Qatar's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List

Qatar has 176 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 19.7% from 147 in 2024. That places Qatar 48th in the world by number of listed scientists. Qatar University has the most listed scientists (41), followed by Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering (15).

Single Year

277

+26 (+10.4%) vs 2024

Career Data

176

+29 (+19.7%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#48

No change vs 2024

Institutes

+27 (+128.6%) vs 2024

Scientists in Qatar on the list, by year

The career-long count has more than doubled 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%

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Rank in Qatar	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	711	HB Hameed, Bassim H.	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 2
2	743	GM Gordon, McKay	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Chemical Engineering	Rank 3
3	1,524	TP Thornalley., Paul J.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 72
4	4,779	SP Suganthan, Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 121
5	11,746	WM Wenk, Markus R.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Health and Life Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 521
6	17,319	AA Akobeng, Anthony Kwaku	Sidra Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 261
7	18,448	JB Jansen, Bernard J.	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 409
8	18,690	EX Estivill, Xavier	Sidra Medicine	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 85
9	21,646	MR Malik, Rayaz Ahmed	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 549
10	23,316	HZ Hijazi, Ziyad M.	Sidra Medicine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 957
11	23,421	RE Rakha, Emad A.	Hamad Medical Corporation	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,039
12	24,855	DR DeVore, Ronald A.	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 35
13	30,552	SK Suhre, Karsten	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Developmental Biology	Rank 1,094
14	33,196	Ahmad, Aamir	Hamad Medical Corporation	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,470
15	37,752	JS Jin, Seunga Venus	Northwestern University in Qatar	Marketing	Rank 90
16	38,657	Taheri, Shahrad	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 883
17	40,978	FM Frenneaux, Michael Paul	Hamad Medical Corporation	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,575
18	43,274	ME Masad, Eyad A.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 52
19	43,713	KM Koc, Muammer	Hamad Bin Khalifa University	Energy	Rank 551
20	46,688	AL Abu-Raddad, Laith R.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 617
21	47,069	KT Kino, Tomoshige	Sidra Medicine	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,057
22	50,341	AF Almomani, Fares	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 649
23	50,533	NN Ndubisi, Nelson Oly	College of Business and Economics, Qatar University	Business & Management	Rank 552
24	51,754	SZ Shi, Zumin	Qatar University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 379
25	52,922	HM Househ, Mowafa Said	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Medical Informatics	Rank 39
26	53,000	MS Muyeen, S. M.	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 691
27	53,364	PM Potts, Malcolm	Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University	Microbiology	Rank 1,343
28	58,058	EI Economou, Ioannis G.	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Chemical Engineering	Rank 233
29	59,152	RS Rizoli, Sandro Baleotti	Hamad Medical Corporation	Surgery	Rank 475
30	59,395	EA Elmagarmid, Ahmed K.	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Information Systems	Rank 133
31	60,794	CC Catal, Cagatay	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,281
32	64,923	KS Kiranyaz, Serkan	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,354
33	66,183	HA Hasan, Anwarul Ul	Qatar University	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 287
34	66,376	SJ Sheikh, Javaid I.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Geriatrics	Rank 109
35	72,122	AA Abdallah Alalwan, Ali Abdallah	Qatar University	Marketing	Rank 191
36	74,024	HM Hossain, Mokter	College of Business and Economics, Qatar University	Business & Management	Rank 831
37	74,285	BD Büsselberg, Dietrich	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,987
38	75,549	QJ Qadir, Junaid	Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 659
39	76,826	ZS Zaidi, Syed Javaid	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 331
40	76,911	AS Akhtar, Saghir	College of Medicine, Qatar University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 672
41	77,252	DS Doi, Suhail A.	Qatar University	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,612
42	77,409	HK Hussain, Khalid	Sidra Medicine	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,617
43	80,177	CL Charfeddine, Lanouar	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 1,101
44	81,576	DS Deng, Shiming	Qatar University	Building & Construction	Rank 209
45	81,910	MS Masket, Samuel	Qatar Foundation	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 577
46	82,085	BM Belić, Milivoj R.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Optics	Rank 341
47	84,194	SM Steinhoff, Martin S.	Hamad Medical Corporation	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 527
48	90,660	PA Perianayagam, Arokiasamy	Qatar University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,119
49	92,573	WE Wang, Ena	Sidra Medicine	Immunology	Rank 2,511
50	94,900	EA El Ansari, W. A.	Hamad Medical Corporation	Surgery	Rank 826
51	95,792	HM Hasna, Mazen O.	Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 838
52	96,102	BG Berdiyorov, Golibjon R.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University	Applied Physics	Rank 2,426
53	97,037	US Uddin, Shahab	Hamad Medical Corporation, Translational Research Institute and Dermatology Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 3,759
54	98,608	AH Abu-Rub, Haitham A.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 277
55	99,008	KM Khraisheh, Majeda A.M.M.	Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 459
56	102,664	EA El-Menyar, Ayman	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 3,270
57	104,346	TC Triggle, Chris R.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 939
58	104,716	GS Ghosh, Saibal	Qatar Central Bank	Economics	Rank 900
59	106,144	ES Elbanna, Said	College of Business and Economics, Qatar University	Business & Management	Rank 1,152
60	108,704	HA Hamouda, Abdel Magid S.	Qatar University, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering	Materials	Rank 1,516
61	109,181	SA Sukumaran, Anil P.	College of Dental Medicine, Qatar University	Dentistry	Rank 616
62	109,684	CK Chamari, K.	Wellness and Recovery Center	Sport Sciences	Rank 358
63	110,695	HI Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A.	Gas Processing Centre, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Energy	Rank 1,561
64	111,808	PS Pokharel, Shaligram	Qatar University	Operations Research	Rank 426
65	113,462	IA Iqbal, Atif	Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 323
66	121,436	SS Sayadi, Sami	Center for Sustainable Development	Biotechnology	Rank 365
67	125,392	HJ Hahladakis, John N.	Center for Sustainable Development	Environmental Sciences	Rank 949
68	129,250	BV Brusic, Vladimir	University of Doha for Science and Technology	Immunology	Rank 3,359
69	129,855	AM Al-Maadeed, Mariam Ali	Qatar University	Materials	Rank 1,816
70	130,518	AM Al-Ghouti, Mohammad Ahamd	Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,003
71	131,485	BZ Babar, Zaheer Ud Din	Qatar University	Health Policy & Services	Rank 354
72	135,820	MK Mahmoud, Khaled A.	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,625
73	143,542	BL Ben-Brahim, Lazhar	Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 430
74	146,094	AA Al-Fuqaha, Ala Isam	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,353
75	147,190	OM Ouzzani, Mourad	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Information Systems	Rank 372
76	148,537	TM Trick, Michael A.	Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar	Operations Research	Rank 573
77	149,287	KM Kraidy, Marwan M.	Northwestern University in Qatar	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 297
78	149,475	AE Abu-Shanab, Emad Ahmed	Qatar University	Information Systems	Rank 379
79	150,032	BY Boudjemline, Younès	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 4,515
80	150,213	DM Darwish, Mohammed Ali	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Chemical Engineering	Rank 766
81	151,625	EM El-Naas, Muftah H.	Gas Processing Centre, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 773
82	153,649	DK Darwish, Kareem M.	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,271
83	155,367	VG Vujanić, Gordan M.	Sidra Medicine	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 5,735
84	155,948	IM Indraganti, Madhavi	Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Building & Construction	Rank 446
85	161,266	GA Gastli, Adel	Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Energy	Rank 2,393
86	161,685	CM Cardinale, Marco	Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital	Sport Sciences	Rank 547
87	169,039	OR O’Kennedy, Richard J.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,324
88	169,046	BA Barnoush, Afrooz	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Materials	Rank 2,408
89	169,808	AS Al-Madeed, Somaya Ali	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,649
90	171,564	WR Whiteley, Rod J.	Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital	Sport Sciences	Rank 591
91	174,585	SK Sadasivuni, K. K.	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 2,630
92	175,689	DM Duggal, Mandeep Singh	Qatar University	Dentistry	Rank 1,057
93	176,991	AF Abbas, Farhat	University of Doha for Science and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,473
94	179,083	BA Bouzerdoum, Abdesselam	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,887
95	180,537	AA Ayesh, Ahmad I.	College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University	Applied Physics	Rank 4,802
96	181,068	TF Tarlochan, Faris	Qatar University	Materials	Rank 2,595
97	181,741	GA Getgood, Alan M.J.	Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital	Orthopedics	Rank 1,409
98	183,004	BA Bermak, Amine	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 563
99	183,374	MM Ma, Maodess De	College of Engineering, Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,773
100	184,509	AS Al-Muhtaseb, Shaheen A.	Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 974
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Qatar are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

277 scientists affiliated with Qatar are on the 2025 single-year list, and 176 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2025 career-long list, Qatar University has the most listed scientists from Qatar, with 41. It is followed by Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering 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 176 in 2025, a change of +134.7%.

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.