Barbados' Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Barbados has 3 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 200.0% from 1 in 2025. That places Barbados 127th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 14 places. Ross University School of Medicine has the most listed scientists (2), followed by Faculty of Science and Technology (1).
Scientists in Barbados on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than tripled since 2021.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | - | ||
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | +200.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | -66.7% | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +200.0% | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | -66.7% | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2026 | 3 | +200.0% | 3 | +200.0% |
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| Rank in Barbados | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 57,053 | Ross University School of Medicine | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 608 | |
| 2 | 202,821 |
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Faculty of Science and Technology | Fisheries | Rank 582 |
| 3 | 350,254 | Ross University School of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,640 | |
| No scientists match this filter on the career-long list. Try the single-year list | |||||
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Barbados are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
3 scientists affiliated with Barbados are on the 2026 single-year list, and 3 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Barbados has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, Ross University School of Medicine has the most listed scientists from Barbados, with 2. It is followed by Faculty of Science and Technology with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Barbados changed since 2021?
On the career-long list, Barbados went from 1 scientists in 2021 to 3 in 2026, a change of +200.0%.
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.