Qatar's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

Qatar has 110 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 10.0% from 100 in 2021. That places Qatar 48th in the world by number of listed scientists. Qatar University has the most listed scientists (42), followed by Texas A&M University at Qatar (11).

Single Year

197

+34 (+20.9%) vs 2021

Career Data

110

+10 (+10.0%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#48

No change vs 2021

Institutes

+3 (+16.7%) vs 2021

Scientists in Qatar on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 47% 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	826	MG Mckay, Gordon	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1
2	901	HB Hameed, B. H.	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 3
3	1,306	TP Thornalley, Paul J.	Qatar Biomedical Research Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 76
4	18,606	HT Huang, Tingwen	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 345
5	18,896	JB Jansen, Bernard J.	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 353
6	20,825	HZ Hijazi, Ziyad M.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 897
7	20,974	AA Akobeng, Anthony K.	Sidra Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 303
8	28,065	MR Malik, Rayaz A.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 712
9	35,899	SK Suhre, Karsten	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Developmental Biology	Rank 1,314
10	38,869	FM Frenneaux, Michael	Hamad Medical Corporation	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,530
11	46,579	ME Masad, Eyad	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 47
12	47,338	PM Potts, Malcolm	Qatar University	Microbiology	Rank 1,195
13	52,970	Ahmad, Aamir	Hamad Medical Corporation	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,307
14	58,088	HS Hunt, Steven C.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,102
15	62,176	EI Economou, Ioannis G.	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Chemical Engineering	Rank 240
16	63,530	GM Guizani, Mohsen	Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 554
17	63,877	RS Rizoli, Sandro	Hamad General Hospital	Surgery	Rank 545
18	64,928	SJ Sheikh, Javaid	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Geriatrics	Rank 96
19	67,882	AS Akhtar, Saghir	College of Medicine	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 619
20	68,051	NN Ndubisi, Nelson Oly	College of Business and Economics	Business & Management	Rank 651
21	69,169	EA Elmagarmid, Ahmed	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Information Systems	Rank 162
22	72,635	JS Jin, Seunga Venus	Northwestern University in Qatar	Marketing	Rank 161
23	74,082	OJ Obbard, Jeffrey	Qatar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 406
24	78,804	KM Koç, Muammer	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Energy	Rank 925
25	80,960	WE Wang, Ena	Sidra Medicine	Immunology	Rank 2,336
26	81,010	HK Hussain, Khalid	Sidra Medicine	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,776
27	83,962	AL Abu-Raddad, Laith J.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,065
28	86,302	SM Steinhoff, Martin	Hamad Medical Corporation	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 556
29	89,854	SZ Shi, Zumin	Qatar University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 614
30	90,980	LA Luyt, Adriaan S.	Qatar University	Polymers	Rank 827
31	92,870	HM Hasna, Mazen	Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 823
32	93,574	CD Chaussabel, Damien	Sidra Medicine	Immunology	Rank 2,634
33	93,706	MS Muyeen, S. M.	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 1,111
34	93,731	DS Deng, Shiming	Qatar University	Building & Construction	Rank 184
35	96,390	NP Nakov, Preslav	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,716
36	105,281	BD Büsselberg, Dietrich	Qatar Foundation	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,143
37	107,323	US Uddin, Shahab	Hamad Medical Corporation	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,216
38	109,450	TC Triggle, Christopher	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,047
39	116,684	BM Belić, Milivoj R.	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Optics	Rank 423
40	117,006	PS Pokharel, Shaligram	Qatar University	Operations Research	Rank 426
41	117,751	EA El Ansari, Walid	College of Medicine	Surgery	Rank 1,078
42	119,224	AH Abu-Rub, Haitham	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 336
43	123,348	SS Sayadi, Sami	Qatar University	Biotechnology	Rank 371
44	127,887	KM Khraisheh, Majeda	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 577
45	129,282	BG Berdiyorov, Golibjon R.	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Applied Physics	Rank 3,671
46	130,473	Hamouda, Abdel Magid	Qatar University	Materials	Rank 1,703
47	131,137	CC Catal, Cagatay	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,350
48	131,195	HF Hattab, Faiez N.	Family Dental Clinic	Dentistry	Rank 786
49	135,446	JZ Javaid Zaidi, Syed	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 631
50	135,458	TM Trick, Michael	Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar	Operations Research	Rank 513
51	138,078	ZS Zaidi, Shabi Abbas	Qatar University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,064
52	143,123	RS Racinais, Sébastien	Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital	Sport Sciences	Rank 443
53	144,557	HI Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A.	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 1,820
54	145,255	KS Kiranyaz, Serkan	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,619
55	145,621	HA Hasan, Anwarul	Qatar University	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 619
56	155,119	DM Darwish, Mohamed	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Chemical Engineering	Rank 743
57	155,143	HM Househ, Mowafa	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Medical Informatics	Rank 134
58	155,686	BL Ben-Brahim, Lazhar	Qatar University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 455
59	159,694	CK Chamari, Karim	Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital	Sport Sciences	Rank 492
60	161,122	VG Vujanic, Gordan	Sidra Medicine	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 6,080
61	165,347	BA Bouzerdoum, Abdesselam	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,004
62	172,294	AS Anil, Sukumaran	Qatar University	Dentistry	Rank 1,059
63	173,083	CL Charfeddine, Lanouar	College of Business and Economics	Energy	Rank 2,255
64	176,140	MH Mehrjerdi, Hasan	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 2,299
65	177,380	PC Powell, Colin	Sidra Medicine	Pediatrics	Rank 1,040
66	178,462	AF Almomani, Fares	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 2,333
67	178,665	GA Gastli, Adel	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 2,336
68	179,809	OK Oflazer, Kemal	Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,290
69	186,391	BJ Boutros, Joseph J.	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,795
70	187,403	MK Maull, Kimball	Hamad General Hospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,439
71	189,288	BM Bidmos, Mubarak A.	College of Medicine	Legal & Forensic Medicine	Rank 75
72	200,722	LN Laycock, Nicholas J.	Qatar Science & Technology Park	Energy	Rank 2,678
73	203,949	AS Al-Muhtaseb, Shaheen A.	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,002
74	205,672	IM Indraganti, Madhavi	Qatar University	Building & Construction	Rank 459
75	206,355	IA Iqbal, Atif	Qatar University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 643
76	206,954	DM Duggal, Monty	Qatar University	Dentistry	Rank 1,300
77	211,406	DP Di Pietro, Roberto	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,061
78	213,400	AM AlMaadeed, Mariam A.	Qatar University	Materials	Rank 2,933
79	213,619	EM El-Naas, Muftah H.	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,057
80	215,800	BA Bermak, Amine	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 680
81	216,327	KF Khan, Fahmi Yousef	Hamad General Hospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,833
82	218,696	CM Castier, Marcelo	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,079
83	220,271	AA Al-Fuqaha, Ala	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,144
84	220,318	Augustine, Robin	Qatar University	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 955
85	224,483	HK Hussain, Kashif	University of Doha for Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,194
86	237,762	YE Yaacoub, Elias	Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,347
87	238,824	AM Al-Ghouti, Mohammad A.	Qatar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,627
88	242,713	GA Ghrayeb, Ali	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,419
89	242,928	AR Al-Raoush, Riyadh I.	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 3,335
90	243,159	DC Di Caro, Gianni A.	Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,572
91	247,494	KI Khalil, Issa	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,458
92	268,888	MP Meier, Patrick	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,116
93	269,739	HM Hamdi, Mounir	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,698
94	276,768	CA Castilla, Aurora M.	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Zoology	Rank 184
95	287,083	AS Al-Maadeed, Somaya	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,515
96	294,038	VS Vogel, Stephan	Translation and Interpreting Institute, Doha	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,688
97	295,224	RD Reiche, Danyel	Georgetown University in Qatar	Energy	Rank 4,235
98	297,165	Weber, Ingmar	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,760
99	302,682	AH Alnuweiri, Hussein	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,050
100	311,285	QJ Qadir, Junaid	Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,153
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Qatar are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

197 scientists affiliated with Qatar are on the 2022 single-year list, and 110 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 career-long list, Qatar University has the most listed scientists from Qatar, with 42. It is followed by Texas A&M University at Qatar with 11.

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 110 in 2022, a change of +46.7%.

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.