United Arab Emirates' Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List

The United Arab Emirates has 262 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 27.8% from 205 in 2022. That places the United Arab Emirates 41st in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. Khalifa University of Science and Technology has the most listed scientists (66), followed by United Arab Emirates University (33).

Single Year

408

+97 (+31.2%) vs 2022

Career Data

262

+57 (+27.8%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#41

up 2 places vs 2022

Institutes

+4 (+9.8%) vs 2022

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

The career-long count has more than doubled 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	6,364	AJ Antony, Jiju	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Business & Management	Rank 48
2	7,506	BJ Bernstein, Joel	NYU Abu Dhabi	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 40
3	7,844	SD Shin, Donghee	Zayed University	Information Systems	Rank 12
4	10,803	Olabi, Abdul Ghani	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 103
5	13,185	MS Momani, Shaher	Ajman University	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 12
6	16,912	EP England, Paula	NYU Abu Dhabi	Sociology	Rank 33
7	18,851	TE Tuzcu, E. Murat	Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 812
8	19,774	JD Jamali, Dima	College of Business Administration	Business & Management	Rank 173
9	21,035	DD Davis, Dave	University of Toronto	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 306
10	25,040	CW Cantwell, Wesley J.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 295
11	25,543	AR Allen, Robert C.	NYU Abu Dhabi	History of Social Sciences	Rank 4
12	26,581	HN Hilal, Nidal	NYU Abu Dhabi	Chemical Engineering	Rank 105
13	27,546	AE Abu-Nada, Eiyad	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 161
14	27,755	BR Bansal, Ramesh C.	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 296
15	28,530	SL Shao, Ling	Inception Institute of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 571
16	28,813	KA Kamal-Eldin, Afaf	United Arab Emirates University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 222
17	31,114	DM Debbah, Mérouane	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 250
18	31,688	SM Seghier, Mohamed L.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,367
19	31,924	KP Koninckx, Philippe Robert	Latifa Hospital	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 265
20	33,577	IP Innocenzi, Plinio	United Arab Emirates University	Materials	Rank 417
21	38,535	MN Masmoudi, Nader	NYU Abu Dhabi	General Mathematics	Rank 134
22	39,205	AT Adrian, Thomas E.	Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 603
23	40,084	MS Messaoudi, Salim A.	University of Sharjah	General Mathematics	Rank 142
24	40,284	TM Tahir, Muhammad	United Arab Emirates University	Energy	Rank 448
25	43,631	TG Toussaint, Godfried T.	NYU Abu Dhabi	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 870
26	45,865	KV Khadkikar, Vinod	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 111
27	47,409	GM Guizani, Mohsen	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 388
28	47,559	EA Elwakil, Ahmed S.	University of Sharjah	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 118
29	48,005	MK Mellahi, Kamel	Centre for Responsible Business	Business & Management	Rank 472
30	48,211	AA Alsharhan, A. S.	Middle East Geological and Environmental Establishment	Geology	Rank 58
31	49,626	DA Diabat, Ali	NYU Abu Dhabi	Operations Research	Rank 156
32	52,374	BM Ben-Daya, Mohamed	American University of Sharjah	Operations Research	Rank 162
33	53,591	TD Taylor, David	Gulf Medical University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,747
34	54,914	SE Stip, Emmanuel	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Psychiatry	Rank 1,077
35	55,533	GA Ghobarah, A.	United Arab Emirates University	Civil Engineering	Rank 92
36	55,986	AA Abu Al-Rub, Rashid K.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 350
37	59,182	CS Chouaib, Salem	Gulf Medical University	Immunology	Rank 1,752
38	59,877	DM Daqaq, Mohammed F.	NYU Abu Dhabi	Acoustics	Rank 130
39	61,478	SK Salah, Khaled	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 539
40	62,482	GS Goyal, Sanjeev	NYU Abu Dhabi	Economics	Rank 514
41	65,685	HL Hadjileontiadis, Leontios	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 282
42	65,704	SG Saint-Paul, Gilles	NYU Abu Dhabi	Economics	Rank 535
43	66,278	HM Hariga, Moncer	American University of Sharjah	Operations Research	Rank 226
44	67,815	HS Ho, Samuel B.	Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 1,024
45	67,987	RJ Rock, John A.	Khalifa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 664
46	69,005	NP Nakov, Preslav	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,301
47	69,403	AE Adeghate, Ernest	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,521
48	69,705	EM El-Fadel, Mutasem	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 396
49	71,506	HA Hatemi-J, Abdulnasser	United Arab Emirates University	Economics	Rank 589
50	73,016	GJ Gelovani, Juri G.	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 574
51	75,550	Sengupta, Pallav	Gulf Medical University	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 742
52	76,009	HM Hughes, Michael Pycraft	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 768
53	76,760	Hadid, Abdenour	Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,425
54	78,806	WJ Woollins, J. Derek	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 472
55	80,200	HN Habash, Nizar	NYU Abu Dhabi	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,485
56	82,286	MS Morad, S.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Geology	Rank 115
57	82,327	AL Al-Gazali, Lihadh	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 471
58	82,587	ES Ehrenberg, Stephen N.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Geology	Rank 118
59	82,988	BG Baylis, Gordon	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 984
60	83,647	LK Liao, Kin	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 1,089
61	84,044	DA Dutton, Aaron A.	NYU Abu Dhabi	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 1,121
62	87,159	AM Atieh, Muataz Ali	University of Sharjah	Chemical Engineering	Rank 375
63	87,356	EE El-Saadany, Ehab	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 1,093
64	87,818	ÅJ Årtun, Jon	European University College, Dubai	Dentistry	Rank 477
65	88,459	Said, Zafar	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 1,102
66	89,818	MD Melcher, David	NYU Abu Dhabi	Experimental Psychology	Rank 1,050
67	89,888	SD Sheehan, David	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,648
68	91,387	KS Karam, Sherif Mohamed	United Arab Emirates University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 3,644
69	93,103	NP Naumov, Panče	NYU Abu Dhabi	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 565
70	93,534	KA Kappos, A. J.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Civil Engineering	Rank 165
71	94,397	KA Khan, Arif O.	Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 686
72	95,617	MS Madanat, Samer M.	NYU Abu Dhabi	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 132
73	95,799	SF Saad, Farid	Gulf Medical University	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 2,035
74	97,135	GS Gariballa, Salah	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 675
75	97,924	LM Losada, Marta	NYU Abu Dhabi	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,586
76	100,469	KG Khan, Gulfaraz	United Arab Emirates University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,284
77	100,630	MA Maghazachi, Azzam A.	University of Sharjah	Immunology	Rank 2,771
78	100,727	Al-Zuhair, Sulaiman	United Arab Emirates University	Biotechnology	Rank 278
79	101,932	AH Arafat, Hassan A.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 454
80	106,042	MA Macciò, Andrea V.	NYU Abu Dhabi	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 1,445
81	106,621	DS Dawood, Shaheenah	Mediclinic City Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,168
82	107,526	EK El-Tarabily, Khaled A.	United Arab Emirates University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,506
83	107,568	WU Wernery, Ulrich	Central Veterinary Research Laboratory Dubai	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 311
84	110,305	GV Gupta, Vinay	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 2,994
85	112,437	Shaalan, Khaled	British University in Dubai	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,139
86	112,789	SR Simonsen, Richard J.	University of Sharjah	Dentistry	Rank 642
87	113,316	Ihsanullah, Ihsanullah	University of Sharjah	Chemical Engineering	Rank 516
88	113,878	AF Abu-Zidan, Fikri M.	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Surgery	Rank 1,022
89	114,018	SL Song, Le	MBZUAI	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,171
90	115,149	DE Damiani, Ernesto	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,195
91	116,956	BF Banat, Fawzi	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 533
92	117,158	NK Nandakumar, Karthik	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,241
93	119,191	AA Amin, Amr	United Arab Emirates University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,627
94	120,011	EM Ellis, Michael	College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University	Microbiology	Rank 2,978
95	121,291	KM Khamsi, M. A.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Applied Mathematics	Rank 265
96	121,299	SY Salamin, Yousef I.	American University of Sharjah	General Physics	Rank 808
97	121,744	SA Shirwaikar, Annie	Gulf Medical University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 425
98	123,201	AT Ahrens, Thomas	United Arab Emirates University	Accounting	Rank 106
99	123,471	AQ Al‑Mdallal, Qasem	United Arab Emirates University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 857
100	126,976	ET El-Maaddawy, Tamer	United Arab Emirates University	Building & Construction	Rank 280
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the United Arab Emirates are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

408 scientists affiliated with the United Arab Emirates are on the 2023 single-year list, and 262 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 career-long list, Khalifa University of Science and Technology has the most listed scientists from the United Arab Emirates, with 66. It is followed by United Arab Emirates University with 33.

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 262 in 2023, a change of +129.8%.

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.