Qatar's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Qatar has 124 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 12.7% from 110 in 2022. That places Qatar 48th in the world by number of listed scientists. Qatar University has the most listed scientists (49), followed by Texas A&M University at Qatar (10).
Scientists in Qatar on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 65% 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 University49
- 2Texas A&M University at Qatar10
- 3Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering9
- 4Sidra Medicine8
- 5Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar8
- 6Hamad Medical Corporation6
- 7College of Medicine4
- 8Qatar Computing Research Institute4
- 9Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar3
- 10Hamad General Hospital3
All 124 scientists
| Rank in Qatar | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 766 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Chemical Engineering | Rank 2 | |
| 2 | 818 | Qatar University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 3 | |
| 3 | 1,381 | Qatar Biomedical Research Institute | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 74 | |
| 4 | 5,513 | Qatar University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 115 | |
| 5 | 7,894 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Microbiology | Rank 200 | |
| 6 | 12,248 | Qatar University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 93 | |
| 7 | 15,778 | Texas A&M University at Qatar | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 314 | |
| 8 | 18,102 | Sidra Medicine | Genetics & Heredity | Rank 86 | |
| 9 | 18,580 | Sidra Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 273 | |
| 10 | 19,306 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University | Information & Library Sciences | Rank 11 | |
| 11 | 21,666 | Sidra Medicine | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 920 | |
| 12 | 25,035 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 638 | |
| 13 | 33,756 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Developmental Biology | Rank 1,219 | |
| 14 | 40,052 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 1,559 | |
| 15 | 42,677 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 998 | |
| 16 | 44,200 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 1,951 | |
| 17 | 45,473 |
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Texas A&M University at Qatar | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 50 |
| 18 | 48,024 | Qatar University | Microbiology | Rank 1,213 | |
| 19 | 55,543 | Northwestern University in Qatar | Marketing | Rank 119 | |
| 20 | 60,383 | Texas A&M University at Qatar | Chemical Engineering | Rank 233 | |
| 21 | 61,508 | Hamad General Hospital | Surgery | Rank 527 | |
| 22 | 62,301 | Qatar University | Business & Management | Rank 629 | |
| 23 | 63,794 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 829 | |
| 24 | 65,099 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Geriatrics | Rank 100 | |
| 25 | 65,903 | Qatar Computing Research Institute | Information Systems | Rank 151 | |
| 26 | 66,233 |
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Energy | Rank 806 |
| 27 | 70,306 | College of Medicine | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 638 | |
| 28 | 71,458 |
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Qatar University | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 498 |
| 29 | 78,126 | Sidra Medicine | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 1,695 | |
| 30 | 80,610 | Qatar University | Energy | Rank 1,021 | |
| 31 | 80,938 | Medical Services of Qatar Armed Forces | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 700 | |
| 32 | 85,472 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 553 | |
| 33 | 86,387 |
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Sidra Medicine | Immunology | Rank 2,426 |
| 34 | 87,614 | Qatar University | Polymers | Rank 793 | |
| 35 | 89,412 | Qatar University | Building & Construction | Rank 195 | |
| 36 | 91,452 | Qatar Foundation | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,646 | |
| 37 | 94,438 | Qatar University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 818 | |
| 38 | 94,539 | College of Medicine | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 2,014 | |
| 39 | 99,468 | Texas A&M University at Qatar | Optics | Rank 331 | |
| 40 | 100,645 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Medical Informatics | Rank 90 | |
| 41 | 104,483 | Qatar University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,973 | |
| 42 | 105,595 | Texas A&M University at Qatar | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 301 | |
| 43 | 107,255 | Qatar University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,022 | |
| 44 | 108,032 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,223 | |
| 45 | 109,230 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Surgery | Rank 973 | |
| 46 | 109,533 | Qatar University | Energy | Rank 1,372 | |
| 47 | 109,899 | Qatar Foundation | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,041 | |
| 48 | 113,648 | Qatar University | Biomedical Engineering | Rank 482 | |
| 49 | 116,011 | Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute | Applied Physics | Rank 3,177 | |
| 50 | 117,396 | Qatar University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 537 | |
| 51 | 118,307 | Qatar University | Operations Research | Rank 439 | |
| 52 | 118,954 | Qatar University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 886 | |
| 53 | 120,378 | Qatar University | Materials | Rank 1,615 | |
| 54 | 124,749 |
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Qatar University | Biotechnology | Rank 378 |
| 55 | 126,167 | University of Doha for Science and Technology | Environmental Sciences | Rank 808 | |
| 56 | 127,240 | Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital | Sport Sciences | Rank 404 | |
| 57 | 128,217 | College of Business and Economics | Finance | Rank 213 | |
| 58 | 129,215 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 4,053 | |
| 59 | 130,454 |
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Qatar University | Energy | Rank 1,691 |
| 60 | 134,691 | Family Dental Clinic | Dentistry | Rank 804 | |
| 61 | 138,000 | Qatar University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 655 | |
| 62 | 139,136 | Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar | Operations Research | Rank 521 | |
| 63 | 141,428 | Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital | Sport Sciences | Rank 441 | |
| 64 | 153,271 | Sidra Medicine | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 5,807 | |
| 65 | 154,026 | Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute | Chemical Engineering | Rank 760 | |
| 66 | 155,440 | Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,977 | |
| 67 | 157,464 | Qatar University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 471 | |
| 68 | 159,328 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Dentistry | Rank 974 | |
| 69 | 161,533 | Qatar University | Materials | Rank 2,199 | |
| 70 | 164,668 |
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Qatar University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 504 |
| 71 | 171,325 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,304 | |
| 72 | 172,585 |
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Qatar University | Energy | Rank 2,331 |
| 73 | 174,666 | Sidra Medicine | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | Rank 582 | |
| 74 | 180,724 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Energy | Rank 2,458 | |
| 75 | 181,220 | Qatar University | Building & Construction | Rank 438 | |
| 76 | 188,608 | Sidra Medicine | Pediatrics | Rank 1,110 | |
| 77 | 188,736 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,802 | |
| 78 | 189,768 | Qatar University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 1,978 | |
| 79 | 189,776 | Qatar University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 944 | |
| 80 | 190,942 | College of Medicine | Legal & Forensic Medicine | Rank 75 | |
| 81 | 192,985 | Qatar University | Dentistry | Rank 1,187 | |
| 82 | 193,862 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 867 | |
| 83 | 194,792 | Qatar University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,384 | |
| 84 | 194,828 | Qatar University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 973 | |
| 85 | 201,096 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 622 | |
| 86 | 201,763 | Hamad General Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,634 | |
| 87 | 203,905 | Texas A&M University at Qatar | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,964 | |
| 88 | 204,017 |
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Qatar University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,969 |
| 89 | 212,250 | Hamad General Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,775 | |
| 90 | 214,450 | Qatar Science & Technology Park | Energy | Rank 3,017 | |
| 91 | 214,738 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,089 | |
| 92 | 220,546 | Texas A&M University at Qatar | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,123 | |
| 93 | 220,653 | Qatar University | Energy | Rank 3,126 | |
| 94 | 226,953 | Qatar University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,671 | |
| 95 | 231,931 | Lusail University | Applied Mathematics | Rank 563 | |
| 96 | 236,417 | Qatar University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,313 | |
| 97 | 239,826 | Qatar University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,736 | |
| 98 | 247,741 | Qatar University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,451 | |
| 99 | 247,798 | Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,855 | |
| 100 | 250,466 | Texas A&M University at Qatar | General Physics | Rank 1,645 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Qatar are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
211 scientists affiliated with Qatar are on the 2023 single-year list, and 124 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Qatar has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 career-long list, Qatar University has the most listed scientists from Qatar, with 49. It is followed by Texas A&M University at Qatar with 10.
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 124 in 2023, a change of +65.3%.
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.