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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research in Israel

Weizmann Institute of Science ranks first in Israel for Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research in 2022–2025 (#42 worldwide), followed by Tel Aviv University and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

Israel's world rank
#20
of 59 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.3k
Top-10% rate
17.5%
Ranked institutions
6

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

What is the best university for Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics in Israel?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Weizmann Institute of ScienceRehovot #4241.028.7%214
2Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv #6434.419.8%247
3Technion – Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifa #7033.013.3%264
4Hebrew University of JerusalemJerusalem #13822.217.2%146
5Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBeersheba #23513.817.9%159
6Bar-Ilan UniversityRamat Gan #4234.610.2%104

Institutions in Israel above the floor of 40 fractional works in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics researchers in Israel?

Yaron Silberberg, Amnon Aharony and Yigal Meir rank highest among researchers based in Israel.

  1. 1Yaron Silberberg#6,309 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 55 works
  2. 2Amnon Aharony#6,877 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 48 works
  3. 3Yigal Meir#9,427 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 43 works
  4. 4Yakir Aharonov#10,977 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 43 works
  5. 5Y. Imry#12,461 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 42 works
  6. 6Joshua Jortner#16,216 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 93 works
  7. 7Ronnie Kosloff#35,625 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 73 works
  8. 8Lev Vaidman#41,223 worldwide overall664 citations · 40 works
  9. 9Ehud Altman#42,675 worldwide overall756 citations · 48 works
  10. 10Erez Berg#48,864 worldwide overall937 citations · 46 works
  11. 11Yuval Oreg#49,607 worldwide overall587 citations · 33 works
  12. 12Asher A. Friesem#51,128 worldwide overall519 citations · 42 works
  13. 13Baruch Fischer#53,381 worldwide overall350 citations · 37 works
  14. 14Hadas Shtrikman#57,096 worldwide overall561 citations · 28 works
  15. 15David J. Tannor#63,926 worldwide overall511 citations · 42 works

How Israel compares with other countries in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics