Israel's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

Israel has 1,958 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 4.7% from 1,870 in 2021. That places Israel 15th in the world by number of listed scientists. Tel Aviv University has the most listed scientists (413), followed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem (275).

Single Year

1,537

+23 (+1.5%) vs 2021

Career Data

1,958

+88 (+4.7%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#15

No change vs 2021

Institutes

132

+12 (+10.0%) vs 2021

Scientists in Israel on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 20% since 2020.

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	383	SS Schwartz, Shalom S.H.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Social Psychology	Rank 9
2	398	AD Aurbach, Doron	Bar-Ilan University	Energy	Rank 4
3	504	WI Willner, Itamar	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Organic Chemistry	Rank 13
4	633	SA Shamir, Adi	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 16
5	910	CA Ciechanover, Aaron	Ruth & Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 59
6	954	KG Koren, Gideon	Ariel University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 25
7	1,239	YY Yarden, Yosef	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 53
8	1,265	EM Elad, Michael	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 30
9	1,523	SY Shoenfeld, Yehuda	Ariel University	Immunology	Rank 58
10	1,532	MY Marcus, Yizhak	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 52
11	1,533	PD Podolsky, Daniel	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 20
12	1,721	HZ Hashin, Z.	Tel Aviv University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 14
13	1,879	WS Weiner, Steve	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Archaeology	Rank 1
14	1,887	OM Oren, Moshe	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 121
15	2,035	AU Alon, Uri	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 133
16	2,217	HJ Hausdorff, Jeffrey M.	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 216
17	2,592	BJ Bekenstein, Jacob D.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 29
18	2,612	MM Mikulincer, Mario	IDC Herzliya	Social Psychology	Rank 39
19	2,791	KS Kirkpatrick, Scott	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Applied Physics	Rank 100
20	2,799	PT Piran, Tsvi	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 10
21	2,931	FR Feldman, Ruth	IDC Herzliya	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 28
22	2,979	PA Peres, Asher	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 38
23	3,009	GA Gedanken, Aharon	Bar-Ilan University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 59
24	3,337	MR Mechoulam, Raphael	Faculty of Medicine	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 20
25	3,343	YM Youdim, Moussa B.H.	Youdim Pharmaceutical	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 320
26	3,363	MJ Martin, Jan M.L.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Chemical Physics	Rank 105
27	3,410	AM Aviram, Michael	Ruth & Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 175
28	3,473	NM Naor, Moni	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 6
29	3,483	SS Shaik, Sason	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	General Chemistry	Rank 37
30	3,612	NR Nussinov, Ruth	Tel Aviv University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 189
31	3,619	OA Oren, Aharon	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Microbiology	Rank 76
32	3,812	MD Milstein, David	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Organic Chemistry	Rank 104
33	3,891	SY Shiloh, Yosef	Tel Aviv University	Developmental Biology	Rank 216
34	3,896	BY Barenholz, Yechezkel	Faculty of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 208
35	4,120	GO Goldreich, Oded	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 7
36	4,139	SY Shai, Yechiel	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 219
37	4,187	GB Geiger, Benjamin	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 230
38	4,349	CJ Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska	Tel Aviv University	Geriatrics	Rank 7
39	4,397	SM Schwartz, Michal	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 406
40	4,524	MB Malomed, Boris A.	Tel Aviv University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 35
41	4,599	FE Fridman, Emilia	Tel Aviv University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 25
42	4,628	LP Lavie, P.	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 424
43	4,812	EY Eldar, Yonina C.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 35
44	4,892	FN Friedman, Nir	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Bioinformatics	Rank 18
45	4,927	KR Kosloff, Ronnie	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 137
46	5,023	JJ Jortner, Joshua	Tel Aviv University	Chemical Physics	Rank 143
47	5,033	GE Gazit, Ehud	Tel Aviv University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 83
48	5,458	DR Dagan, Ron	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Pediatrics	Rank 13
49	5,546	LA Levant, Arie	Tel Aviv University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 36
50	5,662	SN Sharon, Nathan	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 294
51	5,783	HD Harel, David	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 113
52	5,805	LU Leonhardt, Ulf	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	General Physics	Rank 38
53	5,916	HG Hodes, Gary	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Applied Physics	Rank 165
54	5,931	KY Koren, Yehuda	Google LLC, Africa & Middle East	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 116
55	5,978	NE Nevo, Eviatar	University of Haifa	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 46
56	5,999	FU Feige, Uriel	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 11
57	6,291	MA Marmur, Abraham	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Chemical Physics	Rank 171
58	6,514	SM Segal, Menahem	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 578
59	6,592	CE Cohen, Erik	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 4
60	6,632	TR Tenne, R.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Applied Physics	Rank 176
61	6,679	HA Hershko, Avram	Ruth & Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 354
62	6,831	SA Sadeh, Avi	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 605
63	6,905	GA Gabizon, Alberto	Shaare Zedek Medical Center	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 316
64	6,981	RD Rosenfeld, Daniel	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 76
65	7,071	NN Nisan, Noam	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 15
66	7,090	WY Weiss, Yair	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 139
67	7,138	HS Havlin, Shlomo	Bar-Ilan University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 51
68	7,404	KJ Klein, Jacob	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Chemical Physics	Rank 188
69	7,679	AD Avnir, David	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 195
70	7,739	GN Giladi, Nir	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 685
71	8,047	AN Agmon, Noam	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 201
72	8,191	LA Levitzki, A.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 434
73	8,223	SS Shamai, Shlomo	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 64
74	8,244	NN Nelson, Nathan	Tel Aviv University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 437
75	8,411	EI Etsion, Izhak	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 52
76	8,571	GS Goldberg, S. Nahum	Hadassah University Medical Centre	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 33
77	8,584	DM Devor, Marshall	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 756
78	8,621	KA Korczyn, Amos D.	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 761
79	8,643	KE Katz, Eugenii	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 40
80	9,657	WM Weinstock, Marta	Faculty of Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 834
81	9,961	KA Koriat, Asher	University of Haifa	Experimental Psychology	Rank 160
82	9,962	WE Waxman, Eli	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 59
83	9,965	BA Blum, Abraham	Plantstress.com	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 87
84	10,407	SM Segev, Mordechai	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Optics	Rank 47
85	10,616	NR Neumann, Ronny	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Organic Chemistry	Rank 234
86	10,643	WH Wagner, H. Daniel	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Materials	Rank 125
87	10,712	AO Aharony, Ofer	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 159
88	10,927	PE Peled, Emanuel	Tel Aviv University	Energy	Rank 95
89	11,059	DG Dagan, Gedeon	Tel Aviv University	Environmental Engineering	Rank 31
90	11,060	BB Berkowitz, Brian	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Environmental Engineering	Rank 32
91	11,083	SA Schatzkin, Arthur	The Gertner Institute	Epidemiology	Rank 39
92	11,106	US Ullman, Shimon	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 207
93	11,194	DA Dekel, Avishai	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 74
94	11,333	CI Cohen, Irun R.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Immunology	Rank 435
95	11,623	BM Bar, Moshe	Bar-Ilan University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 184
96	11,657	DY Dudai, Yadin	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 985
97	12,111	AS Avidan, Shai	Tel Aviv University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 224
98	12,321	SE Stern, E. A.	Bar-Ilan University	Applied Physics	Rank 315
99	12,433	BE Ben-Jacob, Eshel	Tel Aviv University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 94
100	12,614	BY Benjamini, Yoav	Tel Aviv University	Statistics & Probability	Rank 55
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Israel are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,537 scientists affiliated with Israel are on the 2022 single-year list, and 1,958 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 career-long list, Tel Aviv University has the most listed scientists from Israel, with 413. It is followed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem with 275.

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

On the career-long list, Israel went from 1,630 scientists in 2020 to 1,958 in 2022, a change of +20.1%.

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.