Azerbaijan's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Azerbaijan has 21 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 133.3% from 9 in 2024. That places Azerbaijan 87th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 12 places. Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) has the most listed scientists (5), followed by Baku State University (4).
Scientists in Azerbaijan on the list, by year
The career-long 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)5
- 2Baku State University4
- 3Khazar University2
- 4State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic2
- 5Anglo Asian Mining plc1
- 6Azerbaijan Medical University1
- 7Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University1
- 8Azerbaijan Technical University1
- 9Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction1
- 10Institute of Information Technology Ministry of Science and Education Republic of Azerbaijan1
All 21 scientists
| Rank in Azerbaijan | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,069 | SA Technologies | Human Factors | Rank 2 | |
| 2 | 22,895 | Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction | Materials | Rank 285 | |
| 3 | 24,374 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | Environmental Sciences | Rank 157 | |
| 4 | 45,538 | Baku State University | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 789 | |
| 5 | 47,315 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | General Mathematics | Rank 189 | |
| 6 | 57,674 | Azerbaijan Medical University | Surgery | Rank 460 | |
| 7 | 86,018 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,553 | |
| 8 | 92,311 | Azerbaijan Technical University | Software Engineering | Rank 185 | |
| 9 | 106,981 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | Polymers | Rank 956 | |
| 10 | 147,390 | Khazar University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,283 | |
| 11 | 157,700 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,281 | |
| 12 | 182,489 | Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,963 | |
| 13 | 184,535 | Khazar University | Energy | Rank 2,790 | |
| 14 | 234,077 | State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic | Energy | Rank 3,660 | |
| 15 | 238,287 | Baku State University | General Mathematics | Rank 1,667 | |
| 16 | 244,796 | Institute of Information Technology Ministry of Science and Education Republic of Azerbaijan | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,432 | |
| 17 | 250,160 | Baku State University | Applied Physics | Rank 6,799 | |
| 18 | 255,132 | Baku State University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,523 | |
| 19 | 348,725 | Anglo Asian Mining plc | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 194 | |
| 20 | 386,830 | State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic | Energy | Rank 6,802 | |
| 21 | 389,040 | Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics Ministry of Science and Education Republic of Azerbaijan | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 3,039 | |
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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 career-long list, Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) has the most listed scientists from Azerbaijan, with 5. It is followed by Baku State University with 4.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Azerbaijan changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Azerbaijan went from 2 scientists in 2020 to 21 in 2025, a change of +950.0%.
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.