Israel's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List

Israel has 2,037 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 4.0% from 1,958 in 2022. That places Israel 16th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Tel Aviv University has the most listed scientists (429), followed by Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (313).

Single Year

1,617

+80 (+5.2%) vs 2022

Career Data

2,037

+79 (+4.0%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#16

down 1 place vs 2022

Institutes

130

-2 (-1.5%) vs 2022

Scientists in Israel on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 25% 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%

Top 10 institutes in Israel

By number of listed scientists

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1Tel Aviv University429
2Technion - Israel Institute of Technology313
3Hebrew University of Jerusalem296
4Weizmann Institute of Science Israel219
5Ben-Gurion University of the Negev188
6Bar-Ilan University96
7University of Haifa80
8Agricultural Research Organization of Israel60
9Faculty of Medicine42
10Hadassah University Medical Centre42

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Rank in Israel	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	139	AB Ames, Bruce N.	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 6
2	358	SS Schwartz, Shalom H.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Social Psychology	Rank 9
3	377	AD Aurbach, Doron	Bar-Ilan University	Energy	Rank 5
4	539	WI Willner, Itamar	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Organic Chemistry	Rank 13
5	655	SA Shamir, Adi	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 19
6	959	KG Koren, Gideon	Ariel University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 23
7	977	CA Ciechanover, Aaron	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 56
8	1,281	EM Elad, Michael	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 36
9	1,306	YY Yarden, Yosef	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 59
10	1,406	SY Shoenfeld, Yehuda	Chaim Sheba Medical Center Israel	Immunology	Rank 54
11	1,506	MY Marcus, Yizhak	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 49
12	1,793	HZ Hashin, Z.	Tel Aviv University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 15
13	1,996	WS Weiner, Steve	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Archaeology	Rank 1
14	2,020	OM Oren, Moshe	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 125
15	2,029	AU Alon, Uri	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 126
16	2,096	HJ Hausdorff, Jeffrey M.	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 200
17	2,559	FR Feldman, Ruth	Reichman University	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 26
18	2,628	BJ Bekenstein, Jacob D.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 28
19	2,647	MM Mikulincer, Mario	Reichman University	Social Psychology	Rank 43
20	2,844	PT Piran, Tsvi	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 11
21	2,957	GA Gedanken, Aharon	Bar-Ilan University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 61
22	2,996	KS Kirkpatrick, Scott	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Applied Physics	Rank 99
23	3,079	PA Peres, Asher	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 38
24	3,099	OA Oren, Aharon	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Microbiology	Rank 63
25	3,299	MR Mechoulam, Raphael	Faculty of Medicine	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 20
26	3,481	YM Youdim, Moussa B.H.	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 319
27	3,515	MJ Martin, Jan M.L.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Chemical Physics	Rank 108
28	3,545	NR Nussinov, Ruth	Tel Aviv University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 177
29	3,561	SS Shaik, Sason	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	General Chemistry	Rank 36
30	3,693	NM Naor, Moni	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 6
31	3,716	AM Aviram, Michael	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 190
32	3,722	BY Barenholz, Yechezkel	Faculty of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 190
33	3,980	MD Milstein, David	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Organic Chemistry	Rank 105
34	4,110	GO Goldreich, Oded	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 7
35	4,271	SY Shiloh, Yosef	Tel Aviv University	Developmental Biology	Rank 228
36	4,333	CJ Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska	Tel Aviv University	Geriatrics	Rank 7
37	4,393	EY Eldar, Yonina C.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 30
38	4,469	SY Shai, Yechiel	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 231
39	4,497	MB Malomed, Boris A.	Tel Aviv University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 34
40	4,626	GB Geiger, Benjamin	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 241
41	4,670	FE Fridman, Emilia	Tel Aviv University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 26
42	4,721	SM Schwartz, Michal	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 423
43	4,927	GE Gazit, Ehud	Tel Aviv University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 82
44	4,958	KR Kosloff, Ronnie	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 134
45	4,987	LP Lavie, P.	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 445
46	5,208	LA Levant, Arie	Tel Aviv University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 34
47	5,622	JJ Jortner, Joshua	Tel Aviv University	Chemical Physics	Rank 151
48	5,673	KY Koren, Yehuda	Google LLC, Africa & Middle East	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 119
49	5,871	CE Cohen, Erik	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 5
50	5,895	DR Dagan, Ron	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Microbiology	Rank 149
51	5,944	NE Nevo, Eviatar	University of Haifa	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 50
52	6,017	HG Hodes, Gary	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Applied Physics	Rank 161
53	6,143	LU Leonhardt, Ulf	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	General Physics	Rank 44
54	6,216	FU Feige, Uriel	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 11
55	6,219	SN Sharon, Nathan	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 314
56	6,460	HD Harel, David	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 133
57	6,473	NA Nitzan, Abraham	Tel Aviv University	Chemical Physics	Rank 167
58	6,479	MA Marmur, Abraham	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Chemical Physics	Rank 168
59	6,520	RD Rosenfeld, Daniel	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 72
60	6,538	SA Sadeh, Avi	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 566
61	6,851	SM Segal, Menahem	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 599
62	7,075	TR Tenne, Reshef	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Applied Physics	Rank 182
63	7,249	GA Gabizon, Alberto	Shaare Zedek Medical Center	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 332
64	7,337	HA Hershko, Avram	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 372
65	7,550	HS Havlin, Shlomo	Bar-Ilan University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 54
66	7,699	KJ Klein, Jacob	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Chemical Physics	Rank 183
67	7,737	GN Giladi, Nir	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 663
68	7,874	WY Weiss, Yair	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 166
69	8,255	MR Milo, Ron	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 412
70	8,288	EI Etsion, Izhak	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 53
71	8,341	AD Avnir, David	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 197
72	8,570	AN Agmon, Noam	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 201
73	8,752	KA Korczyn, Amos D.	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 759
74	8,765	NN Nelson, Nathan	Tel Aviv University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 445
75	9,004	SS Shamai, Shlomo	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 71
76	9,097	GS Goldberg, Shraga Nahum	Hadassah University Medical Centre	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 34
77	9,123	DM Devor, Marshall	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 788
78	9,355	BA Blum, Abraham	Plantstress.com	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 83
79	9,672	KE Katz, Eugenii	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 44
80	9,928	LA Levitzki, A.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 492
81	10,269	KA Koriat, Asher	University of Haifa	Experimental Psychology	Rank 166
82	10,503	SM Segev, Mordechai	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Optics	Rank 40
83	10,617	WM Weinstock, Marta	Faculty of Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 901
84	10,684	PE Peled, Emanuel	Tel Aviv University	Energy	Rank 100
85	10,763	WE Waxman, Eli	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 68
86	11,026	CI Cohen, Irun R.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Immunology	Rank 419
87	11,179	AO Aharony, Ofer	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 159
88	11,296	BB Berkowitz, Brian	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Environmental Engineering	Rank 32
89	11,329	WH Wagner, Hanoch Daniel	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Materials	Rank 135
90	11,359	NR Neumann, Ronny	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Organic Chemistry	Rank 247
91	11,448	DA Dekel, Avishai	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 78
92	11,493	FN Friedman, Nir	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Bioinformatics	Rank 34
93	11,635	BM Bar, Moshe	Bar-Ilan University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 188
94	11,775	SA Schatzkin, Arthur	The Gertner Institute	Epidemiology	Rank 38
95	11,879	BY Benjamini, Yoav	Tel Aviv University	Statistics & Probability	Rank 55
96	11,926	DG Dagan, Gedeon	Tel Aviv University	Environmental Engineering	Rank 34
97	11,935	US Ullman, Shimon	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 237
98	11,968	DY Dudai, Yadin	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 989
99	12,062	AS Avidan, Shai	Tel Aviv University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 241
100	12,220	CA Carmeli, Abraham	Tel Aviv University	Business & Management	Rank 100
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Israel are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,617 scientists affiliated with Israel are on the 2023 single-year list, and 2,037 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 career-long list, Tel Aviv University has the most listed scientists from Israel, with 429. It is followed by Technion - Israel Institute of Technology with 313.

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 2,037 in 2023, a change of +25.0%.

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.