Oman's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List
Oman has 41 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 13.9% from 36 in 2021. That places Oman 66th in the world by number of listed scientists. Sultan Qaboos University has the most listed scientists (24), followed by College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University (3).
Scientists in Oman on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 95% 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
All 41 scientists
| Rank in Oman | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 23,819 | Sultan Qaboos University | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 15 | |
| 2 | 34,631 | Sultan Qaboos University | Food Science | Rank 126 | |
| 3 | 46,574 | Sohar University | Energy | Rank 506 | |
| 4 | 65,510 | University of Nizwa | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,280 | |
| 5 | 76,614 | Sultan Qaboos University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,020 | |
| 6 | 79,506 | Sultan Qaboos University | Operations Research | Rank 287 | |
| 7 | 92,790 | Sultan Qaboos University | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 766 | |
| 8 | 100,211 | Sultan Qaboos University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 560 | |
| 9 | 102,675 | Sohar University | Civil Engineering | Rank 172 | |
| 10 | 103,176 | Sultan Qaboos University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 451 | |
| 11 | 105,780 | Sultan Qaboos University | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,025 | |
| 12 | 109,897 | Sultan Qaboos University | Nursing | Rank 196 | |
| 13 | 127,362 | Sohar University | Energy | Rank 1,556 | |
| 14 | 151,115 | College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University | Microbiology | Rank 3,675 | |
| 15 | 155,680 | Sultan Qaboos University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 377 | |
| 16 | 175,124 | Oman Dental College | Dentistry | Rank 1,082 | |
| 17 | 192,375 | Sultan Qaboos University | Building & Construction | Rank 415 | |
| 18 | 200,953 | Nizwa University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,437 | |
| 19 | 204,176 | Sultan Qaboos University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,953 | |
| 20 | 209,474 | University of Nizwa | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 3,406 | |
| 21 | 215,039 | College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,559 | |
| 22 | 217,390 |
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Sultan Qaboos University | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 157 |
| 23 | 223,439 | University of Nizwa | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,623 | |
| 24 | 225,163 | Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 3,051 | |
| 25 | 229,003 | Sultan Qaboos University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,542 | |
| 26 | 232,086 | Sultan Qaboos University Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,069 | |
| 27 | 237,202 | Sultan Qaboos University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 2,380 | |
| 28 | 246,518 | Sultan Qaboos University | Nursing | Rank 777 | |
| 29 | 249,435 | College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,282 | |
| 30 | 252,350 | A’Sharqiyah University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 1,111 | |
| 31 | 254,811 | Sultan Qaboos University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,398 | |
| 32 | 255,387 | Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 3,537 | |
| 33 | 260,650 |
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Muscat University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,347 |
| 34 | 264,876 | Ministry of Health Oman | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,540 | |
| 35 | 281,042 |
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Sultan Qaboos University | Distributed Computing | Rank 121 |
| 36 | 319,742 | A’Sharqiyah University | Energy | Rank 4,661 | |
| 37 | 342,315 |
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Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 5,110 |
| 38 | 348,640 | Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 5,230 | |
| 39 | 350,431 | Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 5,261 | |
| 40 | 387,919 | Sultan Qaboos University | Environmental Engineering | Rank 2,150 | |
| 41 | 1,681,645 | Dhofar University | Optics | Rank 7,606 | |
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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 career-long list, Sultan Qaboos University has the most listed scientists from Oman, with 24. It is followed by College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University with 3.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Oman changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Oman went from 21 scientists in 2020 to 41 in 2022, a change of +95.2%.
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.