Israel's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List

Israel has 2,093 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 2.7% from 2,037 in 2023. That places Israel 17th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Tel Aviv University has the most listed scientists (418), followed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem (348).

Single Year

1,622

+5 (+0.3%) vs 2023

Career Data

2,093

+56 (+2.7%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#17

down 1 place vs 2023

Institutes

123

-7 (-5.4%) vs 2023

Scientists in Israel on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 28% 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	319	TA Tversky, Amos	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Experimental Psychology	Rank 8
2	326	SS Schwartz, Shalom H.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Social Psychology	Rank 8
3	349	AD Aurbach, Doron	Bar-Ilan University	Energy	Rank 6
4	571	WI Willner, Itamar	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Organic Chemistry	Rank 13
5	672	SA Shamir, Adi	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 23
6	977	KG Koren, Gideon	Ariel University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 22
7	1,034	CA Ciechanover, Aaron	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 56
8	1,280	EM Elad, Michael	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 36
9	1,371	SY Shoenfeld, Yehuda	Chaim Sheba Medical Center Israel	Immunology	Rank 53
10	1,409	YY Yarden, Yosef	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 58
11	1,489	MY Marcus, Yizhak	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 45
12	1,832	HZ Hashin, Z.	Tel Aviv University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 16
13	1,871	HJ Hausdorff, Jeffrey M.	Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 182
14	1,936	AU Alon, Uri	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 116
15	2,023	WS Weiner, Steve	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Archaeology	Rank 1
16	2,122	OM Oren, Moshe	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 128
17	2,325	FR Feldman, Ruth	Reichman University	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 24
18	2,593	BJ Bekenstein, Jacob D.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 27
19	2,618	MM Mikulincer, Mario	Reichman University	Social Psychology	Rank 44
20	2,778	OA Oren, Aharon	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Microbiology	Rank 49
21	2,862	PT Piran, Tsvi	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 10
22	3,024	GA Gedanken, Aharon	Bar-Ilan University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 63
23	3,219	KS Kirkpatrick, Scott	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Applied Physics	Rank 100
24	3,228	PA Peres, Asher	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 40
25	3,291	MR Mechoulam, R.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 20
26	3,370	SS Shaik, Sason	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	General Chemistry	Rank 35
27	3,397	NR Nussinov, Ruth	Tel Aviv University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 162
28	3,612	BY Barenholz, Yechezkel	Faculty of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 171
29	3,635	MJ Martin, Jan M.L.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Chemical Physics	Rank 109
30	3,682	YM Youdim, Moussa B.H.	Youdim Pharmaceutical	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 329
31	3,766	EY Eldar, Yonina C.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 25
32	3,791	GE Gazit, Ehud	Tel Aviv University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 74
33	3,854	NM Naor, Moni	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 6
34	3,995	AM Aviram, Michael	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 206
35	4,081	GO Goldreich, Oded	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 8
36	4,127	MD Milstein, David	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Organic Chemistry	Rank 106
37	4,292	CJ Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska	Tel Aviv University	Geriatrics	Rank 7
38	4,516	FE Fridman, Emilia	Tel Aviv University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 27
39	4,592	SY Shiloh, Yosef	Tel Aviv University	Developmental Biology	Rank 236
40	4,737	SY Shai, Yechiel	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 227
41	4,811	SM Schwartz, Michal	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 417
42	4,887	LA Levant, Arie	Tel Aviv University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 30
43	4,928	GB Geiger, Benjamin	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 251
44	5,104	KR Kosloff, Ronnie	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 138
45	5,321	LP Lavie, Peretz	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 469
46	5,448	KY Koren, Yehuda	Google LLC, Africa & Middle East	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 126
47	5,662	CE Cohen, Erik	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 7
48	6,097	JJ Jortner, Joshua	Tel Aviv University	Chemical Physics	Rank 158
49	6,105	DR Dagan, Ron	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Microbiology	Rank 153
50	6,235	HG Hodes, Gary	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Applied Physics	Rank 163
51	6,325	FU Feige, Uriel	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 11
52	6,356	LU Leonhardt, Ulf	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	General Physics	Rank 43
53	6,369	SA Sadeh, Avi	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 541
54	6,546	NE Nevo, Eviatar	University of Haifa	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 55
55	6,596	RD Rosenfeld, Daniel	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 75
56	6,657	MA Marmur, Abraham	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Chemical Physics	Rank 167
57	6,803	SN Sharon, Nathan	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 328
58	6,932	HD Harel, David	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 157
59	7,408	FN Friedman, Nir	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Bioinformatics	Rank 24
60	7,461	MR Milo, Ron	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 364
61	7,503	GN Giladi, Nir	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 636
62	7,553	TR Tenne, Reshef	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Applied Physics	Rank 193
63	7,613	SM Segal, Menahem	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 643
64	7,679	HS Havlin, Shlomo	Bar-Ilan University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 55
65	7,705	KJ Klein, Jacob	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Chemical Physics	Rank 186
66	7,733	GA Gabizon, Alberto	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 350
67	7,736	WS Weiss, Shimon	Bar-Ilan University	Optics	Rank 39
68	7,987	HA Hershko, Avram	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 385
69	8,366	WY Weiss, Yair	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 183
70	8,430	EI Etsion, Izhak	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 57
71	8,708	AD Avnir, David	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 198
72	8,743	AN Agmon, Noam	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 201
73	8,843	KA Korczyn, Amos D.	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 748
74	9,220	NN Nelson, Nathan	Tel Aviv University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 445
75	9,237	BA Blum, Abraham	Plantstress.com	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 80
76	9,343	DM Devor, Marshall	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 787
77	9,427	GS Goldberg, S. Nahum	Hadassah University Medical Centre	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 36
78	9,893	SS Shamai, Shlomo	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 77
79	9,995	KA Koriat, Asher	University of Haifa	Experimental Psychology	Rank 168
80	10,107	PE Peled, Emanuel	Tel Aviv University	Energy	Rank 103
81	10,380	SM Segev, Mordechai	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Optics	Rank 53
82	10,560	BB Berkowitz, Brian	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Environmental Engineering	Rank 28
83	10,647	CA Carmeli, Abraham	Tel Aviv University	Business & Management	Rank 93
84	10,707	KE Katz, Eugenii	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 56
85	10,860	LA Levitzki, A.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 514
86	11,046	AO Aharony, Ofer	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 153
87	11,058	WM Weinstock, Marta	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 916
88	11,195	WE Waxman, Eli	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 71
89	11,369	BY Benjamini, Yoav	Tel Aviv University	Statistics & Probability	Rank 53
90	11,600	WH Wagner, H. Daniel	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Materials	Rank 140
91	11,663	BM Bar, Moshe	Bar-Ilan University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 190
92	11,717	CI Cohen, Irun R.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Immunology	Rank 434
93	11,776	DA Dekel, Avishai	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 80
94	11,850	SA Schatzkin, Arthur	Chaim Sheba Medical Center Israel	Epidemiology	Rank 38
95	11,992	RL Rokach, Lior	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 242
96	12,180	AS Avidan, Shai	Tel Aviv University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 247
97	12,243	NR Neumann, Ronny	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Organic Chemistry	Rank 263
98	12,445	RJ Rowe, Jacob M.	Shaare Zedek Medical Center	Immunology	Rank 453
99	12,467	US Ullman, Shimon	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 254
100	12,647	FL Freedman, Laurence S.	Chaim Sheba Medical Center Israel	Statistics & Probability	Rank 60
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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 career-long list, Tel Aviv University has the most listed scientists from Israel, with 418. It is followed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem with 348.

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 2,093 in 2024, a change of +28.4%.

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.