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).
Scientists in Qatar on the list, by year
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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
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Qatar University28
- 2Texas A and M University at Qatar8
- 3Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute5
- 4Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar5
- 5Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering4
- 6Hamad Medical Corporation4
- 7Qatar Computing Research Institute4
- 8Sidra Medical and Research Center4
- 9Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar2
- 10Sidra Medicine2
All 75 scientists
| Rank in Qatar | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 885 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1 | |
| 2 | 1,231 | Qatar Biomedical Research Institute | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 59 | |
| 3 | 1,281 | Qatar University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 2 | |
| 4 | 12,138 | Qatar University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 101 | |
| 5 | 14,804 | Sidra Medical and Research Center | Genetics & Heredity | Rank 83 | |
| 6 | 19,229 | Sidra Heart Center | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 871 | |
| 7 | 19,980 | Qatar Computing Research Institute | Information & Library Sciences | Rank 13 | |
| 8 | 24,365 | Sidra Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 244 | |
| 9 | 26,422 | Texas A and M University at Qatar | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 444 | |
| 10 | 34,414 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 862 | |
| 11 | 39,031 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Developmental Biology | Rank 1,564 | |
| 12 | 44,904 | Qatar University | Microbiology | Rank 1,091 | |
| 13 | 45,513 | Sidra Medical and Research Center | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 1,109 | |
| 14 | 47,522 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 1,155 | |
| 15 | 50,010 |
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Texas A and M University at Qatar | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 47 |
| 16 | 55,186 | Sidra Medicine | Anesthesiology | Rank 200 | |
| 17 | 58,861 | Qatar University | Immunology | Rank 1,776 | |
| 18 | 59,229 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Geriatrics | Rank 112 | |
| 19 | 63,717 | Texas A and M University at Qatar | Chemical Engineering | Rank 232 | |
| 20 | 63,850 | Qatar University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 552 | |
| 21 | 66,218 | Qatar University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 344 | |
| 22 | 70,502 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Microbiology | Rank 1,779 | |
| 23 | 71,955 | Qatar University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 377 | |
| 24 | 73,574 | Qatar Computing Research Institute | Information Systems | Rank 171 | |
| 25 | 78,542 |
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Sidra Medical and Research Center | Immunology | Rank 2,243 |
| 26 | 86,853 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 574 | |
| 27 | 89,670 | Sidra Medical and Research Center | Pediatrics | Rank 453 | |
| 28 | 90,418 | Division of Endocrinology | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 2,023 | |
| 29 | 95,307 | Research Branch | Immunology | Rank 2,646 | |
| 30 | 97,258 | Qatar University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 882 | |
| 31 | 99,903 |
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 707 |
| 32 | 101,909 | Qatar University | Polymers | Rank 931 | |
| 33 | 104,228 | Qatar University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 945 | |
| 34 | 105,715 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 990 | |
| 35 | 112,100 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,555 | |
| 36 | 113,071 | Cornell University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 926 | |
| 37 | 115,980 |
AS
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Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute | General Physics | Rank 841 |
| 38 | 125,261 | Family Dental Clinic | Dentistry | Rank 734 | |
| 39 | 125,445 |
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Qatar University | Biotechnology | Rank 430 |
| 40 | 125,893 | Qatar University | Operations Research | Rank 464 | |
| 41 | 135,116 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | Rank 490 | |
| 42 | 138,097 | Texas A and M University at Qatar | Optics | Rank 574 | |
| 43 | 139,273 | Texas A and M University at Qatar | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 385 | |
| 44 | 144,139 | Qatar University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 650 | |
| 45 | 155,422 | Qatar University | Materials | Rank 2,054 | |
| 46 | 157,866 | Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute | Chemical Engineering | Rank 726 | |
| 47 | 158,475 | Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute | Applied Physics | Rank 4,245 | |
| 48 | 167,488 | Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital | Sport Sciences | Rank 486 | |
| 49 | 169,881 | Qatar University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 497 | |
| 50 | 170,783 | Qatar University | Polymers | Rank 1,576 | |
| 51 | 170,950 | Texas A and M University at Qatar | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,619 | |
| 52 | 188,669 |
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Qatar University | Legal & Forensic Medicine | Rank 81 |
| 53 | 189,148 | Qatar University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,633 | |
| 54 | 191,887 |
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Qatar Shell Research & Technology Centre | Energy | Rank 2,313 |
| 55 | 194,780 | Qatar University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 924 | |
| 56 | 198,056 |
GA
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Qatar University | Energy | Rank 2,402 |
| 57 | 202,777 | Qatar Computing Research Institute | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,354 | |
| 58 | 216,825 | Qatar University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,601 | |
| 59 | 222,268 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,161 | |
| 60 | 232,215 | Texas A and M University at Qatar | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,121 | |
| 61 | 233,817 | Qatar University | Building & Construction | Rank 479 | |
| 62 | 234,897 | Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,628 | |
| 63 | 236,785 |
AS
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Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute | Materials | Rank 3,231 |
| 64 | 239,505 | Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,998 | |
| 65 | 242,656 | Qatar University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,054 | |
| 66 | 243,996 |
IA
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Qatar University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 778 |
| 67 | 245,901 | Hamad General Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,012 | |
| 68 | 250,507 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,463 | |
| 69 | 263,278 | Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute | Zoology | Rank 214 | |
| 70 | 273,316 |
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Qatar Computing Research Institute | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,698 |
| 71 | 290,252 | Texas A and M University at Qatar | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,876 | |
| 72 | 302,023 | Qatar University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,547 | |
| 73 | 353,882 | Qatar University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,250 | |
| 74 | 368,573 | Qatar University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,302 | |
| 75 | 545,380 |
EU
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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.