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Lebanon's Top 2% Scientists 2020

Lebanon has 56 scientists on the 2020 single-year Top 2% list. That places Lebanon 57th in the world by number of listed scientists. American University of Beirut has the most listed scientists (29), followed by American University of Beirut Medical Center (5).

Single Year
56
First year listed
Career Data
48
First year listed
World rank by count
#57
First year listed
Institutes
16
First year listed

Scientists in Lebanon on the list, by year

Single-year list, change on the previous year
2021+19.6%
2022+6.0%
2023+1.4%
2024+45.8%
2025-6.7%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
20205648
202167+19.6%59+22.9%
202271+6.0%62+5.1%
202372+1.4%62+0.0%
2024105+45.8%78+25.8%
202598-6.7%92+17.9%

Top 10 institutes in Lebanon

By number of listed scientists

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  1. 1American University of Beirut29
  2. 2American University of Beirut Medical Center5
  3. 3Lebanese American University3
  4. 4The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice3
  5. 5Université Libanaise3
  6. 6Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center2
  7. 7Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK)2
  8. 8Al Maaref University1
  9. 9Beirut Arab University1
  10. 10Hammoud Hospital1

All 56 scientists

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Rank in Lebanon World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 2,571 American University of Beirut Business & Management Rank 58
2 4,859 American University of Beirut Energy Rank 101
3 8,928 Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) Finance Rank 40
4 14,547 American University of Beirut General & Internal Medicine Rank 173
5 24,713 American University of Beirut Public Health Rank 251
6 28,376 American University of Beirut Public Health Rank 306
7 29,177 The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice Orthopedics Rank 137
8 30,213 American University of Beirut Civil Engineering Rank 92
9 32,583 The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice Emergency & Critical Care Medicine Rank 105
10 33,941 American University of Beirut Experimental Psychology Rank 497
11 39,644 American University of Beirut Environmental Sciences Rank 430
12 44,665 American University of Beirut Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 1,568
13 45,060 Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Orthopedics Rank 228
14 46,570 Hammoud Hospital Economics Rank 626
15 47,145 American University of Beirut Medical Center Endocrinology & Metabolism Rank 867
16 49,097 American University of Beirut Operations Research Rank 273
17 51,527 American University of Beirut Urology & Nephrology Rank 386
18 51,858 American University of Beirut Medical Center Immunology Rank 1,118
19 58,977 American University of Beirut Medical Center Surgery Rank 285
20 58,992 The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice Health Policy & Services Rank 154
21 59,150 American University of Beirut Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 639
22 60,500 American University of Beirut Environmental Sciences Rank 687
23 63,331 Saint George Hospital University Medical Center Psychiatry Rank 1,108
24 69,152 American University of Beirut Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 3,706
25 70,765 Lebanese American University Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 726
26 72,448 American University of Beirut Medical Center Gastroenterology & Hepatology Rank 765
27 73,554 American University of Beirut General & Internal Medicine Rank 716
28 76,227 American University of Beirut Information & Library Sciences Rank 57
29 76,593 Beirut Arab University Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 1,510
30 77,391 University of Balamand Building & Construction Rank 388
31 78,493 American University of Beirut Chemical Physics Rank 1,229
32 80,001 Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 2,805
33 80,860 American University of Beirut Business & Management Rank 1,525
34 84,111 American University of Beirut Analytical Chemistry Rank 646
35 85,032 Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) Business & Management Rank 1,586
36 95,141 Notre Dame University, Lebanon Education Rank 812
37 96,267 American University of Beirut Energy Rank 2,155
38 98,103 American University of Beirut Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 3,388
39 99,899 American University of Beirut Education Rank 852
40 113,154 American University of Beirut Ophthalmology & Optometry Rank 588
41 121,484 Lebanese American University Medical Center-Rizk Hospital Orthopedics Rank 755
42 131,017 Université Libanaise Applied Physics Rank 3,054
43 136,088 American University of Beirut Networking & Telecommunications Rank 1,565
44 139,244 Ministry of Public Health, Lebanon General & Internal Medicine Rank 1,229
45 142,150 American University of Beirut Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 567
46 146,816 American University of Beirut Design Practice & Management Rank 95
47 151,037 Lebanese American University Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 1,395
48 164,451 Midcomp Research Center Networking & Telecommunications Rank 1,906
49 175,158 American University of Beirut Medical Center Emergency & Critical Care Medicine Rank 543
50 178,247 American University of Beirut Networking & Telecommunications Rank 2,069
51 217,615 American University of Beirut Networking & Telecommunications Rank 2,585
52 234,318 Université Libanaise General & Internal Medicine Rank 1,968
53 265,085 American University of Beirut General Chemistry Rank 810
54 282,822 Université Libanaise Pharmacology & Pharmacy Rank 2,120
55 319,686 Al Maaref University Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 1,427
56 384,265 Lebanese American University Aerospace & Aeronautics Rank 837
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Lebanon are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

56 scientists affiliated with Lebanon are on the 2020 single-year list, and 48 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2020 single-year list, American University of Beirut has the most listed scientists from Lebanon, with 29. It is followed by American University of Beirut Medical Center with 5.

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.