Syria's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Syria has 5 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, the same number as in 2025. That places Syria 114th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Damascus University has the most listed scientists (2), followed by Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (1).
Scientists in Syria on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than tripled since 2021.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | - | ||
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | +300.0% | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | -50.0% | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +150.0% | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +60.0% | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2026 | 10 | +25.0% | 5 | +0.0% |
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| Rank in Syria | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 159,610 | University of Aleppo | Food Science | Rank 983 | |
| 2 | 186,190 | Damascus University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,669 | |
| 3 | 257,252 | Atomic Energy Commission of Syria | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,444 | |
| 4 | 275,060 | Université Tichrine | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,526 | |
| 5 | 280,355 | Damascus University | Energy | Rank 4,812 | |
| No scientists match this filter on the career-long list. Try the single-year list | |||||
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Syria are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
10 scientists affiliated with Syria are on the 2026 single-year list, and 5 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Syria has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, Damascus University has the most listed scientists from Syria, with 2. It is followed by Atomic Energy Commission of Syria with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Syria changed since 2021?
On the career-long list, Syria went from 1 scientists in 2021 to 5 in 2026, a change of +400.0%.
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.