Armenia's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Armenia has 7 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 16.7% from 6 in 2023. That places Armenia 103rd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 3 places. Yerevan Physics Institute has the most listed scientists (3), followed by Yerevan State University (3).
Scientists in Armenia on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 40% 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% |
Institutes in Armenia
By number of listed scientists
All 7 scientists
| Rank in Armenia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50,027 | Yerevan Physics Institute | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 778 | |
| 2 | 104,702 | Yerevan State University | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,959 | |
| 3 | 181,780 | Yerevan State University | Applied Physics | Rank 4,991 | |
| 4 | 188,347 | Yerevan Physics Institute | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,976 | |
| 5 | 215,114 | Yerevan Physics Institute | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 3,377 | |
| 6 | 249,235 | Yerevan State University | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 8,678 | |
| 7 | 321,405 | National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 4,968 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Armenia are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
9 scientists affiliated with Armenia are on the 2024 single-year list, and 7 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Armenia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, Yerevan Physics Institute has the most listed scientists from Armenia, with 3. It is followed by Yerevan State University with 3.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Armenia changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Armenia went from 5 scientists in 2020 to 7 in 2024, a change of +40.0%.
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.