Israel's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List

Israel has 2,293 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 4.0% from 2,204 in 2025. That places Israel 18th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Tel Aviv University has the most listed scientists (400), followed by Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (339).

Single Year

1,637

No change vs 2025

Career Data

2,293

+89 (+4.0%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#18

down 1 place vs 2025

Institutes

228

+2 (+0.9%) vs 2025

Scientists in Israel on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 41% 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%

2026+4.0%

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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%
2026	1,637	+0.0%	2,293	+4.0%

Top 10 institutes in Israel

By number of listed scientists

Career-long list2026

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1Tel Aviv University400
2Technion - Israel Institute of Technology339
3Hebrew University of Jerusalem315
4Weizmann Institute of Science Israel228
5Ben-Gurion University of the Negev189
6Bar-Ilan University103
7University of Haifa94
8Agricultural Research Organization of Israel69
9Faculty of Medicine38
10Hadassah University Medical Centre38

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Rank in Israel	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	269	SS Schwartz, Shalom H.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Social Psychology	Rank 7
2	314	TA Tversky, Amos	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Experimental Psychology	Rank 8
3	336	AD Aurbach, Doron	Bar-Ilan University	Energy	Rank 7
4	648	WI Willner, Itamar	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Organic Chemistry	Rank 15
5	741	SA Shamir, Adi	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 25
6	1,117	CA Ciechanover, Aaron J.	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 56
7	1,221	LM Levitt, Michael D.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 18
8	1,251	AN Alon, Noga	Tel Aviv University	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 2
9	1,329	EM Elad, Michael	Technion	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 43
10	1,426	SY Shoenfeld, Yehuda Julyus	Reichman University	Immunology	Rank 50
11	1,477	MY Marcus, Yizhak	Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Institute of Chemistry	Chemical Physics	Rank 40
12	1,651	YY Yarden, Yosef	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 63
13	1,941	FR Feldman, Ruth	Reichman University	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 23
14	1,978	AU Alon, Uri	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 114
15	1,991	HZ Hashin, Zvi	Tel Aviv University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 17
16	2,048	WS Weiner, Steve	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Archaeology	Rank 1
17	2,348	OA Oren, Aharon	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Microbiology	Rank 39
18	2,432	OM Oren, Moshe	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 141
19	2,516	MM Mikulincer, Mario	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Social Psychology	Rank 47
20	2,546	BJ Bekenstein, Jacob D.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 26
21	2,628	EY Eldar, Yonina C.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 18
22	2,851	PT Piran, Tsvi	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 12
23	3,148	GA Gedanken, Aharon	Bar-Ilan University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 75
24	3,286	SS Shaik, Sason S.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	General Chemistry	Rank 32
25	3,360	BY Barenholz, Yechezkel Chezy	Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Laboratory of Membrane and Liposome Research	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 136
26	3,387	KS Kirkpatrick, Scott	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Applied Physics	Rank 100
27	3,427	MB Malomed, B. A.	Tel Aviv University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 26
28	3,502	GE Gazit, Ehud	Tel Aviv University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 81
29	3,527	MR Mechoulam, Raphael	Faculty of Medicine	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 23
30	3,570	PA Peres, Asher	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 47
31	3,895	GO Goldreich, Oded	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 7
32	4,155	CJ Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska	Tel Aviv University	Geriatrics	Rank 7
33	4,193	YM Youdim, Moussa B.H.	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 353
34	4,208	FE Fridman, E. M.	Tel Aviv University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 27
35	4,286	MJ Martin, Jan M.L.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Chemical Physics	Rank 117
36	4,341	MD Milstein, David	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Organic Chemistry	Rank 110
37	4,756	AM Aviram, Michael Y.	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 232
38	4,770	NM Naor, Moni	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 9
39	4,896	LA Levant, Arie	Tel Aviv University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 34
40	5,101	SM Schwartz, Michal P.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 426
41	5,167	CE Cohen, Erik	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 7
42	5,285	SY Shiloh, Yosef	Tel Aviv University	Developmental Biology	Rank 253
43	5,462	SY Shai, Yechiel	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 231
44	5,554	KR Kosloff, Ronnie	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 142
45	5,783	GB Geiger, Benjamin	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 269
46	5,982	LP Lavie, Peretz	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 498
47	6,119	RD Rosenfeld, Daniel	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 75
48	6,329	SA Sadeh, Avi	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 519
49	6,355	FU Feige, Uriel	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 11
50	6,484	DR Dagan, Ron	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Microbiology	Rank 157
51	6,631	MR Milo, Ron	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Developmental Biology	Rank 305
52	6,719	HG Hodes, Gary	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Applied Physics	Rank 169
53	6,774	NE Nevo, Eviator N.	University of Haifa	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 61
54	6,793	JJ Jortner, Joshua	Tel Aviv University	Chemical Physics	Rank 164
55	6,931	LU Leónhardt, Ulf	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	General Physics	Rank 45
56	7,052	MA Marmur, Abraham	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Chemical Physics	Rank 167
57	7,559	KJ Klein, Jacob	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Chemical Physics	Rank 178
58	7,611	GN Giladi, Nir	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 622
59	7,922	SN Sharon, Nathan	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 339
60	8,029	FN Friedman, Nir	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Bioinformatics	Rank 26
61	8,320	GA Gabizon, Alberto A.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 355
62	8,338	HS Havlin, Shlomo R.	Bar-Ilan University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 55
63	8,368	HD Harel, David	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 198
64	8,437	EI Etsion, Izhak	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 58
65	8,524	TR Tenne, Reshef	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Applied Physics	Rank 207
66	8,559	CA Carmeli, Abraham	Tel Aviv University	Business & Management	Rank 80
67	8,762	WJ Willis, J. R.	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 62
68	9,088	KA Korczyn, Amos D.	Tel Aviv University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 732
69	9,318	AN Agmon, Noam	Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Institute of Chemistry	Chemical Physics	Rank 207
70	9,320	SM Segal, Menahem	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 753
71	9,446	AD Avnir, David	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Chemical Physics	Rank 211
72	9,453	HA Hershko, Avram	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 404
73	9,583	BA Blum, Abraham	Agricultural Research Organization of Israel	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 89
74	9,708	RL Rokach, Lior	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 224
75	9,715	LA Levitzki, Alexander	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 413
76	9,863	DM Devor, Marshall G.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 789
77	9,887	WY Weiss, Yair	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 227
78	9,993	NN Nisan, Noam	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 22
79	10,142	PE Peled, Emanuel Badoslav R.	Tel Aviv University, School of Chemistry	Energy	Rank 119
80	10,194	KA Koriat, Asher	University of Haifa	Experimental Psychology	Rank 168
81	10,196	BB Berkowitz, Brian	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Environmental Engineering	Rank 32
82	10,555	NN Nelson, Nathan	Tel Aviv University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 451
83	10,756	SM Segev, Mordechai (Moti)	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Optics	Rank 50
84	11,257	SS Shamai Shitz, Shlomo S.	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 94
85	11,283	DA Dekel, Avishai	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 78
86	11,538	BY Benjamini, Yoav	Tel Aviv University	Statistics & Probability	Rank 60
87	11,795	AO Aharony, Ofer	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 158
88	11,946	BM Bar, Moshe	Bar-Ilan University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 193
89	12,203	WE Waxman, Eli	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 91
90	12,236	NR Nathan, Ran	Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Movement Ecology Lab	Ecology	Rank 225
91	12,290	FL Freedman, Laurence S.	The Gertner Institute	Statistics & Probability	Rank 63
92	12,642	WM Weinstock, Marta	Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Institute for Drug Research	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 990
93	12,687	KE Katz, Eugenii Yu	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 63
94	12,709	NH Netzer, Hagai	Tel Aviv University	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 96
95	12,746	RS Reich, Simeon	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	General Mathematics	Rank 29
96	12,874	AS Avidan, Shai	Tel Aviv University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 292
97	12,885	WD Weisburd, David L.	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Criminology	Rank 16
98	13,060	WH Wagner, Hanoch Daniel	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Materials	Rank 162
99	13,312	TD Tawfik, Dan S.	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 570
100	13,473	RJ Rowe, Jacob M.	Shaare Zedek Medical Center	Immunology	Rank 463
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Israel are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,637 scientists affiliated with Israel are on the 2026 single-year list, and 2,293 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 career-long list, Tel Aviv University has the most listed scientists from Israel, with 400. It is followed by Technion - Israel Institute of Technology with 339.

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 2,293 in 2026, a change of +40.7%.

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.