Qatar's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List

Qatar has 75 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Qatar 48th in the world by number of listed scientists. Qatar University has the most listed scientists (28), followed by Texas A and M University at Qatar (8).

Single Year

129

First year listed

Career Data

First year listed

World rank by count

#48

First year listed

Institutes

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Scientists in Qatar on the list, by year

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+33.3%

2022+10.0%

2023+12.7%

2024+18.5%

2025+19.7%

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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	885	MG McKay, Gordon	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1
2	1,231	TP Thornalley, Paul J.	Qatar Biomedical Research Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 59
3	1,281	HB Hameed, B. H.	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 2
4	12,138	BB Boashash, Boualem	Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 101
5	14,804	EX Estivill, Xavier	Sidra Medical and Research Center	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 83
6	19,229	HZ Hijazi, Ziyad M.	Sidra Heart Center	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 871
7	19,980	JB Jansen, Bernard J.	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 13
8	24,365	AA Akobeng, Anthony K.	Sidra Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 244
9	26,422	HT Huang, Tingwen	Texas A and M University at Qatar	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 444
10	34,414	MR Malik, Rayaz A.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 862
11	39,031	SK Suhre, Karsten	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Developmental Biology	Rank 1,564
12	44,904	PM Potts, Malcolm	Qatar University	Microbiology	Rank 1,091
13	45,513	KE Kilpatrick, Eric S.	Sidra Medical and Research Center	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,109
14	47,522	Taheri, Shahrad	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,155
15	50,010	ME Masad, Eyad	Texas A and M University at Qatar	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 47
16	55,186	NK Ngan Kee, Warwick D.	Sidra Medicine	Anesthesiology	Rank 200
17	58,861	GG Girardi, Guillermina	Qatar University	Immunology	Rank 1,776
18	59,229	SJ Sheikh, Javaid I.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Geriatrics	Rank 112
19	63,717	EI Economou, Ioannis G.	Texas A and M University at Qatar	Chemical Engineering	Rank 232
20	63,850	AS Akhtar, Saghir	Qatar University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 552
21	66,218	AM Al-Nimr, Moh'd A.	Qatar University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 344
22	70,502	BA Butt, Adeel A.	Hamad Medical Corporation	Microbiology	Rank 1,779
23	71,955	OJ Obbard, Jeffrey	Qatar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 377
24	73,574	EA Elmagarmid, Ahmed K.	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Information Systems	Rank 171
25	78,542	WE Wang, Ena	Sidra Medical and Research Center	Immunology	Rank 2,243
26	86,853	SM Steinhoff, Martin	Hamad Medical Corporation	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 574
27	89,670	SD Sigalet, D. L.	Sidra Medical and Research Center	Pediatrics	Rank 453
28	90,418	HK Hussain, Khalid	Division of Endocrinology	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 2,023
29	95,307	CD Chaussabel, Damien	Research Branch	Immunology	Rank 2,646
30	97,258	HM Hasna, Mazen O.	Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 882
31	99,903	KM Koç, Muammer	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 707
32	101,909	LA Luyt, Adriaan S.	Qatar University	Polymers	Rank 931
33	104,228	GM Guizani, Mohsen	Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 945
34	105,715	TC Triggle, Chris R.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 990
35	112,100	Uddin, Shahab	Hamad Medical Corporation	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,555
36	113,071	AL Abu-Raddad, Laith J.	Cornell University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 926
37	115,980	AS Ashhab, S.	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	General Physics	Rank 841
38	125,261	HF Hattab, Faiez N.	Family Dental Clinic	Dentistry	Rank 734
39	125,445	SS Sayadi, Sami	Qatar University	Biotechnology	Rank 430
40	125,893	PS Pokharel, Shaligram	Qatar University	Operations Research	Rank 464
41	135,116	TS Thomas, Stephen H.	Hamad Medical Corporation	Emergency & Critical Care Medicine	Rank 490
42	138,097	BM Belic, Milivoj R.	Texas A and M University at Qatar	Optics	Rank 574
43	139,273	AH Abu-Rub, Haitham	Texas A and M University at Qatar	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 385
44	144,139	KM Khraisheh, Majeda	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 650
45	155,422	HA Hamouda, Abdel Magid S.	Qatar University	Materials	Rank 2,054
46	157,866	DM Darwish, Mohamed	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Chemical Engineering	Rank 726
47	158,475	BG Berdiyorov, G. R.	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Applied Physics	Rank 4,245
48	167,488	RS Racinais, Sébastien	Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital	Sport Sciences	Rank 486
49	169,881	BL Ben-Brahim, Lazhar	Qatar University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 497
50	170,783	HI Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A.	Qatar University	Polymers	Rank 1,576
51	170,950	BJ Boutros, Joseph J.	Texas A and M University at Qatar	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,619
52	188,669	BM Bidmos, M.	Qatar University	Legal & Forensic Medicine	Rank 81
53	189,148	ZS Zaidi, Shabi Abbas	Qatar University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,633
54	191,887	LN Laycock, N.	Qatar Shell Research & Technology Centre	Energy	Rank 2,313
55	194,780	AS Al-Muhtaseb, Shaheen	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 924
56	198,056	GA Gastli, Adel	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 2,402
57	202,777	NP Nakov, Preslav	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,354
58	216,825	TM Tasgetiren, M. Fatih	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,601
59	222,268	DP Di Pietro, Roberto	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,161
60	232,215	CM Castier, Marcelo	Texas A and M University at Qatar	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,121
61	233,817	IM Indraganti, Madhavi	Qatar University	Building & Construction	Rank 479
62	234,897	DC Di Caro, Gianni A.	Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,628
63	236,785	AS Ahzi, S.	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Materials	Rank 3,231
64	239,505	OK Oflazer, Kemal	Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,998
65	242,656	KS Kiranyaz, Serkan	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,054
66	243,996	IA Iqbal, Atif	Qatar University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 778
67	245,901	KF Khan, Fahmi Yousef	Hamad General Hospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,012
68	250,507	HM Hamdi, Mounir	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,463
69	263,278	CA Castilla, Aurora M.	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Zoology	Rank 214
70	273,316	KI Khalil, Issa	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,698
71	290,252	AH Alnuweiri, Hussein	Texas A and M University at Qatar	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,876
72	302,023	AF Almomani, Fares	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,547
73	353,882	MA Massoud, Ahmed M.	Qatar University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,250
74	368,573	BM Benammar, Mohieddine A.	Qatar University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,302
75	545,380	EU Ebead, Usama	Qatar University	Civil Engineering	Rank 1,283
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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 career-long list, Qatar University has the most listed scientists from Qatar, with 28. It is followed by Texas A and M University at Qatar with 8.

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.