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Libya's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Libya has 6 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 20.0% from 5 in 2024. That places Libya 122nd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 3 places. Arabian Gulf Oil Co. has the most listed scientists (1), followed by Higher Institute of Engineering Technology (1).

Single Year
6
+1 (+20.0%) vs 2024
Career Data
2
+1 (+100.0%) vs 2024
World rank by count
#122
down 3 places vs 2024
Institutes
6
+1 (+20.0%) vs 2024

Scientists in Libya on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than tripled since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year
2021+0.0%
2022+200.0%
2023+0.0%
2024+66.7%
2025+20.0%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
202011
20211+0.0%2+100.0%
20223+200.0%2+0.0%
20233+0.0%2+0.0%
20245+66.7%1-50.0%
20256+20.0%2+100.0%

Institutes in Libya

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2025
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  1. 1Arabian Gulf Oil Co.1
  2. 2Higher Institute of Engineering Technology1
  3. 3Sebha University1
  4. 4University of Al-Fateh Faculty of Medicine1
  5. 5University of Tripoli1
  6. 6University of Zawia1

All 6 scientists

Single-year list2025

Everyone on the list, free to browse.

Rank in Libya World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 46,764 Sebha University Energy Rank 1,336
2 72,413 University of Al-Fateh Faculty of Medicine General & Internal Medicine Rank 961
3 155,299 Arabian Gulf Oil Co. Energy Rank 4,911
4 159,885 Higher Institute of Engineering Technology Materials Rank 3,827
5 177,793 University of Zawia Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 7,398
6 529,875 University of Tripoli Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 21,196
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Libya are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

6 scientists affiliated with Libya are on the 2025 single-year list, and 2 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2025 single-year list, Arabian Gulf Oil Co. has the most listed scientists from Libya, with 1. It is followed by Higher Institute of Engineering Technology with 1.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Libya changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Libya went from 1 scientists in 2020 to 6 in 2025, a change of +500.0%.

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.