Saudi Arabia's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Saudi Arabia has 2,110 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 25.3% from 1,684 in 2024. That places Saudi Arabia 18th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals has the most listed scientists (197), followed by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (183).

Single Year

2,110

+426 (+25.3%) vs 2024

Career Data

850

+174 (+25.7%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#18

up 1 place vs 2024

Institutes

133

+60 (+82.2%) vs 2024

Scientists in Saudi Arabia on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than tripled since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+56.2%

2022+17.4%

2023+29.4%

2024+27.5%

2025+25.3%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	557		321
2021	870	+56.2%	443	+38.0%
2022	1,021	+17.4%	466	+5.2%
2023	1,321	+29.4%	576	+23.6%
2024	1,684	+27.5%	676	+17.4%
2025	2,110	+25.3%	850	+25.7%

Top 10 institutes in Saudi Arabia

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2025

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1King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals197
2King Abdullah University of Science and Technology183
3King Saud University178
4College of Sciences106
5King Abdulaziz University99
6King Khalid University93
7Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University83
8Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University71
9King Faisal University69
10Taif University68

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Single-year list2025

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Rank in Saudi Arabia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	48	SJ Schmidhuber, Jürgen	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6
2	178	DC Duarte, Carlos M.	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 1
3	186	ST Saleh, Tawfik A.	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Chemical Physics	Rank 5
4	231	DY Dwivedi, Yogesh K.	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Information Systems	Rank 4
5	403	SL Steinberg, Laurence	King Abdulaziz University	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 5
6	598	SM Sillanpää, Mika	King Saud University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 12
7	910	AH Ali, Hafiz Muhammad	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Energy	Rank 28
8	1,044	AZ ALOthman, Zeid A.	King Saud University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 4
9	1,077	AT Abdeljawad, Thabet	Prince Sultan University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 5
10	1,329	YZ Yaseen, Zaher Mundher	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Environmental Engineering	Rank 7
11	1,582	AM Andreae, Meinrat O.	King Saud University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 20
12	1,706	RT Rasheed, Tahir	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Environmental Sciences	Rank 39
13	1,925	SP Schmid, Peter J.	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 16
14	1,997	Galanakis, Charis M.	Taif University	Food Science	Rank 17
15	2,011	WY Wada, Yoshihide	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 27
16	2,057	SA Subasi, Abdulhamit	Effat University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 115
17	2,077	NM Naushad, Mu	College of Sciences	Chemical Engineering	Rank 8
18	2,093	MH Mahmood, Haider	Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University	Energy	Rank 57
19	2,111	SM Sajid, Muhammad	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 8
20	2,176	Saba, Tanzila	Prince Sultan University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 120
21	2,224	AH Abdelhamid, Hani Nasser	Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 9
22	2,269	Omri, Anis	Qassim University	Energy	Rank 60
23	2,285	SA Seadawy, Aly R.	Taibah University	General Physics	Rank 19
24	2,303	Raihan, Asif	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Environmental Sciences	Rank 48
25	2,430	AM Alouini, Mohamed Slim	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 26
26	2,524	HM Hossain, M. Shamim	King Saud University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 27
27	2,557	GJ Gascón, Jorge	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Organic Chemistry	Rank 33
28	2,712	Asiri, Abdullah M.	King Abdulaziz University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 36
29	2,734	MG Muhammad, Ghulam	King Saud University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 31
30	2,761	RR Rather, Raouf Ahmad	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 17
31	3,032	KM Khan, Muhammad Ijaz	Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 29
32	3,598	RA Rehman, Amjad Ur	Prince Sultan University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 196
33	3,695	Ravi, Vinayakumar	Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 199
34	4,008	BN Baig, Nadeem	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Chemical Engineering	Rank 16
35	4,364	AM Abido, Mohammad A.	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Energy	Rank 117
36	4,413	KI Khan, Ilyas	Majmaah University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 41
37	4,450	FA Fathy, Ahmed A.	Jouf University	Energy	Rank 122
38	4,458	AM Al Memish, Ziad Ahmed	Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia	Microbiology	Rank 64
39	4,998	OI Obot, Ime Bassey	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Chemical Physics	Rank 93
40	5,202	SM Shkir, Mohd	King Khalid University	Applied Physics	Rank 122
41	5,239	Nisar, Kottakkaran Sooppy	Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 19
42	5,261	MP Magistretti, Pierre J.	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 273
43	5,371	BM Barakat, M. A.	Faculty of Environmental Sciences, King Abdulaziz University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 23
44	5,502	BF Bélaïd, Fateh	King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center	Energy	Rank 150
45	5,875	EA Emwas, Abdul-Hamid Hamid Mohammad	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Organic Chemistry	Rank 81
46	5,879	RH Rezk, Hegazy	Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University	Energy	Rank 159
47	5,904	EM Eddaoudi, M.	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 209
48	6,250	TI Tlili, Iskander	Islamic University of Madinah	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 61
49	6,272	RM Rahman, Mohammed M.	King Abdulaziz University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 24
50	6,308	Ramadan, Mohamed Fawzy	Umm Al-Qura University	Food Science	Rank 43
51	6,941	AM Amran, Mugahed Yahya Hussein	Taibah University	Building & Construction	Rank 57
52	7,008	WP Wang, Peng	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 248
53	7,134	AF Al-Sulaiman, Fahad Abdulaziz	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Energy	Rank 178
54	7,154	US Umoren, Saviour Alphonsus	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Polymers	Rank 40
55	7,222	KM Khalid, Muhammad Shoaib	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Energy	Rank 181
56	7,236	HM Haq, Mohd Anul	Majmaah University	Energy	Rank 182
57	7,417	ZA Zeyad, Abdullah M.	Jazan University	Building & Construction	Rank 63
58	7,455	AT Alkhalifah, Tariq Ali	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 99
59	7,689	AF Ameen, Fuad	King Saud University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 155
60	8,216	MO Mohammed, Omar F.	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 285
61	8,303	CT Chan, Tony Fan Cheong	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 415
62	8,330	MN Misra, N. N.	Taif University	Food Science	Rank 70
63	8,390	SR Sathyamurthy, Ravishankar	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Energy	Rank 218
64	8,508	SL Sundar, Lingala Syam	Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 83
65	8,515	AM Almazroui, Mansour	Center of Excellence for Climate Change Research	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 150
66	8,642	KM Khan, Muhammad Khurram	King Saud University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 86
67	8,687	Ahmad, Bashir	King Abdulaziz University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 29
68	8,688	AH Alshareef, Husam N.	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 307
69	8,823	RS Rehman, S. Ur	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Energy	Rank 227
70	8,845	BA Baabdullah, Abdullah Mohammed A.	Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University	Information Systems	Rank 39
71	9,038	AA Alsaedi, Ahmed J.	King Abdulaziz University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 86
72	9,073	SN Saqib, Najia	Prince Sultan University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 195
73	9,084	Kamal, Muhammad Shahzad	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Energy	Rank 237
74	9,237	AN Akbar, Noreen Sher	Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 89
75	9,540	SC Santamarina, Carlos J.	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 97
76	9,580	UA Umar, Ahmad S.	Najran University	Applied Physics	Rank 193
77	9,599	Shakir, Imran	Islamic University of Madinah	Materials	Rank 173
78	9,808	AT Ahamad, T.	College of Sciences	Polymers	Rank 60
79	9,848	AR Alyousef, Rayed	Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University	Building & Construction	Rank 77
80	9,866	AM Abdel-Daim, Mohamed M.	Batterjee Medical College	Environmental Sciences	Rank 213
81	9,909	AS Ansari, Sajid Ali	King Faisal University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 339
82	10,008	SV Saji, Viswanathan S.	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Materials	Rank 183
83	10,056	AN Abu-Hamdeh, Nidal H.	Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy and Power Systems	Energy	Rank 271
84	10,145	AI AlArifi, Ibrahim M.	Majmaah University	Materials	Rank 186
85	10,154	MR Mansour, R. F.	Northern Border University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 494
86	10,510	AA Abouelregal, Ahmed E.	Jouf University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 97
87	10,611	TM Tester, Mark A.	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 125
88	10,658	LZ Lai, Zhiping	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 50
89	10,917	AA Azar, Ahmad Taher	Prince Sultan University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 538
90	10,939	EH El-Lateef, Hany M.Abd	King Faisal University	Chemical Physics	Rank 186
91	11,033	AA Abdullah, Abdelkader Saad	Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University	Energy	Rank 289
92	11,280	MB Mujasam Batoo, Khalid Mujasam	King Saud University	Applied Physics	Rank 228
93	11,417	AN AL-Dhabi, Naif Abdullah	King Saud University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 139
94	11,484	KA Katritzky, Alan Roy	Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 137
95	11,610	MM Mahmoud, Mohamed Ahmed Nasr El Din	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Energy	Rank 309
96	11,690	AA Al-Ghamdi̇, Ahmed A.	King Abdulaziz University	Applied Physics	Rank 232
97	11,697	HH Hirt, Heribert	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 145
98	11,742	KM Khan, Muhammad Attique	Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 569
99	11,755	IA Irfan, Ahmad	King Khalid University	Chemical Physics	Rank 195
100	11,814	AS Ahmad, Shamsad	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Building & Construction	Rank 93
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Frequently asked questions

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

2,110 scientists affiliated with Saudi Arabia are on the 2025 single-year list, and 850 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Saudi Arabia has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2025 single-year list, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals has the most listed scientists from Saudi Arabia, with 197. It is followed by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology with 183.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Saudi Arabia changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Saudi Arabia went from 557 scientists in 2020 to 2,110 in 2025, a change of +278.8%.

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.