Seventeen full-time faculty members from Alfaisal University have been recognized in the 2026 edition of Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% Scientists List, marking continued growth in the University’s representation among internationally recognized researchers.
The number of Alfaisal faculty members featured on the list has increased from 12 in the 2023 edition to 14 in 2024 and 17 in 2026. This represents a 42% increase over three editions, reflecting the expanding research contributions and citation impact of the University’s academic community.
Compiled annually in collaboration with Elsevier, the list uses standardized citation indicators derived from the Scopus database to assess researchers’ scientific impact across two categories:
- Single-Year Impact: Recognizes researchers based on citations received during the 2025 calendar year.
- Career-Long Impact: Evaluates cumulative research impact based on citations accumulated through the end of 2025.
Single-Year Impact
The following 14 Alfaisal University faculty members were recognized for their citation impact during 2025:
- Ahmed Abu-Zaid – College of Medicine (COM)
- Ahmed A. Alamer – College of Business (COB)
- Edreese H. Alsharaeh – College of Science and General Studies (COSGS)
- Driss Benhaddou – College of Engineering and Advanced Computing (COEAC)
- Raja Chinnappan – College of Medicine (COM)
- Ramazan Demirboga – College of Engineering and Advanced Computing (COEAC)
- Ridha Djellabi – College of Science and General Studies (COSGS)
- Souraya Goumri-Said – College of Science and General Studies (COSGS)
- Anis Koubaa – College of Engineering and Advanced Computing (COEAC)
- Jason Potts – College of Business (COB)
- Mohammad Shorfuzzaman – College of Engineering and Advanced Computing (COEAC)
- Andrew R. Timming – College of Business (COB)
- Mohd Zairul-Noor – College of Engineering and Advanced Computing (COEAC)
- Mohammed Zourob – College of Science and General Studies (COSGS)
Career-Long Impact
Nine Alfaisal University faculty members were recognized for their cumulative research impact:
- Edreese H. Alsharaeh – College of Science and General Studies (COSGS)
- Ramazan Demirboga – College of Engineering and Advanced Computing (COEAC)
- Mattheus F. A. Goosen – Office of Research and Innovation (ORI)
- Anis Koubaa – College of Engineering and Advanced Computing (COEAC)
- Nidal H. Nasser – College of Engineering and Advanced Computing (COEAC)
- Jason Potts – College of Business (COB)
- Atef Mohamed A. Shibl – College of Medicine (COM)
- Mohammad Shorfuzzaman – College of Engineering and Advanced Computing (COEAC)
- Mohammed Zourob – College of Science and General Studies (COSGS)
Recognition Across Both Categories
Notably, six faculty members were included in both the Single-Year and Career-Long Impact categories: Edreese H. Alsharaeh, Ramazan Demirboga, Anis Koubaa, Jason Potts, Mohammad Shorfuzzaman, and Mohammed Zourob.
Their inclusion in both categories reflects research impact measured across different citation periods, recognizing both recent contributions and sustained scholarly influence.
