United Arab Emirates' Top 2% Scientists 2025

The United Arab Emirates has 663 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 25.1% from 530 in 2024. That places the United Arab Emirates 39th in the world by number of listed scientists. Khalifa University of Science and Technology has the most listed scientists (133), followed by University of Sharjah (120).

Single Year

663

+133 (+25.1%) vs 2024

Career Data

389

+86 (+28.4%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#39

No change vs 2024

Institutes

+30 (+48.4%) vs 2024

Scientists in the United Arab Emirates on the list, by year

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

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+53.9%

2022+13.5%

2023+31.2%

2024+29.9%

2025+25.1%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	178		114
2021	274	+53.9%	177	+55.3%
2022	311	+13.5%	205	+15.8%
2023	408	+31.2%	262	+27.8%
2024	530	+29.9%	303	+15.6%
2025	663	+25.1%	389	+28.4%

Top 10 institutes in the United Arab Emirates

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Rank in the United Arab Emirates	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	160	Olabi, Abdul Ghani	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 6
2	253	CP Carmeliet, Peter	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 12
3	312	Ozturk, Ilhan	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 11
4	590	SP Show, Pau Loke	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Biotechnology	Rank 1
5	1,723	TM Tahir, Muhammad	United Arab Emirates University	Energy	Rank 47
6	2,434	Ihsanullah, Ihsanullah	University of Sharjah	Chemical Engineering	Rank 10
7	2,907	Said, Zafar	United Arab Emirates University	Energy	Rank 79
8	2,935	SL Shao, Ling	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 161
9	3,341	KY Koren, Yehuda	Google LLC, Africa & Middle East	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 180
10	3,663	JD Jamali, Dima	Canadian University Dubai	Business & Management	Rank 114
11	3,961	EM Elhoseny, Mohamed A.	University of Sharjah	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 212
12	3,968	Abdelkareem, Mohammad Ali	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 101
13	4,202	AM Al-Emran, Mostafa	British University in Dubai	Education	Rank 48
14	4,338	Sengupta, Pallav	Gulf Medical University	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 10
15	4,788	JM Jawaid, Mohammad	United Arab Emirates University	Polymers	Rank 26
16	5,938	VC Verma, Chandrabhan	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Chemical Physics	Rank 106
17	7,139	RR Ramanathan, Ramakrishnan	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 179
18	7,205	ZM Zafar, Muhammad Sohail	Ajman University	Dentistry	Rank 18
19	7,248	SK Salah, Khaled H.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 74
20	7,415	EM Elgendi, Mohamed	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 24
21	8,406	LI Laptev, Ivan	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 421
22	8,524	KJ Klironomos, John N.	American University of Sharjah	Ecology	Rank 210
23	8,975	GM Guizani, Mohsen Mokhtar	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 93
24	9,089	Al-Alami, Abdul Hai	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 238
25	9,358	EP England, Paula	NYU Abu Dhabi	Sociology	Rank 47
26	9,615	VS Vijayavenkataraman, Sanjairaj	NYU Abu Dhabi	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 32
27	9,763	AB Al Betar, Mohammed Azmi	Ajman University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 476
28	10,291	KS Khan, Salman Hameed	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 501
29	10,714	Lutfi, Abdalwali	The University of Kalba	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 525
30	11,321	BR Bansal, Ramesh C.	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 298
31	12,677	NM Naeem, Muhammad Abubakr	United Arab Emirates University	Finance	Rank 71
32	12,781	UZ Umar, Zaghum	Zayed University	Finance	Rank 73
33	12,974	SK Shaalan, Khaled F.	British University in Dubai	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 626
34	13,444	Baber, Hasnan	American University of Sharjah	Business & Management	Rank 403
35	14,079	RI Reid, Ian D.	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 677
36	14,306	GS Griffiths, Steve W.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 401
37	14,415	AR Allen, Robert C.	NYU Abu Dhabi	History of Social Sciences	Rank 3
38	14,462	AY Al-Douri, Yaroub K.	University of Sharjah	Applied Physics	Rank 287
39	14,972	SA Shoufan, Abdulhadi	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 154
40	15,045	KF Khan, Fahad Shahbaz	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 718
41	15,062	BF Banat, F. A.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 86
42	15,649	NN Nagelkerke, Nico J.D.	United Arab Emirates University	Microbiology	Rank 278
43	15,684	AA Abu Al-Rub, Rashid K.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 146
44	15,741	Inayat, Abrar	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 437
45	15,796	XE Xing, Eric P.	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 757
46	16,010	AM Alawida, Moatsum	Abu Dhabi University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 763
47	16,169	AM Aboelmaged, Mohamed Gamal Shehata	University of Sharjah	Business & Management	Rank 478
48	16,438	NP Nakov, Preslav Ivanov	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 781
49	16,683	MA Mohammad, Abdul Wahab	University of Sharjah	Chemical Engineering	Rank 99
50	17,021	EK El-Tarabily, Khaled A.	United Arab Emirates University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 212
51	17,083	Ahmad, Iftikhar	Capital Health Screening Centre	Applied Physics	Rank 342
52	17,199	SM Seghier, Mohamed L.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 817
53	17,418	DA Diabat, Ali H.	NYU Abu Dhabi	Operations Research	Rank 70
54	17,495	KI Khan, Imran	British University in Dubai	Marketing	Rank 121
55	18,198	HT Hai, Tao	Ajman University	Energy	Rank 507
56	18,479	EA El-Shafie, Ahmed Hussein A.	United Arab Emirates University	Environmental Engineering	Rank 85
57	18,494	AE Abu-Nada, Eiyad A.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 172
58	19,217	RM Razzak, Muhammad Imran	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 917
59	19,273	CS Chaudhry, Shehzad Ashraf	Abu Dhabi University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 199
60	19,620	KF Kamalov, Firuz	Canadian University Dubai	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 932
61	19,735	DM Debbah, Merouane	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 205
62	20,228	Al-Ketan, Oraib	NYU Abu Dhabi	Materials	Rank 379
63	20,583	Rihan, Fathalla A.	United Arab Emirates University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 60
64	20,656	GC Ghenaï, Chaouki	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 565
65	20,795	OK Ostad-Ali-Askari, Kaveh	American University in Dubai	Environmental Sciences	Rank 455
66	21,051	TH Tekin, H. O.	University of Sharjah	Applied Physics	Rank 413
67	21,746	ES Ellahham, Samer H.	Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 647
68	22,435	EN Ellili, Nejla Ould Daoud	Abu Dhabi University	Business & Management	Rank 628
69	22,558	Ragnedda, Massimo	University of Sharjah	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 104
70	22,581	AQ Al-Mdallal, Qasem M.	United Arab Emirates University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 217
71	23,086	HJ Hanaysha, Jalal Rajeh	Skyline University College	Business & Management	Rank 642
72	23,551	KM Khalid, Muhammad Yasir	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 449
73	23,817	MS Mao, Samuel S.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 469
74	23,945	BN Boubakri, Narjess	School of Business Administration	Finance	Rank 116
75	24,365	HR Hawileh, Rami A.	American University of Sharjah	Materials	Rank 461
76	24,817	BJ Bernstein, Joel	NYU Abu Dhabi	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 66
77	24,850	ZB Zamberi Bin Ahmad, Syed Zamberi	Abu Dhabi University	Business & Management	Rank 687
78	25,043	LA Lowe, Andrew B.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Polymers	Rank 190
79	25,208	SL Song, Le	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,163
80	25,465	MA Mourad, Abdel Hamid I.	United Arab Emirates University	Materials	Rank 483
81	25,656	UM Uysal, Murat	NYU Abu Dhabi	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 270
82	25,765	MA Majda, Andrew Jonjon	NYU Abu Dhabi	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 460
83	26,502	AV Annese, Vito	United Arab Emirates University	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 307
84	26,899	MG Maduraiveeran, Govindhan	American University of Sharjah	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 122
85	26,976	KA Kamal-Eldin, Afaf	United Arab Emirates University	Food Science	Rank 267
86	27,022	TW Tafesse, Wondwesen	United Arab Emirates University	Marketing	Rank 172
87	27,115	DM Daqaq, Mohammed F.	NYU Abu Dhabi	Acoustics	Rank 48
88	27,400	CW Cantwell, Wesley J.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 529
89	27,916	LT Liu, Tongliang	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,276
90	28,227	Tawalbeh, Muhammad	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 770
91	28,470	KV Khadkikar, Vinod	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 96
92	28,628	AM Atieh, Muataz Ali	University of Sharjah	Chemical Engineering	Rank 194
93	28,661	MS Maqsood, Sajid	United Arab Emirates University	Food Science	Rank 284
94	28,970	NP Naumov, PanČe	NYU Abu Dhabi	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 83
95	29,135	Khan, Moien AB	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 418
96	29,289	HY Himeur, Yassine	University of Dubai	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,325
97	30,086	Agarwal, Praveen	Ajman University	General Mathematics	Rank 121
98	30,256	ZH Zeineldin, Hatem Hussein	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 821
99	31,849	AH Arafat, Hassan A.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 225
100	32,200	Krishnamoorthy, Rambabu	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 705
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the United Arab Emirates are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

663 scientists affiliated with the United Arab Emirates are on the 2025 single-year list, and 389 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in the United Arab Emirates has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2025 single-year list, Khalifa University of Science and Technology has the most listed scientists from the United Arab Emirates, with 133. It is followed by University of Sharjah with 120.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in the United Arab Emirates changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, the United Arab Emirates went from 178 scientists in 2020 to 663 in 2025, a change of +272.5%.

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.