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Science in Israel

Israel ranks #36 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#19 all time), with 79k research works and 19.0% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#36
of 192 · #19 all time
Works, 2022–2025
79k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
6 in the top 1,000
Open access
30%
world 63%

What is Israel strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Israel ranks highest in Psychology (#20 of 109), Clinical Psychology (#15 of 76) and Arts and Humanities (#21 of 106). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology, Space and Planetary Science and Theoretical Computer Science.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
PsychologyField #20 of 109 25.1%5,086 Institutions
Clinical PsychologySubfield #15 of 76 23.9%2,061 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #21 of 106 19.0%3,617 Institutions
Social SciencesField #31 of 151 25.3%9,883 Institutions
MedicineField #32 of 155 15.2%19,499 Institutions
ArcheologySubfield #11 of 51 18.6%1,337 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #24 of 108 20.6%5,285 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #32 of 131 18.3%5,790 Institutions
Decision SciencesField #21 of 79 17.5%723 Institutions
Physics and AstronomyField #21 of 79 21.1%3,248 Institutions
EducationSubfield #32 of 115 36.0%1,455 Institutions
Molecular BiologySubfield #25 of 87 20.9%2,977 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 1,337.3 works5.6×
  2. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 81.3 works5.1×
  3. Theoretical Computer ScienceSubfield · 58.2 works4.3×
  4. General Decision SciencesSubfield · 62.7 works4.2×
  5. Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsSubfield · 130.1 works4.2×
  6. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 449.0 works3.5×
  7. Acoustics and UltrasonicsSubfield · 29.1 works3.2×
  8. Public AdministrationSubfield · 135.4 works3.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1,991 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 5,285 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 918 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.86× its world share, 2,379 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 152 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 166 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 848 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 5,790 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 1,249 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 348 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 6,662 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 2,413 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 1,731 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.07× its world share, 1,925 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.85× its world share, 3,248 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.86× its world share, 328 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 1,968 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.29× its world share, 19k worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 327 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.76× its world share, 81 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.59× its world share, 3,617 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 1,136 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 723 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 1,135 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.12× its world share, 5,086 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 9,883 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Israel?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Palestine, Mental Health, Israel, Discrimination, Ethnic Identity, Occupation and Segregation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4,203▲ 1.35×138 topics
  2. Mental Health2,110▲ 1.83×48 topics
  3. Machine Learning1,948▼ 0.75×93 topics
  4. Deep Learning1,842▼ 0.68×81 topics
  5. Inflammation1,744◆ 1.06×83 topics
  6. Quality of Life1,532▲ 1.35×60 topics
  7. Climate Change1,532▼ 0.72×124 topics
  8. Human Rights1,385▲ 1.71×88 topics
  9. Treatment1,343▲ 1.40×52 topics
  10. Palestine1,301▲ 28×2 topics
  11. Globalization1,277▼ 0.83×168 topics
  12. Public Health1,248◆ 1.09×73 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress1,208◆ 0.94×63 topics
  14. Nationalism1,146▲ 3.1×33 topics
  15. Risk Factors1,060▲ 1.22×37 topics
  16. Depression1,036▲ 1.49×26 topics
  17. Diagnosis963▲ 1.31×41 topics
  18. Discrimination959▲ 6.2×10 topics
  19. Israel943▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Genetics924▲ 1.67×27 topics
  21. Resilience790▲ 2.1×18 topics
  22. Ethnic Identity789▲ 8.8×8 topics
  23. Occupation788▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Segregation757▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Settler Colonialism756▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Intifada753▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Meta-Analysis750▲ 1.61×21 topics
  28. Religion740▲ 1.98×43 topics
  29. Neurological Disorders729▲ 1.63×20 topics
  30. Anxiety724▲ 1.94×12 topics
  31. Emotion Regulation704▲ 2.9×9 topics
  32. Urban Development677▲ 2.4×23 topics
  33. Psychological Impact611▲ 2.4×11 topics
  34. Trauma607▲ 3.8×12 topics
  35. Semitic Languages593▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Archaeological Evidence592▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Arabia548▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Byzantine548▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Politics543▲ 2.5×24 topics
  40. Archaeology519▲ 4.9×11 topics

How many world-class institutions does Israel hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country’s whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

101st to 500th4501st to 1,000th2

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 6 — the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000 — and not to four times it.

Which universities in Israel lead research?

Weizmann Institute of Science, Tel Aviv University and Hebrew University of Jerusalem rank highest in Israel on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 20.0333%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Weizmann Institute of Science: 2,932, 28.1%Tel Aviv University: 11k, 19.7%Hebrew University of Jerusalem: 8,159, 22.2%Technion – Israel Institute of Technology: 6,783, 18.2%Ben-Gurion University of the Negev: 7,137, 17.8%Bar-Ilan University: 5,321, 19.3%University of Haifa: 4,565, 23.7%Ariel University: 2,606, 19.9%Hadassah Medical Center: 1,856, 14.6%Sheba Medical Center: 1,882, 15.1%Apple (Israel): 1,494, 16.6%Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center: 1,346, 15.0%Agricultural Research Organization: 742, 30.3%Rabin Medical Center: 1,042, 12.5%Tel Hai Academic College: 626, 27.5%Weizmann Institute o…Hebrew University of…Tel Aviv UniversityTechnion – Israel In…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Weizmann Institute of ScienceUniversity · Rehovot · #139 worldwide28.1% top 10% · 2.9k works
  2. 2Tel Aviv UniversityUniversity · Tel Aviv · #176 worldwide19.7% top 10% · 11k works
  3. 3Hebrew University of JerusalemUniversity · Jerusalem · #261 worldwide22.2% top 10% · 8.2k works
  4. 4Technion – Israel Institute of TechnologyUniversity · Haifa · #411 worldwide18.2% top 10% · 6.8k works
  5. 5Ben-Gurion University of the NegevUniversity · Beersheba · #662 worldwide17.8% top 10% · 7.1k works
  6. 6Bar-Ilan UniversityUniversity · Ramat Gan · #792 worldwide19.3% top 10% · 5.3k works
  7. 7University of HaifaUniversity · Haifa · #1,037 worldwide23.7% top 10% · 4.6k works
  8. 8Ariel UniversityUniversity · Ariel · #2,056 worldwide19.9% top 10% · 2.6k works
  9. 9Hadassah Medical CenterHospital / health system · Jerusalem · #2,124 worldwide14.6% top 10% · 1.9k works
  10. 10Sheba Medical CenterHospital / health system · Ramat Gan · #2,159 worldwide15.1% top 10% · 1.9k works
  11. 11Apple (Israel)Company · Herzliya · #2,781 worldwide16.6% top 10% · 1.5k works
  12. 12Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical CenterHospital / health system · Tel Aviv · #3,644 worldwide15.0% top 10% · 1.3k works
  13. 13Agricultural Research OrganizationGovernment institution · Rishon LeZiyyon · #4,433 worldwide30.3% top 10% · 742 works
  14. 14Rabin Medical CenterHospital / health system · Petah Tikva · #4,455 worldwide12.5% top 10% · 1k works
  15. 15Tel Hai Academic CollegeUniversity · Kiryat Shmona · #5,212 worldwide27.5% top 10% · 626 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Israel

Who are the top researchers in Israel?

B. A. Dolgoshein, M. Hauschild and P. S. Wells rank highest among researchers based in Israel.

  1. 1 B. A. Dolgoshein · #290 worldwide 4.7k citations · 137 works
  2. 2 M. Hauschild · #321 worldwide 5.3k citations · 191 works
  3. 3 P. S. Wells · #343 worldwide 4.7k citations · 168 works
  4. 4 G. Jones · #369 worldwide 5.2k citations · 168 works
  5. 5 M. Fincke-Keeler · #376 worldwide 5.6k citations · 188 works
  6. 6 E. Duchovni · #394 worldwide 4.9k citations · 157 works
  7. 7 S. Campana · #396 worldwide 4.8k citations · 136 works
  8. 8 G. Bruni · #398 worldwide 5k citations · 159 works
  9. 9 A. Bruni · #399 worldwide 5.2k citations · 143 works
  10. 10 D. Boscherini · #405 worldwide 4.9k citations · 133 works
Top researchers in Israel

Which cities in Israel are research hubs?

  1. 1 Tel Aviv Israel 124k works
  2. 2 Jerusalem Israel 120k works
  3. 3 Haifa Israel 119k works
  4. 4 Beersheba Israel 58k works
  5. 5 Ramat Gan Israel 51k works
  6. 6 Rehovot Israel 44k works

How much of it is in the largest

The same cities as shares of everything these twelve account for.

Tel Aviv: 24.1%Jerusalem: 23.3%Haifa: 23.0%Beersheba: 11.3%2 others listed: 18.3%24%largest
Tel Aviv124k · 24.1%Jerusalem120k · 23.3%Haifa119k · 23.0%Beersheba58k · 11.3%2 others listed94k · 18.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

How open and international is Israel's research?

30% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 22% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available30.3%not open69.7%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.1%domestic only77.9%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Israel's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in Israel