Israel's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Israel has 1,637 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 0.9% from 1,622 in 2024. That places Israel 21st in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Tel Aviv University has the most listed scientists (314), followed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem (231).

Single Year

1,637

+15 (+0.9%) vs 2024

Career Data

2,204

+111 (+5.3%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#21

down 1 place vs 2024

Institutes

170

+81 (+91.0%) vs 2024

Scientists in Israel on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 27% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+17.4%

2022+1.5%

2023+5.2%

2024+0.3%

2025+0.9%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	1,290		1,630
2021	1,514	+17.4%	1,870	+14.7%
2022	1,537	+1.5%	1,958	+4.7%
2023	1,617	+5.2%	2,037	+4.0%
2024	1,622	+0.3%	2,093	+2.7%
2025	1,637	+0.9%	2,204	+5.3%

Top 10 institutes in Israel

By number of listed scientists

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1Tel Aviv University314
2Hebrew University of Jerusalem231
3Technion - Israel Institute of Technology218
4Weizmann Institute of Science Israel179
5Ben-Gurion University of the Negev118
6University of Haifa97
7Bar-Ilan University65
8Agricultural Research Organization of Israel42
9Chaim Sheba Medical Center Israel29
10Faculty of Medicine27

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Rank in Israel	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	120	SS Schwartz, Shalom H.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Social Psychology	Rank 8
2	220	TA Tversky, Amos	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Experimental Psychology	Rank 4
3	362	AD Aurbach, Doron	Bar-Ilan University	Energy	Rank 12
4	853	FR Feldman, Ruth	Reichman University	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 11
5	964	SA Shamir, Adi	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 60
6	1,092	EY Eldar, Yonina C.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 13
7	1,207	OA Oren, Aharon	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Microbiology	Rank 20
8	1,518	BJ Bekenstein, Jacob D.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 16
9	1,566	HZ Hashin, Zvi	Tel Aviv University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 15
10	1,592	HJ Hausdorff, Jeffrey M.	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 87
11	1,760	MB Malomed, B. A.	Tel Aviv University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 14
12	1,958	MR Milo, Ron	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 52
13	2,095	EM Elad, Michael	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 117
14	2,138	MY Marcus, Yizhak	Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Institute of Chemistry	Chemical Physics	Rank 39
15	2,424	RL Rokach, Lior	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 135
16	2,543	GE Gazit, Ehud	Tel Aviv University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 97
17	2,647	AU Alon, Uri	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 70
18	2,860	CE Cohen, Erik	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 18
19	2,925	AN Alon, Noga	Tel Aviv University	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 3
20	2,927	CA Carmeli, Abraham	Tel Aviv University	Business & Management	Rank 93
21	3,164	SY Shoenfeld, Yehuda Yulius	Reichman University	Immunology	Rank 65
22	3,260	LA Levant, Arie	Tel Aviv University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 38
23	3,280	MM Mikulincer, Mario	Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Reichman University	Social Psychology	Rank 101
24	3,472	GY Goldberg, Yoav	Bar-Ilan University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 188
25	3,614	CA Ciechanover, Aaron J.	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 60
26	3,951	BY Barenholz, Yechezkel Chezy	Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Laboratory of Membrane and Liposome Research	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 64
27	4,293	GO Goldreich, Oded	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 7
28	4,312	PT Piran, Tsvi	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 28
29	4,522	SS Shalev-Shwartz, Shai	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 240
30	4,620	SA Sadeh, Avi	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 232
31	4,803	EE Elinav, Eran	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Immunology	Rank 99
32	5,079	SS Shaik, Sason S.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	General Chemistry	Rank 22
33	5,088	KS Kirkpatrick, Scott	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Applied Physics	Rank 120
34	5,136	RD Rosenfeld, Daniel	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 86
35	5,176	WI Willner, Itamar	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Organic Chemistry	Rank 73
36	5,224	WS Weiner, Steve	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Archaeology	Rank 1
37	5,260	PA Peres, Asher	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 61
38	5,527	FE Fridman, E. M.	Tel Aviv University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 66
39	5,792	BY Benjamini, Yoav	Tel Aviv University	Statistics & Probability	Rank 44
40	6,247	GA Gedanken, Aharon	Bar-Ilan University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 226
41	6,382	WD Weisburd, David L.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Criminology	Rank 7
42	6,517	YY Yarden, Yosef	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 177
43	6,559	TM Tamir, Maya	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Social Psychology	Rank 170
44	6,617	MJ Martin, Jan M.L.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Chemical Physics	Rank 116
45	6,639	EI Etsion, Izhak	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 65
46	7,165	KR Kosloff, Ronnie	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 126
47	7,375	MR Mechoulam, Raphael	Faculty of Medicine	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 35
48	7,708	BA Beck, Amir	Tel Aviv University	Operations Research	Rank 33
49	8,051	BA Blum, Abraham	Agricultural Research Organization of Israel	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 92
50	8,247	ZD Zohar, Dov M.	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Business & Management	Rank 249
51	8,300	SS Shamay-Tsoory, Simone G.	The Integrated Brain and Behavior Research Center (IBBRC)	Experimental Psychology	Rank 140
52	8,448	CJ Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska	Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences	Geriatrics	Rank 16
53	8,706	AL Ayalon, Liat	Bar-Ilan University	Gerontology	Rank 15
54	8,729	KJ Klein, Jacob	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Chemical Physics	Rank 147
55	8,810	KG Koren, Gideon	Ariel University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 161
56	9,001	BY Belinkov, Yonatan	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 446
57	9,083	BM Bar, Moshe	Bar-Ilan University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 153
58	9,244	EN Eliaz, Noam	Tel Aviv University	Materials	Rank 164
59	9,510	BD Bar-Tal, Daniel	Tel Aviv University	Social Psychology	Rank 214
60	9,527	NR Nathan, Ran	Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Movement Ecology Laboratory	Ecology	Rank 226
61	9,534	SP Singer, Pierre P.	Tel Aviv University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 54
62	9,572	PE Peled, Emanuel Badoslav R.	Tel Aviv University, School of Chemistry	Energy	Rank 257
63	9,680	RS Reich, Simeon	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	General Mathematics	Rank 27
64	9,789	FU Feige, Uriel	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 13
65	9,877	LM Levitt, Michael D.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 115
66	9,996	BZ Brakerski, Zvika	Qedma Quantum Computing	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 487
67	10,076	SE Shohamy, Elana	Tel Aviv University	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 58
68	10,115	MD Milstein, David	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Organic Chemistry	Rank 123
69	10,331	MA Marmur, Abraham	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Chemical Physics	Rank 171
70	10,403	KA Koriat, Asher	University of Haifa	Experimental Psychology	Rank 171
71	10,439	GN Giladi, Nir	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 524
72	10,486	SR Sacks, Rafael	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Building & Construction	Rank 81
73	10,581	MS Meiri, Shai	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Ecology	Rank 246
74	10,614	NE Nakar, Ehud	Tel Aviv University	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 98
75	10,729	HH Haick, Hossam	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 362
76	11,077	NH Netzer, Hagai	Tel Aviv University	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 103
77	11,103	PD Peer, Dan	Tel Aviv University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 373
78	11,343	BB Berkowitz, Brian	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Environmental Engineering	Rank 54
79	11,515	WM Westman, Mina	Tel Aviv University	Business & Management	Rank 350
80	11,768	DD Dekel, Dario R.	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Energy	Rank 314
81	11,805	LB Laufer, Batia	University of Haifa	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 70
82	11,919	FR Fattal, Raanan	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Software Engineering	Rank 8
83	11,941	AD Aran, Dvir	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 335
84	12,392	SO Shamir, Ohad	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 591
85	12,543	BE Bormashenko, Ed Yu	Ariel University, Department of Chemical Engineering	Chemical Physics	Rank 208
86	12,771	WA Weinstein, Aviv Malkiel	Ariel University	Psychiatry	Rank 260
87	12,876	HG Hodes, Gary	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Applied Physics	Rank 249
88	12,942	YD Yarnitsky, David	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 635
89	13,207	BG Baneth, Gad	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 15
90	13,306	NM Naor, Moni	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 20
91	13,412	MS Magdassi, Shlomo	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 448
92	13,494	OS Oreg, Shaul	Jerusalem School of Business Administration	Business & Management	Rank 404
93	13,665	SM Schwartz, Michal P.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 669
94	13,725	CY Censor, Yair	University of Haifa	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 26
95	13,804	SM Segev, Mordechai (Moti)	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Optics	Rank 69
96	13,860	GA Gefen, Amit	Tel Aviv University	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 50
97	13,956	VE Vigoda-Gadot, Eran	University of Haifa	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 115
98	14,102	KS Kozuch, Sebastian	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Organic Chemistry	Rank 179
99	14,210	CD Cohen-Or, Daniel	Tel Aviv University	Software Engineering	Rank 9
100	14,486	UI Ulitsky, Igor	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 366
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Israel are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,637 scientists affiliated with Israel are on the 2025 single-year list, and 2,204 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2025 single-year list, Tel Aviv University has the most listed scientists from Israel, with 314. It is followed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem with 231.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Israel changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Israel went from 1,290 scientists in 2020 to 1,637 in 2025, a change of +26.9%.

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.