Oman's Top 2% Scientists 2021

Oman has 63 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 46.5% from 43 in 2020. That places Oman 62nd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. Sultan Qaboos University has the most listed scientists (33), followed by University of Nizwa (10).

Single Year

+20 (+46.5%) vs 2020

Career Data

+15 (+71.4%) vs 2020

World rank by count

#62

up 2 places vs 2020

Institutes

+3 (+27.3%) vs 2020

Scientists in Oman on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 47% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+46.5%

2022+22.2%

2023+10.4%

2024+7.1%

2025+48.4%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	43		21
2021	63	+46.5%	36	+71.4%
2022	77	+22.2%	41	+13.9%
2023	85	+10.4%	46	+12.2%
2024	91	+7.1%	50	+8.7%
2025	135	+48.4%	62	+24.0%

Top 10 institutes in Oman

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2021

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Rank in Oman	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	9,716	FM Farooq, Muhammad	Sultan Qaboos University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 127
2	16,212	KH Kazem, Hussein A.	Sohar University	Energy	Rank 325
3	18,786	RM Rahman, Mohammad Shafiur	Sultan Qaboos University	Food Science	Rank 116
4	22,682	AB Ali, Badreldin H.	Sultan Qaboos University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 117
5	27,271	MS Maurya, S. K.	University of Nizwa	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 321
6	29,286	MF Mjalli, Farouk	Sultan Qaboos University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 179
7	29,974	EE Ellobody, Ehab	Sohar University	Civil Engineering	Rank 107
8	33,631	LL Labrague, Leodoro J.	Sultan Qaboos University	Nursing	Rank 71
9	37,623	Farzipoor Saen, Reza	Sohar University	Operations Research	Rank 196
10	47,248	AS Abdul-Wahab, Sabah Ahmed	Sultan Qaboos University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 569
11	49,967	Yadav, Dhananjay	University of Nizwa	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 492
12	51,625	HM Hayyan, Maan	Muscat University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 328
13	52,060	AA Al-Muhtaseb, Ala'a H.	Sultan Qaboos University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 331
14	54,551	DS Dobretsov, Sergey	Sultan Qaboos University	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 378
15	57,543	Ouakad, Hassen M.	Sultan Qaboos University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 557
16	58,134	KA Khan, Abdul Latif	University of Nizwa	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 865
17	58,602	YM Yaish, Mahmoud W.	Sultan Qaboos University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 874
18	69,425	PK Park, Kyungho	A’Sharqiyah University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 543
19	70,446	FR Farajzadeh, Rouhi	Petroleum Development Oman	Energy	Rank 1,490
20	74,037	AM Arshad, Muhammad	Sohar University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,132
21	75,047	SN Sultan, Nabil	A’Sharqiyah University	Information Systems	Rank 236
22	75,663	EA El-Karamany, Ahmed	Nizwa University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 709
23	76,263	AR Abed, Raeid M.M.	College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University	Microbiology	Rank 1,709
24	78,757	Chan, Moon Fai	Sultan Qaboos University	Nursing	Rank 206
25	79,737	NK Nusair, Khaldoon	Sultan Qaboos University	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 309
26	87,552	TA Tarhini, Ali	Sultan Qaboos University	Business & Management	Rank 1,600
27	89,361	HM Hossain, Mohammad Amzad	University of Nizwa	Tropical Medicine	Rank 136
28	90,301	AK Al-Jabri, Khalifa	Sultan Qaboos University	Building & Construction	Rank 469
29	92,238	UM Ul-Islam, Mazhar	Dhofar University	Polymers	Rank 882
30	92,349	MT Mohanta, Tapan Kumar	University of Nizwa	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,442
31	95,656	UM Usman, Muhammad	Sultan Qaboos University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,248
32	99,115	Basha, J. Sadhik	International Maritime College Oman	Energy	Rank 2,140
33	104,130	EE El-Shafey, El Said I.	Sultan Qaboos University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 742
34	107,321	SB Saboori, Behnaz	Sultan Qaboos University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,422
35	109,470	Selvaraj, Rengaraj	Sultan Qaboos University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 799
36	110,211	MM Meddah, M. S.	Sultan Qaboos University	Building & Construction	Rank 574
37	116,378	HM Hereher, Mohammed E.	Sultan Qaboos University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 901
38	126,022	RM Rahman, M. M.	Sultan Qaboos University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,161
39	128,973	AM Al-Farsi, M.	Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources	Food Science	Rank 1,040
40	129,422	MK Masters, Ken	Sultan Qaboos University	Medical Informatics	Rank 133
41	131,186	AA Al-Harrasi, Ahmed	University of Nizwa	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,963
42	137,754	BS Bhatia, Saurabh	University of Nizwa	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 490
43	144,939	BY Baqi, Younis	Sultan Qaboos University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 7,142
44	145,684	MN Machado, Norman O.	Sultan Qaboos University Hospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,514
45	146,915	Ghasemi, Mostafa	Sohar University	Energy	Rank 3,389
46	168,865	AS Al-Adawi, Samir	Sultan Qaboos University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,727
47	172,673	AM Albadi, Mohammed H.	Sultan Qaboos University	Energy	Rank 4,059
48	177,886	AA Al-Sadi, A. M.	Sultan Qaboos University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,855
49	178,616	AY Al-Wahaibi, Y.	Sultan Qaboos University	Energy	Rank 4,227
50	184,465	DB Das, Biswanath	University of Nizwa	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2,818
51	186,236	AA Al-Badi, Abdullah H.	Sultan Qaboos University	Energy	Rank 4,421
52	187,308	AJ Al-Lawati, Jawad A.	Ministry of Health Oman	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,888
53	198,333	Al Qadire, Mohammad	Sultan Qaboos University	Nursing	Rank 614
54	229,195	YH Yousef, Hassan	Sultan Qaboos University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 830
55	234,377	AM Akhtar, Md Jawaid	National University of Science & Technology (by Merger of Caledonian College of Engineering and Oman Medical College)	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,002
56	257,411	DS Das, Srijit	Sultan Qaboos University	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 122
57	266,072	HJ Hussain, Javid	University of Nizwa	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,200
58	269,808	AG Abbas, Ghulam	University of Nizwa	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,224
59	362,239	AM Albreem, Mahmoud A.	A’Sharqiyah University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,635
60	389,829	AR Al-Abri, Rashid	Sultan Qaboos University Hospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,652
61	408,245	AZ Al-Busaidi, Z.	Sultan Qaboos University Hospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,795
62	413,276	AY Al-Farsi, Yahya M.	Sultan Qaboos University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,843
63	644,555	AM Al-Azri, Mohammed	Sultan Qaboos University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,882
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Oman are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

63 scientists affiliated with Oman are on the 2021 single-year list, and 36 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2021 single-year list, Sultan Qaboos University has the most listed scientists from Oman, with 33. It is followed by University of Nizwa with 10.

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

On the single-year list, Oman went from 43 scientists in 2020 to 63 in 2021, a change of +46.5%.

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.