Israel's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List

Israel has 1,630 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Israel 14th in the world by number of listed scientists. Hebrew University of Jerusalem has the most listed scientists (262), followed by Tel Aviv University (250).

Single Year

1,290

First year listed

Career Data

1,630

First year listed

World rank by count

#14

First year listed

Institutes

108

First year listed

Scientists in Israel on the list, by year

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+14.7%

2022+4.7%

2023+4.0%

2024+2.7%

2025+5.3%

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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%

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Rank in Israel	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	444	SS Schwartz, Shalom H.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Social Psychology	Rank 8
2	467	WI Willner, Itamar	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Organic Chemistry	Rank 14
3	473	AD Aurbach, Doron	Bar-Ilan University	Energy	Rank 4
4	642	SA Shamir, Adi	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 15
5	932	KG Koren, Gideon	Maccabi-Kahn Institute of Research and Innovation	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 14
6	951	CA Ciechanover, Aaron	The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 46
7	1,072	YY Yarden, Yosef	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 61
8	1,413	EM Elad, Michael	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 7
9	1,583	HZ Hashin, Z.	Tel Aviv University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 12
10	1,674	MY Marcus, Yizhak	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Engineering	Rank 6
11	1,692	OM Oren, Moshe	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 132
12	1,776	SY Shoenfeld, Yehuda	Chaim Sheba Medical Center Israel	Immunology	Rank 70
13	1,857	WS Weiner, Steve	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Archaeology	Rank 1
14	2,397	BJ Bekenstein, Jacob D.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 29
15	2,620	KS Kirkpatrick, Scott	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 16
16	2,630	TA Templeton, Alan R.	University of Haifa	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 36
17	2,682	HJ Hausdorff, Jeffrey M.	Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 266
18	2,684	MM Mikulincer, Mario	IDC	Social Psychology	Rank 37
19	2,690	PA Peres, Asher	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	General Physics	Rank 24
20	2,741	AU Alon, Uri	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 190
21	2,882	PT Piran, Tsvi	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 12
22	2,915	GA Gedanken, Aharon	Bar Ilan's Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 63
23	2,973	AM Aviram, Michael	The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 156
24	3,053	YM Youdim, Moussa B.	The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 307
25	3,226	MJ Martin, Jan M.L.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Chemical Physics	Rank 103
26	3,353	NM Naor, Moni	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 4
27	3,372	SY Shiloh, Yosef	Tel Aviv University George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences	Developmental Biology	Rank 224
28	3,522	MR Mechoulam, Raphael	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 25
29	3,574	SS Shaik, Sason	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	General Chemistry	Rank 39
30	3,642	GB Geiger, Benjamin	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 236
31	3,698	MD Milstein, David	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Organic Chemistry	Rank 103
32	3,790	NR Nussinov, Ruth	Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 164
33	3,854	FR Feldman, Ruth	IDC	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 33
34	4,092	SY Shai, Yechiel	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 176
35	4,241	LP Lavie, Peretz	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 416
36	4,259	OA Oren, Aharon	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Microbiology	Rank 95
37	4,287	JJ Jortner, Joshua	Tel Aviv University	Chemical Physics	Rank 125
38	4,528	BY Barenholz, Yechezkel	Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 32
39	4,555	GO Goldreich, Oded	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 7
40	4,912	CJ Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska	Tel Aviv University	Geriatrics	Rank 12
41	4,942	KR Kosloff, Ronnie	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 136
42	4,953	SM Segal, Menahem	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 475
43	5,042	FE Fridman, Emilia	Tel Aviv University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 28
44	5,150	SN Sharon, Nathan	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 224
45	5,306	HD Harel, David	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 95
46	5,486	MB Malomed, B. A.	Tel Aviv University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 51
47	5,531	EY Eldar, Yonina C.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 41
48	5,622	LU Leonhardt, Ulf	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	General Physics	Rank 50
49	5,731	HG Hodes, Gary	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 86
50	5,800	BH Brezis, Haïm	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	General Mathematics	Rank 10
51	5,829	HA Hershko, Avram	The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 248
52	5,932	FU Feige, Uriel	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 10
53	5,958	GA Gitelson, Anatoly A.	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 6
54	5,981	DR Dagan, Ron	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Microbiology	Rank 148
55	6,085	MA Marmur, Abraham	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Chemical Physics	Rank 163
56	6,086	NE Nevo, Eviatar	University of Haifa	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 40
57	6,163	LA Levant, Arie	Tel Aviv University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 37
58	6,222	TR Tenne, R.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 90
59	6,408	BJ Bernstein, Joel	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 39
60	6,496	GA Gabizon, Alberto A.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 331
61	6,821	LA Levitzki, Alexander	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 341
62	6,882	KY Koren, Yair	Yahoo Research Labs	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 123
63	7,052	AD Avnir, David	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Materials	Rank 86
64	7,077	HS Havlin, Shlomo	Bar-Ilan University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 65
65	7,188	WY Weiss, Yair	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 128
66	7,333	CE Cohen, Erik	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 3
67	7,399	NN Nelson, Nathan	Tel Aviv University George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 329
68	7,428	RD Rosenfeld, Daniel	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 75
69	7,464	KE Katz, Eugenii	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Organic Chemistry	Rank 180
70	7,482	DM Devor, Marshall	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 691
71	7,531	AN Agmon, Noam	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 190
72	7,794	GS Goldberg, S. Nahum	Hadassah University Medical Centre	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 28
73	7,836	SA Sadeh, Avi	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 719
74	8,040	NN Nisan, Noam	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 15
75	8,205	KJ Klein, Jacob	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Chemical Physics	Rank 207
76	8,336	GN Giladi, Nir	Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 754
77	8,362	SS Shitz, Shlomo Shamai	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 66
78	8,722	KA Korczyn, A. D.	Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 786
79	8,831	EI Etsion, Izhak	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 43
80	8,930	CI Cohen, Irun R.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Immunology	Rank 343
81	9,240	GE Gazit, Ehud	Tel Aviv University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 411
82	9,385	WM Weinstock, Marta	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 839
83	9,423	WE Waxman, Eli	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 57
84	9,601	NR Neumann, Ronny	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Organic Chemistry	Rank 221
85	9,895	WH Wagner, H. Daniel	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Materials	Rank 118
86	10,115	KA Koriat, Asher	University of Haifa	Experimental Psychology	Rank 147
87	10,116	SA Schatzkin, Arthur	The Gertner Institute	Epidemiology	Rank 44
88	10,357	SM Segev, Mordechai	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Optics	Rank 52
89	10,471	DG Dagan, Gedeon	Tel Aviv University	Environmental Engineering	Rank 23
90	10,857	US Ullman, Shimon	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 179
91	10,862	DY Dudai, Yadin	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 968
92	11,174	AO Aharony, Ofer	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 172
93	11,318	BY Baruch, Yehuda	Israel Academic College	Business & Management	Rank 84
94	11,495	DA Dekel, Avishai	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 83
95	11,532	BA Blum, Abraham	Plantstress.com	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 103
96	11,589	MA Müller, Achim	Bar-Ilan University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 261
97	12,016	BM Bar, Moshe	Bar-Ilan University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 178
98	12,059	BB Berkowitz, Brian	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Environmental Engineering	Rank 32
99	12,346	AS Avidan, Shai	Tel Aviv University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 205
100	12,442	BD Bergman, David J.	Tel Aviv University	Applied Physics	Rank 280
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Israel are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,290 scientists affiliated with Israel are on the 2020 single-year list, and 1,630 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2020 career-long list, Hebrew University of Jerusalem has the most listed scientists from Israel, with 262. It is followed by Tel Aviv University with 250.

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.