Field · Psychology · Israel
Psychology research in Israel
Bar-Ilan University ranks first in Israel for Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#27 worldwide), followed by University of Haifa and Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
- Israel's world rank
- #20 of 109 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 5.1k
- Top-10% rate
- 25.1%
- Ranked institutions
- 14
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Psychology in Israel?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bar-Ilan UniversityRamat Gan | #27 | 57.1 | 28.1% | 567 |
| 2 | University of HaifaHaifa | #81 | 42.8 | 26.0% | 745 |
| 3 | Hebrew University of JerusalemJerusalem | #109 | 39.0 | 27.0% | 479 |
| 4 | Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBeersheba | #263 | 27.5 | 26.3% | 362 |
| 5 | Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv | #279 | 26.8 | 22.3% | 554 |
| 6 | Tel Hai Academic CollegeKiryat Shmona | #526 | 18.5 | 29.8% | 140 |
| 7 | Ariel UniversityAriel | #628 | 16.2 | 24.9% | 288 |
| 8 | Reichman UniversityHerzliya | #990 | 10.3 | 38.8% | 83 |
| 9 | Technion – Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifa | #1,151 | 8.3 | 38.0% | 120 |
| 10 | Ruppin Academic CenterHadera | #1,191 | 7.9 | 33.2% | 82 |
| 11 | The Max Stern Yezreel Valley CollegeAfula | #1,228 | 7.5 | 24.9% | 75 |
| 12 | Achva Academic CollegeAshqelon | #1,385 | 5.9 | 25.4% | 69 |
| 13 | Academic College of Tel Aviv-YafoTel Aviv | #1,499 | 4.9 | 23.5% | 94 |
| 14 | Apple (Israel)Herzliya | #1,604 | 4.0 | 19.3% | 69 |
Institutions in Israel above the floor of 40 fractional works in Psychology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Psychology researchers in Israel?
Shalom H. Schwartz, Golan Shahar and Mario Mikulincer rank highest among researchers based in Israel.
- 1Shalom H. Schwartz#10,874 worldwide overall4.5k citations · 23 works
- 2Golan Shahar#11,084 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 45 works
- 3Mario Mikulincer#16,944 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 94 works
- 4Rachel Giora#39,091 worldwide overall584 citations · 24 works
- 5Daniel Bar‐Tal#64,964 worldwide overall359 citations · 20 works
- 6David Shinar#84,468 worldwide overall345 citations · 23 works
- 7Rami Benbenishty#124,465 worldwide overall209 citations · 22 works
- 8Simone Shamay‐Tsoory#127,140 worldwide overall384 citations · 22 works
- 9Liat Ayalon#137,672 worldwide overall232 citations · 21 works
- 10Zahava Solomon#156,503 worldwide overall373 citations · 72 works
- 11Ronnie Lidor#208,172 worldwide overall185 citations · 21 works
- 12Dorit Ravid#229,406 worldwide overall199 citations · 28 works
- 13Rachel Β. Blass#298,461 worldwide overall77 citations · 23 works
- 14Moshe Zeidner#321,445 worldwide overall268 citations · 46 works
- 15Malka Margalit#362,250 worldwide overall106 citations · 21 works