United Arab Emirates' Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List

The United Arab Emirates has 303 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 15.6% from 262 in 2023. That places the United Arab Emirates 41st in the world by number of listed scientists. Khalifa University of Science and Technology has the most listed scientists (80), followed by University of Sharjah (48).

Single Year

530

+122 (+29.9%) vs 2023

Career Data

303

+41 (+15.6%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#41

No change vs 2023

Institutes

+5 (+11.1%) vs 2023

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	3,362	Ozturk, Ilhan	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 42
2	6,185	HQ Hamid, Qutayba	University of Sharjah	Allergy	Rank 19
3	6,549	Olabi, Abdul Ghani	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 70
4	7,849	KJ Klironomos, John	American University of Sharjah	Ecology	Rank 153
5	8,064	BJ Bernstein, Joel	NYU Abu Dhabi	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 41
6	9,244	DZ Ding, Zhiguo	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 71
7	9,453	LI Laptev, Ivan	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 202
8	12,022	MS Momani, Shaher	Ajman University	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 11
9	14,997	RR Ramanathan, Ramakrishnan	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 158
10	16,452	EP England, Paula	NYU Abu Dhabi	Sociology	Rank 31
11	17,789	JD Jamali, Dima	University of Sharjah	Business & Management	Rank 161
12	18,013	TE Tuzcu, E. Murat	Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 783
13	18,504	BR Bansal, Ramesh C.	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 207
14	22,268	AR Allen, Robert C.	NYU Abu Dhabi	History of Social Sciences	Rank 4
15	23,160	CW Cantwell, Wesley	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 282
16	26,085	TM Tahir, Muhammad	United Arab Emirates University	Energy	Rank 291
17	27,498	AE Abu-Nada, Eiyad	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 170
18	27,779	MS Mao, Samuel	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 682
19	28,063	HN Hilal, Nidal	NYU Abu Dhabi	Chemical Engineering	Rank 105
20	28,416	KA Kamal-Eldin, Afaf	United Arab Emirates University	Food Science	Rank 116
21	28,661	DM Debbah, Merouane	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 235
22	29,538	SM Seghier, Mohamed L.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,201
23	33,532	MV Mittal, Vikas	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Polymers	Rank 299
24	33,938	UM Uysal, Murat	NYU Abu Dhabi	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 276
25	35,182	MS Messaoudi, Salim A.	University of Sharjah	General Mathematics	Rank 121
26	37,393	GM Guizani, Mohsen	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 306
27	37,989	RR Rios, Ramon	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Organic Chemistry	Rank 721
28	40,914	AT Adrian, Thomas E.	Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 627
29	44,147	KV Khadkikar, Vinod	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 110
30	44,223	MA Mohammad, Abdul Wahab	University of Sharjah	Chemical Engineering	Rank 167
31	44,839	SP Show, Pau Loke	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Biotechnology	Rank 117
32	44,999	TG Toussaint, Godfried T.	NYU Abu Dhabi	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 937
33	45,636	ZH Zeineldin, Hatem	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 560
34	46,519	EA Elwakil, Ahmed	University of Sharjah	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 112
35	47,088	AA Abu Al-Rub, Rashid	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 305
36	47,388	AA Alsharhan, A. S.	Middle East Geological and Environmental Establishment	Geology	Rank 60
37	47,756	SK Salah, Khaled	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 395
38	50,941	BM Ben-Daya, Mohamed	American University of Sharjah	Operations Research	Rank 164
39	52,358	Said, Zafar	University of Sharjah	Energy	Rank 663
40	53,301	AW Allen, W. R.(Twink)	Sharjah Equine Hospital	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 68
41	54,754	XE Xing, Eric	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,101
42	55,149	RK Ross, Keith	NYU Abu Dhabi	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 468
43	55,937	DM Daqaq, Mohammed	NYU Abu Dhabi	Acoustics	Rank 112
44	56,443	TD Taylor, David C.M.	Gulf Medical University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,868
45	57,163	GA Ghobarah, A.	United Arab Emirates University	Civil Engineering	Rank 98
46	57,538	MA Maass, Anne	NYU Abu Dhabi	Social Psychology	Rank 524
47	58,813	JM Jawaid, M.	United Arab Emirates University	Polymers	Rank 516
48	60,141	Sengupta, Pallav	Gulf Medical University	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 573
49	61,654	NP Nakov, Preslav	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,236
50	65,153	BT Baldwin, Timothy	Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,288
51	65,929	AE Adeghate, Ernest A.	United Arab Emirates University	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,438
52	66,132	HA Hatemi-J, Abdulnasser	United Arab Emirates University	Economics	Rank 565
53	67,192	Ihsanullah, Ihsanullah	University of Sharjah	Chemical Engineering	Rank 280
54	67,430	EF El Fadel, Mutasem	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 432
55	68,780	HS Ho, Samuel B.	Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 1,029
56	69,121	Hadid, Abdenour	Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,365
57	69,661	HM Hariga, Moncer	American University of Sharjah	Operations Research	Rank 244
58	70,736	RJ Rock, John A.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 692
59	71,629	SH Simon, Horst	ADIA Lab	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,403
60	73,819	HN Habash, Nizar	NYU Abu Dhabi	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,444
61	77,168	AA Ali Atieh, Muataz	University of Sharjah	Chemical Engineering	Rank 323
62	78,755	MS Morad, Sadoon	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Geology	Rank 116
63	80,820	EK El-Tarabily, Khaled A.	United Arab Emirates University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,127
64	81,289	HM Hughes, Michael Pycraft	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 883
65	81,749	LK Liao, Kin	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 1,085
66	81,995	WJ Woollins, J. Derek	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 475
67	82,189	ES Ehrenberg, Stephen N.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Geology	Rank 120
68	82,820	AL Al-Gazali, Lihadh	United Arab Emirates University	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 453
69	83,345	NP Naumov, Panče	NYU Abu Dhabi	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 481
70	83,771	EE El-Saadany, Ehab F.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 1,102
71	84,096	DA Dutton, Aaron A.	NYU Abu Dhabi	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 1,123
72	85,288	ÅJ Årtun, Jon	European University College, Dubai	Dentistry	Rank 456
73	87,292	KA Khan, Asaduzzaman	United Arab Emirates University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,097
74	88,450	BG Baylis, Gordon	United Arab Emirates University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 1,050
75	89,673	OK O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj	NYU Abu Dhabi	Economics	Rank 772
76	90,257	AH Arafat, Hassan A.	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 402
77	90,493	Shaalan, Khaled	British University in Dubai	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,784
78	90,554	JP Ji, Ping	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Operations Research	Rank 337
79	91,053	SD Sheehan, David	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,528
80	91,967	KA Kappos, Andreas	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Civil Engineering	Rank 171
81	93,336	MD Melcher, David	NYU Abu Dhabi	Experimental Psychology	Rank 1,110
82	93,479	MS Madanat, Samer	NYU Abu Dhabi	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 139
83	95,448	GS Gariballa, Salah	United Arab Emirates University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 664
84	96,171	Al-Zuhair, Sulaiman	United Arab Emirates University	Biotechnology	Rank 267
85	96,982	KS Karam, Sherif M.	United Arab Emirates University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 3,794
86	97,101	SF Saad, Farid	Gulf Medical University	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 2,035
87	98,605	BF Banat, Fawzi	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 448
88	100,285	MA Maghazachi, Azzam A.	University of Sharjah	Immunology	Rank 2,738
89	100,535	LM Losada, M.	NYU Abu Dhabi	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,589
90	100,965	AQ Al-Mdallal, Qasem	United Arab Emirates University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 697
91	103,556	AF Abu-Zidan, Fikri	United Arab Emirates University	Surgery	Rank 907
92	103,631	DS Dawood, S.	Mediclinic City Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,030
93	104,169	GV Gupta, Vinay	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 2,756
94	106,605	WU Wernery, Ulrich	Central Veterinary Research Laboratory Dubai	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 299
95	106,641	AA Amin, Amr	University of Sharjah	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,140
96	107,839	AA AlSalem, Ahmed	Tawam Hospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,356
97	108,070	RH Raza, Haider	United Arab Emirates University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 4,112
98	112,067	DE Damiani, Ernesto	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,234
99	112,336	EA El-Hattab, Ayman W.	University of Sharjah	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 597
100	113,086	Agarwal, Praveen	Ajman University	General Mathematics	Rank 607
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the United Arab Emirates are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

530 scientists affiliated with the United Arab Emirates are on the 2024 single-year list, and 303 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 career-long list, Khalifa University of Science and Technology has the most listed scientists from the United Arab Emirates, with 80. It is followed by University of Sharjah with 48.

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 303 in 2024, a change of +165.8%.

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.