Palestine, State of's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Palestine, State of has 21 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 10.5% from 19 in 2024. That places Palestine, State of 87th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. An-Najah National University has the most listed scientists (8), followed by Birzeit University (6).
Scientists in Palestine, State of on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than tripled 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 21 scientists
| Rank in Palestine, State of | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38,377 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 323 | |
| 2 | 68,237 | An-Najah National University | General Physics | Rank 431 | |
| 3 | 84,512 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 752 | |
| 4 | 102,268 | An-Najah National University | Energy | Rank 1,441 | |
| 5 | 103,526 | Al Aqsa Hospital | Orthopedics | Rank 753 | |
| 6 | 141,352 | Islamic University of Gaza | Building & Construction | Rank 397 | |
| 7 | 172,793 | Birzeit University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 903 | |
| 8 | 199,370 | Islamic University of Gaza | Applied Physics | Rank 5,338 | |
| 9 | 212,785 | Birzeit University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,635 | |
| 10 | 242,212 | Islamic University of Gaza | Building & Construction | Rank 749 | |
| 11 | 243,527 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,402 | |
| 12 | 252,234 | Birzeit University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,276 | |
| 13 | 257,272 | Arab American University, Palestine | Building & Construction | Rank 800 | |
| 14 | 258,145 | Birzeit University | Energy | Rank 4,111 | |
| 15 | 260,819 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,580 | |
| 16 | 271,256 |
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Arab American University, Palestine | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | Rank 78 |
| 17 | 287,385 | An-Najah National University | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 1,762 | |
| 18 | 311,815 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 3,117 | |
| 19 | 357,368 | Arab American University, Palestine | Applied Physics | Rank 9,964 | |
| 20 | 416,136 | Birzeit University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,561 | |
| 21 | 468,884 | Birzeit University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 11,246 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Palestine, State of are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
40 scientists affiliated with Palestine, State of are on the 2025 single-year list, and 21 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Palestine, State of has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, An-Najah National University has the most listed scientists from Palestine, State of, with 8. It is followed by Birzeit University with 6.
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 21 in 2025, a change of +250.0%.
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.