Belarus' Top 2% Scientists 2021
Belarus has 10 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 11.1% from 9 in 2020. That places Belarus 98th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 5 places. Belarusian State University has the most listed scientists (2), followed by Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus (2).
Scientists in Belarus on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 11% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 15 | ||
| 2021 | 10 | +11.1% | 19 | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 11 | +10.0% | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | -18.2% | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 15 | +66.7% | 23 | +27.8% |
| 2025 | 15 | +0.0% | 24 | +4.3% |
Institutes in Belarus
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Belarusian State University2
- 2Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus2
- 3A.V. Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute of NAS of Belarus1
- 4Belarusian National Technical University1
- 5B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics1
- 6Francisk Skorina Gomel State University1
- 7Institute for Nuclear Problems of Belarusian State University1
- 8WorldQuant, LLC1
All 10 scientists
| Rank in Belarus | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,350 | Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus | Applied Physics | Rank 99 | |
| 2 | 22,836 | Belarusian State University | General Mathematics | Rank 91 | |
| 3 | 53,160 | WorldQuant, LLC | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,230 | |
| 4 | 88,379 | Francisk Skorina Gomel State University | General Mathematics | Rank 487 | |
| 5 | 157,713 | Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus | Applied Physics | Rank 3,457 | |
| 6 | 167,982 | Belarusian State University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,536 | |
| 7 | 202,855 |
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A.V. Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute of NAS of Belarus | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,861 |
| 8 | 211,385 | Institute for Nuclear Problems of Belarusian State University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,540 | |
| 9 | 268,878 | B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics | Applied Physics | Rank 6,144 | |
| 10 | 604,020 | Belarusian National Technical University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 2,093 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Belarus are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
10 scientists affiliated with Belarus are on the 2021 single-year list, and 19 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Belarus has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 single-year list, Belarusian State University has the most listed scientists from Belarus, with 2. It is followed by Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Belarus changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Belarus went from 9 scientists in 2020 to 10 in 2021, a change of +11.1%.
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.