Armenia's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Armenia has 14 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 27.3% from 11 in 2025. That places Armenia 102nd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Yerevan State University has the most listed scientists (6), 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% |
| 2026 | 14 | +7.7% | 14 | +27.3% |
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Showing the 2026 career-long list. Looking for single-year rankings? See the single-year list
| Rank in Armenia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48,495 | Yerevan Physics Institute | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 728 | |
| 2 | 95,057 | Yerevan State University | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,733 | |
| 3 | 185,830 | Yerevan Physics Institute | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,849 | |
| 4 | 194,128 | Yerevan State University | Applied Physics | Rank 5,051 | |
| 5 | 199,170 | Yerevan State University | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 6,569 | |
| 6 | 205,091 | Yerevan Physics Institute | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 3,127 | |
| 7 | 252,908 | Institute for Physical Research National Academy of Sciences of Armenia | Applied Physics | Rank 6,675 | |
| 8 | 253,309 | American University of Armenia | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,557 | |
| 9 | 336,990 | Yerevan State University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 5,069 | |
| 10 | 368,452 | Institute of Applied Problems of Physics National Academy of Sciences of Armenia | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 2,241 | |
| 11 | 407,953 | American University of Armenia | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 10,278 | |
| 12 | 445,815 | Institute for Physical Research National Academy of Sciences of Armenia | General Physics | Rank 2,704 | |
| 13 | 467,635 | Yerevan State University | Optics | Rank 1,856 | |
| 14 | 683,721 | Yerevan State University | Energy | Rank 14,047 | |
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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 career-long list, Yerevan State University has the most listed scientists from Armenia, with 6. 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 14 in 2026, a change of +180.0%.
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.