Belarus' Top 2% Scientists 2024
Belarus has 15 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 66.7% from 9 in 2023. That places Belarus 96th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 7 places. Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus has the most listed scientists (5), followed by National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (4).
Scientists in Belarus on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 67% 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% |
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All 15 scientists
| Rank in Belarus | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 2,855 | Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus | Applied Physics | Rank 76 | |
| 2 | 15,388 | Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus | Materials | Rank 273 | |
| 3 | 17,085 | Belarusian State University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 227 | |
| 4 | 23,506 | Belarusian State University | General Mathematics | Rank 103 | |
| 5 | 103,277 | Francisk Skorina Gomel State University | General Mathematics | Rank 535 | |
| 6 | 161,393 | Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus | Materials | Rank 3,607 | |
| 7 | 166,070 |
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Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus | Materials | Rank 3,746 |
| 8 | 201,305 | Belarusian State University | Polymers | Rank 2,078 | |
| 9 | 257,793 | National Academy of Sciences of Belarus | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 2,394 | |
| 10 | 265,682 | Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus | Applied Physics | Rank 5,424 | |
| 11 | 310,449 | National Academy of Sciences of Belarus | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 2,862 | |
| 12 | 365,245 | Institute for Nuclear Problems of Belarusian State University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 3,962 | |
| 13 | 374,798 | National Academy of Sciences of Belarus | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 3,474 | |
| 14 | 421,069 | National Academy of Sciences of Belarus | Applied Physics | Rank 8,787 | |
| 15 | 1,254,275 | Belarusian National Technical University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 4,812 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Belarus are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
15 scientists affiliated with Belarus are on the 2024 single-year list, and 23 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Belarus has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 single-year list, Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus has the most listed scientists from Belarus, with 5. It is followed by National Academy of Sciences of Belarus with 4.
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 15 in 2024, a change of +66.7%.
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.