Qatar Top 2% scientists 2026: Stanford–Elsevier list, 311 scholars
Live ABS Nexora analytics: Qatar lists 311 Top 2% scientists in the 2026 single-year cohort (~0.13% of the SY analytics total), led by Clinical Medicine (84) and Qatar University (74).
How many Top 2% scientists are from Qatar?
Direct answer: ABS Nexora’s latest single-year country profile for Qatar (qat) lists 311 Top 2% scientists for selected year 2026 — about 0.13% of the Directory’s single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers). Average citations in this snapshot are about 1,550, with average h-index near 14.6, across 57 distinct institutions.
Qatar is the largest unused Gulf cohort in this series after the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Clinical Medicine is the biggest field (84 listed scholars), with a dense Qatar University–HBKU–Hamad Medical Corporation core. The listed cohort more than doubled from 129 (2020) to 311 (2026).
Stanford / Elsevier Top 2% scientists list: Qatar
Direct answer: Queries such as “top 2% scientists Qatar”, “Stanford top 2% scientists Qatar”, “most cited scientists Qatar 2026”, and “Ioannidis top 2 percent” all refer to the same public bibliometric database — the Elsevier / Stanford–Ioannidis World’s Top 2% Scientists lists (August 2026 data-update, version 9). ABS Nexora indexes that list and shows the single-year 2026 Qatar cohort on the live Qatar country page.
How to verify a Qatar scholar certificate
Search the name on Directory search, open the scholar profile, and match name, institution, field, rank, and listing year. A Directory certificate is a convenience overlay — Stanford does not issue a diploma for this list; the source is the Ioannidis / Elsevier standardized citation-indicator database.
Gulf / Middle East: Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
Who are the most cited scientists in Qatar in 2026?
Direct answer: In ABS Nexora’s Qatar country profile (qat, single-year 2026), the top 10 listed scholars by Directory ranking start with Hameed, Bassim H. (Qatar University; Enabling & Strategic Technologies; global rank 1,467; ~4,422 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 | Hameed, Bassim H. | Qatar University | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 1,467 | 4,422 |
| 2 | Qadir, Junaid | Qatar University | Information & Communication Technologies | 1,771 | 3,711 |
| 3 | Gordon, McKay | Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Engineering | 1,826 | 6,129 |
| 4 | Suganthan, Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam | Qatar University | Information & Communication Technologies | 2,303 | 6,827 |
| 5 | Almomani, Fares | Environmental Science Center, Qatar University | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 3,577 | 3,053 |
| 6 | Abdallah Alalwan, Ali Abdallah | Qatar University | Economics & Business | 3,772 | 2,017 |
| 7 | Hossain, Mokter | College of Business and Economics, Qatar University | Economics & Business | 4,721 | 803 |
| 8 | Thornalley., Paul J. | Hamad Bin Khalifa University | Clinical Medicine | 5,433 | 1,763 |
| 9 | Jin, Seunga Venus | Northwestern University in Qatar | Psychology & Cognitive Sciences | 7,409 | 1,073 |
| 10 | Househ, Mowafa Said | Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | Information & Communication Technologies | 7,431 | 19,896 |
Open any linked name for the full Directory scholar profile. Country order follows the live top_researchers panel on Qatar analytics.
What are Qatar’s strongest fields?
Qatar’s largest Top 2% field cohort is Clinical Medicine with 84 listed scholars. The next fields in the live profile are:
| Field | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Clinical Medicine | 84 |
| Information & Communication Technologies | 57 |
| Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 55 |
| Engineering | 25 |
| Biomedical Research | 21 |
Which institutions lead in Qatar?
The largest institutional cohort in the Qatar profile is Qatar University (74 listed scholars). Other leading affiliations:
| Institution | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Qatar University | 74 |
| Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Science and Engineering | 27 |
| Hamad Bin Khalifa University | 21 |
| Hamad Medical Corporation | 21 |
| Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar | 17 |
How has Qatar’s Top 2% cohort changed from 2020 to 2026?
In the country-profile timeline, Qatar moved from 129 listed scholars (2020) to 311 (2026) — a change of 182 (~+141%).
| Edition year | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 129 |
| 2021 | 162 |
| 2022 | 196 |
| 2023 | 210 |
| 2024 | 251 |
| 2025 | 277 |
| 2026 | 311 |
Snapshot metrics (single-year 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Listed scholars | 311 |
| Share of global (SY analytics) | 0.13% |
| Avg. citations | 1,550 |
| Avg. h-index | 14.6 |
| Best rank (in profile) | 1,467 |
| Distinct institutions | 57 |
| Leading field | Clinical Medicine (84) |
One highly ranked profile example in this snapshot: Hameed, Bassim H. (Qatar University; Enabling & Strategic Technologies). Rankings shift with listing type and year — always verify on the live Directory.
Explore Qatar on ABS Nexora
- Qatar country analytics
- Directory search (filter by country / institution)
- Full analytics dashboard
- 2026 edition explained
- How to read country counts
Related country insights
- UAE Top 2% directory 2026
- Saudi Arabia Top 2% directory 2026
- Egypt Top 2% directory 2026
- Rising countries 2020–2026
FAQ
How many Top 2% scientists does Qatar have in 2026? 311 listed scholars in ABS Nexora’s single-year country profile for selected year 2026.
What share of the global list is that? About 0.13% of the single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers in the matching dashboard snapshot).
Which field is strongest in Qatar? Clinical Medicine, with 84 listed scholars in the live profile.
Which institution has the most listed scholars? Qatar University, with 74 in this snapshot (affiliation coding follows the underlying dataset).
Did Qatar grow between 2020 and 2026? Yes — from 129 to 311 listed scholars (~+141%) in the country timeline.
Who ranks highest among Qatar’s Top 2% scientists? In this snapshot, Hameed, Bassim H. leads the country top_researchers list (see the top-10 table above for linked profiles).
Where can I verify these figures? Open the live Qatar 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.
Is there a Stanford top 2% scientists list for Qatar? Yes. The Stanford–Elsevier / Ioannidis database includes Qatar affiliations. ABS Nexora lists 311 scholars in the 2026 single-year Qatar profile (qat).
How do I check if a researcher is in the Ioannidis top 2 percent? Search the exact Scopus-style name on ABS Nexora, or filter by institution and country. Inclusion means the composite c-score reached the top 100,000 globally or the top 2% of a Science-Metrix subfield.
How do I verify a Top 2% scientist certificate for someone in Qatar? Open the linked scholar profile from the Qatar country page or Directory search. Confirm the 2026 single-year (or career) listing, rank, and affiliation. Treat unmatched PDFs or screenshots as unverified.
What is the difference between single-year and career Top 2% listings? Single-year uses citations received in one recent calendar year (2025 citations in the 2026 edition). Career-long uses citations from 1996–2025. This article uses the single-year 2026 country profile.