Oman's Top 2% Scientists 2022
Oman has 77 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 22.2% from 63 in 2021. That places Oman 64th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Sultan Qaboos University has the most listed scientists (35), followed by University of Nizwa (12).
Scientists in Oman on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 79% since 2020.
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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
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All 77 scientists
| Rank in Oman | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 3,196 | Sohar University | Energy | Rank 57 | |
| 2 | 6,682 | Sultan Qaboos University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 85 | |
| 3 | 14,291 | Sohar University | Energy | Rank 274 | |
| 4 | 15,223 | Sultan Qaboos University | Nursing | Rank 20 | |
| 5 | 16,479 |
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Sultan Qaboos University | Economics | Rank 256 |
| 6 | 22,541 | University of Nizwa | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 270 | |
| 7 | 23,857 | Sultan Qaboos University | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 18 | |
| 8 | 24,776 | Sultan Qaboos University | Food Science | Rank 156 | |
| 9 | 26,966 | Sultan Qaboos University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 151 | |
| 10 | 31,154 | Sohar University | Civil Engineering | Rank 105 | |
| 11 | 41,046 | University of Nizwa | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 372 | |
| 12 | 41,458 | Sultan Qaboos University | Operations Research | Rank 178 | |
| 13 | 43,166 |
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Muscat University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 256 |
| 14 | 51,446 | Sultan Qaboos University | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 343 | |
| 15 | 52,848 | Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 1,124 | |
| 16 | 56,095 | Sultan Qaboos University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 700 | |
| 17 | 56,956 | Sultan Qaboos University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 716 | |
| 18 | 60,877 | A’Sharqiyah University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 505 | |
| 19 | 62,569 |
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Sultan Qaboos University | Education | Rank 535 |
| 20 | 69,491 | Sultan Qaboos University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,100 | |
| 21 | 71,532 | University of Nizwa | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,128 | |
| 22 | 74,687 | Sultan Qaboos University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 2,276 | |
| 23 | 76,105 | Sultan Qaboos University | Building & Construction | Rank 413 | |
| 24 | 83,486 | Sultan Qaboos University | Building & Construction | Rank 456 | |
| 25 | 85,735 | Dhofar University | Polymers | Rank 768 | |
| 26 | 85,955 | University of Nizwa | Tropical Medicine | Rank 131 | |
| 27 | 90,034 | Muscat University | Finance | Rank 277 | |
| 28 | 92,397 | College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University | Microbiology | Rank 2,157 | |
| 29 | 92,468 | Sultan Qaboos University | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 354 | |
| 30 | 96,704 | Sultan Qaboos University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,318 | |
| 31 | 104,781 | Muscat University | Operations Research | Rank 459 | |
| 32 | 105,182 | University of Nizwa | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 354 | |
| 33 | 105,487 | A’Sharqiyah University | Information Systems | Rank 336 | |
| 34 | 108,451 | Sultan Qaboos University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 868 | |
| 35 | 112,933 | Sultan Qaboos University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,860 | |
| 36 | 115,428 | College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 824 | |
| 37 | 119,018 | University of Nizwa | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 232 | |
| 38 | 120,904 | National University of Science & Technology | Energy | Rank 2,783 | |
| 39 | 131,949 | Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 3,052 | |
| 40 | 135,374 | Sohar University | Energy | Rank 3,143 | |
| 41 | 135,786 | Sultan Qaboos University Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,607 | |
| 42 | 136,457 | University of Nizwa | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,230 | |
| 43 | 136,898 | Sultan Qaboos University | Nursing | Rank 306 | |
| 44 | 144,480 |
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Sultan Qaboos University | Medical Informatics | Rank 156 |
| 45 | 151,709 |
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Sultan Qaboos University | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 7,527 |
| 46 | 151,776 | Sultan Qaboos University | Food Science | Rank 1,332 | |
| 47 | 152,307 | A’Sharqiyah University | Energy | Rank 3,616 | |
| 48 | 154,140 |
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University of Nizwa | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,534 |
| 49 | 163,634 |
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Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 3,929 |
| 50 | 165,556 | College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,420 | |
| 51 | 166,210 | Nizwa University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,431 | |
| 52 | 175,027 | University of Nizwa | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,654 | |
| 53 | 180,845 | National University of Science & Technology | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 735 | |
| 54 | 184,893 | Sultan Qaboos University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,141 | |
| 55 | 185,826 | Ministry of Health Oman | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,154 | |
| 56 | 198,571 | Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 4,837 | |
| 57 | 202,581 |
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Sultan Qaboos University | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 98 |
| 58 | 213,617 | Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 5,248 | |
| 59 | 221,051 | University of Nizwa | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 963 | |
| 60 | 225,575 | Sultan Qaboos University | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,979 | |
| 61 | 272,463 |
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National University of Science & Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 7,100 |
| 62 | 285,565 |
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University of Technology and Applied Sciences | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 2,448 |
| 63 | 295,617 | National University of Science & Technology | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,471 | |
| 64 | 313,846 | University of Nizwa | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,602 | |
| 65 | 323,292 | Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 8,117 | |
| 66 | 341,486 | Badr Al Samaa | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,687 | |
| 67 | 342,580 | Dhofar University | Polymers | Rank 3,579 | |
| 68 | 361,166 | Sultan Qaboos University Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,881 | |
| 69 | 365,156 | Ministry of Health Oman | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,914 | |
| 70 | 365,496 | Sultan Qaboos University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,917 | |
| 71 | 419,684 | Ministry of Health Oman | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,422 | |
| 72 | 441,037 |
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University of Nizwa | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 2,535 |
| 73 | 463,703 | Sultan Qaboos University Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,857 | |
| 74 | 477,060 |
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Sultan Qaboos University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,981 |
| 75 | 535,079 | Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,548 | |
| 76 | 575,074 | Sultan Qaboos University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,922 | |
| 77 | 1,965,349 | Dhofar University | Optics | Rank 10,442 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Oman are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
77 scientists affiliated with Oman are on the 2022 single-year list, and 41 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Oman has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 single-year list, Sultan Qaboos University has the most listed scientists from Oman, with 35. It is followed by University of Nizwa with 12.
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 77 in 2022, a change of +79.1%.
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.