Qatar's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List

Qatar has 197 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 11.9% from 176 in 2025. That places Qatar 48th in the world by number of listed scientists. Qatar University has the most listed scientists (47), followed by Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering (16).

Single Year

311

+34 (+12.3%) vs 2025

Career Data

197

+21 (+11.9%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#48

No change vs 2025

Institutes

+2 (+4.2%) vs 2025

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%

2026+11.9%

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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%
2026	311	+12.3%	197	+11.9%

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Rank in Qatar	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	714	HB Hameed, Bassim H.	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 2
2	739	GM Gordon, McKay	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Chemical Engineering	Rank 3
3	1,578	TP Thornalley., Paul J.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 71
4	4,375	SP Suganthan, Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 117
5	11,501	WM Wenk, Markus R.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Health and Life Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 496
6	14,793	MR Miller, Robert G.	Aspire Academy	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,134
7	16,518	AA Akobeng, Anthony Kwaku	Sidra Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 257
8	17,368	JB Jansen, Bernard J.	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 396
9	19,766	EX Estivill, Xavier	Sidra Medicine	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 84
10	20,263	MR Malik, Rayaz Ahmed	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 510
11	24,578	HZ Hijazi, Ziyad M.	Sidra Medicine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 992
12	27,526	SK Suhre, Karsten	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Developmental Biology	Rank 1,000
13	30,869	Ahmad, Aamir	Hamad Medical Corporation	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,353
14	31,690	JS Jin, Seunga Venus	Northwestern University in Qatar	Marketing	Rank 75
15	36,486	AF AlMomani, Fares	Environmental Science Center, Qatar University	Energy	Rank 484
16	36,798	KM Koc, Muammer	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Energy	Rank 490
17	39,285	HM Househ, Mowafa Said	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Medical Informatics	Rank 30
18	41,351	MS Muyeen, S. M.	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 542
19	43,310	ME Masad, Eyad A.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 57
20	44,109	NN Ndubisi, Nelson Oly	Qatar University	Business & Management	Rank 501
21	45,067	AL Abu-Raddad, Laith R.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 614
22	45,117	BA Butt, Adeel Ajwad	Hamad Medical Corporation	Microbiology	Rank 1,131
23	45,463	QJ Qadir, Junaid	Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 378
24	46,532	SZ Shi, Zumin	College of Health Sciences, Qatar University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 346
25	47,395	CC Catal, Cagatay	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,082
26	49,338	KT Kino, Tomoshige	Sidra Medicine	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,086
27	53,480	EA Elmagarmid, Ahmed K.	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Information Systems	Rank 129
28	53,630	KS Kiranyaz, Serkan	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,226
29	55,307	EI Economou, Ioannis G.	Texas A&M University at Qatar	Chemical Engineering	Rank 232
30	55,797	HM Hossain, Mokter	College of Business and Economics, Qatar University	Business & Management	Rank 645
31	57,078	AA Abdallah Alalwan, Ali Abdallah	Qatar University	Marketing	Rank 148
32	57,274	PM Potts, Malcolm	Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University	Microbiology	Rank 1,424
33	60,468	RS Rizoli, Sandro Baleotti	Hamad Medical Corporation	Surgery	Rank 484
34	64,502	SJ Sheikh, Javaid I.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Geriatrics	Rank 103
35	66,065	PA Perianayagam, Arokiasamy	Qatar University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 846
36	66,941	EF Emmert–Streib, Frank	Hamad Bin Khalifa University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,486
37	69,389	BD Büsselberg, Dietrich	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,806
38	69,828	ZS Zaidi, Syed Javaid	Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 308
39	69,948	SM Steinhoff, Martin S.	College of Medicine, Qatar University	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 427
40	71,228	DS Doi, Suhail A.	Qatar University	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,497
41	71,417	CL Charfeddine, Lanouar	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 1,008
42	76,549	HK Hussain, Khalid	Sidra Medicine	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,588
43	77,496	LA Luyt, Adriaan S.	Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University	Polymers	Rank 682
44	79,097	AS Akhtar, Saghir	College of Medicine, Qatar University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 682
45	79,645	DS Deng, Shiming	Qatar University	Building & Construction	Rank 223
46	84,102	BM Belić, Milivoj R.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Optics	Rank 344
47	88,605	ES Elbanna, Said	College of Business and Economics, Qatar University	Business & Management	Rank 1,015
48	89,363	US Uddin, Shahab	Hamad Medical Corporation	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 3,495
49	90,139	BG Berdiyorov, Golibjon R.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University	Applied Physics	Rank 2,210
50	90,965	EA El Ansari, W. A.	Hamad Medical Corporation	Surgery	Rank 771
51	91,255	EA El-Menyar, Ayman Ahmed	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,944
52	92,367	ZS Zaidi, Shabi Abbas	Qatar University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 644
53	93,047	KM Khraisheh, Majeda A.M.M.	Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 438
54	95,269	GS Ghosh, Saibal	Qatar Central Bank	Economics	Rank 830
55	96,346	WE Wang, Ena	Sidra Medicine	Immunology	Rank 2,553
56	97,851	AH Abu-Rub, Haitham A.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 276
57	98,278	HM Hasna, Mazen O.	Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 852
58	99,397	HJ Hahladakis, John N.	College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 794
59	99,587	IA Iqbal, Atif	Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 285
60	100,914	CK Chamari, K.	Naufar Center	Sport Sciences	Rank 355
61	102,329	HA Hamouda, Abdel Magid S.	Qatar University, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering	Materials	Rank 1,425
62	103,514	HI Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A.	Gas Processing Centre, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Energy	Rank 1,524
63	105,455	TC Triggle, Chris R.	Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 924
64	107,849	AM Al-Ghouti, Mohammad Ahamd	Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 878
65	110,396	BZ Babar, Zaheer Ud Din	Qatar University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 974
66	111,756	PS Pokharel, Shaligram	Qatar University	Operations Research	Rank 424
67	118,841	FM Faisal, Mohd Nishat	Qatar University	Business & Management	Rank 1,345
68	120,600	SS Sayadi, Sami	Center for Sustainable Development	Biotechnology	Rank 362
69	122,398	AM Al-Maadeed, Mariam Ali	Qatar University	Materials	Rank 1,742
70	123,688	AA Al-Fuqaha, Ala Isam	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,123
71	127,067	OM Ouzzani, Mourad	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Information Systems	Rank 327
72	136,892	BV Brusic, Vladimir	University of Doha for Science and Technology	Immunology	Rank 3,461
73	137,334	Uddin, Mueen	University of Doha for Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,073
74	137,774	BL Ben-Brahim, Lazhar	Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 417
75	138,296	EM El-Naas, Muftah H.	Gas Processing Centre, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 702
76	140,558	IM Indraganti, Madhavi	Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Building & Construction	Rank 424
77	142,685	KM Kraidy, Marwan M.	Northwestern	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 309
78	143,257	DK Darwish, Kareem M.	Qatar Computing Research Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,219
79	144,028	BY Boudjemline, Younès	Sidra Medicine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 4,334
80	145,818	MK Mahmoud, Khaled A.	Hamad Bin Khalifa University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,893
81	146,104	AE Abu-Shanab, Emad Ahmed	Qatar University	Information Systems	Rank 381
82	148,248	DM Darwish, Mohammed Ali	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Chemical Engineering	Rank 761
83	148,280	HI Hussain, Iqtadar	College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 1,228
84	148,804	AS Al-Madeed, Somaya Ali	Qatar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,370
85	150,236	SK Sadasivuni, K. K.	Qatar University	Energy	Rank 2,301
86	151,679	WR Whiteley, Rod	Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital	Sport Sciences	Rank 531
87	152,223	TF Tarlochan, Faris	Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Materials	Rank 2,191
88	153,239	AF Abbas, Farhat	University of Doha for Science and Technology	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 872
89	153,610	AA Ayesh, Ahmad I.	College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University	Applied Physics	Rank 3,942
90	156,040	VG Vujanić, Gordan M.	Sidra Medicine	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 5,708
91	157,185	TM Trick, Michael A.	Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar	Operations Research	Rank 610
92	161,414	GA Gastli, Adel	Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Energy	Rank 2,503
93	161,549	Cardinale, Marco	Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital	Sport Sciences	Rank 575
94	161,809	BA Barnoush, Afrooz	Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute	Materials	Rank 2,346
95	164,149	KJ Konje, Justin Chi	Feto Maternal Centre	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,537
96	164,261	AM Al-Smadi, Mohammed H.	Lusail University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 376
97	167,838	BA Bermak, Amine	Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 513
98	172,814	AS Al-Muhtaseb, Shaheen A.	Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering Qatar University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 927
99	175,405	CO Cihat Onat, Nuri Cihat	Qatar Transportation and Traffic Safety Center, College of Engineering, Qatar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,549
100	176,685	OR O’Kennedy, Richard	Hamad Bin Khalifa University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,374
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Qatar are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

311 scientists affiliated with Qatar are on the 2026 single-year list, and 197 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 career-long list, Qatar University has the most listed scientists from Qatar, with 47. It is followed by Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering with 16.

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 197 in 2026, a change of +162.7%.

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.