Belarus' Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Belarus has 19 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 26.7% from 15 in 2020. That places Belarus 77th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Belarusian State University has the most listed scientists (6), followed by Belarusian National Technical University (3).
Scientists in Belarus on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 27% 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 University6
- 2Belarusian National Technical University3
- 3A.V. Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute of NAS of Belarus2
- 4B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics2
- 5Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus2
- 6Francisk Skorina Gomel State University1
- 7Institute for Nuclear Problems of Belarusian State University1
- 8V.A. Belyi Metal Polymer Research Institute, Belarus1
- 9WorldQuant, LLC1
All 19 scientists
| Rank in Belarus | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56,866 | WorldQuant, LLC | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 922 | |
| 2 | 64,888 | Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus | Applied Physics | Rank 1,676 | |
| 3 | 87,169 | Belarusian State University | General Mathematics | Rank 418 | |
| 4 | 94,576 | Belarusian State University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,718 | |
| 5 | 119,831 | B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics | Applied Physics | Rank 3,263 | |
| 6 | 134,960 | Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus | Applied Physics | Rank 3,693 | |
| 7 | 147,079 | Belarusian State University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 1,296 | |
| 8 | 159,636 | Belarusian State University | Polymers | Rank 1,490 | |
| 9 | 172,800 | Francisk Skorina Gomel State University | General Mathematics | Rank 1,085 | |
| 10 | 185,613 | Belarusian National Technical University | Optics | Rank 724 | |
| 11 | 209,350 |
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A.V. Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute of NAS of Belarus | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,461 |
| 12 | 211,056 | Belarusian State University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,058 | |
| 13 | 218,401 | A.V. Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute of NAS of Belarus | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,526 | |
| 14 | 267,338 | V.A. Belyi Metal Polymer Research Institute, Belarus | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,908 | |
| 15 | 314,818 | Institute for Nuclear Problems of Belarusian State University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 5,191 | |
| 16 | 320,866 | Belarusian National Technical University | Optics | Rank 1,284 | |
| 17 | 325,485 | B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics | Optics | Rank 1,310 | |
| 18 | 354,837 | Belarusian National Technical University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 1,599 | |
| 19 | 383,345 | Belarusian State University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,826 | |
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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 career-long list, Belarusian State University has the most listed scientists from Belarus, with 6. It is followed by Belarusian National Technical University with 3.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Belarus changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Belarus went from 15 scientists in 2020 to 19 in 2021, a change of +26.7%.
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.