Libya's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Libya has 6 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 200.0% from 2 in 2025. That places Libya 109th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 21 places. College of Electrical and Electronics Technology, Benghazi has the most listed scientists (1), followed by Libyan Academy for Postgraduate Studies (1).
Scientists in Libya on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than tripled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +200.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +66.7% | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +20.0% | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2026 | 14 | +133.3% | 6 | +200.0% |
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Showing the 2026 career-long list. Looking for single-year rankings? See the single-year list
| Rank in Libya | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 112,991 | Libyan Academy for Postgraduate Studies | Acoustics | Rank 248 | |
| 2 | 154,736 | University of Benghazi | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,447 | |
| 3 | 182,393 | College of Electrical and Electronics Technology, Benghazi | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 562 | |
| 4 | 303,505 | Sebha University | Energy | Rank 5,312 | |
| 5 | 372,786 | University of Tripoli | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,967 | |
| 6 | 462,254 | University of Al-Fateh Faculty of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,175 | |
| No scientists match this filter on the career-long list. Try the single-year list | |||||
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Libya are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
14 scientists affiliated with Libya are on the 2026 single-year list, and 6 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Libya has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, College of Electrical and Electronics Technology, Benghazi has the most listed scientists from Libya, with 1. It is followed by Libyan Academy for Postgraduate Studies with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Libya changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Libya went from 1 scientists in 2020 to 6 in 2026, 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.