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).
Scientists in Qatar on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 33% since 2020.
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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 University40
- 2Texas A&M University at Qatar9
- 3Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering8
- 4Sidra Medicine7
- 5Qatar Computing Research Institute6
- 6Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar6
- 7Hamad Medical Corporation5
- 8Hamad General Hospital4
- 9Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute4
- 10Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital2
All 100 scientists
| Rank in Qatar | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 796 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1 | |
| 2 | 913 | Qatar University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 2 | |
| 3 | 1,254 | Qatar Biomedical Research Institute | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 69 | |
| 4 | 12,847 | Qatar University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 95 | |
| 5 | 19,855 | Qatar Computing Research Institute | Information & Library Sciences | Rank 10 | |
| 6 | 20,137 | Texas A&M University at Qatar | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 348 | |
| 7 | 20,809 | Sidra Medicine | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 909 | |
| 8 | 21,523 | Sidra Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 258 | |
| 9 | 36,151 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Developmental Biology | Rank 1,406 | |
| 10 | 38,416 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 1,524 | |
| 11 | 45,193 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 1,051 | |
| 12 | 45,906 |
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Texas A&M University at Qatar | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 42 |
| 13 | 46,572 | Qatar University | Microbiology | Rank 1,153 | |
| 14 | 53,853 | Sidra Medicine | Anesthesiology | Rank 197 | |
| 15 | 56,503 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 2,055 | |
| 16 | 57,800 | Qatar University | Immunology | Rank 1,758 | |
| 17 | 61,363 | Texas A&M University at Qatar | Chemical Engineering | Rank 243 | |
| 18 | 63,009 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Geriatrics | Rank 94 | |
| 19 | 64,154 | Hamad General Hospital | Surgery | Rank 555 | |
| 20 | 66,587 | College of Medicine | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 623 | |
| 21 | 68,164 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Microbiology | Rank 1,727 | |
| 22 | 70,220 | Qatar Computing Research Institute | Information Systems | Rank 168 | |
| 23 | 70,547 | Qatar Computing Research Institute | Information Systems | Rank 172 | |
| 24 | 71,462 | Qatar University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 387 | |
| 25 | 71,891 | Qatar University | Business & Management | Rank 675 | |
| 26 | 73,000 | Qatar University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 623 | |
| 27 | 75,343 | Northwestern University in Qatar | Marketing | Rank 161 | |
| 28 | 80,032 |
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Sidra Medicine | Immunology | Rank 2,328 |
| 29 | 84,350 | Sidra Medicine | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 1,852 | |
| 30 | 84,499 |
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Energy | Rank 970 |
| 31 | 85,338 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 552 | |
| 32 | 91,951 | Qatar University | Polymers | Rank 846 | |
| 33 | 93,786 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Pediatrics | Rank 506 | |
| 34 | 94,811 | Sidra Medicine | Immunology | Rank 2,673 | |
| 35 | 100,004 | Qatar University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 878 | |
| 36 | 101,961 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,092 | |
| 37 | 107,921 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,237 | |
| 38 | 110,140 | Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute | General Physics | Rank 799 | |
| 39 | 110,683 | Qatar Foundation | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,080 | |
| 40 | 118,438 | Texas A&M University at Qatar | Optics | Rank 451 | |
| 41 | 119,519 | Qatar University | Operations Research | Rank 453 | |
| 42 | 122,236 |
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Qatar University | Biotechnology | Rank 363 |
| 43 | 122,395 | Texas A&M University at Qatar | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 349 | |
| 44 | 125,863 | Qatar University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 587 | |
| 45 | 126,908 | Family Dental Clinic | Dentistry | Rank 764 | |
| 46 | 134,689 | Qatar University | Materials | Rank 1,845 | |
| 47 | 135,562 | Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute | Applied Physics | Rank 3,709 | |
| 48 | 145,287 | Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital | Sport Sciences | Rank 448 | |
| 49 | 146,700 | Hamad General Hospital | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | Rank 486 | |
| 50 | 148,604 | Qatar University | Polymers | Rank 1,363 | |
| 51 | 152,315 | Qatar University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,473 | |
| 52 | 153,802 | Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute | Chemical Engineering | Rank 747 | |
| 53 | 155,027 | Qatar University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,229 | |
| 54 | 157,253 | Qatar University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 464 | |
| 55 | 159,870 | Qatar University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,585 | |
| 56 | 173,069 | Qatar Computing Research Institute | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,818 | |
| 57 | 175,830 | Qatar University | Biomedical Engineering | Rank 795 | |
| 58 | 180,791 | Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital | Sport Sciences | Rank 562 | |
| 59 | 181,601 |
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Qatar University | Energy | Rank 2,294 |
| 60 | 182,387 | Sidra Medicine | Pediatrics | Rank 1,069 | |
| 61 | 184,541 | Hamad General Hospital | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | Rank 600 | |
| 62 | 185,782 | Qatar University | Legal & Forensic Medicine | Rank 76 | |
| 63 | 186,986 | Texas A&M University at Qatar | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,770 | |
| 64 | 188,236 | Qatar University | Energy | Rank 2,394 | |
| 65 | 190,778 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Medical Informatics | Rank 183 | |
| 66 | 194,360 | Qatar University | Energy | Rank 2,479 | |
| 67 | 195,312 |
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Qatar Science & Technology Park | Energy | Rank 2,494 |
| 68 | 196,165 | Qatar University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 978 | |
| 69 | 197,996 | Qatar University | Dentistry | Rank 1,260 | |
| 70 | 204,645 | Qatar University | Building & Construction | Rank 431 | |
| 71 | 209,313 | Qatar University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,046 | |
| 72 | 209,388 | Qatar University | Energy | Rank 2,701 | |
| 73 | 211,340 |
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Qatar University | Dentistry | Rank 1,349 |
| 74 | 215,781 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,053 | |
| 75 | 215,949 | Texas A&M University at Qatar | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,088 | |
| 76 | 218,672 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 693 | |
| 77 | 220,016 |
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Qatar University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 702 |
| 78 | 224,789 | Hamad General Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,460 | |
| 79 | 230,793 | Qatar University | Polymers | Rank 2,168 | |
| 80 | 240,099 | Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,750 | |
| 81 | 240,400 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,318 | |
| 82 | 242,005 | Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,087 | |
| 83 | 250,987 | Qatar University | Acoustics | Rank 738 | |
| 84 | 251,641 | Qatar University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,440 | |
| 85 | 259,136 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Materials | Rank 3,782 | |
| 86 | 259,225 |
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Qatar Computing Research Institute | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,528 |
| 87 | 268,259 |
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,630 |
| 88 | 272,900 | Qatar Computing Research Institute | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,683 | |
| 89 | 273,129 | Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute | Zoology | Rank 188 | |
| 90 | 305,232 | Texas A&M University at Qatar | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,033 | |
| 91 | 314,298 | Georgetown University in Qatar | Energy | Rank 4,366 | |
| 92 | 324,990 | Qatar University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,121 | |
| 93 | 327,212 | Texas A&M University at Qatar | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,134 | |
| 94 | 327,805 | Qatar University | Materials | Rank 5,013 | |
| 95 | 334,561 | Qatar University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,177 | |
| 96 | 358,050 | Qatar University | Anatomy & Morphology | Rank 96 | |
| 97 | 390,807 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Materials | Rank 6,154 | |
| 98 | 472,462 |
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Qatar University | Civil Engineering | Rank 1,186 |
| 99 | 478,846 | Qatar University | Energy | Rank 7,273 | |
| 100 | 679,088 |
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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.