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Palestine, State of's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

Palestine, State of has 10 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 42.9% from 7 in 2021. That places Palestine, State of 93rd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. An-Najah National University has the most listed scientists (5), followed by Birzeit University (3).

Single Year
26
+3 (+13.0%) vs 2021
Career Data
10
+3 (+42.9%) vs 2021
World rank by count
#93
up 2 places vs 2021
Institutes
4
No change vs 2021

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

The career-long count has grown 67% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+16.7%
2022+42.9%
2023+40.0%
2024+35.7%
2025+10.5%
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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

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  1. 1An-Najah National University5
  2. 2Birzeit University3
  3. 3Arab American University, Palestine1
  4. 4Islamic University of Gaza1

All 10 scientists

Career-long list2022

Everyone on the list, free to browse.

Rank in Palestine, State of World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 97,763 An-Najah National University Pharmacology & Pharmacy Rank 933
2 128,582 An-Najah National University Energy Rank 1,576
3 159,215 An-Najah National University Pharmacology & Pharmacy Rank 1,583
4 187,890 Birzeit University Chemical Engineering Rank 917
5 247,877 Birzeit University Energy Rank 3,409
6 277,485 Islamic University of Gaza Building & Construction Rank 646
7 277,509 An-Najah National University Pharmacology & Pharmacy Rank 2,884
8 350,873 An-Najah National University Energy Rank 5,269
9 386,172 Arab American University, Palestine Complementary & Alternative Medicine Rank 113
10 430,397 Birzeit University General & Internal Medicine Rank 6,031
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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 career-long list, An-Najah National University has the most listed scientists from Palestine, State of, with 5. It is followed by Birzeit University with 3.

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 10 in 2022, a change of +66.7%.

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.