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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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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
20201,2901,630
20211,514+17.4%1,870+14.7%
20221,537+1.5%1,958+4.7%
20231,617+5.2%2,037+4.0%
20241,622+0.3%2,093+2.7%
20251,637+0.9%2,204+5.3%

Top 10 institutes in Israel

By number of listed scientists

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

All 1,637 scientists

Single-year list2025

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Rank in Israel World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 120 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Social Psychology Rank 8
2 220 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Experimental Psychology Rank 4
3 362 Bar-Ilan University Energy Rank 12
4 853 Reichman University Developmental & Child Psychology Rank 11
5 964 Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 60
6 1,092 Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Networking & Telecommunications Rank 13
7 1,207 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Microbiology Rank 20
8 1,518 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 16
9 1,566 Tel Aviv University Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 15
10 1,592 Tel Aviv University Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 87
11 1,760 Tel Aviv University Fluids & Plasmas Rank 14
12 1,958 Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Developmental Biology Rank 52
13 2,095 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 117
14 2,138 Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Institute of Chemistry Chemical Physics Rank 39
15 2,424 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 135
16 2,543 Tel Aviv University Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Rank 97
17 2,647 Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Developmental Biology Rank 70
18 2,860 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Sport, Leisure & Tourism Rank 18
19 2,925 Tel Aviv University Computation Theory & Mathematics Rank 3
20 2,927 Tel Aviv University Business & Management Rank 93
21 3,164 Reichman University Immunology Rank 65
22 3,260 Tel Aviv University Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 38
23 3,280 Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Reichman University Social Psychology Rank 101
24 3,472 Bar-Ilan University Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 188
25 3,614 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 60
26 3,951 Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Laboratory of Membrane and Liposome Research Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 64
27 4,293 Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Computation Theory & Mathematics Rank 7
28 4,312 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Astronomy & Astrophysics Rank 28
29 4,522 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 240
30 4,620 Tel Aviv University Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 232
31 4,803 Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Immunology Rank 99
32 5,079 Hebrew University of Jerusalem General Chemistry Rank 22
33 5,088 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Applied Physics Rank 120
34 5,136 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences Rank 86
35 5,176 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Organic Chemistry Rank 73
36 5,224 Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Archaeology Rank 1
37 5,260 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 61
38 5,527 Tel Aviv University Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 66
39 5,792 Tel Aviv University Statistics & Probability Rank 44
40 6,247 Bar-Ilan University Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Rank 226
41 6,382 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Criminology Rank 7
42 6,517 Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 177
43 6,559 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Social Psychology Rank 170
44 6,617 Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Chemical Physics Rank 116
45 6,639 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 65
46 7,165 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Chemical Physics Rank 126
47 7,375 Faculty of Medicine Pharmacology & Pharmacy Rank 35
48 7,708 Tel Aviv University Operations Research Rank 33
49 8,051 Agricultural Research Organization of Israel Plant Biology & Botany Rank 92
50 8,247 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Business & Management Rank 249
51 8,300 The Integrated Brain and Behavior Research Center (IBBRC) Experimental Psychology Rank 140
52 8,448 Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences Geriatrics Rank 16
53 8,706 Bar-Ilan University Gerontology Rank 15
54 8,729 Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Chemical Physics Rank 147
55 8,810 Ariel University General & Internal Medicine Rank 161
56 9,001 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 446
57 9,083 Bar-Ilan University Experimental Psychology Rank 153
58 9,244 Tel Aviv University Materials Rank 164
59 9,510 Tel Aviv University Social Psychology Rank 214
60 9,527 Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Movement Ecology Laboratory Ecology Rank 226
61 9,534 Tel Aviv University Nutrition & Dietetics Rank 54
62 9,572 Tel Aviv University, School of Chemistry Energy Rank 257
63 9,680 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology General Mathematics Rank 27
64 9,789 Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Computation Theory & Mathematics Rank 13
65 9,877 Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Gastroenterology & Hepatology Rank 115
66 9,996 Qedma Quantum Computing Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 487
67 10,076 Tel Aviv University Languages & Linguistics Rank 58
68 10,115 Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Organic Chemistry Rank 123
69 10,331 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Chemical Physics Rank 171
70 10,403 University of Haifa Experimental Psychology Rank 171
71 10,439 Tel Aviv University Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 524
72 10,486 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Building & Construction Rank 81
73 10,581 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Ecology Rank 246
74 10,614 Tel Aviv University Astronomy & Astrophysics Rank 98
75 10,729 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Rank 362
76 11,077 Tel Aviv University Astronomy & Astrophysics Rank 103
77 11,103 Tel Aviv University Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Rank 373
78 11,343 Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Environmental Engineering Rank 54
79 11,515 Tel Aviv University Business & Management Rank 350
80 11,768 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Energy Rank 314
81 11,805 University of Haifa Languages & Linguistics Rank 70
82 11,919 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Software Engineering Rank 8
83 11,941 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 335
84 12,392 Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 591
85 12,543 Ariel University, Department of Chemical Engineering Chemical Physics Rank 208
86 12,771 Ariel University Psychiatry Rank 260
87 12,876 Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Applied Physics Rank 249
88 12,942 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 635
89 13,207 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Mycology & Parasitology Rank 15
90 13,306 Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Computation Theory & Mathematics Rank 20
91 13,412 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Rank 448
92 13,494 Jerusalem School of Business Administration Business & Management Rank 404
93 13,665 Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 669
94 13,725 University of Haifa Numerical & Computational Mathematics Rank 26
95 13,804 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Optics Rank 69
96 13,860 Tel Aviv University Biomedical Engineering Rank 50
97 13,956 University of Haifa Political Science & Public Administration Rank 115
98 14,102 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Organic Chemistry Rank 179
99 14,210 Tel Aviv University Software Engineering Rank 9
100 14,486 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.