Palestine, State of's Top 2% Scientists 2021
Palestine, State of has 23 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 91.7% from 12 in 2020. That places Palestine, State of 81st in the world by number of listed scientists, up 4 places. An-Najah National University has the most listed scientists (9), followed by Birzeit University (7).
Scientists in Palestine, State of on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 92% since 2020.
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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% |
Institutes in Palestine, State of
By number of listed scientists
All 23 scientists
| Rank in Palestine, State of | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16,775 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 79 | |
| 2 | 35,931 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 192 | |
| 3 | 38,527 | An-Najah National University | Energy | Rank 807 | |
| 4 | 42,663 | Birzeit University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,009 | |
| 5 | 73,044 | Birzeit University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 496 | |
| 6 | 91,788 | Birzeit University | Public Health | Rank 972 | |
| 7 | 140,799 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,024 | |
| 8 | 151,053 | Islamic University of Gaza | Building & Construction | Rank 804 | |
| 9 | 154,448 | Birzeit University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,596 | |
| 10 | 160,712 | Islamic University of Gaza | Applied Physics | Rank 3,534 | |
| 11 | 161,149 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,205 | |
| 12 | 171,410 | Birzeit University | Energy | Rank 4,026 | |
| 13 | 172,482 | Al-Quds University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,606 | |
| 14 | 181,422 | Al-Azhar University of Gaza | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,369 | |
| 15 | 200,958 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,559 | |
| 16 | 203,907 |
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An-Najah National University | Entomology | Rank 551 |
| 17 | 207,667 | Birzeit University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,093 | |
| 18 | 216,892 | Palestine Technical University - Kadoorie | General Physics | Rank 1,144 | |
| 19 | 234,243 | An-Najah National University | Materials | Rank 5,119 | |
| 20 | 265,969 |
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Al-Quds University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 557 |
| 21 | 297,283 | Birzeit University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,847 | |
| 22 | 312,162 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,602 | |
| 23 | 413,175 | Arab American University, Palestine | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | Rank 154 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Palestine, State of are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
23 scientists affiliated with Palestine, State of are on the 2021 single-year list, and 7 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Palestine, State of has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 single-year list, An-Najah National University has the most listed scientists from Palestine, State of, with 9. It is followed by Birzeit University with 7.
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 23 in 2021, a change of +91.7%.
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.