American University of Beirut Faculty Recognized Among World's Top Cited Scientists

The American University of Beirut (AUB) has made significant strides in research excellence, with 56 current faculty members recognized among the world's top two percent most-cited scientists. This achievement reflects the university's dedication to advancing research across diverse disciplines and its commitment to producing high-quality, interdisciplinary, and collaborative research. The recognition highlights the university's strength across fields, including biology, business, chemistry, engineering, health sciences, medicine, and nutrition and food sciences. The 56 recognized AUB faculty members span 25 departments across six faculties.

Key Takeaways:

56 current AUB faculty members have been recognized among the world's top two percent most-cited scientists, as per the updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators (Elsevier, 2025 update).
The list identifies the top scientists worldwide based on their research impact and citation influence across 22 fields and 174 subfields.
46 AUB active scholars were recognized for their career-long impact, while 37 were featured in the single-year impact list, reflecting both enduring and emerging innovation.
The 56 recognized AUB faculty span 25 departments across six faculties, covering a wide spectrum of fields including biology, business, chemistry, engineering, health sciences, medicine, and nutrition and food sciences.
AUB's commitment to research excellence is underscored by the recognition of its scholars in various fields, including humanities scholars whose work is not captured by citation metrics.
The university acknowledges the scholarly contributions of visiting professors Lina Kurdahi Badr and Hassan Noura, as well as the late professors Anis Baraka and Ibrahim Salti, who are also listed among the world's top two percent most-cited scientists.
AUB remains committed to its mission of research and teaching excellence as a unique global institution of higher education, pursuing cutting-edge research across diverse disciplines.
The recognition of eight new faculty members in the career-long citation list for the first time highlights the university's expanding community of highly-cited scholars.

Statistics:

56 AUB faculty members recognized among the world's top two percent most-cited scientists.
46 AUB active scholars recognized for their career-long impact.
37 AUB faculty members featured in the single-year impact list.
25 departments across six faculties represented by the 56 recognized AUB faculty members.
22 fields and 174 subfields considered in the ranking.
2019: 46 AUB faculty members recognized for their career-long impact.
2025: 8 new faculty members included in the career-long citation list for the first time.

Sources:

(National news agency - Lebanon), 15 Oct 2025
Elsevier (2025 update)
Stanford University (methodology for the ranking)
American University of Beirut (AUB)