UAE Top 2% scientists 2026: Stanford–Elsevier list, 802 scholars
Live ABS Nexora analytics: United Arab Emirates lists 802 Top 2% scientists in the 2026 single-year cohort (~0.32% of the SY analytics total), led by Information & Communication Technologies (196) and Khalifa University (154).
How many Top 2% scientists are from United Arab Emirates?
Direct answer: ABS Nexora’s latest single-year country profile for United Arab Emirates (are) lists 802 Top 2% scientists for selected year 2026 — about 0.32% of the Directory’s single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers). Average citations in this snapshot are about 1,780, with average h-index near 14.9, across 96 distinct institutions.
The UAE is the fastest-growing cohort in this batch: 178 listed scholars in 2020 to 802 in 2026. Unlike most country profiles, Information & Communication Technologies is the largest field, with Khalifa University and the University of Sharjah the leading affiliations. Average citations in this snapshot are high (~1,780).
Stanford / Elsevier Top 2% scientists list: United Arab Emirates
Direct answer: Queries such as “top 2% scientists United Arab Emirates”, “Stanford top 2% scientists United Arab Emirates”, “most cited scientists United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates (also searched as UAE) cohort on the live United Arab Emirates country page.
How to verify a United Arab Emirates 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 Egypt.
Who are the most cited scientists in United Arab Emirates in 2026?
Direct answer: In ABS Nexora’s United Arab Emirates country profile (are, single-year 2026), the top 10 listed scholars by Directory ranking start with Olabi, Abdul Ghani (University of Sharjah; Enabling & Strategic Technologies; global rank 144; ~10,999 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 | Olabi, Abdul Ghani | University of Sharjah | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 144 | 10,999 |
| 2 | Tariq, Muhammad Usman | Abu Dhabi University | Information & Communication Technologies | 446 | 2,210 |
| 3 | Ozturk, Ilhan Tekin | University of Sharjah | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 530 | 5,998 |
| 4 | DIng, Zhiguo Ding | Khalifa University | Information & Communication Technologies | 721 | 7,549 |
| 5 | Tahir, Muhammad | United Arab Emirates University | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 1,554 | 3,439 |
| 6 | Al-Emran, Mostafa | British University in Dubai | Information & Communication Technologies | 1,878 | 3,027 |
| 7 | Sengupta, Pallav | Gulf Medical University | Clinical Medicine | 2,068 | 5,440 |
| 8 | Said, Zafar | United Arab Emirates University | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 2,412 | 6,016 |
| 9 | Ihsanullah, Ihsanullah | University of Sharjah | Engineering | 2,876 | 1,992 |
| 10 | Verma, Chandrabhan | Khalifa University | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 3,398 | 3,416 |
Open any linked name for the full Directory scholar profile. Country order follows the live top_researchers panel on United Arab Emirates analytics.
What are United Arab Emirates’s strongest fields?
United Arab Emirates’s largest Top 2% field cohort is Information & Communication Technologies with 196 listed scholars. The next fields in the live profile are:
| Field | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Information & Communication Technologies | 196 |
| Clinical Medicine | 148 |
| Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 122 |
| Engineering | 102 |
| Economics & Business | 57 |
Which institutions lead in United Arab Emirates?
The largest institutional cohort in the United Arab Emirates profile is Khalifa University (154 listed scholars). Other leading affiliations:
| Institution | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Khalifa University | 154 |
| University of Sharjah | 143 |
| United Arab Emirates University | 117 |
| NYU Abu Dhabi | 50 |
| American University of Sharjah | 38 |
How has United Arab Emirates’s Top 2% cohort changed from 2020 to 2026?
In the country-profile timeline, United Arab Emirates moved from 178 listed scholars (2020) to 802 (2026) — a change of 624 (~+351%).
| Edition year | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 178 |
| 2021 | 273 |
| 2022 | 310 |
| 2023 | 406 |
| 2024 | 527 |
| 2025 | 661 |
| 2026 | 802 |
Snapshot metrics (single-year 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Listed scholars | 802 |
| Share of global (SY analytics) | 0.32% |
| Avg. citations | 1,780 |
| Avg. h-index | 14.9 |
| Best rank (in profile) | 144 |
| Distinct institutions | 96 |
| Leading field | Information & Communication Technologies (196) |
One highly ranked profile example in this snapshot: Olabi, Abdul Ghani (University of Sharjah; Enabling & Strategic Technologies). Rankings shift with listing type and year — always verify on the live Directory.
Explore United Arab Emirates on ABS Nexora
- United Arab Emirates country analytics
- Directory search (filter by country / institution)
- Full analytics dashboard
- 2026 edition explained
- How to read country counts
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FAQ
How many Top 2% scientists does United Arab Emirates have in 2026? 802 listed scholars in ABS Nexora’s single-year country profile for selected year 2026.
What share of the global list is that? About 0.32% of the single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers in the matching dashboard snapshot).
Which field is strongest in United Arab Emirates? Information & Communication Technologies, with 196 listed scholars in the live profile.
Which institution has the most listed scholars? Khalifa University, with 154 in this snapshot (affiliation coding follows the underlying dataset).
Did United Arab Emirates grow between 2020 and 2026? Yes — from 178 to 802 listed scholars (~+351%) in the country timeline.
Who ranks highest among United Arab Emirates’s Top 2% scientists? In this snapshot, Olabi, Abdul Ghani leads the country top_researchers list (see the top-10 table above for linked profiles).
Where can I verify these figures? Open the live United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates / UAE? Yes. The Stanford–Elsevier / Ioannidis database includes United Arab Emirates affiliations. ABS Nexora lists 802 scholars in the 2026 single-year United Arab Emirates profile (are).
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 United Arab Emirates? Open the linked scholar profile from the United Arab Emirates 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.