Palestine, State of's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Palestine, State of has 7 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 16.7% from 6 in 2020. That places Palestine, State of 95th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. An-Najah National University has the most listed scientists (3), followed by Birzeit University (2).
Scientists in Palestine, State of on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 17% 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% |
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All 7 scientists
| Rank in Palestine, State of | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111,126 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,087 | |
| 2 | 133,784 | An-Najah National University | Energy | Rank 1,574 | |
| 3 | 177,170 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,802 | |
| 4 | 185,323 | Birzeit University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 912 | |
| 5 | 230,877 | Birzeit University | Energy | Rank 3,015 | |
| 6 | 391,978 | Arab American University, Palestine | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | Rank 122 | |
| 7 | 459,020 | Al-Quds University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 8,058 | |
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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 career-long list, An-Najah National University has the most listed scientists from Palestine, State of, with 3. It is followed by Birzeit University with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Palestine, State of changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Palestine, State of went from 6 scientists in 2020 to 7 in 2021, a change of +16.7%.
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.