Azerbaijan's Top 2% Scientists 2022
Azerbaijan has 14 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 75.0% from 8 in 2021. That places Azerbaijan 96th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 4 places. Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences has the most listed scientists (4), followed by Baku State University (4).
Scientists in Azerbaijan on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than doubled 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% |
Institutes in Azerbaijan
By number of listed scientists
All 14 scientists
| Rank in Azerbaijan | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97,132 | State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic | Energy | Rank 2,161 | |
| 2 | 99,108 | Baku State University | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 425 | |
| 3 | 126,836 | State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic | Energy | Rank 2,924 | |
| 4 | 134,621 | Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences | General Physics | Rank 729 | |
| 5 | 135,733 | Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,625 | |
| 6 | 173,927 | Khazar University | Energy | Rank 4,192 | |
| 7 | 192,281 | Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,084 | |
| 8 | 206,426 | Baku State University | General Mathematics | Rank 1,163 | |
| 9 | 259,148 | Baku State University | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 1,310 | |
| 10 | 265,588 | Anglo Asian Mining plc | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 178 | |
| 11 | 311,709 | Baku State University | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 1,622 | |
| 12 | 354,629 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | Applied Physics | Rank 7,914 | |
| 13 | 465,634 | Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 2,519 | |
| 14 | 645,040 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | General Physics | Rank 3,263 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Azerbaijan are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
14 scientists affiliated with Azerbaijan are on the 2022 single-year list, and 2 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Azerbaijan has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 single-year list, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences has the most listed scientists from Azerbaijan, with 4. It is followed by Baku State University with 4.
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 14 in 2022, 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.