Field · Computer Science · Israel
Computer Science research in Israel
Tel Aviv University ranks first in Israel for Computer Science research in 2022–2025 (#66 worldwide), followed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Weizmann Institute of Science.
- Israel's world rank
- #32 of 131 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 5.8k
- Top-10% rate
- 18.3%
- Ranked institutions
- 12
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Computer Science in Israel?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv | #66 | 50.4 | 20.8% | 865 |
| 2 | Hebrew University of JerusalemJerusalem | #279 | 33.3 | 21.9% | 415 |
| 3 | Weizmann Institute of ScienceRehovot | #319 | 31.8 | 24.0% | 281 |
| 4 | Technion – Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifa | #375 | 29.8 | 14.2% | 993 |
| 5 | Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBeersheba | #526 | 25.8 | 17.3% | 877 |
| 6 | Bar-Ilan UniversityRamat Gan | #687 | 22.7 | 18.0% | 523 |
| 7 | University of HaifaHaifa | #1,107 | 17.0 | 16.0% | 285 |
| 8 | Ariel UniversityAriel | #1,949 | 10.3 | 18.7% | 193 |
| 9 | IBM Research - HaifaHaifa | #3,035 | 5.1 | 19.0% | 75 |
| 10 | Sami Shamoon College of EngineeringBeersheba | #3,311 | 4.1 | 16.4% | 60 |
| 11 | Academic College of Tel Aviv-YafoTel Aviv | #3,750 | 2.6 | 16.8% | 71 |
| 12 | Open University of IsraelRaanana | #4,065 | 1.6 | 16.8% | 69 |
Institutions in Israel above the floor of 40 fractional works in Computer Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Computer Science researchers in Israel?
Jason Weston, Ran Canetti and Adi Shamir rank highest among researchers based in Israel.
- 1Jason Weston#521 worldwide overall6.3k citations · 115 works
- 2Ran Canetti#1,623 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 110 works
- 3Adi Shamir#2,794 worldwide overall6.3k citations · 81 works
- 4Amir Pnueli#2,994 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 110 works
- 5Oded Goldreich#3,019 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 166 works
- 6Moni Naor#3,421 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 90 works
- 7Michael Elad#3,915 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 93 works
- 8Lior Wolf#9,826 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 157 works
- 9Lior Rokach#10,037 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 110 works
- 10Daniel Cohen‐Or#13,071 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 138 works
- 11Eyal Kushilevitz#13,097 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 101 works
- 12Shai Shalev‐Shwartz#13,998 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 90 works
- 13Yonina C. Eldar#15,902 worldwide overall4k citations · 136 works
- 14Yuval Ishai#22,011 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 121 works
- 15Alfred M. Bruckstein⋆#22,411 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 100 works
How Israel compares with other countries in Computer Science