top-cited scientists

Top-cited scientists in Israel

2025 single-year list · 1,637 listed authors · 22nd of 170 countries

1,637 researchers whose current affiliation is in Israel are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 668 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Israel has 0.7% of everyone on the list, 22nd of 170 countries.

Listed authors
1,637
0.7% of the list
In the global top 100,000
668
40.8% of its listed authors
Country rank
#22
of 170 countries by listed authors
Highest-ranked
#100
Schwartz, Shalom H.

Top institutions in Israel

  1. Tel Aviv University29518%
  2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem23314%
  3. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology21213%
  4. Weizmann Institute of Science Israel18011%
  5. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev1177%
  6. University of Haifa936%
  7. Bar-Ilan University755%
  8. Agricultural Research Organization of Israel382%
  9. Faculty of Medicine312%
  10. Chaim Sheba Medical Center Israel292%

Top fields

  1. Clinical Medicine42026%
  2. Physics & Astronomy20813%
  3. Information & Communication Technologies17611%
  4. Biomedical Research15610%
  5. Social Sciences926%
  6. Biology916%
  7. Engineering845%
  8. Enabling & Strategic Technologies694%
  9. Psychology & Cognitive Sciences543%
  10. Chemistry483%

1,637 listed scientists in Israel

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