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Mathematics research in Israel

Weizmann Institute of Science ranks first in Israel for Mathematics research in 2022-now (#47 worldwide), followed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University.

Israel's world rank
#18
of 80 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.9k
Top-10% rate
9.4%
Ranked institutions
8

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

What is the best university for Mathematics in Israel?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Weizmann Institute of ScienceRehovot #4744.713.1%158
2Hebrew University of JerusalemJerusalem #11631.79.4%227
3Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv #11731.510.4%342
4Technion – Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifa #12430.79.2%319
5Bar-Ilan UniversityRamat Gan #34915.99.5%185
6Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBeersheba #41513.47.5%222
7University of HaifaHaifa #51710.210.6%156
8Ariel UniversityAriel #6427.14.3%60

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

Who are the top Mathematics researchers in Israel?

Edriss Saleh Titi, Noga Alon and Oded Schramm rank highest among researchers based in Israel, on their papers in Mathematics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Edriss Saleh Titi#15,323 worldwide overall48.5 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Noga Alon#110,880 worldwide overall63.8 of 240 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Oded Schramm#20,818 worldwide overall32.2 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Joram Lindenstrauss#64,686 worldwide overall32.5 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Simeon Reich#333,277 worldwide overall52.9 of 296 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Alexander Lubotzky#190,667 worldwide overall30.7 of 125 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7J. Klafter#106,151 worldwide overall21.3 of 57 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Andrei K. Lerner#185,859 worldwide overall22.7 of 69 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9David Kazhdan#218,017 worldwide overall26.0 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Shlomo Havlin#29,616 worldwide overall24.8 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Eli Barkai#54,020 worldwide overall18.8 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Michael Krivelevich#499,105 worldwide overall28.8 of 125 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Eli Glasner#183,282 worldwide overall20.9 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Gil Kalai#173,234 worldwide overall16.3 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Yair Censor#97,078 worldwide overall16.4 of 43 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Israel on their work in Mathematics 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 Mathematics