United Arab Emirates' Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List

The United Arab Emirates has 114 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places the United Arab Emirates 44th in the world by number of listed scientists. Khalifa University of Science and Technology has the most listed scientists (30), followed by NYU Abu Dhabi (14).

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178

First year listed

Career Data

114

First year listed

World rank by count

#44

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

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+55.3%

2022+15.8%

2023+27.8%

2024+15.6%

2025+28.4%

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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%

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Rank in the United Arab Emirates	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	7,802	NN Nagelkerke, Nico	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Microbiology	Rank 195
2	16,460	Shin, Donghee	Zayed University	Information Systems	Rank 35
3	18,463	SL Samaranayake, Lakshman Perera	University of Sharjah	Dentistry	Rank 68
4	25,056	Olabi, Abdul Ghani	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 209
5	28,898	CW Cantwell, W. J.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 332
6	29,927	AR Allen, Robert C.	NYU Abu Dhabi	History of Social Sciences	Rank 2
7	31,166	KA Kamal-Eldin, Afaf	United Arab Emirates University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 267
8	32,722	AT Adrian, Thomas E.	Mohamed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 516
9	33,517	AE Abu-Nada, Eiyad	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 162
10	38,829	SM Seghier, Mohamed L.	Emirates College for Advanced Education	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,911
11	40,081	TG Toussaint, Godfried T.	NYU Abu Dhabi	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 100
12	43,724	BR Bansal, R. C.	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 405
13	43,785	GM Gray, Murray	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 407
14	44,622	AW Allen, W. R.	University Hospital Sharjah	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 48
15	49,622	MV Mittal, Vikas	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Polymers	Rank 458
16	55,270	BM Ben-Daya, Mohamed	American University of Sharjah	Operations Research	Rank 169
17	56,011	AA Alsharhan, A. S.	Middle East Geological and Environmental Establishment	Geology	Rank 77
18	57,270	SG Saint-Paul, Gilles	NYU Abu Dhabi	Economics	Rank 447
19	57,480	EA Elwakil, A. S.	University of Sharjah	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 145
20	57,897	KV Khadkikar, Vinod	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 148
21	60,346	AM Al-Saleh, Mohammed H.	United Arab Emirates University	Polymers	Rank 559
22	61,536	HM Hariga, Moncer	American University of Sharjah	Operations Research	Rank 194
23	64,702	KN Khan, Naveed Ahmed	American University of Sharjah	Microbiology	Rank 1,645
24	66,135	WJ Woollins, J. Derek	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 445
25	66,193	CS Chouaib, Salem	Gulf Medical University	Immunology	Rank 1,946
26	67,703	DM Daqaq, Mohammed F.	NYU Abu Dhabi	Acoustics	Rank 139
27	73,159	AE Adeghate, Ernest A.	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,698
28	74,741	SL Shao, Ling	Inception Institute of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,195
29	77,381	SJ Sanchez, J. M.	American University of Sharjah	Applied Physics	Rank 1,965
30	78,092	HL Hadjileontiadis, Leontios	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 363
31	79,994	AA Abu Al-Rub, Rashid K.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 432
32	80,273	DA Diabat, Ali	NYU Abu Dhabi	Operations Research	Rank 290
33	81,682	ÅJ Årtun, Jon	European University College, Dubai	Dentistry	Rank 428
34	82,614	AL Al-Gazali, Lihadh	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 481
35	83,265	KS Karam, Sherif M.	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 3,515
36	87,750	ES Ehrenberg, S. N.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Geology	Rank 141
37	91,284	MS Morad, Sadoon	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Geology	Rank 150
38	95,314	GS Gariballa, Salah	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 706
39	98,727	EE El-Saadany, Ehab F.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 1,062
40	100,377	MA Maghazachi, Azzam A.	University of Sharjah	Immunology	Rank 2,740
41	101,622	SR Simonsen, Richard J.	University of Sharjah	Dentistry	Rank 568
42	102,315	DA Dutton, Aaron A.	NYU Abu Dhabi	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 1,400
43	102,709	MS Madanat, Samer Michel	NYU Abu Dhabi	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 116
44	102,907	EM Ellis, Michael	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Microbiology	Rank 2,586
45	103,112	RH Raza, Haider	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Toxicology	Rank 553
46	106,116	MA Macciò, Andrea V.	NYU Abu Dhabi	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 1,459
47	107,679	DS Dawood, S.	Mediclinic City Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,371
48	107,987	LK Liao, Kin	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 909
49	108,142	PH Penefsky, Harvey S.	United Arab Emirates University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,008
50	114,081	SY Salamin, Yousef I.	American University of Sharjah	General Physics	Rank 831
51	115,244	SS Sindet-Pedersen, Steen	Nicolas and Asp University College	Dentistry	Rank 659
52	118,921	NP Naumov, Panče	NYU Abu Dhabi	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 815
53	119,948	KA Khan, Arif O.	Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 897
54	121,193	PS Phoenix, Simon	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Optics	Rank 494
55	127,345	DE Damiani, Ernesto	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,071
56	127,457	Al-Zuhair, Sulaiman	United Arab Emirates University	Biotechnology	Rank 440
57	129,165	WU Wernery, Ulrich	Central Veterinary Research Laboratory Dubai	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 375
58	129,367	LW Lammers, Wim J.E.P.	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 1,786
59	129,671	PM Perrott, Michael	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 362
60	134,133	BM Badri, Masood	United Arab Emirates University	Education	Rank 691
61	138,110	NH Narchi, Hassib	United Arab Emirates University	Pediatrics	Rank 745
62	141,346	EK El-Tarabily, Khaled A.	United Arab Emirates University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,963
63	145,507	AM Ali, Muataz	University of Sharjah	Chemical Engineering	Rank 658
64	147,050	TD Tziafas, D.	Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences	Dentistry	Rank 865
65	149,585	MA Milosevic, Alexander	Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences	Dentistry	Rank 880
66	150,329	BF Banat, Fawzi	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 686
67	152,488	Atieh, Momen A.	Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences	Dentistry	Rank 898
68	153,623	IM Iqbal, Muhammad	Higher Colleges of Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,145
69	153,751	ZL Zou, Linda	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 704
70	155,117	AF Abu-Zidan, Fikri M.	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Surgery	Rank 1,450
71	157,923	VL Vega, Lourdes F.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 728
72	158,239	SK Salah, Khaled	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,502
73	161,933	NA Nemmar, Abderrahim	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Toxicology	Rank 920
74	162,433	AM Abbas, Maher A.	Dubai Colon and Rectal Surgery Clinic	Surgery	Rank 1,523
75	165,819	BI Boiko, Igor	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,153
76	168,547	BA Badawi, Ayman	American University of Sharjah	General Mathematics	Rank 900
77	168,989	AB Abu-Hijleh, Bassam	British University in Dubai	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,027
78	173,755	AB Abu-Jdayil, Basim	United Arab Emirates University	Food Science	Rank 781
79	176,049	AH Arafat, Hassan A.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 818
80	180,847	EE Eweda, Eweda	C4 Advanced Solutions	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,711
81	181,562	HN Habash, Nizar	NYU Abu Dhabi	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,956
82	181,866	MM Maalej, Mohamed	University of Sharjah	Building & Construction	Rank 355
83	182,068	AA AlAmiri, Abdalla	United Arab Emirates University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,125
84	183,581	ET El-Maaddawy, Tamer	United Arab Emirates University	Civil Engineering	Rank 329
85	183,779	GD Goussis, Dimitris A.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 2,205
86	189,893	SM Selim, Mohamed Y.E.	United Arab Emirates University	Energy	Rank 2,285
87	191,683	PG Petroianu, Georg	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Toxicology	Rank 1,114
88	193,734	EM El Moursi, Mohamed Shawky	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 2,336
89	199,453	MZ Maamar, Zakaria	Zayed University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,287
90	203,818	AB Akash, B. A.	American University of Ras Al Khaimah	Energy	Rank 2,491
91	211,795	SJ Sheikh-Ahmad, Jamal	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,460
92	221,811	TA Tzes, Anthony	NYU Abu Dhabi	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,548
93	226,672	AS Al-Asheh, Sameer	American University of Sharjah	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,091
94	227,364	KV Kelessidis, V. C.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 2,816
95	229,625	AA Alfantazi, A.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 3,136
96	231,063	AK Assaleh, Khaled	Ajman University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,263
97	236,632	Shaalan, Khaled	British University in Dubai	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,948
98	249,188	PR Pasricha, Renu	NYU Abu Dhabi	Materials	Rank 3,402
99	255,115	AM Afifi, Mustafa	Jumeira University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,095
100	258,251	LT Laoui, Tahar	University of Sharjah	Materials	Rank 3,525
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the United Arab Emirates are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

178 scientists affiliated with the United Arab Emirates are on the 2020 single-year list, and 114 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2020 career-long list, Khalifa University of Science and Technology has the most listed scientists from the United Arab Emirates, with 30. It is followed by NYU Abu Dhabi with 14.

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.