Qatar's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Qatar has 277 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 10.4% from 251 in 2024. That places Qatar 47th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Qatar University has the most listed scientists (76), followed by Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering (23).

Single Year

277

+26 (+10.4%) vs 2024

Career Data

176

+29 (+19.7%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#47

down 1 place vs 2024

Institutes

+28 (+116.7%) vs 2024

Scientists in Qatar on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than doubled since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+26.4%

2022+20.9%

2023+7.1%

2024+19.0%

2025+10.4%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	129		75
2021	163	+26.4%	100	+33.3%
2022	197	+20.9%	110	+10.0%
2023	211	+7.1%	124	+12.7%
2024	251	+19.0%	147	+18.5%
2025	277	+10.4%	176	+19.7%

Top 10 institutes in Qatar

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Rank in Qatar	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	828	HB Hameed, Bassim H.	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 4
2	1,263	GM Gordon, McKay	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Chemical Engineering	Rank 5
3	2,654	QJ Qadir, Junaid	Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 30
4	2,663	SP Suganthan, Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 144
5	3,427	AA Abdallah Alalwan, Ali Abdallah	Qatar University	Marketing	Rank 29
6	4,003	TP Thornalley., Paul J.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 65
7	4,317	AF Almomani, Fares	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 114
8	5,690	HM Hossain, Mokter	College of Business and Economics, Qatar University	Business & Management	Rank 176
9	6,725	HM Househ, Mowafa Said	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Medical Informatics	Rank 7
10	7,419	JS Jin, Seunga Venus	Northwestern University in Qatar	Marketing	Rank 51
11	8,080	AA Akobeng, Anthony Kwaku	Sidra Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 148
12	8,652	CL Charfeddine, Lanouar	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 223
13	10,035	CC Catal, Cagatay	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 489
14	10,133	AM Aboramadan, Mohammed	Doha Institute for Graduate Studies	Business & Management	Rank 301
15	10,474	KS Kiranyaz, Serkan	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 512
16	11,549	AM Al-Ghouti, Mohammad Ahamd	Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 253
17	13,709	HJ Hahladakis, John N.	Center for Sustainable Development	Environmental Sciences	Rank 298
18	13,771	HA Hasan, Anwarul Ul	Qatar University	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 49
19	14,015	MS Muyeen, S. M.	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 389
20	14,778	KM Koc, Muammer	Hamad Bin Khalifa University	Energy	Rank 413
21	15,412	AA Al-Fuqaha, Ala Isam	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 158
22	15,424	AL Abu-Raddad, Laith R.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 231
23	16,600	MR Malik, Rayaz Ahmed	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 258
24	16,777	Ahmad, Aamir	Hamad Medical Corporation	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 492
25	17,056	RE Rakha, Emad A.	Hamad Medical Corporation	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 501
26	17,588	PA Perianayagam, Arokiasamy	Qatar University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 259
27	18,486	WM Wenk, Markus R.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Health and Life Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 279
28	18,603	OM Ouzzani, Mourad	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Information Systems	Rank 83
29	18,949	ES Elbanna, Said	College of Business and Economics, Qatar University	Business & Management	Rank 550
30	20,329	NN Ndubisi, Nelson Oly	College of Business and Economics, Qatar University	Business & Management	Rank 587
31	20,570	Uddin, Mueen	University of Doha for Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 969
32	22,476	SK Sadasivuni, K. K.	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 611
33	22,867	SZ Shi, Zumin	Qatar University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 147
34	24,113	CM Chowdhury, Muhammad E.H.	College of Engineering, Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 254
35	24,577	SK Suhre, Karsten	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Developmental Biology	Rank 584
36	24,606	DR DeVore, Ronald A.	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 42
37	25,005	BY Bicer, Yusuf	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Energy	Rank 667
38	25,171	MK Mahmoud, Khaled A.	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 889
39	25,794	SM Saleem, Muhammad Hamzah	Qatar University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 352
40	26,925	DS Doi, Suhail A.	Qatar University	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 418
41	27,438	AA Ayesh, Ahmad I.	College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University	Applied Physics	Rank 537
42	28,969	Taheri, Shahrad	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 440
43	29,313	JB Jansen, Bernard J.	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,326
44	30,718	GS Ghosh, Saibal	Qatar Central Bank	Economics	Rank 451
45	30,807	CO Cihat Onat, Nuri Cihat	Qatar Transportation and Traffic Safety Center, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 680
46	31,469	AH Abu-Rub, Haitham A.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 105
47	32,433	TF Tarlochan, Faris	Qatar University	Materials	Rank 640
48	32,638	CK Chamari, K.	Wellness and Recovery Center	Sport Sciences	Rank 142
49	32,667	BZ Babar, Zaheer Ud Din	Qatar University	Health Policy & Services	Rank 59
50	33,829	SM Steinhoff, Martin S.	Hamad Medical Corporation	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 110
51	34,026	EK Elsaid, Khaled	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Energy	Rank 930
52	34,792	SA Sukumaran, Anil P.	College of Dental Medicine, Qatar University	Dentistry	Rank 150
53	35,329	AM Al-Saidi, Mohammad	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 963
54	38,300	AA Abulibdeh, Ammar O.	Department of Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University	Energy	Rank 1,060
55	38,912	IA Iqbal, Atif	Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 130
56	39,218	DS Dakua, Sarada Prasad	Hamad General Hospital	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,718
57	39,977	AA Abd-alrazaq, Alaa A.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University	Medical Informatics	Rank 54
58	40,022	ZS Zaidi, Syed Javaid	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 281
59	40,312	IM Indraganti, Madhavi	Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Building & Construction	Rank 314
60	40,336	MF Musharavati, F.	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 1,116
61	41,254	BG Berdiyorov, Golibjon R.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University	Applied Physics	Rank 766
62	41,636	AT Al-Ansari, Tareq A.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University	Energy	Rank 1,160
63	41,844	Ben Hassen, Tarek	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 1,165
64	46,300	EM El-Naas, Muftah H.	Gas Processing Centre, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 334
65	47,507	Heidari, Arash	Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 532
66	47,901	AE Abu-Shanab, Emad Ahmed	Qatar University	Information Systems	Rank 198
67	52,248	BD Büsselberg, Dietrich	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,569
68	52,331	AR Algharabat, Raed Salah	College of Business and Economics, Qatar University	Marketing	Rank 333
69	52,397	AF Abbas, Farhat	University of Doha for Science and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,147
70	53,197	US Uddin, Shahab	Hamad Medical Corporation, Translational Research Institute and Dermatology Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,604
71	56,177	KM Khraisheh, Majeda A.M.M.	Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 433
72	58,532	EH El-Gohary, Hatem Osman	College of Business and Economics, Qatar University	Building & Construction	Rank 487
73	58,629	ME Masad, Eyad A.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 218
74	58,667	EA Elmagarmid, Ahmed K.	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Information Systems	Rank 236
75	58,680	RK Rasool, Kashif	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,309
76	58,704	HI Hussain, Iqtadar	College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 390
77	59,224	EA Eid, Ali H.	Qatar University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 958
78	59,228	FM Faisal, Mohd Nishat	Qatar University	Business & Management	Rank 1,412
79	64,552	AS Al-Madeed, Somaya Ali	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,735
80	67,241	Bhat, Ajaz Ahmad	Sidra Medicine	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,032
81	68,218	AM Al-Maadeed, Mariam Ali	Qatar University	Materials	Rank 1,467
82	68,395	Eid, Kamel A.M.	Qatar University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,648
83	71,740	PD Ponnamma, Deepalekshmi	Qatar University	Polymers	Rank 669
84	73,664	EA El Ansari, W. A.	Hamad Medical Corporation	Surgery	Rank 301
85	75,361	EA El-Menyar, Ayman	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,869
86	75,559	AH Al Halbusi, Hussam	Lusail University	Business & Management	Rank 1,732
87	77,146	HM Haris, Mohammad	Sidra Medicine	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 331
88	77,972	BM Belić, Milivoj R.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Optics	Rank 330
89	78,288	GG Glass, Graeme Ewan	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Surgery	Rank 325
90	79,863	KA Kumar, Anand	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 2,400
91	80,041	AN Aydin, Nezir	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,406
92	81,767	WR Whiteley, Rod J.	Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital	Sport Sciences	Rank 364
93	81,812	YH Yassine, Hadi M.	Qatar University	Microbiology	Rank 1,558
94	82,022	KH Khan, Habib Ullah	College of Business and Economics, Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,499
95	83,917	EO El-Agnaf, Omar Mukhtar Ali	Qatar Biomedical Research Institute	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,607
96	84,131	MD Maduku, Daniel K.	University of Doha for Science and Technology	Marketing	Rank 511
97	84,346	NG Nasrallah, G. K.	Qatar University	Microbiology	Rank 1,605
98	84,400	SS Sayadi, Sami	Center for Sustainable Development	Biotechnology	Rank 320
99	85,434	NA Nashwan, Abdulqadir J.	Hamad Medical Corporation	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,581
100	86,114	QH Qiblawey, Hazim	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 713
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Qatar are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

277 scientists affiliated with Qatar are on the 2025 single-year list, and 176 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Qatar has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2025 single-year list, Qatar University has the most listed scientists from Qatar, with 76. It is followed by Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering with 23.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Qatar changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Qatar went from 129 scientists in 2020 to 277 in 2025, a change of +114.7%.

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.