Egypt's Top 2% Scientists 2023

Egypt has 814 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 20.1% from 678 in 2022. That places Egypt 34th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. Faculty of Science has the most listed scientists (183), followed by Faculty of Engineering (98).

Single Year

814

+136 (+20.1%) vs 2022

Career Data

416

+55 (+15.2%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#34

up 2 places vs 2022

Institutes

130

+41 (+46.1%) vs 2022

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

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2023

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1Faculty of Science183
2Faculty of Engineering98
3National Research Centre87
4Faculty of Pharmacy65
5Faculty of Agriculture31
6Faculty of Veterinary Medicine30
7Faculty of Medicine24
8College of Science23
9Faculty of Pharmacy - Ain Shams University11
10Faculty of Sciences11

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Single-year list2023

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Rank in Egypt	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	1,128	KA Kabeel, Abd Elnaby	Faculty of Engineering	Energy	Rank 31
2	1,463	Rashad, Alaa M.	Housing and Building Research Center Egypt	Building & Construction	Rank 11
3	1,890	ZA Zenkour, Ashraf M.	Faculty of Science	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 20
4	2,659	EM Elhoseny, Mohamed	Faculty of Computer and Information	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 121
5	2,852	DM Dawood, Mahmoud A.O.	School of Sciences and Engineering	Fisheries	Rank 3
6	3,177	AH Abdelhamid, Hani Nasser	Faculty of Science	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 11
7	3,808	OM Osman, M. S.	Faculty of Science	Applied Physics	Rank 95
8	4,179	EM Elaziz, Mohamed Abd	Faculty of Science	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 164
9	4,574	AI Abbas, Ibrahim A A.	Faculty of Science	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 48
10	4,966	HH Hasanien, Hany M.	Faculty of Engineering Ain Shams University	Energy	Rank 109
11	6,181	EH Emam, Hossam E.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 38
12	6,901	AM Abdel-Basset, Mohamed	Faculty of Computers and Information	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 267
13	6,968	El-Fergany, Attia A.	Faculty of Engineering	Energy	Rank 145
14	7,625	EA Elfiky, Abdo A.	Faculty of Science	Virology	Rank 33
15	7,948	HA Hassanien, Aboul Ella	Faculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 315
16	8,253	EA Elsheikh, Ammar	Tanta University	Materials	Rank 128
17	8,449	AM Abdel-Daim, Mohamed M.	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine	Environmental Sciences	Rank 127
18	9,134	DM Deyab, M. A.	Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute	Chemical Physics	Rank 149
19	10,574	Houssein, Essam H.	Faculty of Computers and Information	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 416
20	10,742	HH Hassan, Hamdy	Faculty of Engineering	Energy	Rank 229
21	11,593	MA Menazea, A. A.	National Research Centre	Applied Physics	Rank 232
22	12,156	EK Elwakeel, Khalid Z.	Faculty of Science	Chemical Engineering	Rank 63
23	12,774	YA Youssef, Ahmed M.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 83
24	13,374	FM Farag, Mohamed A.	Faculty of Pharmacy	Food Science	Rank 94
25	13,497	RM Rady, Mostafa M.	Faculty of Agriculture	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 175
26	13,720	Eid, Mohamed R.	Faculty of Science	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 132
27	13,867	Khaled, Khaled F.	College of Science	Energy	Rank 305
28	13,954	KT Khattab, Tawfik A.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 97
29	14,622	Abdel-Tawwab, Mohsen	Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research (CLAR)	Fisheries	Rank 14
30	14,795	EA El-Sebaii, Ahmed	Faculty of Science	Energy	Rank 324
31	14,839	IM Ibrahim, Mohsen M.	Faculty of Medicine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 498
32	15,340	EA Elzoghby, Ahmed O.	Faculty of Pharmacy	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 76
33	15,745	AM Abdel Moneim, Ahmed E.	Faculty of Science	Toxicology	Rank 60
34	16,780	RA Rashad, Ahmed M.	Faculty of Science	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 172
35	16,985	RA Razek, Ahmed Abdel Khalek Abdel	Faculty of Medicine	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 48
36	16,998	Hassanien, Ahmed Saeed	Faculty of Engineering in Shubra	Applied Physics	Rank 346
37	17,535	AA Abdel-Khalek, Ahmed M.	Faculty of Arts	Social Psychology	Rank 327
38	17,592	MM Marzouk, Mohamed M.	Faculty of Engineering	Building & Construction	Rank 116
39	18,482	MA Mohamed, Ali Wagdy	Faculty of Graduate Studies for Statistical Research	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 652
40	18,488	AA Abdelghany, A. M.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 140
41	19,052	GE Gomaa, Eman Zakaria	College of Education	Microbiology	Rank 437
42	20,319	BA Bhrawy, Ali H.	Faculty of Sciences	Applied Mathematics	Rank 57
43	20,853	AE Abd El-Latif, Ahmed A.	Faculty of Science	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 725
44	21,385	Abdel Latef, Arafat Abdel Hamed	Faculty of Science	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 299
45	21,436	AR Aziz, Ramy Karam	Faculty of Pharmacy	Microbiology	Rank 499
46	23,099	ZE Zayed, Elsayed M.E.	Faculty of Science	Optics	Rank 86
47	24,356	MM Mahmoud, Mohamed E.	Faculty of Science	Chemical Engineering	Rank 155
48	24,534	MK Mekheimer, Kh S.	Faculty of Science	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 247
49	24,634	HK Hamed, Khaled	Faculty of Engineering	Environmental Engineering	Rank 128
50	24,889	AE Abd El-Hack, Mohamed E.	Faculty of Agriculture	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 42
51	26,075	HS Hassan, Saad El Din	Faculty of Science	Biotechnology	Rank 86
52	26,895	AM Alagawany, Mahmoud	Faculty of Agriculture	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 49
53	28,114	AA Atta, Ayman M.	Petroleum Applications Department	Polymers	Rank 221
54	28,227	MR Mansour, Romany F.	Faculty of Science	Applied Mathematics	Rank 81
55	28,693	AA Aly, Arafa H.	Faculty of Sciences	General Physics	Rank 165
56	28,784	MM Mohamed, Mohamed A.	Faculty of Engineering	Energy	Rank 662
57	29,586	AA Al-Sabagh, Ahmed M.	Petroleum Applications Department	Energy	Rank 671
58	30,685	NS Nada, Sameh	Faculty of Engineering in Shubra	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 294
59	30,811	AM Abdou, M. A.	Faculty of Education	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 50
60	31,019	EM El-Esawi, Mohamed A.	Faculty of Science	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 460
61	31,396	AH Aboul-Enein, Hassan Y.	National Research Centre	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 159
62	31,686	BG Batiha, Gaber El Saber	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 160
63	31,690	KS Kamel, S. M.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 259
64	31,998	OM Othman, Mohamed I.A.	Faculty of Science	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 303
65	32,010	FA Fathy, A.	Higher Technological Institute	Materials	Rank 552
66	33,032	ZH Zeineldin, Hatem H.	Faculty of Engineering	Energy	Rank 754
67	33,191	UA Usman, Adel R.A.	Faculty of Agriculture	Environmental Sciences	Rank 529
68	33,427	EA El-Sayed, Abdel Fattah M.	Faculty of Science	Fisheries	Rank 55
69	33,997	KE Kenawy, El Refaie	Faculty of Science	Polymers	Rank 289
70	34,868	RA Rashed, Ahmed Nabih Zaki	Faculty of Electronic Engineering	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 83
71	34,971	EM El-Sheekh, Mostafa M.	Faculty of Science	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 530
72	35,377	Radwan, Ahmed G.	School of Engineering & Applied Sciences	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 111
73	35,781	SS Salem, Salem S.	Faculty of Science	Biotechnology	Rank 125
74	36,501	BN Barakat, Nasser A.M.	Faculty of Engineering	Materials	Rank 640
75	36,657	AA Atiya, Amir F.	Faculty of Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,204
76	37,514	Sharshir, Swellam W.	Faculty of Engineering	Energy	Rank 871
77	37,628	AA Abdelaziz, Almoataz Y.	Faculty of Engineering & Technology	Energy	Rank 874
78	37,703	HK Hosny, Khalid M.	Faculty of Computers and Information	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,240
79	37,867	SA Salama, Ahmed	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 326
80	38,416	ES El Sayed Zaki, Maysaa	Mansoura University	Microbiology	Rank 901
81	38,636	EE Ellobody, Ehab	Faculty of Engineering	Civil Engineering	Rank 138
82	38,869	YD Yousri, Dalia	Faculty of Engineering	Energy	Rank 902
83	39,512	EA Ewees, Ahmed A.	Faculty of Computers and Information	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,294
84	40,167	AH Abdel-Shafy, Hussein I.	National Research Centre	General Chemistry	Rank 103
85	40,258	ES Elsaka, Shaymaa E.	Faculty of Dentistry	Dentistry	Rank 171
86	40,912	AN Allam, Nageh K.	School of Sciences and Engineering	Energy	Rank 947
87	41,471	MG Mohamed, Gehad G.	Faculty of Science	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 143
88	41,807	ER El-Mallawany, R.	Faculty of Science	Applied Physics	Rank 797
89	42,391	Essa, Fadl A.	Faculty of Engineering	Energy	Rank 999
90	42,693	AR Abdelhameed, Reda M.	National Research Centre	Chemical Engineering	Rank 293
91	43,617	MA Mostafa, Ayman M.	National Research Centre	Applied Physics	Rank 835
92	44,391	Abd-Elsalam, Kamel A.	Plant Pathology Research Institute	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 705
93	44,657	EM El-Naggar, Mehrez E.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 378
94	44,769	HS Hamed, Sherifa Ahmed	Assiut University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,319
95	46,766	Sayed, Enas Taha	Faculty of Engineering	Energy	Rank 1,121
96	46,921	Tamer, Tamer M.	Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute	Polymers	Rank 403
97	47,426	RR Rizk-Allah, Rizk M.	Faculty of Engineering	Energy	Rank 1,138
98	47,575	Ahmed, Enas M.	National Research Centre	Materials	Rank 842
99	47,793	FA Fouda, Amr	Faculty of Science	Biotechnology	Rank 171
100	48,607	KE Kamoun, Elbadawy A.	Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute	Polymers	Rank 414
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Egypt are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

814 scientists affiliated with Egypt are on the 2023 single-year list, and 416 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 single-year list, Faculty of Science has the most listed scientists from Egypt, with 183. It is followed by Faculty of Engineering with 98.

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 814 in 2023, a change of +105.0%.

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.