Armenia's Top 2% Scientists 2026
Armenia has 14 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 7.7% from 13 in 2025. That places Armenia 101st in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Yerevan State University has the most listed scientists (5), followed by Yerevan Physics Institute (4).
Scientists in Armenia on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than doubled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +33.3% | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +12.5% | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2025 | 13 | +44.4% | 11 | +57.1% |
| 2026 | 14 | +7.7% | 14 | +27.3% |
Institutes in Armenia
By number of listed scientists
All 14 scientists
Showing the 2026 single-year list. Looking for career rankings? See the career-long list
| Rank in Armenia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53,073 | American University of Armenia | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,495 | |
| 2 | 76,052 | Yerevan Physics Institute | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 935 | |
| 3 | 78,503 | Yerevan State University | Chemical Physics | Rank 911 | |
| 4 | 94,549 | Yerevan Physics Institute | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,165 | |
| 5 | 105,025 | Yerevan State University | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 792 | |
| 6 | 121,167 | American University of Armenia | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,414 | |
| 7 | 148,443 | ICRANet-Armenia | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 1,897 | |
| 8 | 149,223 | Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi | Dentistry | Rank 676 | |
| 9 | 151,636 | Yerevan Physics Institute | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 928 | |
| 10 | 162,016 | Yerevan State University | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,365 | |
| 11 | 169,881 | Institute of Chemical Physics National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,820 | |
| 12 | 273,142 | Yerevan Physics Institute | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,992 | |
| 13 | 748,164 | Yerevan State University | Optics | Rank 3,276 | |
| 14 | 758,969 | Yerevan State University | Biophysics | Rank 584 | |
| No scientists match this filter on the single-year list. Try the career-long list | |||||
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Armenia are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
14 scientists affiliated with Armenia are on the 2026 single-year list, and 14 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Armenia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 single-year list, Yerevan State University has the most listed scientists from Armenia, with 5. It is followed by Yerevan Physics Institute with 4.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Armenia changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Armenia went from 6 scientists in 2020 to 14 in 2026, a change of +133.3%.
What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?
The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.
What is the official source of this data?
The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.