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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).

Single Year
23
+11 (+91.7%) vs 2020
Career Data
7
+1 (+16.7%) vs 2020
World rank by count
#81
up 4 places vs 2020
Institutes
7
+4 (+133.3%) vs 2020

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

The single-year count has grown 92% 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%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
2020126
202123+91.7%7+16.7%
202226+13.0%10+42.9%
202335+34.6%14+40.0%
202440+14.3%19+35.7%
202540+0.0%21+10.5%

Institutes in Palestine, State of

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2021
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  1. 1An-Najah National University9
  2. 2Birzeit University7
  3. 3Al-Quds University2
  4. 4Islamic University of Gaza2
  5. 5Al-Azhar University of Gaza1
  6. 6Arab American University, Palestine1
  7. 7Palestine Technical University - Kadoorie1

All 23 scientists

Single-year list2021

Everyone on the list, free to browse.

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 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 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.