Israel's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Israel has 1,637 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, the same number as in 2025. That places Israel 22nd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Tel Aviv University has the most listed scientists (295), followed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem (233).

Single Year

1,637

No change vs 2025

Career Data

2,293

+89 (+4.0%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#22

down 1 place vs 2025

Institutes

174

+4 (+2.4%) vs 2025

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%

2026+0.0%

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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%
2026	1,637	+0.0%	2,293	+4.0%

Top 10 institutes in Israel

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2026

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1Tel Aviv University295
2Hebrew University of Jerusalem233
3Technion - Israel Institute of Technology212
4Weizmann Institute of Science Israel180
5Ben-Gurion University of the Negev117
6University of Haifa93
7Bar-Ilan University75
8Agricultural Research Organization of Israel38
9Faculty of Medicine31
10Chaim Sheba Medical Center Israel29

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Rank in Israel	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	100	SS Schwartz, Shalom H.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Social Psychology	Rank 8
2	240	TA Tversky, Amos	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Experimental Psychology	Rank 4
3	553	AD Aurbach, Doron	Bar-Ilan University	Energy	Rank 16
4	964	EY Eldar, Yonina C.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 10
5	1,027	SA Shamir, Adi	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 72
6	1,029	FR Feldman, Ruth	Reichman University	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 12
7	1,135	BJ Bekenstein, Jacob D.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 13
8	1,324	OA Oren, Aharon	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Microbiology	Rank 19
9	1,762	MY Marcus, Yizhak	Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Institute of Chemistry	Chemical Physics	Rank 29
10	2,098	EM Elad, Michael	Technion	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 122
11	2,113	HZ Hashin, Zvi	Tel Aviv University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 19
12	2,116	MB Malomed, B. A.	Tel Aviv University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 16
13	2,211	RL Rokach, Lior	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 130
14	2,360	CA Carmeli, Abraham	Tel Aviv University	Business & Management	Rank 78
15	2,370	MR Milo, Ron	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 61
16	2,495	AN Alon, Noga	Tel Aviv University	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 3
17	2,682	AU Alon, Uri	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 67
18	2,960	LA Levant, Arie	Tel Aviv University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 33
19	3,225	CA Ciechanover, Aaron J.	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 48
20	3,250	MM Mikulincer, Mario	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Social Psychology	Rank 106
21	3,291	BY Barenholz, Yechezkel Chezy	Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Laboratory of Membrane and Liposome Research	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 51
22	3,620	GE Gazit, Ehud	Tel Aviv University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 126
23	3,987	PT Piran, Tsvi	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 26
24	4,139	CE Cohen, Erik	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 25
25	4,172	SS Shaik, Sason S.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	General Chemistry	Rank 17
26	4,405	GO Goldreich, Oded	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 7
27	4,549	KS Kirkpatrick, Scott	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Applied Physics	Rank 100
28	4,871	GY Goldberg, Yoav	Bar-Ilan University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 267
29	4,987	EE Elinav, Eran	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Immunology	Rank 92
30	5,018	YB Yan, Binghai	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Applied Physics	Rank 110
31	5,024	RD Rosenfeld, Daniel	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 86
32	5,533	SS Shalev-Shwartz, Shai	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 300
33	5,590	HH Haick, Hossam	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 198
34	5,626	WS Weiner, Steve	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Archaeology	Rank 3
35	5,722	FE Fridman, E. M.	Tel Aviv University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 65
36	5,756	WD Weisburd, David L.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Criminology	Rank 7
37	6,071	SA Sadeh, Avi	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 297
38	6,423	SP Singer, Pierre P.	Reichman University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 35
39	6,790	TM Tamir, Maya	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Social Psychology	Rank 176
40	6,890	BZ Brakerski, Zvika	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 375
41	7,162	AL Ayalon, Liat	Bar-Ilan University	Gerontology	Rank 9
42	7,318	PA Peres, Asher	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 87
43	7,444	WI Willner, Itamar	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Organic Chemistry	Rank 87
44	7,460	ZD Zohar, Dov M.	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Business & Management	Rank 237
45	7,806	SY Shoenfeld, Yehuda Julyus	Reichman University	Immunology	Rank 144
46	7,917	BY Benjamini, Yoav	Tel Aviv University	Statistics & Probability	Rank 60
47	8,181	MJ Martin, Jan M.L.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Chemical Physics	Rank 125
48	8,199	YY Yarden, Yosef	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 234
49	8,358	BA Blum, Abraham	Agricultural Research Organization of Israel	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 97
50	8,497	BY Belinkov, Yonatan	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 455
51	8,644	EI Etsion, Izhak	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 71
52	9,006	NE Nakar, Ehud	Tel Aviv University	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 82
53	9,164	BM Bar, Moshe	Bar-Ilan University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 148
54	9,180	SS Shamay-Tsoory, Simone G.	University of Haifa	Experimental Psychology	Rank 149
55	9,264	PD Peer, Dan	Tel Aviv University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 306
56	9,334	NH Netzer, Hagai	Tel Aviv University	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 89
57	9,360	EN Eliaz, Noam	Tel Aviv University	Materials	Rank 174
58	9,388	NM Naor, Moni	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 12
59	9,707	KJ Klein, Jacob	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Chemical Physics	Rank 141
60	9,779	FU Feige, Uriel	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 16
61	9,901	KR Kosloff, Ronnie	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 146
62	9,938	AD Aran, Dvir	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 289
63	10,121	NR Nathan, Ran	Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Movement Ecology Lab	Ecology	Rank 242
64	10,575	LM Levitt, Michael D.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 124
65	10,803	WA Weinstein, Aviv Malkiel	Ariel University	Psychiatry	Rank 222
66	10,818	SR Sari, Re'em E.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 104
67	10,920	SE Shohamy, Elana	Tel Aviv University	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 73
68	10,962	BA Beck, Amir	Tel Aviv University	Operations Research	Rank 39
69	10,985	LB Laufer, Batia	University of Haifa	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 75
70	11,146	CJ Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska	Tel Aviv University	Geriatrics	Rank 23
71	11,244	GA Gal-Yam, Avishay	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 110
72	11,590	BD Bar-Tal, Daniel	Tel Aviv University	Social Psychology	Rank 250
73	11,699	SM Segev, Mordechai (Moti)	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Optics	Rank 47
74	11,799	GN Giladi, Nir	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 576
75	12,313	WM Westman, Mina	Tel Aviv University	Business & Management	Rank 372
76	12,417	KA Koriat, Asher	University of Haifa	Experimental Psychology	Rank 190
77	12,578	TD Turner, Dan	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 148
78	12,716	MR Mechoulam, Raphael	Faculty of Medicine	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 62
79	12,813	MA Marmur, Abraham	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Chemical Physics	Rank 183
80	12,828	RE Rosenberg, Eugene	Tel Aviv University	Microbiology	Rank 220
81	12,939	DD Dekel, Dario R.	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Energy	Rank 347
82	12,989	CD Cohen-Or, Daniel	Tel Aviv University	Software Engineering	Rank 8
83	12,998	RS Reich, Simeon	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	General Mathematics	Rank 44
84	13,106	HE Halperin, Eran	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Social Psychology	Rank 276
85	13,285	VE Vigoda-Gadot, Eran	University of Haifa	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 109
86	13,373	GA Gedanken, Aharon	Bar-Ilan University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 431
87	13,424	KS Kozuch, Sebastian	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Organic Chemistry	Rank 151
88	13,523	SR Sorek, Rotem	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 329
89	13,620	PE Peled, Emanuel Badoslav R.	Tel Aviv University, School of Chemistry	Energy	Rank 370
90	13,813	GA Gefen, Amit	Tel Aviv University	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 43
91	13,839	YD Yarnitsky, David	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 662
92	13,998	BB Berkowitz, Brian	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Environmental Engineering	Rank 71
93	14,013	AD Alt, Dorit	Tel-Hai College	Education	Rank 222
94	14,129	SM Schwartz, Michal P.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 670
95	14,141	NR Naaman, Ron	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Chemical Physics	Rank 210
96	14,475	MS Magdassi, Shlomo	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 472
97	14,507	KK Kridin, Khalaf	Western Galilee Hospital	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 44
98	14,519	PM Paul, Mical M.	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Microbiology	Rank 248
99	14,556	TI Tirosh, Itay	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 353
100	14,887	BA Ben-Tal, Aharon	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Operations Research	Rank 54
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Israel are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,637 scientists affiliated with Israel are on the 2026 single-year list, and 2,293 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 single-year list, Tel Aviv University has the most listed scientists from Israel, with 295. It is followed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem with 233.

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 2026, 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.