Science Explorer Back to mapMap

Physical Sciences research in Israel

Weizmann Institute of Science ranks first in Israel for Physical Sciences research in 2022-now (#124 worldwide), followed by Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and Tel Aviv University.

Israel's world rank
#19
of 154 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
24k
Top-10% rate
9.2%
Ranked institutions
28

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Physical Sciences in Israel?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Weizmann Institute of ScienceRehovot #12448.014.4%1,721
2Technion – Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifa #17444.48.7%4,616
3Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv #20742.510.5%3,594
4Hebrew University of JerusalemJerusalem #34437.010.0%2,404
5Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBeersheba #41535.07.6%3,492
6Bar-Ilan UniversityRamat Gan #93126.38.1%1,691
7University of HaifaHaifa #1,41321.89.2%1,070
8Holon Institute of TechnologyHolon #2,26916.710.7%218
9Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (Israel)Haifa #2,27216.75.6%131
10Ministry of EnergyHaifa #2,74814.68.8%208
11Open University of IsraelRaanana #3,88310.99.6%168
12Agricultural Research OrganizationRishon LeZiyyon #4,04110.510.9%168
13Academic College of Tel Aviv-YafoTel Aviv #4,04810.47.9%152
14Environmental and Water Resources EngineeringHaifa #4,4119.59.8%115
15Ariel UniversityAriel #4,9408.36.7%928
16Reichman UniversityHerzliya #5,2587.614.8%63
17Afeka College of EngineeringTel Aviv #5,3837.45.7%74
18Geological Survey of IsraelJerusalem #5,4887.25.5%112
19Sami Shamoon College of EngineeringBeersheba #5,7966.64.3%205
20Braude College of Engineering KarmielKarmiel #5,9126.46.6%152
21Israel Atomic Energy CommissionTel Aviv #6,0336.23.9%99
22Shenkar College of Engineering and DesignRamat Gan #6,3005.710.2%84
23Ruppin Academic CenterHadera #7,1004.45.7%78
24Israel Oceanographic and Limnological ResearchHaifa #7,2704.18.3%109
25Jerusalem College of TechnologyJerusalem #7,7573.45.1%177
26Herzliya Medical CenterHerzliya #9,448131.09.2%72
27Tel Hai Academic CollegeKiryat Shmona #9,662107.011.9%69
28Israel Antiquities AuthorityJerusalem #10,26642.03.3%97

Institutions in Israel above the floor of 40 fractional works in Physical Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Israel?

M. Weber, Antonio Ereditato and R. Kowalewski rank highest among researchers based in Israel, on their papers in Physical Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1M. Weber#4,788 worldwide overall1,033.7 of 3,041 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Antonio Ereditato#3,253 worldwide overall664.1 of 1,732 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3R. Kowalewski#20,889 worldwide overall755.4 of 2,726 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4A. T. Doyle#2,657 worldwide overall631.8 of 1,602 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5H. G. Evans#11,258 worldwide overall671.7 of 2,122 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Mark J. Oreglia#6,796 worldwide overall643.6 of 1,854 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7R. Keeler#7,347 worldwide overall641.9 of 1,846 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8S. J. Hillier#5,945 worldwide overall632.4 of 1,780 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9D. G. Charlton#9,612 worldwide overall637.8 of 1,854 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10G. Azuelos#8,329 worldwide overall637.2 of 1,893 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11R. A. McPherson#4,817 worldwide overall608.6 of 1,638 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12V. Kartvelishvili#4,168 worldwide overall595.0 of 1,577 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13G. Bella#10,138 worldwide overall629.5 of 1,933 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Gregor Herten#7,911 worldwide overall615.5 of 1,808 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15C. M. Hawkes#18,179 worldwide overall653.5 of 2,234 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Israel on their work in Physical Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Israel compares with other countries in Physical Sciences