Azerbaijan's Top 2% Scientists 2025
Azerbaijan has 41 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 127.8% from 18 in 2024. That places Azerbaijan 81st in the world by number of listed scientists, up 13 places. Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) has the most listed scientists (8), followed by Baku State University (8).
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% |
Top 10 institutes in Azerbaijan
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)8
- 2Baku State University8
- 3Khazar University6
- 4Institute of Radiation Problems Ministry of Science and Education Republic of Azerbaijan3
- 5Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University2
- 6Institute of Physics Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan2
- 7ADA University1
- 8Anglo Asian Mining plc1
- 9Azerbaijan Medical University1
- 10Azerbaijan Technical University1
All 41 scientists
| Rank in Azerbaijan | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 289 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | Environmental Sciences | Rank 3 | |
| 2 | 816 | SA Technologies | Human Factors | Rank 1 | |
| 3 | 2,833 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | Environmental Sciences | Rank 62 | |
| 4 | 12,329 | Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction | Materials | Rank 231 | |
| 5 | 15,163 | Baku State University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 72 | |
| 6 | 30,962 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | General Mathematics | Rank 128 | |
| 7 | 36,705 | Azerbaijan Technical University | Software Engineering | Rank 53 | |
| 8 | 40,854 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | Organic Chemistry | Rank 497 | |
| 9 | 43,322 | ADA University | Business & Management | Rank 1,088 | |
| 10 | 44,022 |
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Western Caspian University Baku | Energy | Rank 1,243 |
| 11 | 54,853 | Khazar University | Optics | Rank 223 | |
| 12 | 55,640 | Khazar University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 729 | |
| 13 | 68,733 | State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic | Energy | Rank 2,053 | |
| 14 | 76,853 | Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,267 | |
| 15 | 81,789 | Khazar University | Energy | Rank 2,478 | |
| 16 | 91,002 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | Energy | Rank 2,759 | |
| 17 | 107,083 | Azerbaijan Medical University | Surgery | Rank 494 | |
| 18 | 110,039 | Khazar University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,552 | |
| 19 | 112,447 | Baku State University | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,608 | |
| 20 | 122,501 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,160 | |
| 21 | 147,093 | Institute of Information Technology Ministry of Science and Education Republic of Azerbaijan | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,146 | |
| 22 | 164,912 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | Polymers | Rank 1,701 | |
| 23 | 188,173 | Baku State University | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 762 | |
| 24 | 207,564 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | General Physics | Rank 1,136 | |
| 25 | 226,087 | Khazar University | Materials | Rank 5,617 | |
| 26 | 227,679 | Baku State University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 3,962 | |
| 27 | 237,005 | Baku State University | General Mathematics | Rank 1,232 | |
| 28 | 265,370 | Institute of Radiation Problems Ministry of Science and Education Republic of Azerbaijan | General Physics | Rank 1,425 | |
| 29 | 265,707 | Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 10,825 | |
| 30 | 302,550 | Joint Ukraine-Azerbaijan International Research and Education Center of Nanobiotechnology and Functional Nanosystems | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,500 | |
| 31 | 336,392 | Baku State University | Applied Physics | Rank 6,704 | |
| 32 | 338,778 | Institute of Physics Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan | Applied Physics | Rank 6,756 | |
| 33 | 344,784 | Baku State University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 3,869 | |
| 34 | 421,380 |
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Khazar University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 4,658 |
| 35 | 454,004 | Baku Business University | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 852 | |
| 36 | 458,205 | V.Y. Akhundov Scientific Research Medical Preventive Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 696 | |
| 37 | 511,765 | Institute of Radiation Problems Ministry of Science and Education Republic of Azerbaijan | General Physics | Rank 2,592 | |
| 38 | 559,326 | Institute of Physics Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan | General Physics | Rank 2,823 | |
| 39 | 609,430 | Anglo Asian Mining plc | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 616 | |
| 40 | 702,697 | Baku State University | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 3,269 | |
| 41 | 1,781,792 | Institute of Radiation Problems Ministry of Science and Education Republic of Azerbaijan | Materials | Rank 50,032 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Azerbaijan are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
41 scientists affiliated with Azerbaijan are on the 2025 single-year list, and 21 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Azerbaijan has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 single-year list, Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) has the most listed scientists from Azerbaijan, with 8. It is followed by Baku State University with 8.
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 41 in 2025, a change of +720.0%.
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.