Palestine, State of's Top 2% Scientists 2022
Palestine, State of has 26 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 13.0% from 23 in 2021. That places Palestine, State of 81st in the world by number of listed scientists. An-Najah National University has the most listed scientists (12), followed by Birzeit University (5).
Scientists in Palestine, State of on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than doubled 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 26 scientists
| Rank in Palestine, State of | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13,351 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 63 | |
| 2 | 28,710 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 141 | |
| 3 | 31,265 | Birzeit University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 888 | |
| 4 | 40,832 | An-Najah National University | Energy | Rank 864 | |
| 5 | 71,341 | Islamic University of Gaza | Building & Construction | Rank 391 | |
| 6 | 95,987 | Birzeit University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 663 | |
| 7 | 124,893 | An-Najah National University | Environmental Engineering | Rank 790 | |
| 8 | 125,475 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 887 | |
| 9 | 142,356 | Islamic University of Gaza | Applied Physics | Rank 3,002 | |
| 10 | 145,349 | Birzeit University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,724 | |
| 11 | 148,201 | Al-Azhar University of Gaza | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,751 | |
| 12 | 148,424 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,083 | |
| 13 | 154,572 | An-Najah National University | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 730 | |
| 14 | 182,130 | Birzeit University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,113 | |
| 15 | 186,031 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,435 | |
| 16 | 243,848 | An-Najah National University | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 11,806 | |
| 17 | 250,566 | Palestine Technical University - Kadoorie | General Physics | Rank 1,305 | |
| 18 | 253,821 | Al-Quds University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 2,127 | |
| 19 | 285,068 | Birzeit University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,173 | |
| 20 | 295,298 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,464 | |
| 21 | 301,155 |
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Al-Quds University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 622 |
| 22 | 310,543 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,611 | |
| 23 | 437,066 | Al-Azhar University of Gaza | Applied Physics | Rank 9,945 | |
| 24 | 521,651 |
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Al-Quds University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,434 |
| 25 | 533,980 | An-Najah National University | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | Rank 206 | |
| 26 | 534,577 | Arab American University, Palestine | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | Rank 207 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Palestine, State of are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
26 scientists affiliated with Palestine, State of are on the 2022 single-year list, and 10 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Palestine, State of has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 single-year list, An-Najah National University has the most listed scientists from Palestine, State of, with 12. It is followed by Birzeit University with 5.
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 26 in 2022, a change of +116.7%.
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.