480 | Mansoura University, Urology and Nephrology Center | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 436 | |
| 11 | 41,916 |
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Zewail City of Science and Technology | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 670 |
| 12 | 41,951 | Cairo University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 783 | |
| 13 | 42,113 | Menoufia University | Applied Physics | Rank 1,107 | |
| 14 | 45,270 | Egyptian IVF-ET Center | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 412 | |
| 15 | 48,523 | Mansoura University, Faculty of Medicine | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 348 | |
| 16 | 50,074 | Mansoura University, Urology and Nephrology Center | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 565 | |
| 17 | 50,124 | Alexandria University | Social Psychology | Rank 449 | |
| 18 | 50,610 | Al-Azhar University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 305 | |
| 19 | 52,231 | Tanta University | Energy | Rank 578 | |
| 20 | 52,982 |
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Organisation Mondiale de la Santé | Microbiology | Rank 1,335 |
| 21 | 56,254 | Cairo University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,009 | |
| 22 | 60,280 | Institute of Graduate Studies and Research | Toxicology | Rank 271 | |
| 23 | 61,173 | Cairo University Faculty of Science | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 373 | |
| 24 | 62,214 | Alexandria University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 241 | |
| 25 | 63,054 | Al-Azhar University | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 606 | |
| 26 | 63,223 | Alexandria University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 388 | |
| 27 | 63,781 | Tanta University | Polymers | Rank 587 | |
| 28 | 66,214 | Ain Shams University | Energy | Rank 753 | |
| 29 | 67,445 | Ain Shams University | Applied Physics | Rank 1,812 | |
| 30 | 68,073 | Cairo University | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 773 | |
| 31 | 69,025 | Apache Egypt Companies | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,215 | |
| 32 | 69,551 | Cairo University Faculty of Science | Energy | Rank 803 | |
| 33 | 69,676 | National Research Centre | Energy | Rank 804 | |
| 34 | 69,942 | Minia University | Materials | Rank 877 | |
| 35 | 70,088 |
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Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,473 |
| 36 | 71,757 | Sohag University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 444 | |
| 37 | 71,810 | Alexandria University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 632 | |
| 38 | 74,080 | Kasr El-Aini School of Medicine | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 730 | |
| 39 | 74,179 | Cairo University | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 2,568 | |
| 40 | 75,234 |
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Mansoura University | General Mathematics | Rank 350 |
| 41 | 75,864 | Mansoura University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,336 | |
| 42 | 76,087 | Damietta University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 534 | |
| 43 | 77,374 | Tanta University | Immunology | Rank 2,245 | |
| 44 | 81,079 | Suez Canal University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 444 | |
| 45 | 82,637 | National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries | Environmental Sciences | Rank 451 | |
| 46 | 82,648 | Ain Shams University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 583 | |
| 47 | 83,721 | Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute | Energy | Rank 991 | |
| 48 | 84,389 | The British University in Egypt | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 742 | |
| 49 | 86,747 | Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute, Cairo | Applied Physics | Rank 2,374 | |
| 50 | 87,378 | Zagazig University | Energy | Rank 1,038 | |
| 51 | 87,762 | Nile University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 238 | |
| 52 | 88,029 | Egyptian IVF-ET Center | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 861 | |
| 53 | 88,117 | Port Said University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 371 | |
| 54 | 88,614 | American University in Cairo | Energy | Rank 1,050 | |
| 55 | 88,956 |
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Zagazig University | Energy | Rank 1,057 |
| 56 | 89,191 | Faculty of Science | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 645 | |
| 57 | 89,227 | Menoufia University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 379 | |
| 58 | 89,726 | Alexandria University | Fisheries | Rank 200 | |
| 59 | 90,531 | Assiut University | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 5,977 | |
| 60 | 91,150 | Institute of Graduate Studies and Research | Toxicology | Rank 412 | |
| 61 | 91,406 |
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National Research Centre | Polymers | Rank 829 |
| 62 | 91,636 | Suez Canal University | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 1,030 | |
| 63 | 91,659 | Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute, Cairo | Energy | Rank 1,089 | |
| 64 | 92,537 | Mansoura University | Mathematical Physics | Rank 57 | |
| 65 | 92,690 |
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Cairo University Faculty of Science | Applied Physics | Rank 2,563 |
| 66 | 94,358 | Cairo University | Food Science | Rank 423 | |
| 67 | 94,794 | Mansoura University, Faculty of Medicine | Pediatrics | Rank 525 | |
| 68 | 98,389 | Mansoura University | Mathematical Physics | Rank 63 | |
| 69 | 99,457 | Zagazig University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 654 | |
| 70 | 99,617 | Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology | Chemical Engineering | Rank 439 | |
| 71 | 99,621 | Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute | Polymers | Rank 900 | |
| 72 | 101,587 | Alexandria University | Applied Mathematics | Rank 223 | |
| 73 | 101,728 | Alexandria University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 975 | |
| 74 | 104,993 | Helwan University | Toxicology | Rank 474 | |
| 75 | 105,099 | Mansoura University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 772 | |
| 76 | 105,576 | Aswan University, Faculty of Science | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 704 | |
| 77 | 105,923 | Faculty of Science | Physical Chemistry | Rank 381 | |
| 78 | 106,074 | Fayoum University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 708 | |
| 79 | 111,690 | Cairo University Faculty of Science | Energy | Rank 1,322 | |
| 80 | 112,035 | National Research Centre | Polymers | Rank 1,018 | |
| 81 | 113,054 | Mansoura University | Energy | Rank 1,348 | |
| 82 | 113,511 | Tanta University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,094 | |
| 83 | 113,519 | National Research Centre | Polymers | Rank 1,033 | |
| 84 | 113,909 | Alexandria Medical School | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 1,252 | |
| 85 | 114,276 | Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering | General Mathematics | Rank 619 | |
| 86 | 114,664 |
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Cairo University Faculty of Science | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 212 |
| 87 | 116,099 | National Research Centre | Applied Physics | Rank 3,272 | |
| 88 | 117,062 | Kafrelsheikh University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 792 | |
| 89 | 117,319 | Cairo University Faculty of Science | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,140 | |
| 90 | 118,146 | Faculty of Science | Materials | Rank 1,552 | |
| 91 | 118,267 | Dar Al Fouad Hospital | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 3,748 | |
| 92 | 118,520 | French University | Archaeology | Rank 93 | |
| 93 | 118,562 | National Research Centre | Polymers | Rank 1,077 | |
| 94 | 118,579 | Ain Shams University | Energy | Rank 1,419 | |
| 95 | 119,269 | Assiut University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 894 | |
| 96 | 119,946 | Cairo University Faculty of Pharmacy | Microbiology | Rank 2,967 | |
| 97 | 120,316 |
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Mansoura University | Polymers | Rank 1,098 |
| 98 | 120,488 | Assiut University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 710 | |
| 99 | 120,796 | Mansoura University, Faculty of Medicine | Microbiology | Rank 2,985 | |
| 100 | 121,066 | Alexandria University | Dentistry | Rank 704 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Egypt are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
678 scientists affiliated with Egypt are on the 2022 single-year list, and 361 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Egypt has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 career-long list, National Research Centre has the most listed scientists from Egypt, with 34. It is followed by Alexandria University with 30.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Egypt changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Egypt went from 219 scientists in 2020 to 361 in 2022, a change of +64.8%.
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.