Azerbaijan's Top 2% Scientists 2026
Azerbaijan has 45 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 9.8% from 41 in 2025. That places Azerbaijan 81st in the world by number of listed scientists. Khazar University has the most listed scientists (15), followed by Baku State University (7).
Scientists in Azerbaijan on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than tripled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | 8 | +60.0% | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | +75.0% | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 13 | -7.1% | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2024 | 18 | +38.5% | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 41 | +127.8% | 21 | +133.3% |
| 2026 | 45 | +9.8% | 21 | +0.0% |
Top 10 institutes in Azerbaijan
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Khazar University15
- 2Baku State University7
- 3Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)3
- 4Institute of Physics Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan3
- 5Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan2
- 6ADA University1
- 7Anglo Asian Mining plc1
- 8Azerbaijan Medical University1
- 9Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences1
- 10Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University1
All 45 scientists
Showing the 2026 single-year list. Looking for career rankings? See the career-long list
| Rank in Azerbaijan | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 2,959 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | Environmental Sciences | Rank 67 | |
| 2 | 6,837 | Khazar University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 81 | |
| 3 | 14,470 | Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 27 | |
| 4 | 23,379 | Baku State University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 318 | |
| 5 | 24,064 | Lankaran State University | General Physics | Rank 172 | |
| 6 | 26,683 | Khazar University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 342 | |
| 7 | 29,108 |
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Western Caspian University Baku | Energy | Rank 787 |
| 8 | 32,772 | ADA University | Business & Management | Rank 878 | |
| 9 | 43,565 |
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Azerbaijan Technical University | Applied Mathematics | Rank 122 |
| 10 | 45,174 |
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Khazar University | General Physics | Rank 285 |
| 11 | 61,158 | Baku State University | General Mathematics | Rank 274 | |
| 12 | 64,549 |
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Khazar University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 806 |
| 13 | 81,364 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,824 | |
| 14 | 81,570 | Khazar University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,004 | |
| 15 | 88,041 | Institute of Radiation Problems Ministry of Science and Education Republic of Azerbaijan | General Physics | Rank 515 | |
| 16 | 98,351 | Khazar University | Energy | Rank 3,010 | |
| 17 | 107,942 | Azerbaijan Medical University | Surgery | Rank 449 | |
| 18 | 128,087 | Institute of Information Technology Ministry of Science and Education Republic of Azerbaijan | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,868 | |
| 19 | 136,550 | Khazar University | Materials | Rank 3,322 | |
| 20 | 140,482 | Khazar University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,652 | |
| 21 | 152,647 | Khazar University | Energy | Rank 4,825 | |
| 22 | 156,203 | Khazar University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,805 | |
| 23 | 167,574 | Khazar University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 449 | |
| 24 | 189,510 | State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic | Energy | Rank 6,130 | |
| 25 | 202,988 | Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 9,121 | |
| 26 | 217,401 | Baku State University | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 834 | |
| 27 | 258,181 | Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan | Polymers | Rank 2,834 | |
| 28 | 269,301 | Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences | General Mathematics | Rank 1,406 | |
| 29 | 272,573 | Baku State University | Applied Physics | Rank 5,122 | |
| 30 | 289,138 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | General Physics | Rank 1,493 | |
| 31 | 327,496 | Khazar University | Materials | Rank 8,834 | |
| 32 | 342,189 |
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Khazar University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 3,678 |
| 33 | 355,983 | Baku State University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 3,804 | |
| 34 | 369,624 | Joint Ukraine-Azerbaijan International Research and Education Center of Nanobiotechnology and Functional Nanosystems | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 3,271 | |
| 35 | 390,006 | Khazar University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 4,116 | |
| 36 | 450,904 | Institute of Physics Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan | General Physics | Rank 2,218 | |
| 37 | 458,069 | Institute of Physics Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan | Applied Physics | Rank 8,808 | |
| 38 | 473,171 | Baku Engineering University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 700 | |
| 39 | 562,194 | Baku State University | Applied Physics | Rank 11,009 | |
| 40 | 573,801 | Anglo Asian Mining plc | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 601 | |
| 41 | 738,122 | Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan | General Physics | Rank 3,544 | |
| 42 | 738,568 | Baku State University | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 3,338 | |
| 43 | 772,118 | Khazar University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 7,584 | |
| 44 | 773,838 | Odlar Yurdu University | General Mathematics | Rank 4,130 | |
| 45 | 1,435,325 | Institute of Physics Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan | General Physics | Rank 6,978 | |
| 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 Azerbaijan are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
45 scientists affiliated with Azerbaijan are on the 2026 single-year list, and 21 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Azerbaijan has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 single-year list, Khazar University has the most listed scientists from Azerbaijan, with 15. It is followed by Baku State University with 7.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Azerbaijan changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Azerbaijan went from 5 scientists in 2020 to 45 in 2026, a change of +800.0%.
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.