Egypt's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Egypt has 579 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 17.0% from 495 in 2024. That places Egypt 37th in the world by number of listed scientists. Faculty of Science has the most listed scientists (92), followed by National Research Centre (51).
Scientists in Egypt on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled 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
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All 579 scientists
| Rank in Egypt | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 7,597 | Faculty of Science | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 51 | |
| 2 | 9,044 | Tanta University | Energy | Rank 96 | |
| 3 | 12,768 | Housing and Building Research Center Egypt | Building & Construction | Rank 28 | |
| 4 | 13,228 | Ain Shams University | Energy | Rank 135 | |
| 5 | 15,400 | Faculty of Science | Mathematical Physics | Rank 10 | |
| 6 | 19,653 | National Research Centre | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 102 | |
| 7 | 20,586 | Suez Canal University | Materials | Rank 259 | |
| 8 | 23,360 | Cairo University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 503 | |
| 9 | 26,284 | Cairo University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 63 | |
| 10 | 27,070 | Sohag University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 173 | |
| 11 | 27,745 | Ain Shams University | Energy | Rank 331 | |
| 12 | 28,278 | Alexandria University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 183 | |
| 13 | 29,878 | Kafrelsheikh University | Fisheries | Rank 48 | |
| 14 | 30,977 |
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Faculty of Science | Applied Physics | Rank 746 |
| 15 | 31,389 | Beni-Suef University | Applied Mathematics | Rank 71 | |
| 16 | 33,124 |
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Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute | Chemical Physics | Rank 701 |
| 17 | 34,479 | Menoufia University | Applied Physics | Rank 826 | |
| 18 | 34,485 | Mansoura University | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 195 | |
| 19 | 36,431 | Galala University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 802 | |
| 20 | 36,527 | Faculty of Science | Chemical Engineering | Rank 143 | |
| 21 | 36,867 | Faculty of Medicine | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 1,620 | |
| 22 | 37,866 | Alexandria University | Social Psychology | Rank 396 | |
| 23 | 38,688 | Faculty of Pharmacy | Food Science | Rank 172 | |
| 24 | 39,288 | Al-Azhar University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 254 | |
| 25 | 41,161 | National Research Centre | Polymers | Rank 358 | |
| 26 | 41,602 | Mansoura University, Urology and Nephrology Center | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 440 | |
| 27 | 41,626 | Faculty of Science | Chemical Engineering | Rank 167 | |
| 28 | 42,620 | Zagazig University | Energy | Rank 537 | |
| 29 | 46,176 | Kafrelsheikh University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 317 | |
| 30 | 46,396 | Cairo University | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 412 | |
| 31 | 46,959 | Zagazig University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,010 | |
| 32 | 47,105 | Faculty of Science | Energy | Rank 604 | |
| 33 | 48,921 | Zewail City of Science and Technology | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 741 | |
| 34 | 50,387 | Faculty of Engineering | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 291 | |
| 35 | 51,443 | Tanta University | Energy | Rank 664 | |
| 36 | 51,947 | Benha University | Energy | Rank 673 | |
| 37 | 52,195 | Faculty of Medicine | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 1,894 | |
| 38 | 52,320 | Faculty of Engineering | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,125 | |
| 39 | 53,998 | Faculty of Science | Polymers | Rank 479 | |
| 40 | 56,136 | Egyptian IVF-ET Center | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 518 | |
| 41 | 56,262 | Faculty of Science | Toxicology | Rank 235 | |
| 42 | 57,080 | Faculty of Science | Optics | Rank 225 | |
| 43 | 57,293 | Mansoura University, Urology and Nephrology Center | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 620 | |
| 44 | 57,618 | Minia University | Materials | Rank 767 | |
| 45 | 59,187 | Alexandria University | Toxicology | Rank 254 | |
| 46 | 59,788 | College of Science | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,265 | |
| 47 | 59,886 | National Research Centre | Polymers | Rank 528 | |
| 48 | 60,158 | Faculty of Science | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 398 | |
| 49 | 61,110 | School of Sciences and Engineering | Energy | Rank 805 | |
| 50 | 61,310 | National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries | Environmental Sciences | Rank 436 | |
| 51 | 61,686 | College of Science | Applied Physics | Rank 1,521 | |
| 52 | 62,852 | Agricultural Research Center | Fisheries | Rank 129 | |
| 53 | 63,736 | Nile University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 170 | |
| 54 | 64,123 | Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute | Energy | Rank 858 | |
| 55 | 64,207 | Aswan University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 426 | |
| 56 | 64,909 | Faculty of Science | Fisheries | Rank 136 | |
| 57 | 65,273 | Egyptian IVF-ET Center | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 621 | |
| 58 | 65,420 | Faculty of Agriculture | Biotechnology | Rank 179 | |
| 59 | 65,908 | Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 883 | |
| 60 | 66,228 | Assiut University | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 4,401 | |
| 61 | 67,391 | Cairo University | Building & Construction | Rank 170 | |
| 62 | 68,637 | Petroleum Applications Department | Polymers | Rank 612 | |
| 63 | 68,695 | Zagazig University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 466 | |
| 64 | 69,440 | Tanta University | Immunology | Rank 1,944 | |
| 65 | 70,769 | Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute | Applied Physics | Rank 1,743 | |
| 66 | 71,897 | The American University in Cairo | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 632 | |
| 67 | 72,069 | Cairo Kidney Center | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 780 | |
| 68 | 72,655 | Faculty of Science | Energy | Rank 981 | |
| 69 | 72,984 | Faculty of Agriculture | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,003 | |
| 70 | 73,452 | Zagazig University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,528 | |
| 71 | 73,740 | National Research Centre | Applied Physics | Rank 1,823 | |
| 72 | 75,315 | National Research Centre | Energy | Rank 1,024 | |
| 73 | 75,612 | Benha University | Applied Physics | Rank 1,872 | |
| 74 | 76,237 | Minia University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,581 | |
| 75 | 76,740 | Faculty of Science | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 530 | |
| 76 | 79,031 |
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New Mansoura University | General Mathematics | Rank 370 |
| 77 | 79,205 |
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Aswan University | Energy | Rank 1,084 |
| 78 | 79,285 | Faculty of Medicine | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 762 | |
| 79 | 79,528 | Faculty of Pharmacy | Microbiology | Rank 1,975 | |
| 80 | 81,077 | Mansoura University | Energy | Rank 1,118 | |
| 81 | 83,879 | College of Science | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 590 | |
| 82 | 84,091 | Assiut University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 628 | |
| 83 | 84,897 | Tanta University | Civil Engineering | Rank 163 | |
| 84 | 85,404 | Cairo University | Biophysics | Rank 150 | |
| 85 | 86,619 | Alexandria University | Toxicology | Rank 389 | |
| 86 | 87,230 | Faculty of Medicine | Microbiology | Rank 2,161 | |
| 87 | 87,497 | Faculty of Science | Energy | Rank 1,226 | |
| 88 | 87,708 | Saint Louis University | Experimental Psychology | Rank 1,026 | |
| 89 | 88,627 | Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 611 | |
| 90 | 89,120 | Port Said University | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 742 | |
| 91 | 89,999 | Al-Azhar University | Applied Physics | Rank 2,266 | |
| 92 | 90,200 | Tanta University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 672 | |
| 93 | 90,478 | National Research Centre | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 854 | |
| 94 | 91,784 | Faculty of Science | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 652 | |
| 95 | 91,858 | Zewail City of Science and Technology | Polymers | Rank 814 | |
| 96 | 93,318 | Faculty of Science | Chemical Engineering | Rank 428 | |
| 97 | 94,316 | Tanta University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 854 | |
| 98 | 94,522 | National Research Centre | Materials | Rank 1,304 | |
| 99 | 94,788 | National Research Centre | Polymers | Rank 843 | |
| 100 | 94,975 | Benha University | Physical Chemistry | Rank 325 | |
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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 career-long list, Faculty of Science has the most listed scientists from Egypt, with 92. It is followed by National Research Centre with 51.
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 579 in 2025, a change of +164.4%.
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.