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Israel
Israel ranks between 7th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
8thof 70
1stUS38.7%6thAU2.7%7thGB2.5%8thIL2.3%9thKR2.2%10–11IT1.8%
Tel Aviv University0.8% of the top 10%
Inertial navigation
7–10tied, of 40
1stCN64.0%7–10AU1.9%7–10FR1.8%7–10IL1.7%7–10IT1.6%11thIR1.3%
University of Haifa1.7% of the top 10%
Atomic clocks
9–16tied, of 271.0 papers of credit
1stUS38.7%9–16BE0.8%9–16KR0.8%9–16IL0.8%9–16SG0.7%9–16CH0.7%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem0.8% of the top 10%
Autonomous underwater vehicles
8–13tied, of 443.0 papers of credit
1stCN71.7%8–13JP0.9%8–13DE0.8%8–13IL0.8%8–13GR0.8%8–13VN0.8%
University of Haifa0.8% of the top 10%
Hypersonic flight
12–17tied, of 282.4 papers of credit
1stCN65.9%12–17IQ0.7%12–17JP0.7%12–17IL0.6%12–17NZ0.6%12–17AU0.6%
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology0.6% of the top 10%
Quantum sensors
14–16tied, of 48
1stCN22.5%11–13KR1.4%11–13HK1.3%14–16IL1.2%14–16BE1.1%14–16SG1.0%
Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo0.3% of the top 10%
Quantum communication
16–17tied, of 57
1stCN28.9%14–15JP1.3%14–15SG1.3%16–17IL1.1%16–17KR1.0%18–20CZ0.9%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem0.4% of the top 10%
Genome sequencing
19–22tied, of 593.5 papers of credit
1stUS33.6%15–18AT0.9%15–18SG0.8%19–22IL0.6%19–22FI0.5%19–22NL0.5%
Weizmann Institute of Science0.4% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
22–25tied, of 71
1stUS34.9%20–21DK0.5%20–21PL0.5%22–25IL0.4%22–25SA0.4%22–25TW0.4%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem0.1% of the top 10%
Gene editing
22–29tied, of 774.9 papers of credit
1stUS32.2%19–21BE0.6%19–21SE0.5%22–29IL0.4%22–29RU0.4%22–29MY0.4%
Tel Aviv University0.2% of the top 10%
Sonar and underwater acoustics
24–31tied, of 370.8 papers of credit
1stCN71.6%15–23MY0.3%15–23ES0.3%24–31IL0.2%24–31TW0.2%24–31FR0.1%
University of Haifa0.2% of the top 10%
Large language models
24–27tied, of 96
1stCN27.4%24–27IE0.4%24–27PL0.4%24–27IL0.4%24–27PK0.4%28–39VN0.3%
Bar-Ilan University0.1% of the top 10%
AI chips
23–28tied, of 461.2 papers of credit
1stCN46.2%23–28SE0.3%23–28GR0.2%23–28IL0.2%23–28NZ0.2%23–28FI0.2%
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Satellite navigation
22–27tied, of 453.0 papers of credit
1stCN56.1%22–27TR0.5%22–27HR0.5%22–27IL0.4%22–27EG0.4%28–32NO0.3%
University of Haifa0.3% of the top 10%
Advanced robotics
26–30tied, of 543.2 papers of credit
1stCN31.5%18–25AE0.5%26–30EG0.5%26–30IL0.5%26–30TW0.4%26–30AT0.4%
Bar-Ilan University0.2% of the top 10%
6G and advanced wireless
26–29tied, of 80
1stCN39.9%26–29PK0.5%26–29MO0.5%26–29IL0.4%26–29IR0.4%30–33VN0.3%
Weizmann Institute of Science0.3% of the top 10%
Synthetic biology
25–30tied, of 551.7 papers of credit
1stCN45.7%25–30TR0.3%25–30HK0.3%25–30IL0.3%25–30AE0.3%31–40ZA0.2%
Weizmann Institute of Science0.1% of the top 10%
Optical communication
26–32tied, of 542.9 papers of credit
1stCN38.8%26–32SE0.5%26–32RU0.5%26–32IL0.4%26–32BD0.4%26–32ZA0.4%
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced aircraft engines
20–39tied, of 470.5 papers of credit
1stCN64.6%20–39ZA0.2%20–39QA0.2%20–39IL0.2%20–39ET0.1%20–39MX0.1%
Outside the top 30
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology0.2% of the top 10%
Metamaterials
30–32tied, of 734.6 papers of credit
1stCN55.5%30–32NZ0.2%30–32PL0.2%30–32IL0.2%33–40IE0.1%33–40MA0.1%
Outside the top 30
Tel Aviv University0.1% of the top 10%
Radar
33–35tied, of 410.5 papers of credit
1stCN77.0%16–32RU0.1%16–32CO0.1%33–35IL0.1%33–35CH0.1%33–35ES0.1%
Outside the top 30
Weizmann Institute of Science0.1% of the top 10%
Perovskite solar cells
33–40tied, of 761.9 papers of credit
1stCN53.9%33–40QA0.1%33–40KE0.1%33–40IL0.1%33–40KW0.1%33–40GR0.1%
Outside the top 30
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology0.1% of the top 10%
New antibiotics and antivirals
33–38tied, of 822.5 papers of credit
1stCN30.3%33–38MO0.4%33–38NG0.3%33–38IL0.3%39–40SG0.3%39–40HU0.3%
Outside the top 30
Weizmann Institute of Science0.2% of the top 10%
Electric batteries
28–40tied, of 89
1stCN68.0%28–40BR0.1%28–40AT0.1%28–40RU0.1%28–40IL0.1%28–40IE0.1%
Outside the top 30
Bar-Ilan University0.1% of the top 10%
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
30–40tied, of 561.1 papers of credit
1stCN40.8%30–40BG0.1%30–40QA0.1%30–40BR0.1%30–40IL0.1%30–40AE0.1%
Outside the top 30
Ariel University0.1% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Small satellites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Drones and swarming
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Supercapacitors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen by electrolysis
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fusion
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Additive manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Critical minerals processing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced chip manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
High-performance computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hyperspectral imaging
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Magnets and superconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fission power
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Cybersecurity
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Distributed ledgers
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced composites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method