Yemen's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Yemen has 4 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 33.3% from 3 in 2024. That places Yemen 121st in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Ibb University has the most listed scientists (1), followed by Sana'a University (1).
Scientists in Yemen on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than tripled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 8 | +100.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | -12.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | +71.4% | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 23 | +91.7% | 4 | +33.3% |
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All 4 scientists
| Rank in Yemen | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128,563 | Sana'a University | General Mathematics | Rank 714 | |
| 2 | 173,484 | Thamar University | Dentistry | Rank 1,037 | |
| 3 | 275,708 | Taiz University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,541 | |
| 4 | 446,137 | Ibb University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 4,851 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Yemen are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
23 scientists affiliated with Yemen are on the 2025 single-year list, and 4 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Yemen has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, Ibb University has the most listed scientists from Yemen, with 1. It is followed by Sana'a University with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Yemen changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Yemen went from 1 scientists in 2020 to 4 in 2025, a change of +300.0%.
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.