United Arab Emirates' Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

The United Arab Emirates has 205 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 15.8% from 177 in 2021. That places the United Arab Emirates 43rd in the world by number of listed scientists. Khalifa University of Science and Technology has the most listed scientists (55), followed by United Arab Emirates University (26).

Single Year

311

+37 (+13.5%) vs 2021

Career Data

205

+28 (+15.8%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#43

No change vs 2021

Institutes

+4 (+10.8%) vs 2021

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

The career-long count has grown 80% since 2020.

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	5,620	HQ Hamid, Qutayba	College of Medicine	Allergy	Rank 19
2	6,975	BJ Bernstein, Joel	NYU Abu Dhabi	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 39
3	7,154	AJ Antony, Jiju	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Business & Management	Rank 51
4	10,962	SD Shin, Donghee	Zayed University	Information Systems	Rank 20
5	17,054	Olabi, Abdul Ghani	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 160
6	20,288	DD Davis, Dave	Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 293
7	23,272	JD Jamali, Dima	College of Business Administration	Business & Management	Rank 203
8	26,544	AR Allen, Robert C.	NYU Abu Dhabi	History of Social Sciences	Rank 5
9	26,908	CW Cantwell, Wesley J.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 308
10	29,352	KA Kamal-Eldin, Afaf	United Arab Emirates University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 225
11	30,225	AE Abu-Nada, Eiyad	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 172
12	31,079	HN Hilal, Nidal	NYU Abu Dhabi	Chemical Engineering	Rank 111
13	32,701	BR Bansal, R. C.	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 343
14	33,960	SM Seghier, Mohamed L.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,549
15	37,384	AT Adrian, Thomas E.	Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 571
16	38,821	MN Masmoudi, Nader	NYU Abu Dhabi	General Mathematics	Rank 136
17	39,753	SL Shao, Ling	Inception Institute of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 742
18	40,606	TG Toussaint, Godfried T.	NYU Abu Dhabi	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 756
19	43,165	MS Messaoudi, Salim	University of Sharjah	Applied Mathematics	Rank 93
20	48,031	AA Alsharhan, A. S.	Middle East Geological and Environmental Establishment	Geology	Rank 60
21	49,033	KV Khadkikar, Vinod	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 122
22	50,080	EA Elwakil, A. S.	University of Sharjah	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 126
23	50,681	ZH Zeineldin, Hatem H.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 559
24	51,568	TD Taylor, David	Gulf Medical University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,671
25	51,991	BM Ben-Daya, Mohamed	American University of Sharjah	Operations Research	Rank 161
26	52,710	SE Stip, E.	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Psychiatry	Rank 1,048
27	55,440	AV Annese, Vito	Fakeeh University Hospital	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 840
28	56,444	MK Mellahi, Kamel	Centre for Responsible Business	Business & Management	Rank 548
29	56,599	KN Khan, Naveed Ahmed	College of Medicine	Microbiology	Rank 1,437
30	58,304	DA Diabat, Ali	NYU Abu Dhabi	Operations Research	Rank 179
31	58,889	GA Ghobarah, A.	United Arab Emirates University	Civil Engineering	Rank 86
32	61,281	SG Saint-Paul, Gilles	NYU Abu Dhabi	Economics	Rank 498
33	61,470	CS Chouaib, Salem	Gulf Medical University	Immunology	Rank 1,848
34	61,524	DM Daqaq, Mohammed F.	NYU Abu Dhabi	Acoustics	Rank 129
35	65,308	HM Hariga, Moncer	American University of Sharjah	Operations Research	Rank 216
36	65,504	AA Abu Al-Rub, Rashid	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 402
37	66,934	HS Ho, Samuel B.	Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 1,012
38	70,794	HL Hadjileontiadis, Leontios J.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 305
39	74,283	AE Adeghate, Ernest	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,647
40	75,151	BG Baylis, Gordon	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 873
41	79,200	SK Salah, Khaled	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 688
42	79,742	TM Tahir, Muhammad	United Arab Emirates University	Energy	Rank 942
43	82,824	HA Hatemi-J, Abdulnasser	United Arab Emirates University	Economics	Rank 677
44	83,712	SD Sheehan, David	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,545
45	84,401	ÅJ Årtun, Jon	European University College, Dubai	Dentistry	Rank 460
46	84,475	MS Morad, Sadoon	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Geology	Rank 121
47	86,414	DA Dutton, Aaron A.	NYU Abu Dhabi	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 1,156
48	86,434	EE El-Saadany, Ehab F.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 1,027
49	86,461	AL Al-Gazali, Lihadh	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 506
50	87,229	KS Karam, Sherif M.	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 1,244
51	87,541	ES Ehrenberg, S. N.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Geology	Rank 124
52	94,122	SF Saad, Farid	Gulf Medical University	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 2,018
53	94,168	MD Melcher, David	NYU Abu Dhabi	Experimental Psychology	Rank 1,081
54	95,146	MS Madanat, Samer	NYU Abu Dhabi	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 125
55	96,567	GS Gariballa, Salah	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 656
56	98,689	NP Naumov, Panče	NYU Abu Dhabi	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 624
57	99,812	OK O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj	NYU Abu Dhabi	Economics	Rank 815
58	100,522	DS Dawood, Shaheenah	Mediclinic North Wing	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 3,968
59	102,765	KA Kappos, Andreas J.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Civil Engineering	Rank 173
60	104,132	AM Atieh, Muataz Ali	University of Sharjah	Chemical Engineering	Rank 459
61	105,084	MA Maghazachi, Azzam A.	College of Medicine	Immunology	Rank 2,925
62	105,346	MA MacCiò, A. V.	NYU Abu Dhabi	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 1,451
63	105,744	SR Simonsen, Richard J.	University of Sharjah	Dentistry	Rank 602
64	108,513	LK Liao, Kin	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 1,412
65	111,528	EM Ellis, Michael	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Microbiology	Rank 2,783
66	111,865	Al-Zuhair, Sulaiman	United Arab Emirates University	Biotechnology	Rank 306
67	111,946	GV Gupta, Vinay	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 3,138
68	112,436	WU Wernery, Ulrich	Central Veterinary Research Laboratory Dubai	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 328
69	114,425	DE Damiani, Ernesto	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,037
70	114,539	SY Salamin, Yousef I.	American University of Sharjah	General Physics	Rank 780
71	116,004	KG Khan, Gulfaraz	United Arab Emirates University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,488
72	119,363	NK Nandakumar, Karthik	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,134
73	123,716	SS Sindet-Pedersen, Steen	Nicolas and Asp University College	Dentistry	Rank 726
74	124,115	SA Shirwaikar, Annie	Gulf Medical University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 442
75	124,736	AH Arafat, Hassan A.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 562
76	125,215	KM Khamsi, Mohamed A.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Applied Mathematics	Rank 275
77	126,214	MA Migdal, Alexander	NYU Abu Dhabi	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,079
78	129,059	LW Lammers, Wim J.	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 1,739
79	129,793	EK El-Tarabily, Khaled A.	United Arab Emirates University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,835
80	130,430	AF Abu-Zidan, Fikri M.	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Surgery	Rank 1,198
81	131,514	BA Badawi, Ayman	American University of Sharjah	General Mathematics	Rank 758
82	132,342	BF Banat, Fawzi	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 610
83	133,069	AT Ahrens, Thomas	United Arab Emirates University	Accounting	Rank 113
84	134,410	MN Mladenovic, Nenad	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Operations Research	Rank 508
85	134,906	AA Amin, Amr	United Arab Emirates University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 5,141
86	135,957	BM Badri, Masood A.	College of Business and Economics	Education	Rank 747
87	136,971	PS Phoenix, Simon J.D.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Optics	Rank 489
88	138,534	SM Samuel, M.	Cooper Health Clinic	Pediatrics	Rank 807
89	138,945	NH Narchi, Hassib	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Pediatrics	Rank 810
90	139,546	PM Perrott, Michael	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 408
91	139,656	EM Elmoursi, Mohamed	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 1,738
92	143,382	ET El-Maaddawy, Tamer	United Arab Emirates University	Building & Construction	Rank 294
93	147,299	VL Vega, Lourdes F.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 695
94	147,493	Shaalan, Khaled	British University in Dubai	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,653
95	150,832	FH Fatemi, Human M.	ART Fertility Clinics	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,527
96	152,306	ZL Zou, Linda	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 720
97	154,377	TD Tziafas, D.	Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences	Dentistry	Rank 941
98	155,299	AW Allen, W. R.(Twink)	Sharjah Equine Hospital	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 547
99	155,771	MA Milosevic, Alexander	Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences	Dentistry	Rank 949
100	159,947	AB Abu-Hijleh, Bassam	British University in Dubai	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,118
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the United Arab Emirates are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

311 scientists affiliated with the United Arab Emirates are on the 2022 single-year list, and 205 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 career-long list, Khalifa University of Science and Technology has the most listed scientists from the United Arab Emirates, with 55. It is followed by United Arab Emirates University with 26.

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

On the career-long list, the United Arab Emirates went from 114 scientists in 2020 to 205 in 2022, a change of +79.8%.

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.