Israel Top 2% scientists 2026: Stanford–Elsevier list, 1,636 scholars
Live ABS Nexora analytics: Israel lists 1,636 Top 2% scientists in the 2026 single-year cohort (~0.66% of the SY analytics total), led by Clinical Medicine (420) and Tel Aviv University (295).
How many Top 2% scientists are from Israel?
Direct answer: ABS Nexora’s latest single-year country profile for Israel (isr) lists 1,636 Top 2% scientists for selected year 2026 — about 0.66% of the Directory’s single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers). Average citations in this snapshot are about 844, with average h-index near 11.4, across 174 distinct institutions.
Israel is one of the larger unused national cohorts in this Directory series: Clinical Medicine is the biggest field (420 listed scholars), with a dense Tel Aviv–Jerusalem–Haifa core (Tel Aviv University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion, Weizmann Institute).
Stanford / Elsevier Top 2% scientists list: Israel
Direct answer: Queries such as “top 2% scientists Israel”, “Stanford top 2% scientists Israel”, “most cited scientists Israel 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 Israel cohort on the live Israel country page.
How to verify a Israel 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.
Middle East peers: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt.
Who are the most cited scientists in Israel in 2026?
Direct answer: In ABS Nexora’s Israel country profile (isr, single-year 2026), the top 10 listed scholars by Directory ranking start with Schwartz, Shalom H. (Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Psychology & Cognitive Sciences; global rank 109; ~4,743 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 | Schwartz, Shalom H. | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Psychology & Cognitive Sciences | 109 | 4,743 |
| 2 | Tversky, Amos | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Psychology & Cognitive Sciences | 271 | 5,820 |
| 3 | Aurbach, Doron | Bar-Ilan University | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 573 | 7,430 |
| 4 | Eldar, Yonina C. | Weizmann Institute of Science Israel | Information & Communication Technologies | 813 | 8,385 |
| 5 | Feldman, Ruth | Reichman University | Psychology & Cognitive Sciences | 916 | 2,204 |
| 6 | Shamir, Adi | Weizmann Institute of Science Israel | Information & Communication Technologies | 1,155 | 3,044 |
| 7 | Oren, Aharon | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Biomedical Research | 1,281 | 2,343 |
| 8 | Bekenstein, Jacob D. | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Physics & Astronomy | 1,295 | 1,325 |
| 9 | Malomed, B. A. | Tel Aviv University | Physics & Astronomy | 1,363 | 3,435 |
| 10 | Marcus, Yizhak | Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Institute of Chemistry | Physics & Astronomy | 1,972 | 1,225 |
Open any linked name for the full Directory scholar profile. Country order follows the live top_researchers panel on Israel analytics.
What are Israel’s strongest fields?
Israel’s largest Top 2% field cohort is Clinical Medicine with 420 listed scholars. The next fields in the live profile are:
| Field | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Clinical Medicine | 420 |
| Physics & Astronomy | 208 |
| Information & Communication Technologies | 176 |
| Biomedical Research | 156 |
| Social Sciences | 92 |
Which institutions lead in Israel?
The largest institutional cohort in the Israel profile is Tel Aviv University (295 listed scholars). Other leading affiliations:
| Institution | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Tel Aviv University | 295 |
| Hebrew University of Jerusalem | 233 |
| Technion - Israel Institute of Technology | 212 |
| Weizmann Institute of Science Israel | 179 |
| Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | 117 |
How has Israel’s Top 2% cohort changed from 2020 to 2026?
In the country-profile timeline, Israel moved from 1,289 listed scholars (2020) to 1,636 (2026) — a change of 347 (~+27%).
| Edition year | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,289 |
| 2021 | 1,513 |
| 2022 | 1,537 |
| 2023 | 1,617 |
| 2024 | 1,622 |
| 2025 | 1,638 |
| 2026 | 1,636 |
Snapshot metrics (single-year 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Listed scholars | 1,636 |
| Share of global (SY analytics) | 0.66% |
| Avg. citations | 844 |
| Avg. h-index | 11.4 |
| Best rank (in profile) | 109 |
| Distinct institutions | 174 |
| Leading field | Clinical Medicine (420) |
One highly ranked profile example in this snapshot: Schwartz, Shalom H. (Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Psychology & Cognitive Sciences). Rankings shift with listing type and year — always verify on the live Directory.
Explore Israel on ABS Nexora
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FAQ
How many Top 2% scientists does Israel have in 2026? 1,636 listed scholars in ABS Nexora’s single-year country profile for selected year 2026.
What share of the global list is that? About 0.66% of the single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers in the matching dashboard snapshot).
Which field is strongest in Israel? Clinical Medicine, with 420 listed scholars in the live profile.
Which institution has the most listed scholars? Tel Aviv University, with 295 in this snapshot (affiliation coding follows the underlying dataset).
Did Israel grow between 2020 and 2026? Yes — from 1,289 to 1,636 listed scholars (~+27%) in the country timeline.
Who ranks highest among Israel’s Top 2% scientists? In this snapshot, Schwartz, Shalom 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 Israel 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 Israel? Yes. The Stanford–Elsevier / Ioannidis database includes Israel affiliations. ABS Nexora lists 1,636 scholars in the 2026 single-year Israel profile (isr).
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 Israel? Open the linked scholar profile from the Israel 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.