Qatar's Top 2% Scientists 2021

Qatar has 163 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 26.4% from 129 in 2020. That places Qatar 48th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Qatar University has the most listed scientists (80), followed by Qatar Computing Research Institute (11).

Single Year

163

+34 (+26.4%) vs 2020

Career Data

100

+25 (+33.3%) vs 2020

World rank by count

#48

down 1 place vs 2020

Institutes

-2 (-9.1%) vs 2020

Scientists in Qatar on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 26% 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	310	HB Hameed, B. H.	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 4
2	801	MG McKay, Gordon	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Chemical Engineering	Rank 6
3	2,059	TP Thornalley, Paul J.	Qatar Biomedical Research Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 48
4	8,531	HT Huang, Tingwen	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 240
5	11,368	AA Akobeng, Anthony K.	Sidra Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 157
6	14,312	CL Charfeddine, Lanouar	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 283
7	14,779	JS Jin, S. Venus	Northwestern University in Qatar	Marketing	Rank 79
8	15,040	GM Guizani, Mohsen	Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 110
9	15,348	BB Boashash, Boualem	Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 112
10	17,950	MH Mehrjerdi, Hasan	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 361
11	21,387	HM Hossain, Mokter	Qatar University	Business & Management	Rank 491
12	23,974	NN Ndubisi, Nelson Oly	Qatar University	Business & Management	Rank 545
13	24,678	HA Hasan, Anwarul	Qatar University	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 117
14	25,958	JB Jansen, Bernard J.	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 18
15	26,283	KS Kiranyaz, Serkan	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 663
16	27,562	SK Suhre, Karsten	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Developmental Biology	Rank 874
17	28,930	ME Masad, Eyad	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 83
18	29,667	HM Househ, Mowafa	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Medical Informatics	Rank 26
19	31,887	AF Almomani, Fares	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 669
20	31,971	AH Abu-Rub, Haitham	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 92
21	33,111	GS Ghosh, Saibal	Qatar Central Bank	Economics	Rank 480
22	33,263	KM Koç, Muammer	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Energy	Rank 709
23	37,060	Taheri, Shahrad	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 675
24	38,562	ZS Zaidi, Shabi Abbas	Qatar University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 205
25	41,285	IM Indraganti, Madhavi	Qatar University	Building & Construction	Rank 215
26	41,912	CC Catal, Cagatay	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 989
27	43,439	GG Girardi, Guillermina	Qatar University	Immunology	Rank 1,030
28	44,041	SM Steinhoff, Martin	Hamad Medical Corporation	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 157
29	44,195	AA Al-Fuqaha, Ala	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 340
30	47,253	BG Berdiyorov, G. R.	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Applied Physics	Rank 957
31	48,697	AM AlMaadeed, Mariam A.	Qatar University	Polymers	Rank 437
32	49,030	HJ Hahladakis, John N.	Qatar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 593
33	49,127	AL Abu-Raddad, Laith J.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 582
34	49,475	RN Rabbani, Naila	College of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,139
35	53,357	CD Chaussabel, Damien	Sidra Medicine	Immunology	Rank 1,228
36	54,497	NK Ngan Kee, Warwick D.	Sidra Medicine	Anesthesiology	Rank 151
37	56,915	AM Al-Ghouti, Mohammad A.	Qatar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 696
38	57,387	CK Chamari, Karim	Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital	Sport Sciences	Rank 221
39	57,628	HA Hamouda, A. M.S.	Qatar University	Materials	Rank 1,046
40	59,072	ES Elbanna, Said	Qatar University	Business & Management	Rank 1,184
41	61,455	SZ Shi, Zumin	Qatar University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 449
42	61,662	RS Racinais, Sebastien	Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital	Sport Sciences	Rank 244
43	61,938	FM Faisal, Mohd Nishat	Qatar University	Business & Management	Rank 1,231
44	62,227	EI Economou, Ioannis G.	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Chemical Engineering	Rank 413
45	62,997	KM Khraisheh, Majeda	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 422
46	64,538	LA Luyt, Adriaan Stephanus	Qatar University	Polymers	Rank 623
47	64,559	AS Ashhab, Sahel	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	General Physics	Rank 358
48	64,625	BD Büsselberg, Dietrich	Qatar Foundation	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,407
49	68,250	AS Anil, Sukumaran	Qatar University	Dentistry	Rank 303
50	68,873	HK Hussain, Khalid	Sidra Medicine	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,191
51	69,622	FM Frenneaux, Michael	Hamad Medical Corporation	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,879
52	70,775	OM Ouzzani, Mourad	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Information Systems	Rank 225
53	71,017	BA Butler, Alexandra E.	Qatar Biomedical Research Institute	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,228
54	71,920	MK Mahmoud, Khaled A.	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,895
55	72,387	EA Elmagarmid, Ahmed	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Information Systems	Rank 229
56	74,074	DS Doi, Suhail A.R.	Qatar University	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,276
57	74,095	HI Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A.	Qatar University	Polymers	Rank 709
58	74,410	SK Sadasivuni, Kishor Kumar	Qatar University	Polymers	Rank 710
59	76,307	PS Pokharel, Shaligram	Qatar University	Operations Research	Rank 404
60	76,878	HI Hussain, Iqtadar	Qatar University	Acoustics	Rank 166
61	78,107	RS Rizoli, Sandro	Hamad General Hospital	Surgery	Rank 412
62	78,439	BA Butt, Adeel A.	Hamad Medical Corporation	Microbiology	Rank 1,752
63	79,529	PM Potts, Malcolm	Qatar University	Microbiology	Rank 1,777
64	80,606	AE Abu-Shanab, Emad Ahmed	Qatar University	Information Systems	Rank 255
65	82,240	SS Sayadi, Sami	Qatar University	Biotechnology	Rank 316
66	83,016	EA Elzatahry, Ahmed	Qatar University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,245
67	84,648	BM Belic, Milivoj R.	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Optics	Rank 372
68	84,662	Bhosale, Rahul R.	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 1,816
69	85,755	EA El-Menyar, Ayman	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,248
70	87,378	EO El-Agnaf, Omar M.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 4,492
71	88,946	LM Lancé, Marcus D.	Hamad Medical Corporation	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,318
72	90,732	BY Bicer, Yusuf	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Energy	Rank 1,939
73	92,247	KK Kannan, Karthik	Qatar University	Materials	Rank 1,741
74	94,702	MA Mendez-Villanueva, Alberto	Qatar Football Association	Sport Sciences	Rank 421
75	95,758	EM El-Naas, Muftah	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 676
76	96,051	SJ Sheikh, Javaid	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Geriatrics	Rank 170
77	96,773	GA Gastli, Adel	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 2,068
78	97,339	Augustine, Robin	Qatar University	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 497
79	98,459	HZ Hijazi, Ziyad M.	Sidra Medicine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,541
80	102,959	NP Nakov, Preslav	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,317
81	103,894	PD Ponnamma, Deepalekshmi	Qatar University	Polymers	Rank 1,009
82	104,025	NM Nasser, M. S.	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 738
83	104,706	IM Imran, Muhammad	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,348
84	106,314	OJ Obbard, Jeffrey	Qatar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,414
85	107,198	KR Kogbara, Reginald B.	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,421
86	109,195	HS Hunt, Steven C.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,767
87	109,210	Alajez, Nehad M.	Qatar Biomedical Research Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 3,904
88	111,187	MM Mokbel, Mohamed	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Information Systems	Rank 357
89	111,384	AS Abbasi, Saddam Akber	Qatar University	Operations Research	Rank 560
90	112,121	IR Isaifan, Rima J.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University	Energy	Rank 2,519
91	112,750	KD Kumar, Devendra	Hamad Medical Corporation	Materials	Rank 2,167
92	112,802	AR Al-Raoush, Riyadh I.	Qatar University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 879
93	116,699	MP Meier, Patrick	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,651
94	118,308	EI Elgendy, Islam Y.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,999
95	120,747	WR Whiteley, Rodney	Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital	Sport Sciences	Rank 531
96	125,420	CM Castier, Marcelo	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Chemical Engineering	Rank 932
97	125,470	RK Rasool, Kashif	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Applied Physics	Rank 2,649
98	133,554	RM Rathore, M. Mazhar	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,166
99	133,663	BL Ben-Brahim, Lazhar	Qatar University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 437
100	134,153	KM Kucukvar, Murat	Qatar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,818
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Qatar are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

163 scientists affiliated with Qatar are on the 2021 single-year list, and 100 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2021 single-year list, Qatar University has the most listed scientists from Qatar, with 80. It is followed by Qatar Computing Research Institute with 11.

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 163 in 2021, a change of +26.4%.

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.