Oman's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Oman has 50 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 8.7% from 46 in 2023. That places Oman 66th in the world by number of listed scientists. Sultan Qaboos University has the most listed scientists (31), followed by University of Nizwa (6).
Scientists in Oman on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled 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 50 scientists
| Rank in Oman | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 21,901 | Sultan Qaboos University | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 14 | |
| 2 | 25,451 | University of Nizwa | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 74 | |
| 3 | 28,574 | Sohar University | Energy | Rank 325 | |
| 4 | 49,110 | Sultan Qaboos University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 624 | |
| 5 | 51,855 | Sultan Qaboos University | Food Science | Rank 236 | |
| 6 | 70,002 | Sultan Qaboos University | Operations Research | Rank 246 | |
| 7 | 72,585 | Sohar University | Energy | Rank 932 | |
| 8 | 75,175 | University of Nizwa | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,394 | |
| 9 | 77,251 | Sultan Qaboos University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 324 | |
| 10 | 81,711 | Sultan Qaboos University | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 645 | |
| 11 | 84,260 | Sultan Qaboos University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 569 | |
| 12 | 86,297 |
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Sultan Qaboos University | Economics | Rank 740 |
| 13 | 107,990 | Sultan Qaboos University | Nursing | Rank 210 | |
| 14 | 115,454 | University of Nizwa | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,823 | |
| 15 | 120,772 | Sultan Qaboos University | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,171 | |
| 16 | 130,498 | Sultan Qaboos University | Microbiology | Rank 3,195 | |
| 17 | 150,138 | Sultan Qaboos University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,156 | |
| 18 | 151,181 | University of Nizwa | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,091 | |
| 19 | 156,181 | Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 2,185 | |
| 20 | 157,386 | Sultan Qaboos University | Building & Construction | Rank 399 | |
| 21 | 176,092 | Sultan Qaboos University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 411 | |
| 22 | 188,374 |
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Muscat University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 963 |
| 23 | 192,609 | Sultan Qaboos University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,420 | |
| 24 | 192,673 |
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Sultan Qaboos University | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 127 |
| 25 | 193,840 | Nizwa University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,429 | |
| 26 | 203,424 | University of Nizwa | Tropical Medicine | Rank 478 | |
| 27 | 211,641 | Sultan Qaboos University Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,751 | |
| 28 | 214,884 | Sultan Qaboos University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 1,049 | |
| 29 | 217,247 | University of Nizwa | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,744 | |
| 30 | 221,626 | Sultan Qaboos University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,884 | |
| 31 | 224,293 | Sultan Qaboos University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 3,325 | |
| 32 | 235,245 | Sultan Qaboos University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,238 | |
| 33 | 237,227 | Sultan Qaboos University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,930 | |
| 34 | 238,550 | Sultan Qaboos University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,264 | |
| 35 | 240,348 | Ministry of Health Oman | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,167 | |
| 36 | 253,679 | A’Sharqiyah University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 1,240 | |
| 37 | 259,913 |
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Sultan Qaboos University | Medical Informatics | Rank 272 |
| 38 | 264,454 |
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Dhofar University | Polymers | Rank 2,400 |
| 39 | 269,136 | Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 4,113 | |
| 40 | 274,869 | Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 4,223 | |
| 41 | 282,856 | A’Sharqiyah University | Energy | Rank 4,398 | |
| 42 | 286,064 | Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 4,459 | |
| 43 | 287,800 | Arab Open University | Energy | Rank 4,498 | |
| 44 | 290,867 | Sultan Qaboos University | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 2,206 | |
| 45 | 309,037 |
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Sultan Qaboos University | Distributed Computing | Rank 124 |
| 46 | 353,841 | National University of Science & Technology, Oman | Energy | Rank 5,825 | |
| 47 | 362,688 | Sultan Qaboos University | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,392 | |
| 48 | 389,361 | Sultan Qaboos University | Environmental Engineering | Rank 2,168 | |
| 49 | 475,949 | Ministry of Health Oman | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,549 | |
| 50 | 1,542,586 | Dhofar University | Optics | Rank 7,458 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Oman are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
91 scientists affiliated with Oman are on the 2024 single-year list, and 50 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Oman has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, Sultan Qaboos University has the most listed scientists from Oman, with 31. It is followed by University of Nizwa with 6.
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 50 in 2024, a change of +138.1%.
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.