Qatar's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List

Qatar has 100 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 33.3% from 75 in 2020. That places Qatar 48th in the world by number of listed scientists. Qatar University has the most listed scientists (40), followed by Texas A&M University at Qatar (9).

Single Year

163

+34 (+26.4%) vs 2020

Career Data

100

+25 (+33.3%) vs 2020

World rank by count

#48

No change vs 2020

Institutes

-1 (-5.3%) vs 2020

Scientists in Qatar on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 33% since 2020.

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%

Top 10 institutes in Qatar

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Rank in Qatar	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	796	MG McKay, Gordon	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1
2	913	HB Hameed, B. H.	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 2
3	1,254	TP Thornalley, Paul J.	Qatar Biomedical Research Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 69
4	12,847	BB Boashash, Boualem	Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 95
5	19,855	JB Jansen, Bernard J.	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 10
6	20,137	HT Huang, Tingwen	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 348
7	20,809	HZ Hijazi, Ziyad M.	Sidra Medicine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 909
8	21,523	AA Akobeng, Anthony K.	Sidra Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 258
9	36,151	SK Suhre, Karsten	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Developmental Biology	Rank 1,406
10	38,416	FM Frenneaux, Michael	Hamad Medical Corporation	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,524
11	45,193	Taheri, Shahrad	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,051
12	45,906	ME Masad, Eyad	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 42
13	46,572	PM Potts, Malcolm	Qatar University	Microbiology	Rank 1,153
14	53,853	NK Ngan Kee, Warwick D.	Sidra Medicine	Anesthesiology	Rank 197
15	56,503	HS Hunt, Steven C.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,055
16	57,800	GG Girardi, Guillermina	Qatar University	Immunology	Rank 1,758
17	61,363	EI Economou, Ioannis G.	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Chemical Engineering	Rank 243
18	63,009	SJ Sheikh, Javaid	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Geriatrics	Rank 94
19	64,154	RS Rizoli, Sandro	Hamad General Hospital	Surgery	Rank 555
20	66,587	AS Akhtar, Saghir	College of Medicine	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 623
21	68,164	BA Butt, Adeel A.	Hamad Medical Corporation	Microbiology	Rank 1,727
22	70,220	MM Mokbel, Mohamed	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Information Systems	Rank 168
23	70,547	EA Elmagarmid, Ahmed	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Information Systems	Rank 172
24	71,462	OJ Obbard, Jeffrey	Qatar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 387
25	71,891	NN Ndubisi, Nelson Oly	Qatar University	Business & Management	Rank 675
26	73,000	GM Guizani, Mohsen	Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 623
27	75,343	JS Jin, S. Venus	Northwestern University in Qatar	Marketing	Rank 161
28	80,032	WE Wang, Ena	Sidra Medicine	Immunology	Rank 2,328
29	84,350	HK Hussain, Khalid	Sidra Medicine	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,852
30	84,499	KM Koç, Muammer	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Energy	Rank 970
31	85,338	SM Steinhoff, Martin	Hamad Medical Corporation	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 552
32	91,951	LA Luyt, Adriaan Stephanus	Qatar University	Polymers	Rank 846
33	93,786	SD Sigalet, David	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Pediatrics	Rank 506
34	94,811	CD Chaussabel, Damien	Sidra Medicine	Immunology	Rank 2,673
35	100,004	HM Hasna, Mazen O.	Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 878
36	101,961	AL Abu-Raddad, Laith J.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,092
37	107,921	US Uddin, Shahab	Hamad Medical Corporation	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,237
38	110,140	AS Ashhab, Sahel	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	General Physics	Rank 799
39	110,683	TC Triggle, Chris R.	Qatar Foundation	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,080
40	118,438	BM Belic, Milivoj R.	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Optics	Rank 451
41	119,519	PS Pokharel, Shaligram	Qatar University	Operations Research	Rank 453
42	122,236	SS Sayadi, Sami	Qatar University	Biotechnology	Rank 363
43	122,395	AH Abu-Rub, Haitham	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 349
44	125,863	KM Khraisheh, Majeda	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 587
45	126,908	HF Hattab, Faiez N.	Family Dental Clinic	Dentistry	Rank 764
46	134,689	HA Hamouda, A. M.S.	Qatar University	Materials	Rank 1,845
47	135,562	BG Berdiyorov, G. R.	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Applied Physics	Rank 3,709
48	145,287	RS Racinais, Sebastien	Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital	Sport Sciences	Rank 448
49	146,700	TS Thomas, Stephen H.	Hamad General Hospital	Emergency & Critical Care Medicine	Rank 486
50	148,604	HI Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A.	Qatar University	Polymers	Rank 1,363
51	152,315	CC Catal, Cagatay	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,473
52	153,802	DM Darwish, Mohamed	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Chemical Engineering	Rank 747
53	155,027	ZS Zaidi, Shabi Abbas	Qatar University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,229
54	157,253	BL Ben-Brahim, Lazhar	Qatar University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 464
55	159,870	KS Kiranyaz, Serkan	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,585
56	173,069	NP Nakov, Preslav	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,818
57	175,830	HA Hasan, Anwarul	Qatar University	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 795
58	180,791	CK Chamari, Karim	Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital	Sport Sciences	Rank 562
59	181,601	GA Gastli, Adel	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 2,294
60	182,387	PC Powell, Colin V.E.	Sidra Medicine	Pediatrics	Rank 1,069
61	184,541	MK Maull, Kimball	Hamad General Hospital	Emergency & Critical Care Medicine	Rank 600
62	185,782	BM Bidmos, Mubarak A.	Qatar University	Legal & Forensic Medicine	Rank 76
63	186,986	BJ Boutros, Joseph J.	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,770
64	188,236	CL Charfeddine, Lanouar	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 2,394
65	190,778	HM Househ, Mowafa	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Medical Informatics	Rank 183
66	194,360	AF Almomani, Fares	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 2,479
67	195,312	LN Laycock, N.	Qatar Science & Technology Park	Energy	Rank 2,494
68	196,165	AS Al-Muhtaseb, Shaheen A.	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 978
69	197,996	AS Anil, Sukumaran	Qatar University	Dentistry	Rank 1,260
70	204,645	IM Indraganti, Madhavi	Qatar University	Building & Construction	Rank 431
71	209,313	EM El-Naas, Muftah	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,046
72	209,388	MH Mehrjerdi, Hasan	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 2,701
73	211,340	DM Duggal, M.	Qatar University	Dentistry	Rank 1,349
74	215,781	DP Di Pietro, Roberto	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,053
75	215,949	CM Castier, Marcelo	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,088
76	218,672	BA Bermak, Amine	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 693
77	220,016	IA Iqbal, Atif	Qatar University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 702
78	224,789	KF Khan, Fahmi Yousef	Hamad General Hospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,460
79	230,793	AM AlMaadeed, Mariam A.	Qatar University	Polymers	Rank 2,168
80	240,099	DC Di Caro, Gianni A.	Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,750
81	240,400	AA Al-Fuqaha, Ala	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,318
82	242,005	OK Oflazer, Kemal	Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,087
83	250,987	HI Hussain, Iqtadar	Qatar University	Acoustics	Rank 738
84	251,641	YE Yaacoub, Elias	Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,440
85	259,136	KD Kumar, Devendra	Hamad Medical Corporation	Materials	Rank 3,782
86	259,225	KI Khalil, Issa	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,528
87	268,259	HM Hamdi, M.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,630
88	272,900	MP Meier, Patrick	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,683
89	273,129	CA Castilla, Aurora M.	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Zoology	Rank 188
90	305,232	AH Alnuweiri, Hussein	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,033
91	314,298	RD Reiche, Danyel	Georgetown University in Qatar	Energy	Rank 4,366
92	324,990	MA Massoud, Ahmed	Qatar University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,121
93	327,212	RM Rahman, Mohammad Azizur	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,134
94	327,805	KR Kahraman, Ramazan	Qatar University	Materials	Rank 5,013
95	334,561	BM Benammar, Mohieddine A.	Qatar University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,177
96	358,050	AM Abu-Hijleh, Marwan	Qatar University	Anatomy & Morphology	Rank 96
97	390,807	KM Khraisheh, Marwan K.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Materials	Rank 6,154
98	472,462	EU Ebead, Usama	Qatar University	Civil Engineering	Rank 1,186
99	478,846	Bhosale, Rahul R.	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 7,273
100	679,088	KA Kumar, Anand	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 11,036
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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 career-long list, Qatar University has the most listed scientists from Qatar, with 40. It is followed by Texas A&M University at Qatar with 9.

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

On the career-long list, Qatar went from 75 scientists in 2020 to 100 in 2021, a change of +33.3%.

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.