Azerbaijan's Top 2% Scientists 2023
Azerbaijan has 13 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, down 7.1% from 14 in 2022. That places Azerbaijan 97th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Baku State University has the most listed scientists (2), followed by Institute of Information Technology of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2).
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% |
Top 10 institutes in Azerbaijan
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Baku State University2
- 2Institute of Information Technology of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences2
- 3State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic2
- 4Anglo Asian Mining plc1
- 5Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University1
- 6Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics1
- 7Institute of Radiation Problems of Ministry of Science and Education1
- 8Khazar University1
- 9V. Akhundov National Scientific Research Medical Prophylactic Institute1
- 10Western Caspian University Baku1
All 13 scientists
| Rank in Azerbaijan | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42,286 | State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic | Energy | Rank 994 | |
| 2 | 49,114 | State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic | Energy | Rank 1,169 | |
| 3 | 89,026 | Baku State University | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,428 | |
| 4 | 96,204 | Khazar University | Energy | Rank 2,390 | |
| 5 | 99,538 | Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,106 | |
| 6 | 118,776 | Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics | General Mathematics | Rank 561 | |
| 7 | 159,383 | Baku State University | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 708 | |
| 8 | 213,284 | Institute of Information Technology of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,547 | |
| 9 | 213,694 | Institute of Information Technology of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,566 | |
| 10 | 337,296 | V. Akhundov National Scientific Research Medical Prophylactic Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 604 | |
| 11 | 350,215 | Western Caspian University Baku | General Physics | Rank 1,750 | |
| 12 | 413,461 | Anglo Asian Mining plc | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 345 | |
| 13 | 555,314 | Institute of Radiation Problems of Ministry of Science and Education | General Physics | Rank 2,711 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Azerbaijan are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
13 scientists affiliated with Azerbaijan are on the 2023 single-year list, and 6 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Azerbaijan has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 single-year list, Baku State University has the most listed scientists from Azerbaijan, with 2. It is followed by Institute of Information Technology of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences with 2.
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 13 in 2023, a change of +160.0%.
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.