Egypt's Top 2% Scientists 2024

Egypt has 1,000 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 22.9% from 814 in 2023. That places Egypt 31st in the world by number of listed scientists, up 3 places. National Research Centre has the most listed scientists (101), followed by Cairo University (75).

Single Year

1,000

+186 (+22.9%) vs 2023

Career Data

495

+79 (+19.0%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#31

up 3 places vs 2023

Institutes

100

-30 (-23.1%) vs 2023

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	1,127	Rashad, Alaa M.	National Center for Housing and Building Research	Building & Construction	Rank 12
2	1,764	KA Kabeel, Abd Elnaby	Tanta University	Energy	Rank 49
3	1,877	EA Elsheikh, Ammar	Tanta University	Energy	Rank 51
4	1,921	AH Abdelhamid, Hani Nasser	Assiut University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 7
5	2,373	AE Abd Elaziz, Mohamed	Zagazig University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 128
6	2,633	DM Dawood, Mahmoud A.O.	The American University in Cairo	Fisheries	Rank 3
7	2,819	KM Khater, Mostafa M.A.	Obour High Institute for Engineering and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 75
8	3,304	EM Elhoseny, Mohamed	Mansoura University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 166
9	4,184	HH Hasanien, Hany M.	Ain Shams University	Energy	Rank 97
10	4,220	Houssein, Essam H.	Minia University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 202
11	4,726	Hassanien, Ahmed Saeed	Benha University	Applied Physics	Rank 111
12	5,013	SS Salem, Salem S.	Al-Azhar University	Biotechnology	Rank 14
13	5,089	AM Abdel-Basset, Mohamed	Zagazig University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 235
14	5,790	AI Abbas, Ibrahim	Sohag University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 58
15	5,832	OM Osman, M. S.	Cairo University	Applied Physics	Rank 128
16	7,376	EH Emam, Hossam E.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 43
17	8,147	HA Hassanien, Aboul Ella	Cairo University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 379
18	8,190	DM Deyab, M. A.	Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute	Chemical Physics	Rank 138
19	8,212	AM Abdel-Daim, Mohamed M.	Suez Canal University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 150
20	8,625	FM Farag, Mohamed A.	Faculty of Pharmacy	Food Science	Rank 59
21	8,773	El-Fergany, Attia A.	Zagazig University	Energy	Rank 206
22	9,308	MA Mohamed, Ali Wagdy	Cairo University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 427
23	9,507	GE Gomaa, Eman Zakaria	Ain Shams University	Microbiology	Rank 177
24	11,279	HH Hassan, Hamdy	Assiut University	Energy	Rank 281
25	11,928	MR Mansour, Romany F.	New Valley University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 39
26	12,225	MA Menazea, A. A.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 77
27	12,761	Khaled, Khaled F.	Ain Shams University	Energy	Rank 306
28	13,576	HK Hosny, Khalid M.	Zagazig University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 597
29	13,991	RM Rady, Mostafa M.	Fayoum University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 178
30	14,080	RA Rashed, Ahmed Nabih Zaki	Faculty of Electronic Engineering	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 23
31	14,713	MM Marzouk, Mohamed	Faculty of Engineering	Building & Construction	Rank 108
32	14,917	HM Hasanin, Mohamed S.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 96
33	15,384	YA Youssef, Ahmed	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 100
34	15,874	Abdel-Tawwab, Mohsen	Agricultural Research Center	Fisheries	Rank 17
35	15,915	AE Abd El-Hack, Mohamed E.	Zagazig University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 22
36	16,442	ZE Zayed, Elsayed M.E.	Zagazig University	Optics	Rank 77
37	16,732	BG Batiha, Gaber El Saber	Damanhour University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 83
38	17,972	MM Mahmoud, Mohamed E.	Alexandria University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 109
39	18,486	Sobhy, Mohammed	Kafrelsheikh University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 177
40	18,794	HS Hassan, Saad El Din	Al-Azhar University	Biotechnology	Rank 66
41	18,915	EA Elfiky, Abdo A.	Cairo University	Biophysics	Rank 15
42	19,539	Agag, Gomaa	University of Sadat City	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 97
43	20,009	Abdel Latef, Arafat Abdel Hamed	South Valley University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 274
44	20,069	AM Abdel Moneim, Ahmed E.	Helwan University	Toxicology	Rank 71
45	20,613	AE Abd El-Latif, A. A.	Menoufia University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 860
46	20,715	AM Alagawany, Mahmoud	Zagazig University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 28
47	20,806	MM Mohamed, Mohamed A.	Minia University	Energy	Rank 514
48	20,851	EM El-Esawi, Mohamed A.	Tanta University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 288
49	21,017	NG Nashed, G. G.L.	The British University in Egypt	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 235
50	21,197	AA Atiya, Amir F.	Faculty of Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 874
51	21,362	IM Ibrahim, Mohsen M.	Cairo University	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 660
52	21,519	Attallah, Omneya	Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 886
53	21,524	RA Rashad, A. M.	Faculty of Science	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 208
54	21,601	MK Mekheimer, Kh S.	Al-Azhar University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 209
55	22,018	Sayed, Enas Taha	Minia University	Energy	Rank 539
56	22,644	EA Ewees, Ahmed A.	Damietta University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 932
57	22,985	AA Abdel-Khalek, Ahmed M.	Alexandria University	Social Psychology	Rank 427
58	24,904	FA Fouda, Amr	Al-Azhar University	Biotechnology	Rank 92
59	25,184	EM El-Sheekh, Mostafa M.	Tanta University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 484
60	25,192	NS Nada, Sameh A.	Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 248
61	25,223	EA El-Sebaii, A. A.	Tanta University	Energy	Rank 626
62	26,797	DA Deifalla, Ahmed	Future University in Egypt	Materials	Rank 471
63	27,765	Eltaweil, Abdelazeem S.	Faculty of Science	Environmental Sciences	Rank 540
64	28,425	AH Aboul-Enein, Hassan Y.	National Research Centre	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 134
65	29,377	HK Hamed, Khaled	Faculty of Engineering	Environmental Engineering	Rank 149
66	29,434	EN El-Naggar, Noura El Ahmady	Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute	Biotechnology	Rank 106
67	29,474	KS Kamel, Salah	Aswan University	Energy	Rank 739
68	29,542	EN El Nemr, Ahmed	National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries	Environmental Sciences	Rank 574
69	30,090	EA El-Sayed, Abdel Fattah M.	Faculty of Science	Fisheries	Rank 43
70	30,796	KT Khattab, Tawfik A.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 243
71	30,986	Sharshir, Swellam W.	Kafrelsheikh University	Energy	Rank 788
72	31,495	AA Abdelghany, A. M.	National Research Centre	Applied Physics	Rank 617
73	32,073	Radwan, Ahmed G.	Cairo University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 110
74	32,225	ED El Din, Sayed M.	Future University in Egypt	Energy	Rank 821
75	32,231	BA Bhrawy, Ali H.	Beni-Suef University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 98
76	32,844	ZM Zaki, Maysaa El Sayed	Faculty of Medicine	Microbiology	Rank 689
77	33,307	AR Abdelhameed, Reda M.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 269
78	33,477	YD Yousri, Dalia	Fayoum University	Energy	Rank 857
79	33,596	AA Abdullah, A. S.	Tanta University	Energy	Rank 860
80	33,954	AR Aziz, Ramy K.	Faculty of Pharmacy	Microbiology	Rank 704
81	34,386	AG Ali, Gomaa A.M.	Al-Azhar University	Materials	Rank 627
82	34,620	ER El-Mallawany, Raouf	Menoufia University	Applied Physics	Rank 675
83	35,200	OA Omer, Ahmed M.	City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications	Polymers	Rank 285
84	35,286	SA Salama, Ahmed	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 289
85	36,023	AA Abdelaziz, Almoataz Y.	Future University in Egypt	Energy	Rank 924
86	36,065	AA Aly, Arafa H.	Beni-Suef University	General Physics	Rank 231
87	36,769	BA Barhoum, Ahmed	Helwan University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,234
88	37,038	Tamer, Tamer M.	City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications	Polymers	Rank 310
89	37,929	KE Kenawy, El Refaie	Tanta University	Polymers	Rank 319
90	37,981	BW Bosworth, William	Apache Khalda Corporation LDC	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 544
91	38,053	EM El-Saadony, Mohamed T.	Zagazig University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 561
92	38,989	Abd-Elsalam, Kamel A.	Agricultural Research Center	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 583
93	39,083	Essa, Fadl A.	Kafrelsheikh University	Energy	Rank 1,000
94	39,609	SA Shalan, Ahmed E.	Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute	Organic Chemistry	Rank 489
95	39,756	AM Amin, Mohamed	Suez University	Building & Construction	Rank 277
96	40,605	EK Elsayed, Khairy	Helwan University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 279
97	41,319	KE Kamoun, Elbadawy A.	City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications	Polymers	Rank 348
98	41,406	EM El-Naggar, Mehrez E.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 349
99	41,791	RA Razek, Ahmed Abdel Khalek Abdel	Faculty of Medicine	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 157
100	42,298	MH Maghrabie, Hussein M.	South Valley University	Energy	Rank 1,088
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Egypt are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,000 scientists affiliated with Egypt are on the 2024 single-year list, and 495 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 single-year list, National Research Centre has the most listed scientists from Egypt, with 101. It is followed by Cairo University with 75.

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 1,000 in 2024, a change of +151.9%.

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.