Palestine, State of's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Palestine, State of has 50 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 25.0% from 40 in 2025. That places Palestine, State of 79th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 3 places. An-Najah National University has the most listed scientists (21), followed by Al-Azhar University of Gaza (4).

Single Year

+10 (+25.0%) vs 2025

Career Data

+6 (+28.6%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#79

up 3 places vs 2025

Institutes

+2 (+16.7%) vs 2025

Scientists in Palestine, State of on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than tripled since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+91.7%

2022+13.0%

2023+34.6%

2024+14.3%

2025+0.0%

2026+25.0%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	12		6
2021	23	+91.7%	7	+16.7%
2022	26	+13.0%	10	+42.9%
2023	35	+34.6%	14	+40.0%
2024	40	+14.3%	19	+35.7%
2025	40	+0.0%	21	+10.5%
2026	50	+25.0%	27	+28.6%

Top 10 institutes in Palestine, State of

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Single-year list2026

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Rank in Palestine, State of	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	7,269	SW Sweileh, Waleed M.	An-Najah National University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 136
2	9,311	PM Pelling, Mark	An-Najah National University	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 13
3	9,611	Tayeh, Bassam A.	Islamic University of Gaza	Building & Construction	Rank 76
4	11,440	ZS Zyoud, Sa’ed H.	An-Najah National University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 55
5	22,172	Badawi, Ali M.	An-Najah National University	Applied Physics	Rank 406
6	38,279	MM Mafarja, Majdi M.	Birzeit University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,864
7	41,121	TS Taya, Sofyan A.	Islamic University of Gaza	Applied Physics	Rank 745
8	46,941	Daher, Malek G.	University College of Applied Sciences	Chemical Physics	Rank 579
9	51,960	JN Jaradat, Nidal Amin	An-Najah National University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 304
10	57,727	HM Hawash, Mohammed M.A.	An-Najah National University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 644
11	63,996	GR Giacaman, Rita H.	Birzeit University	Public Health	Rank 619
12	65,939	AS Al-Qaisi, Samah	Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education	Applied Physics	Rank 1,199
13	66,990	Awadallah, Mohammed A.	Al-Aqsa University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,163
14	87,881	WI Warad, I. Khaleel	An-Najah National University	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 268
15	93,853	RH Rjoub, Husam	Palestine Polytechnic University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,140
16	94,108	KT Khatib, Tamer T.N.	An-Najah National University	Energy	Rank 2,858
17	96,681	DW Daher, Wajeeh M.	An-Najah National University	Education	Rank 1,336
18	102,001	EK El- Khozondar, Hala Jarallah	Islamic University of Gaza	Energy	Rank 3,146
19	104,542	SR Shawahna, Ramzi	An-Najah National University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 4,263
20	105,123	ZS Zyoud, Shaher H.	Palestine Technical University - Kadoorie	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,432
21	117,988	AN Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.E.	Birzeit University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,593
22	121,797	SB Saad, B.	Arab American University	Complementary & Alternative Medicine	Rank 35
23	125,339	BZ Breijyeh, Zeinab	Al-Quds University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,543
24	125,980	EM Ellulu, Mohammed S.	Al-Azhar University of Gaza	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,706
25	153,074	BE Behrens, Edward M.	Division of Rheumatology	Immunology	Rank 2,544
26	156,000	Ayed, Ahmad Juma	Arab American University	Nursing	Rank 452
27	156,867	AS Al-Jabi, S. W.	An-Najah National University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,183
28	165,863	QR Qasrawi, Radwan F.	Al-Quds University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 1,061
29	184,102	AM Amer, Mohammed	Palestine Technical University - Kadoorie	Energy	Rank 5,930
30	196,096	IS Ikhdair, Sameer M.	An-Najah National University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,240
31	209,666	BY Batta, Yacoub Ahmad	An-Najah National University	Entomology	Rank 475
32	211,714	EM Elnaggar, Mohamed H.A.	Palestine Technical College - Deir El-Balah	Energy	Rank 6,884
33	222,760	AN Al-Maharik, Nawaf I.	An-Najah National University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2,927
34	232,308	MF Mahamid, Fayez Azez	An-Najah National University	Psychiatry	Rank 3,124
35	259,236	ZA Zaid, Abdel Naser	An-Najah National University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,166
36	260,961	SA Shaheen, Amira A.	An-Najah National University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,200
37	267,058	AF Al-Rimawi, Fuad	Al-Quds University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 2,153
38	267,884	AY Alajerami, Yasser Saleh Mustafa	Al-Azhar University of Gaza	Applied Physics	Rank 5,021
39	287,215	Asad, Jihad	Palestine Technical University - Kadoorie	General Physics	Rank 1,479
40	298,602	AS Abu-Naser, Samy S.	Al-Azhar University of Gaza	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 13,192
41	317,365	AZ Abdeen, Ziad A.	Al-Quds Public Health Society	Tropical Medicine	Rank 442
42	331,882	HB Hamamra, Bilal Tawfiq	An-Najah National University	Education	Rank 4,269
43	349,028	EA Eid, Ahmad M.	An-Najah National University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 3,060
44	388,712	SZ Safi, Zaki S.	Al-Azhar University of Gaza	Chemical Physics	Rank 3,933
45	454,177	MS Mudalal, Samer I.	An-Najah National University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 1,646
46	491,036	HA Husseini, Abdullatif S.	Birzeit University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,571
47	493,410	Qasrawi, A. F.	Arab American University	Applied Physics	Rank 9,544
48	697,511	AM Abadla, Mazen M.	Al-Aqsa University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,525
49	773,544	AS Al-Lahham, Sa’ad H.M.	An-Najah National University	Complementary & Alternative Medicine	Rank 304
50	947,775	QM Qtait, Mohammed	Palestine Polytechnic University	Nursing	Rank 4,422
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Palestine, State of are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

50 scientists affiliated with Palestine, State of are on the 2026 single-year list, and 27 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Palestine, State of has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2026 single-year list, An-Najah National University has the most listed scientists from Palestine, State of, with 21. It is followed by Al-Azhar University of Gaza with 4.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Palestine, State of changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Palestine, State of went from 12 scientists in 2020 to 50 in 2026, a change of +316.7%.

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.