Israel's Top 2% Scientists 2024

Israel has 1,622 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 0.3% from 1,617 in 2023. That places Israel 20th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Tel Aviv University has the most listed scientists (330), followed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem (264).

Single Year

1,622

+5 (+0.3%) vs 2023

Career Data

2,093

+56 (+2.7%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#20

down 1 place vs 2023

Institutes

-7 (-7.3%) vs 2023

Scientists in Israel on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 26% 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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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 University330
2Hebrew University of Jerusalem264
3Technion - Israel Institute of Technology231
4Weizmann Institute of Science Israel183
5Ben-Gurion University of the Negev133
6University of Haifa100
7Bar-Ilan University73
8Agricultural Research Organization of Israel43
9Hadassah University Medical Centre41
10Chaim Sheba Medical Center Israel30

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Rank in Israel	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	103	SS Schwartz, Shalom H.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Social Psychology	Rank 8
2	196	TA Tversky, Amos	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Experimental Psychology	Rank 4
3	309	AD Aurbach, Doron	Bar-Ilan University	Energy	Rank 12
4	934	SA Shamir, Adi	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 58
5	983	FR Feldman, Ruth	Reichman University	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 13
6	1,168	OA Oren, Aharon	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Microbiology	Rank 18
7	1,219	HZ Hashin, Z.	Tel Aviv University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 13
8	1,238	HJ Hausdorff, Jeffrey M.	Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 74
9	1,415	EM Elad, Michael	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 80
10	1,428	BJ Bekenstein, Jacob D.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 13
11	1,463	MR Milo, Ron	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 43
12	1,569	EY Eldar, Yonina C.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 11
13	1,711	RL Rokach, Lior	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 97
14	1,916	LA Levant, Arie	Tel Aviv University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 17
15	2,078	SY Shoenfeld, Yehuda	Chaim Sheba Medical Center Israel	Immunology	Rank 50
16	2,129	CA Carmeli, Abraham	Tel Aviv University	Business & Management	Rank 71
17	2,280	AU Alon, Uri	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 64
18	2,530	KY Koren, Yehuda	Google LLC, Africa & Middle East	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 136
19	2,544	MY Marcus, Yizhak	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 49
20	2,655	GE Gazit, Ehud	Tel Aviv University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 96
21	2,866	CA Ciechanover, Aaron	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 52
22	3,007	GY Goldberg, Yoav	Bar-Ilan University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 157
23	3,194	CE Cohen, Erik	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 17
24	3,223	SA Sadeh, Avi	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 171
25	3,232	SS Shaik, Sason	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	General Chemistry	Rank 18
26	3,263	MM Mikulincer, Mario	Reichman University	Social Psychology	Rank 102
27	3,923	NR Nussinov, Ruth	Tel Aviv University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 75
28	4,285	WI Willner, Itamar	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Organic Chemistry	Rank 64
29	4,312	PA Peres, Asher	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 44
30	4,337	GO Goldreich, Oded	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 6
31	4,436	WS Weiner, Steve	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Archaeology	Rank 1
32	4,787	WD Weisburd, David	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Criminology	Rank 7
33	4,919	MJ Martin, Jan M.L.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Chemical Physics	Rank 100
34	5,079	BY Barenholz, Yechezkel	Faculty of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 94
35	5,110	YY Yarden, Yosef	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 148
36	5,186	FE Fridman, Emilia	Tel Aviv University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 62
37	5,485	MR Mechoulam, R.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 24
38	5,549	PT Piran, Tsvi	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 25
39	5,635	SS Shalev-Shwartz, Shai	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 266
40	5,756	BY Benjamini, Yoav	Tel Aviv University	Statistics & Probability	Rank 46
41	5,831	EI Etsion, Izhak	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 59
42	5,933	GA Gedanken, Aharon	Bar-Ilan University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 187
43	5,969	KS Kirkpatrick, Scott	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Applied Physics	Rank 131
44	6,228	ZD Zohar, Dov	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Business & Management	Rank 192
45	6,554	CJ Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska	Tel Aviv University	Geriatrics	Rank 11
46	6,617	RD Rosenfeld, Daniel	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 115
47	6,920	KR Klajn, Rafal	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 224
48	7,178	AL Ayalon, Liat	Bar-Ilan University	Gerontology	Rank 12
49	7,195	TM Tamir, Maya	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Social Psychology	Rank 172
50	7,389	BA Beck, Amir	Tel Aviv University	Operations Research	Rank 29
51	7,390	BA Blum, Abraham	Plantstress.com	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 92
52	7,458	GN Giladi, Nir	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 415
53	7,669	PE Peled, Emanuel	Tel Aviv University	Energy	Rank 185
54	7,811	BM Bar, Moshe	Bar-Ilan University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 141
55	8,054	FR Fattal, Raanan	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Software Engineering	Rank 6
56	8,151	KG Koren, Gideon	Ariel University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 153
57	8,180	MA Marmur, Abraham	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Chemical Physics	Rank 137
58	8,347	BD Bar-Tal, Daniel	Tel Aviv University	Social Psychology	Rank 186
59	8,397	EN Eliaz, Noam	Tel Aviv University	Materials	Rank 134
60	8,418	KR Kosloff, Ronnie	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 141
61	8,420	RS Reich, Simeon	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	General Mathematics	Rank 29
62	8,548	LB Laufer, Batia	University of Haifa	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 43
63	8,688	SS Shamay-Tsoory, Simone G.	University of Haifa	Experimental Psychology	Rank 153
64	8,720	BE Bormashenko, Edward	Ariel University	Chemical Physics	Rank 148
65	8,947	KA Koriat, Asher	University of Haifa	Experimental Psychology	Rank 162
66	9,264	NR Nathan, Ran	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Ecology	Rank 225
67	9,384	HH Haick, Hossam	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 294
68	9,436	NM Naor, Moni	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 13
69	9,460	MS Meiri, Shai	Tel Aviv University	Ecology	Rank 229
70	9,546	SP Singer, Pierre	Rabin Medical Center Israel	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 61
71	10,027	BZ Brakerski, Zvika	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 453
72	10,158	SM Segev, Mordechai	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Optics	Rank 50
73	10,171	HG Hodes, Gary	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Applied Physics	Rank 200
74	10,281	KJ Klein, Jacob	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Chemical Physics	Rank 184
75	10,441	KS Kozuch, Sebastian	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Organic Chemistry	Rank 126
76	10,681	RE Rosenberg, Eugene	Tel Aviv University	Microbiology	Rank 208
77	10,774	MD Milstein, David	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Organic Chemistry	Rank 134
78	10,782	NH Netzer, H.	Tel Aviv University	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 65
79	10,925	BB Berkowitz, Brian	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Environmental Engineering	Rank 51
80	10,953	SM Schwartz, Michal	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 574
81	10,996	FU Feige, Uriel	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 18
82	11,029	WM Westman, Mina	Tel Aviv University	Business & Management	Rank 338
83	11,534	LY Lindell, Yehuda	Bar-Ilan University	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 20
84	11,883	VE Vigoda-Gadot, Eran	University of Haifa	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 84
85	11,888	DD Dekel, Dario R.	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Energy	Rank 289
86	12,148	TD Turner, Dan	Shaare Zedek Medical Center	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 143
87	12,290	AO Aharony, Ofer	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 136
88	12,647	UI Ulitsky, Igor	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 351
89	12,685	MS Magdassi, Shlomo	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 383
90	12,696	BA Ben-Tal, Aharon	Shenkar College of Engineering and Design Israel	Operations Research	Rank 57
91	12,848	SA Sfard, Anna	University of Haifa	Education	Rank 151
92	13,397	OS Oreg, Shaul	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Business & Management	Rank 406
93	13,501	NG Nimrod, Galit	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 58
94	13,588	CY Censor, Yair	University of Haifa	Operations Research	Rank 60
95	13,611	SR Sorek, Rotem	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 374
96	13,669	SE Shohamy, Elana	Tel Aviv University	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 60
97	13,839	GA Gefen, Amit	Tel Aviv University	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 52
98	13,898	FN Friedman, Nir	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Bioinformatics	Rank 49
99	14,154	JS Jung, Steffen	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Immunology	Rank 325
100	14,259	NE Nakar, Ehud	Tel Aviv University	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 100
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Israel are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,622 scientists affiliated with Israel are on the 2024 single-year list, and 2,093 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 single-year list, Tel Aviv University has the most listed scientists from Israel, with 330. It is followed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem with 264.

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 1,622 in 2024, a change of +25.7%.

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.