Armenia's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Armenia has 11 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 57.1% from 7 in 2024. That places Armenia 103rd in the world by number of listed scientists. Yerevan State University has the most listed scientists (7), followed by Yerevan Physics Institute (3).
Scientists in Armenia on the list, by year
The career-long 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% |
Institutes in Armenia
By number of listed scientists
All 11 scientists
| Rank in Armenia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,104 | Yerevan State University | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 27 | |
| 2 | 51,427 | Yerevan Physics Institute | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 787 | |
| 3 | 103,589 | Yerevan State University | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,900 | |
| 4 | 183,144 | Yerevan State University | Applied Physics | Rank 4,868 | |
| 5 | 184,946 |
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Yerevan Physics Institute | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,871 |
| 6 | 210,727 | Yerevan State University | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 7,204 | |
| 7 | 217,921 | Yerevan Physics Institute | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 3,339 | |
| 8 | 314,292 | Yerevan State University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 4,758 | |
| 9 | 439,198 | Institute for Physical Research National Academy of Sciences of Armenia | General Physics | Rank 2,719 | |
| 10 | 476,924 | Yerevan State University | Optics | Rank 1,942 | |
| 11 | 752,186 | Yerevan State University | Energy | Rank 15,097 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Armenia are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
13 scientists affiliated with Armenia are on the 2025 single-year list, and 11 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Armenia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, Yerevan State University has the most listed scientists from Armenia, with 7. It is followed by Yerevan Physics Institute 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 11 in 2025, a change of +120.0%.
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.