Qatar's Top 2% Scientists 2020

Qatar has 129 scientists on the 2020 single-year Top 2% list. That places Qatar 47th in the world by number of listed scientists. Qatar University has the most listed scientists (64), followed by Qatar Computing Research Institute (9).

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129

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#47

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Scientists in Qatar on the list, by year

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%

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Rank in Qatar	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	254	HB Hameed, B. H.	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 3
2	713	MG McKay, Gordon	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Chemical Engineering	Rank 5
3	2,114	TP Thornalley, Paul J.	Qatar Biomedical Research Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 45
4	6,692	HT Huang, Tingwen	Texas A and M University at Qatar	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 225
5	9,192	BB Boashash, Boualem	Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 90
6	13,868	AA Akobeng, Anthony K.	Sidra Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 165
7	15,225	MR Malik, Rayaz A.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 301
8	21,583	ME Masad, Eyad	Texas A and M University at Qatar	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 52
9	22,434	SK Suhre, Karsten	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Developmental Biology	Rank 759
10	24,805	AH Abu-Rub, Haitham	Texas A and M University at Qatar	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 86
11	26,998	JB Jansen, Bernard J.	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 24
12	28,995	IM Indraganti, Madhavi	Qatar University	Building & Construction	Rank 142
13	33,549	ZS Zaidi, Shabi Abbas	Qatar University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 203
14	36,739	AL Abu-Raddad, Laith J.	Cornell University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 391
15	39,021	CL Charfeddine, Lanouar	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 804
16	39,826	LA Luyt, Adriaan S.	Qatar University	Polymers	Rank 366
17	41,510	Taheri, Shahrad	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 767
18	42,811	SZ Shi, Zumin	Qatar University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 309
19	43,742	AM Al-Nimr, Moh'd A.	Qatar University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 427
20	45,755	SM Steinhoff, Martin	Hamad Medical Corporation	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 149
21	45,976	HM Hossain, Mokter	Qatar University	Business & Management	Rank 991
22	46,627	BG Berdiyorov, G. R.	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Applied Physics	Rank 1,019
23	50,552	CD Chaussabel, Damien	Research Branch	Immunology	Rank 1,091
24	52,227	GG Girardi, Guillermina	Qatar University	Immunology	Rank 1,124
25	53,051	FM Faisal, Mohd Nishat	Qatar University	Business & Management	Rank 1,103
26	53,780	Elkord, Eyad	Qatar Biomedical Research Institute	Immunology	Rank 1,163
27	54,959	NK Ngan Kee, Warwick D.	Sidra Medicine	Anesthesiology	Rank 142
28	55,406	EI Economou, Ioannis G.	Texas A and M University at Qatar	Chemical Engineering	Rank 362
29	55,533	GS Ghosh, Saibal	Qatar Central Bank	Economics	Rank 714
30	55,590	ES Elbanna, Said	Qatar University	Business & Management	Rank 1,140
31	56,312	PM Potts, Malcolm	Qatar University	Microbiology	Rank 1,193
32	58,423	KM Koç, Muammer	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 607
33	61,820	AS Ashhab, S.	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	General Physics	Rank 365
34	63,661	HA Hamouda, Abdel Magid S.	Qatar University	Materials	Rank 1,193
35	65,028	RS Racinais, Sébastien	Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital	Sport Sciences	Rank 228
36	65,095	EX Estivill, Xavier	Sidra Medical and Research Center	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 222
37	66,509	AM Aazam, Mohammad	Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 723
38	67,961	KS Kiranyaz, Serkan	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,724
39	68,399	HA Hasan, Anwarul	Qatar University	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 346
40	68,470	DS Doi, Suhail A.R.	Qatar University	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,177
41	70,696	AM Al-Maadeed, Mariam Al Ali	Qatar University	Polymers	Rank 697
42	71,588	MP Meier, Patrick	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,810
43	72,004	BM Belic, Milivoj R.	Texas A and M University at Qatar	Optics	Rank 359
44	75,351	PS Pokharel, Shaligram	Qatar University	Operations Research	Rank 418
45	75,856	EO El-Agnaf, Omar M.A.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 4,022
46	77,352	SS Sayadi, Sami	Qatar University	Biotechnology	Rank 289
47	77,594	TM Tasgetiren, M. Fatih	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,958
48	78,297	ZA Zaravinos, Apostolos	Qatar University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,750
49	83,876	AR Al-Raoush, Riyadh I.	Qatar University	Environmental Engineering	Rank 537
50	84,794	BA Butt, Adeel A.	Hamad Medical Corporation	Microbiology	Rank 1,785
51	85,388	EA Elmagarmid, Ahmed K.	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Information Systems	Rank 277
52	85,935	KM Khraisheh, Majeda	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 591
53	86,128	BA Butler, Alexandra E.	Qatar Biomedical Research Institute	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,451
54	86,653	HZ Hijazi, Ziyad M.	Sidra Heart Center	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,249
55	89,078	AE Abu-Shanab, Emad Ahmed	Qatar University	Information Systems	Rank 293
56	89,170	OJ Obbard, Jeffrey	Qatar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,071
57	89,530	NP Nakov, Preslav	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,240
58	91,987	HK Hussain, Khalid	Division of Endocrinology	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,553
59	92,129	MK Mahmoud, Khaled A.	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,590
60	93,059	AS Anil, Sukumaran	Hamad Medical Corporation	Dentistry	Rank 372
61	93,893	SJ Sheikh, Javaid I.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Geriatrics	Rank 176
62	95,514	VS Vieweg, Sarah	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Human Factors	Rank 214
63	95,627	KE Kilpatrick, Eric S.	Sidra Medical and Research Center	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,617
64	97,903	CM Castier, Marcelo	Texas A and M University at Qatar	Chemical Engineering	Rank 673
65	98,509	EM El-Naas, Muftah H.	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 679
66	99,174	EA Elzatahry, Ahmed A.	Qatar University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,795
67	100,181	CK Chamari, Karim	Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital	Sport Sciences	Rank 380
68	100,250	AM Al-Ghouti, Mohammad A.	Qatar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,239
69	101,653	MV Méndez Villanueva, Alberto	Qatar Football Association	Sport Sciences	Rank 385
70	102,996	HM Househ, Mowafa	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Medical Informatics	Rank 93
71	103,260	SK Sadasivuni, Kishor Kumar	Qatar University	Applied Physics	Rank 2,369
72	103,694	RM Rathore, Muhammad Mazhar Ullah	Hamid Bin Khalifa University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,145
73	106,773	AS Al-Muhtaseb, Shaheen	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 740
74	107,719	HI Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A.	Qatar University	Polymers	Rank 1,110
75	110,008	KH Kwak, Haewoon	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,717
76	115,645	IM Imran, Muhammad	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,851
77	116,489	HI Hussain, Iqtadar	Qatar University	Acoustics	Rank 291
78	120,474	BL Ben-Brahim, Lazhar	Qatar University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 459
79	121,258	Weber, Ingmar	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,962
80	122,376	DP Di Pietro, Roberto	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,385
81	123,112	HM Hasna, Mazen O.	Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,397
82	123,889	DM Darwish, Mohamed	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Chemical Engineering	Rank 891
83	124,218	YH Yamaguchi, Hirohito	Qatar Biomedical Research Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,310
84	124,613	BD Büsselberg, Dietrich	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,327
85	126,855	GA Gastli, Adel	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 2,923
86	129,127	KM Kucukvar, Murat	Qatar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,663
87	131,342	EO Ellabban, Omar	Iberdrola, S.A	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 511
88	131,535	EA El-Menyar, Ayman	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 3,276
89	133,941	BM Benammar, Mohieddine A.	Qatar University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 524
90	134,608	AM Ahmedna, Mohamed	Qatar University	Food Science	Rank 946
91	136,257	NM Nasser, Mustafa S.	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,012
92	136,401	LN Laycock, N.	Qatar Shell Research & Technology Centre	Energy	Rank 3,182
93	136,521	ZS Zughaier, Susu M.	Qatar University	Microbiology	Rank 2,857
94	137,507	AS Ahzi, Said	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Materials	Rank 2,787
95	138,050	MH Mehrjerdi, Hasan	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 3,226
96	138,562	AA Abouimrane, Ali	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Energy	Rank 3,242
97	142,335	AA Ayesh, Ahmad I.	Qatar University	Applied Physics	Rank 3,347
98	143,563	SR Shakoor, R. A.	Qatar University	Materials	Rank 2,936
99	145,209	HY Haik, Yousef	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Applied Physics	Rank 3,411
100	145,426	KI Khalil, Issa	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,685
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Qatar are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

129 scientists affiliated with Qatar are on the 2020 single-year list, and 75 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2020 single-year list, Qatar University has the most listed scientists from Qatar, with 64. It is followed by Qatar Computing Research Institute with 9.

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.