Qatar's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Qatar has 147 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 18.5% from 124 in 2023. That places Qatar 48th in the world by number of listed scientists. Qatar University has the most listed scientists (68), followed by Hamad Bin Khalifa University (15).
Scientists in Qatar on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 96% 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 University68
- 2Hamad Bin Khalifa University15
- 3Texas A&M University at Qatar12
- 4Hamad Medical Corporation11
- 5Sidra Medicine8
- 6Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar7
- 7Qatar Computing Research Institute6
- 8Hamad General Hospital3
- 9University of Doha for Science and Technology3
- 10Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital2
All 147 scientists
| Rank in Qatar | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 752 | Qatar University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 2 | |
| 2 | 769 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 3 | |
| 3 | 1,434 | Qatar Biomedical Research Institute | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 72 | |
| 4 | 5,007 | Qatar University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 114 | |
| 5 | 7,658 | Cornell University | Microbiology | Rank 189 | |
| 6 | 12,928 | Qatar University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 102 | |
| 7 | 13,139 | Texas A&M University at Qatar | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 274 | |
| 8 | 17,948 | Sidra Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 262 | |
| 9 | 19,302 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 405 | |
| 10 | 21,385 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Gerontology | Rank 27 | |
| 11 | 22,641 | Sidra Medicine | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 950 | |
| 12 | 23,109 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 584 | |
| 13 | 32,124 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Developmental Biology | Rank 1,163 | |
| 14 | 36,438 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 1,627 | |
| 15 | 40,004 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 1,566 | |
| 16 | 40,797 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 931 | |
| 17 | 44,134 |
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Texas A&M University at Qatar | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 49 |
| 18 | 45,501 | Northwestern University in Qatar | Marketing | Rank 107 | |
| 19 | 46,536 | Sidra Medicine | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 1,056 | |
| 20 | 46,946 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Microbiology | Rank 1,190 | |
| 21 | 48,959 | Sidra Medicine | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 1,104 | |
| 22 | 49,942 | Qatar University | Microbiology | Rank 1,264 | |
| 23 | 50,696 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 691 | |
| 24 | 53,357 |
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University | Energy | Rank 673 |
| 25 | 54,343 | Qatar University | Business & Management | Rank 568 | |
| 26 | 59,814 | Texas A&M University at Qatar | Chemical Engineering | Rank 239 | |
| 27 | 60,073 |
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Qatar University | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 426 |
| 28 | 61,508 | Hamad General Hospital | Surgery | Rank 521 | |
| 29 | 61,674 | Qatar Computing Research Institute | Information Systems | Rank 140 | |
| 30 | 65,796 | Qatar University | Energy | Rank 831 | |
| 31 | 65,859 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Geriatrics | Rank 106 | |
| 32 | 70,254 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University | Medical Informatics | Rank 51 | |
| 33 | 73,637 | Qatar University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 653 | |
| 34 | 74,631 | Qatar University | Energy | Rank 971 | |
| 35 | 76,880 | Qatar University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,507 | |
| 36 | 78,560 | Sidra Medicine | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 1,673 | |
| 37 | 79,053 | Qatar University | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 3,097 | |
| 38 | 80,603 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,257 | |
| 39 | 81,851 | Qatar University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,595 | |
| 40 | 83,474 | Medical Services of Qatar Armed Forces | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 716 | |
| 41 | 83,706 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 529 | |
| 42 | 84,225 | Qatar University | Building & Construction | Rank 199 | |
| 43 | 84,560 | Qatar University | Biomedical Engineering | Rank 358 | |
| 44 | 85,552 | Qatar University | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 1,825 | |
| 45 | 85,949 | Qatar University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 384 | |
| 46 | 86,906 | Texas A&M University at Qatar | Optics | Rank 361 | |
| 47 | 88,306 |
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Qatar University | Polymers | Rank 798 |
| 48 | 88,727 |
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Sidra Medicine | Immunology | Rank 2,451 |
| 49 | 94,142 | Qatar University | Business & Management | Rank 996 | |
| 50 | 95,186 | Qatar University | Marketing | Rank 249 | |
| 51 | 96,407 | Qatar University | Energy | Rank 1,284 | |
| 52 | 96,587 | Qatar University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 838 | |
| 53 | 100,511 | Texas A&M University at Qatar | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 282 | |
| 54 | 102,144 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University | Applied Physics | Rank 2,688 | |
| 55 | 102,182 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,965 | |
| 56 | 104,201 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Surgery | Rank 912 | |
| 57 | 106,012 | Qatar University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 491 | |
| 58 | 106,784 | Qatar University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 778 | |
| 59 | 109,338 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,009 | |
| 60 | 112,160 | Qatar University | Operations Research | Rank 415 | |
| 61 | 113,936 | University of Doha for Science and Technology | Environmental Sciences | Rank 795 | |
| 62 | 116,136 | Qatar University | Materials | Rank 1,581 | |
| 63 | 117,425 | Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 3,690 | |
| 64 | 120,393 | Qatar University | Energy | Rank 1,632 | |
| 65 | 124,387 |
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Qatar University | Biotechnology | Rank 371 |
| 66 | 125,654 | Hamad Medical Corporation | Dentistry | Rank 731 | |
| 67 | 132,771 | Qatar University | Information Systems | Rank 335 | |
| 68 | 137,112 |
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Qatar University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 403 |
| 69 | 137,445 | Qatar University | Business & Management | Rank 1,428 | |
| 70 | 137,735 | Family Dental Clinic | Dentistry | Rank 816 | |
| 71 | 140,803 | Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar | Operations Research | Rank 537 | |
| 72 | 142,719 | Qatar University | Materials | Rank 1,957 | |
| 73 | 148,374 | Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute | Chemical Engineering | Rank 736 | |
| 74 | 148,696 | Qatar University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 447 | |
| 75 | 150,900 | Qatar University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,406 | |
| 76 | 155,803 | Sidra Medicine | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 5,843 | |
| 77 | 160,242 | Qatar University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,198 | |
| 78 | 161,515 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,525 | |
| 79 | 163,837 | Qatar University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,226 | |
| 80 | 165,451 | Qatar University | Building & Construction | Rank 430 | |
| 81 | 166,471 | Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital | Sport Sciences | Rank 546 | |
| 82 | 169,514 | Sidra Medicine | Pediatrics | Rank 980 | |
| 83 | 169,764 | Qatar University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 855 | |
| 84 | 170,662 |
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Qatar University | Energy | Rank 2,434 |
| 85 | 178,814 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,635 | |
| 86 | 181,163 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 2,018 | |
| 87 | 181,270 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,693 | |
| 88 | 181,903 | Qatar University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 2,026 | |
| 89 | 186,344 | Qatar University | Dentistry | Rank 1,128 | |
| 90 | 186,792 | University of Doha for Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,808 | |
| 91 | 188,451 |
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Qatar University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,801 |
| 92 | 190,570 | Qatar University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 976 | |
| 93 | 192,013 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 602 | |
| 94 | 194,648 | Qatar University | Legal & Forensic Medicine | Rank 78 | |
| 95 | 198,108 | Qatar University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,042 | |
| 96 | 200,635 |
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Texas A&M University at Qatar | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,946 |
| 97 | 203,032 | Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital | Sport Sciences | Rank 693 | |
| 98 | 204,890 | Qatar University | Energy | Rank 3,009 | |
| 99 | 212,037 | Qatar University | Energy | Rank 3,113 | |
| 100 | 214,226 | Hamad Medical Corporation | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,788 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Qatar are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
251 scientists affiliated with Qatar are on the 2024 single-year list, and 147 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Qatar has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, Qatar University has the most listed scientists from Qatar, with 68. It is followed by Hamad Bin Khalifa University with 15.
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 147 in 2024, a change of +96.0%.
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.