Oman's Top 2% Scientists 2023

Oman has 85 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 10.4% from 77 in 2022. That places Oman 63rd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Sultan Qaboos University has the most listed scientists (33), followed by University of Nizwa (14).

Single Year

+8 (+10.4%) vs 2022

Career Data

+5 (+12.2%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#63

up 1 place vs 2022

Institutes

+2 (+14.3%) vs 2022

Scientists in Oman on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 98% 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

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Rank in Oman	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	1,930	AU Al-mulali, Usama	Sohar University	Energy	Rank 50
2	8,091	MW Mensi, Walid	Sultan Qaboos University	Economics	Rank 142
3	9,467	Kazem, Hussein A.	Sohar University	Energy	Rank 202
4	21,128	MS Maurya, S. K.	University of Nizwa	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 228
5	23,525	MF Mjalli, Farouq S.	Sultan Qaboos University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 151
6	23,702	AB Ali, Badreldin H.	Sultan Qaboos University	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 17
7	25,266	RM Rahman, Md Shafiur	Sultan Qaboos University	Food Science	Rank 213
8	27,375	Elkord, Eyad	University of Nizwa	Immunology	Rank 633
9	33,209	AA Al-Muhtaseb, Ala'a H.	Sultan Qaboos University	Energy	Rank 758
10	38,393	HM Hayyan, Maan	Muscat University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 256
11	40,773	DS Dobretsov, Sergey	Sultan Qaboos University	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 239
12	42,622	MT Mohanta, Tapan Kumar	University of Nizwa	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 667
13	43,430	WM Waqas, Muhammad	University of Nizwa	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 680
14	44,696	TA Tarhini, Ali	Sultan Qaboos University	Education	Rank 431
15	47,189	Yaish, Mahmoud	Sultan Qaboos University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 764
16	47,662	Farzipoor Saen, Reza	Sultan Qaboos University	Operations Research	Rank 213
17	48,516	AA Al-Sadi, Abdullah M.	Sultan Qaboos University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 791
18	49,450	AS Abdul-Wahab, Sabah	Sultan Qaboos University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 779
19	56,410	UM Ul-Islam, Mazhar	Dhofar University	Polymers	Rank 490
20	56,631	AA Al-Harrasi, A.	University of Nizwa	Organic Chemistry	Rank 738
21	57,940	SS Sharma, Sujeet Kumar	Sultan Qaboos University	Business & Management	Rank 1,222
22	60,128	BS Bhatia, Saurabh	University of Nizwa	Environmental Sciences	Rank 999
23	62,446	PE Petersen, Eskild	Royal Hospital	Microbiology	Rank 1,416
24	63,064	AK Al-Yahyaee, Khamis Hamed	Muscat University	Finance	Rank 230
25	65,281	HM Hossain, Mohammad Amzad	University of Nizwa	Tropical Medicine	Rank 72
26	65,705	HM Hereher, Mohamed	Sultan Qaboos University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 607
27	66,201	Yadav, Dhananjay	University of Nizwa	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 633
28	69,443	AK Al-Jabri, Khalifa	Sultan Qaboos University	Building & Construction	Rank 467
29	70,641	AR Abed, Raeid M.M.	College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University	Microbiology	Rank 1,598
30	73,661	MM Meddah, Mohammed S.	Sultan Qaboos University	Building & Construction	Rank 493
31	75,237	Gani, Azmat	Sultan Qaboos University	Economics	Rank 915
32	79,639	SB Saboori, Behnaz	Sultan Qaboos University	Energy	Rank 1,940
33	86,908	AS Asaf, Sajjad	University of Nizwa	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,494
34	101,457	PK Park, Kyungho	A’Sharqiyah University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 923
35	110,690	RN Rajamohan, Natarajan	Sohar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,918
36	117,894	MA Mohammed, Ahmed	Muscat University	Operations Research	Rank 550
37	118,520	RM Rahman, M. M.	College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,066
38	122,395	EE El-Shafey, El Said I.	College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,002
39	123,364	PP Pathare, Pankaj B.	Sultan Qaboos University	Food Science	Rank 1,313
40	126,276	Chan, Moon Fai	Sultan Qaboos University	Nursing	Rank 304
41	127,117	EM Essa, M. M.	Sultan Qaboos University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 5,904
42	127,326	Ghasemi, Mostafa	Sohar University	Energy	Rank 3,280
43	127,477	MK Masters, Ken	Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences	Medical Informatics	Rank 161
44	128,671	Ouakad, Hassen M.	Sultan Qaboos University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 4,515
45	133,679	Basha, J. Sadhik	National University of Science & Technology, Oman	Energy	Rank 3,462
46	137,809	AA Al-Badi, Abdullah	Sultan Qaboos University	Energy	Rank 3,570
47	142,398	AM Akhtar, Md Jawaid	National University of Science & Technology, Oman	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 558
48	142,543	CY Charabi, Yassine	Sultan Qaboos University	Energy	Rank 3,710
49	159,175	AM Albadi, Mohammed	Sultan Qaboos University	Energy	Rank 4,208
50	161,165	AA Al-Mamun, Abdullah	Sultan Qaboos University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,967
51	165,320	Selvaraj, Rengaraj	College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,376
52	170,745	KS Khan, Shah Alam	National University of Science & Technology, Oman	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,286
53	176,202	JS Joshi, Sanket	Sultan Qaboos University	Energy	Rank 4,671
54	179,609	AR Arunachalam, Ramanathan	Sultan Qaboos University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,721
55	181,185	BY Baqi, Younis	College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 8,296
56	182,641	QM Qyyum, Muhammad Abdul	Sultan Qaboos University	Energy	Rank 4,855
57	186,657	MN Machado, Norman O.	Sultan Qaboos University Hospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,245
58	189,379	AY Al-Wahaibi, Yahya M.	A’Sharqiyah University	Energy	Rank 5,055
59	190,167	AA Al-Hatmi, Abdullah M.S.	University of Nizwa	Microbiology	Rank 4,330
60	197,661	AS Al-Adawi, Samir	Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,360
61	199,261	EA El-Karamany, Ahmed	Nizwa University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,777
62	199,390	AS Ali, Saqib	Sultan Qaboos University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,144
63	202,721	GJ Ghommam, Jawhar	Sultan Qaboos University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,934
64	202,885	SN Sivakumar, Nallusamy	College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University	Biotechnology	Rank 1,030
65	212,371	DS Das, Srijit	Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 93
66	215,028	MR Mazumder, Rajat	German University of Technology in Oman	Geology	Rank 270
67	218,057	KS Khan, Shaukat	Dhofar University	Polymers	Rank 2,218
68	223,476	DB Das, Biswanath	University of Nizwa	Organic Chemistry	Rank 3,244
69	228,011	AJ Al-Lawati, Jawad A.	Ministry of Health Oman	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,658
70	231,376	HJ Hassanzadeh, Javad	College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,990
71	263,266	OA Oukil, Amar	Sultan Qaboos University	Operations Research	Rank 1,244
72	273,142	HJ Hussain, Javid	University of Nizwa	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,332
73	273,567	KA Khan, A.	University of Nizwa	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,335
74	273,995	IR Ilmi, Rashid	Sultan Qaboos University	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 1,290
75	291,436	KI Kadim, Isam T.	University of Nizwa	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 947
76	316,446	NA Nair, Abhijit	Ministry of Health Oman, Ibra Hospital	Anesthesiology	Rank 921
77	318,412	AA Al-Mawali, Adhra	Ministry of Health Oman	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,605
78	353,514	SM Sankar, M.	University of Technology and Applied Sciences	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 3,165
79	374,015	AR Ahshan, Razzaqul	Sultan Qaboos University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,655
80	376,228	AM Al-Azri, Mohammed	Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,232
81	416,412	BA Balkhair, Abdullah	Sultan Qaboos University Hospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,646
82	478,460	AS Al-Awaidy, Salah	Ministry of Health Oman	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,291
83	493,954	AY Al-Farsi, Yahya	Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,441
84	568,993	AI Al-Zakwani, Ibrahim	Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 6,175
85	1,450,164	KS Khan, Sameen Ahmed	Dhofar University	Optics	Rank 6,630
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Oman are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

85 scientists affiliated with Oman are on the 2023 single-year list, and 46 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 single-year list, Sultan Qaboos University has the most listed scientists from Oman, with 33. It is followed by University of Nizwa with 14.

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 85 in 2023, a change of +97.7%.

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.