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).

Single Year

1,106

+106 (+10.6%) vs 2024

Career Data

579

+84 (+17.0%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#37

No change vs 2024

Institutes

105

+27 (+34.6%) vs 2024

Scientists in Egypt on the list, by year

The career-long count has more than doubled since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+49.3%

2022+10.4%

2023+15.2%

2024+19.0%

2025+17.0%

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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%

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Rank in Egypt	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	7,597	ZA Zenkour, Ashraf M.	Faculty of Science	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 51
2	9,044	KA Kabeel, A. E.	Tanta University	Energy	Rank 96
3	12,768	Rashad, Alaa M.	Housing and Building Research Center Egypt	Building & Construction	Rank 28
4	13,228	Khaled, Khaled F.	Ain Shams University	Energy	Rank 135
5	15,400	EM El-Naschie, Mohamed Saladin	Faculty of Science	Mathematical Physics	Rank 10
6	19,653	AH Aboul-Enein, Hassan Y.	National Research Centre	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 102
7	20,586	MW Mahmoud, Waleed E.	Suez Canal University	Materials	Rank 259
8	23,360	HA Hassanien, Aboul Ella	Cairo University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 503
9	26,284	SA Soliman, Ahmed M.	Cairo University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 63
10	27,070	AI Abbas, Ibrahim A.	Sohag University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 173
11	27,745	HH Hasanien, Hany M.	Ain Shams University	Energy	Rank 331
12	28,278	EM Ezzat, Magdy A.	Alexandria University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 183
13	29,878	DM Dawood, Mahmoud A.O.	Kafrelsheikh University	Fisheries	Rank 48
14	30,977	OM Osman, M. S.	Faculty of Science	Applied Physics	Rank 746
15	31,389	BA Bhrawy, Ali H.	Beni-Suef University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 71
16	33,124	DM Deyab, M. A.	Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute	Chemical Physics	Rank 701
17	34,479	ER El-Mallawany, Raouf A.H.	Menoufia University	Applied Physics	Rank 826
18	34,485	AR Abdel Razek, Ahmed Abdel Khalek	Mansoura University	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 195
19	36,431	EM Elaziz, Mohamed Abd	Galala University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 802
20	36,527	MM Mahmoud, Mohamed E.	Faculty of Science	Chemical Engineering	Rank 143
21	36,867	HM Hussein, Mahmoud Rezk Abdelwahed	Faculty of Medicine	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,620
22	37,866	AA Abdel-Khalek, Ahmed M.	Alexandria University	Social Psychology	Rank 396
23	38,688	FM Farag, Mohamed Ali	Faculty of Pharmacy	Food Science	Rank 172
24	39,288	MK Mekheimer, Kh S.	Al-Azhar University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 254
25	41,161	EH Emam, Hossam E.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 358
26	41,602	SA Shokeir, Ahmed Abdulrahman	Mansoura University, Urology and Nephrology Center	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 440
27	41,626	EK Elwakeel, Khalid Z.	Faculty of Science	Chemical Engineering	Rank 167
28	42,620	El-Fergany, Attia A.	Zagazig University	Energy	Rank 537
29	46,176	Shaheen, Sabry M.	Kafrelsheikh University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 317
30	46,396	SA Shafik, Ahmed A.	Cairo University	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 412
31	46,959	AM Abdel-Basset, Mohamed	Zagazig University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,010
32	47,105	EA El-Sebaii, Ahmed A.	Faculty of Science	Energy	Rank 604
33	48,921	KS Khalil, Shaaban S.	Zewail City of Science and Technology	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 741
34	50,387	MG Mohamed, Gehad G.	Faculty of Engineering	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 291
35	51,443	EA Elsheikh, Ammar H.	Tanta University	Energy	Rank 664
36	51,947	AM Abdallah, Metwally	Benha University	Energy	Rank 673
37	52,195	IM Ibrahim, Moshen Mohsen	Faculty of Medicine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,894
38	52,320	AA Atiya, Amir F.	Faculty of Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,125
39	53,998	KE Kenawy, El Refaie	Faculty of Science	Polymers	Rank 479
40	56,136	AM Aboulghar, Mohamed A.	Egyptian IVF-ET Center	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 518
41	56,262	AM Abdel Moneim, Ahmed Esmat	Faculty of Science	Toxicology	Rank 235
42	57,080	ZE Zayed, Elsayed M.E.	Faculty of Science	Optics	Rank 225
43	57,293	GM Ghoneim, Mohamed A.	Mansoura University, Urology and Nephrology Center	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 620
44	57,618	BN Barakat, Nasser A.M.	Minia University	Materials	Rank 767
45	59,187	YM Yousef, M. I.	Alexandria University	Toxicology	Rank 254
46	59,788	FA Farag, Aly A.M.	College of Science	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,265
47	59,886	YA Youssef, Ahmed M.	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 528
48	60,158	SH Sherief, Hany H.	Faculty of Science	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 398
49	61,110	AN Allam, Nageh K.	School of Sciences and Engineering	Energy	Rank 805
50	61,310	EN El Nemr, Ahmed Moustafa E.I.	National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries	Environmental Sciences	Rank 436
51	61,686	EM El-Nahass, Mahmoud M.	College of Science	Applied Physics	Rank 1,521
52	62,852	AM Abdel-Tawwab, Mohsen	Agricultural Research Center	Fisheries	Rank 129
53	63,736	Radwan, Ahmed G.	Nile University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 170
54	64,123	AA Al-Sabagh, Ahmed M.	Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute	Energy	Rank 858
55	64,207	RA Rashad, A. M.	Aswan University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 426
56	64,909	EA El-Sayed, Abdel Fattah Mohammed	Faculty of Science	Fisheries	Rank 136
57	65,273	SG Serour, Gamal I.	Egyptian IVF-ET Center	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 621
58	65,420	GA Ghaly, Abdel E.	Faculty of Agriculture	Biotechnology	Rank 179
59	65,908	HH Hassan, Hamdy A.	Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 883
60	66,228	HS Hamed, Sherifa Ahmed	Assiut University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 4,401
61	67,391	MM Marzouk, Mohamed M.	Cairo University	Building & Construction	Rank 170
62	68,637	AA Attah, Ayman M.	Petroleum Applications Department	Polymers	Rank 612
63	68,695	OM Othman, M. I.A.	Zagazig University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 466
64	69,440	SM Salem, Mohamed Labib	Tanta University	Immunology	Rank 1,944
65	70,769	RM Rashad, Mohamed Mohamed	Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute	Applied Physics	Rank 1,743
66	71,897	YM Youssef, Moustafa Amin	The American University in Cairo	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 632
67	72,069	BR Barsoum, Rashad S.	Cairo Kidney Center	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 780
68	72,655	BW Badawy, Waheed Abdallah	Faculty of Science	Energy	Rank 981
69	72,984	RM Rady, Mostafa Mohamed	Faculty of Agriculture	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,003
70	73,452	HK Hosny, Khalid M.	Zagazig University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,528
71	73,740	AA Abdelghany, A. M.	National Research Centre	Applied Physics	Rank 1,823
72	75,315	ZE Zein El Abedin, Sherif	National Research Centre	Energy	Rank 1,024
73	75,612	Hassanien, Ahmed Saeed	Benha University	Applied Physics	Rank 1,872
74	76,237	Houssein, Essam H.	Minia University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,581
75	76,740	RA Radi, Abd Elgawad	Faculty of Science	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 530
76	79,031	SS Saker, S. H.	New Mansoura University	General Mathematics	Rank 370
77	79,205	KS Kamel, Salah	Aswan University	Energy	Rank 1,084
78	79,285	AH Al-Inany, Hesham Gaber	Faculty of Medicine	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 762
79	79,528	AR Aziz, Ramy Karam	Faculty of Pharmacy	Microbiology	Rank 1,975
80	81,077	EA Eltamaly, Ali Mohamed	Mansoura University	Energy	Rank 1,118
81	83,879	HS Hassan, Saad S.M.	College of Science	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 590
82	84,091	UA Usman, Adel Rabie Ahmed	Assiut University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 628
83	84,897	EE Ellobody, Ehab A.	Tanta University	Civil Engineering	Rank 163
84	85,404	EA Elfiky, Abdo A.	Cairo University	Biophysics	Rank 150
85	86,619	EF El-Demerdash, Fatma M.	Alexandria University	Toxicology	Rank 389
86	87,230	ZM Zaki, Maysaa El Sayed	Faculty of Medicine	Microbiology	Rank 2,161
87	87,497	FA Fouda, Abdelaziz S.	Faculty of Science	Energy	Rank 1,226
88	87,708	KR Kellogg, Ronald T.	Saint Louis University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 1,026
89	88,627	NS Nada, Sameh A.	Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 611
90	89,120	MW Moslem, Waleed	Port Said University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 742
91	89,999	SY Saddeek, Yasser B.	Al-Azhar University	Applied Physics	Rank 2,266
92	90,200	EM EI-Sheekh, Mostafa M.	Tanta University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 672
93	90,478	MR Mansour, Ragaa T.	National Research Centre	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 854
94	91,784	AA Amin, Alaa Sayed	Faculty of Science	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 652
95	91,858	EI El-Sherbiny, Ibrahim Mohamed	Zewail City of Science and Technology	Polymers	Rank 814
96	93,318	AA Atia, Asem A.	Faculty of Science	Chemical Engineering	Rank 428
97	94,316	EM El Maghraby, Gamal M.	Tanta University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 854
98	94,522	MA Menazea, A. A.	National Research Centre	Materials	Rank 1,304
99	94,788	HA Hebeish, Ali Ali	National Research Centre	Polymers	Rank 843
100	94,975	MM Mokhtar Mohamed, Mohamed Mokhtar	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.