The "World's Top 2% Scientists" list, compiled by Stanford University and Elsevier, highlights the most-cited researchers globally across various disciplines. The selection is based on metrics like the h-index and co-authorship-adjusted hm-index, using Scopus data. The list has two categories: lifetime impact and single-year impact, and it covers 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields. It aims to standardize citation impact data and recognizes researchers for their significant contributions to advancing science​.

Rabia Charef was ranked for the year 2024:
- in the field Earth & Environmental Sciences: 72,468 globally, placing her within the top 2% of scientists worldwide according to the Stanford/Elsevier ranking. This list, based on citation impact, covers over 200,000 researchers out of approximately 8 million active scientists, recognizing significant contributions to advancing scientific knowledge across various disciplines
- in the sub field Environmental Sciences : She was ranked 1,429 out of 115291