Egypt in the Top 2% Scientists list 2026: 1,306 scholars, fields, and institutions
Live ABS Nexora analytics: Egypt lists 1,306 Top 2% scientists in the 2026 single-year cohort (~0.53% of the SY analytics total), led by Chemistry (313) and National Research Centre (133).
How many Top 2% scientists are from Egypt?
Direct answer: ABS Nexora’s latest single-year country profile for Egypt (egy) lists 1,306 Top 2% scientists for selected year 2026 — about 0.53% of the Directory’s single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers). Average citations in this snapshot are about 849, with average h-index near 12.2, across 189 distinct institutions.
Egypt is one of the fastest-growing country timelines in this batch (~+229% from 2020 to 2026). Unlike many peers, Chemistry — not Clinical Medicine — is the largest field, with the National Research Centre the top affiliation.
MENA / growth peers: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Iran.
Who are the top 10 Top 2% scientists in Egypt?
Direct answer: In ABS Nexora’s Egypt country profile (egy, single-year 2026), the top 10 listed scholars by Directory ranking start with Rashad, Alaa M. (Housing and Building Research Center Egypt; Built Environment & Design; global rank 1,009; ~1,528 citations). The table below uses # in country for order within this national list and Global rank for the scholar’s overall rank_all in the single-year listing.
| # in country | Researcher | Institution | Field | Global rank | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashad, Alaa M. | Housing and Building Research Center Egypt | Built Environment & Design | 1,009 | 1,528 |
| 2 | Dawood, Mahmoud A.O. | Kafrelsheikh University | Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry | 1,037 | 4,448 |
| 3 | Kabeel, A. E. | Tanta University | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 1,059 | 5,260 |
| 4 | Abdelhamid, Hani Nasser | Assiut University | Chemistry | 1,111 | 2,171 |
| 5 | Abbas, Ibrahim A. | Sohag University | Engineering | 1,853 | 1,954 |
| 6 | S Salem, Salem Salah | Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 2,276 | 2,372 |
| 7 | Elsheikh, Ammar H. | Tanta University | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 2,340 | 3,173 |
| 8 | Houssein, Essam H. | Minia University | Information & Communication Technologies | 2,544 | 4,126 |
| 9 | Talaat, Fatma M. | Faculty of Artificial Intelligence | Information & Communication Technologies | 2,697 | 1,668 |
| 10 | Essa, Fadl A. | Kafrelsheikh University | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 2,732 | 2,907 |
Open any linked name for the full Directory scholar profile. Country order follows the live top_researchers panel on Egypt analytics.
What are Egypt’s strongest fields?
Egypt’s largest Top 2% field cohort is Chemistry with 313 listed scholars. The next fields in the live profile are:
| Field | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 313 |
| Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 203 |
| Clinical Medicine | 188 |
| Physics & Astronomy | 121 |
| Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry | 116 |
Which institutions lead in Egypt?
The largest institutional cohort in the Egypt profile is National Research Centre (133 listed scholars). Other leading affiliations:
| Institution | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| National Research Centre | 133 |
| Faculty of Science | 90 |
| Cairo University | 56 |
| Tanta University | 55 |
| Alexandria University | 46 |
How has Egypt’s Top 2% cohort changed from 2020 to 2026?
In the country-profile timeline, Egypt moved from 397 listed scholars (2020) to 1,306 (2026) — a change of 909 (~+229%).
| Edition year | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 397 |
| 2021 | 605 |
| 2022 | 678 |
| 2023 | 816 |
| 2024 | 1,001 |
| 2025 | 1,106 |
| 2026 | 1,306 |
Snapshot metrics (single-year 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Listed scholars | 1,306 |
| Share of global (SY analytics) | 0.53% |
| Avg. citations | 849 |
| Avg. h-index | 12.2 |
| Best rank (in profile) | 1,009 |
| Distinct institutions | 189 |
| Leading field | Chemistry (313) |
One highly ranked profile example in this snapshot: Rashad, Alaa M. (Housing and Building Research Center Egypt; Built Environment & Design). Rankings shift with listing type and year — always verify on the live Directory.
Explore Egypt on ABS Nexora
- Egypt country analytics
- Directory search (filter by country / institution)
- Full analytics dashboard
- 2026 edition explained
- How to read country counts
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- Saudi Arabia Top 2% directory 2026
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FAQ
How many Top 2% scientists does Egypt have in 2026? 1,306 listed scholars in ABS Nexora’s single-year country profile for selected year 2026.
What share of the global list is that? About 0.53% of the single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers in the matching dashboard snapshot).
Which field is strongest in Egypt? Chemistry, with 313 listed scholars in the live profile.
Which institution has the most listed scholars? National Research Centre, with 133 in this snapshot (affiliation coding follows the underlying dataset).
Did Egypt grow between 2020 and 2026? Yes — from 397 to 1,306 listed scholars (~+229%) in the country timeline.
Who ranks highest among Egypt’s Top 2% scientists? In this snapshot, Rashad, Alaa M. leads the country top_researchers list (see the top-10 table above for linked profiles).
Where can I verify these figures? Open the live Egypt country page or Analytics on ABS Nexora; numbers refresh with the Directory database. Data source: Elsevier / Stanford–Ioannidis World’s Top 2% Scientists lists via ABS Nexora.