Belarus' Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Belarus has 24 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 4.3% from 23 in 2024. That places Belarus 82nd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Belarusian State University has the most listed scientists (7), followed by Belarusian National Technical University (3).
Scientists in Belarus on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 60% 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% |
Top 10 institutes in Belarus
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Belarusian State University7
- 2Belarusian National Technical University3
- 3B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics3
- 4Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus3
- 5A.V. Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute of NAS of Belarus2
- 6Belarusian State Medical University1
- 7Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics1
- 8Francisk Skorina Gomel State University1
- 9National Academy of Sciences of Belarus1
- 10Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems of the Belarusian State University1
All 24 scientists
| Rank in Belarus | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 22,811 | Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus | Applied Physics | Rank 541 | |
| 2 | 59,690 | National Academy of Sciences of Belarus | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 780 | |
| 3 | 62,557 | Belarusian State University | General Mathematics | Rank 266 | |
| 4 | 109,860 | Belarusian State University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,916 | |
| 5 | 134,902 | Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus | Materials | Rank 1,883 | |
| 6 | 137,137 | B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics | Applied Physics | Rank 3,577 | |
| 7 | 146,516 | Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus | Applied Physics | Rank 3,845 | |
| 8 | 154,435 | Francisk Skorina Gomel State University | General Mathematics | Rank 930 | |
| 9 | 176,101 | Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems of the Belarusian State University | Applied Physics | Rank 4,683 | |
| 10 | 187,114 | Belarusian State University | Polymers | Rank 1,675 | |
| 11 | 201,946 | Belarusian National Technical University | Optics | Rank 812 | |
| 12 | 219,738 | A.V. Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute of NAS of Belarus | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,652 | |
| 13 | 245,493 | Belarusian State University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,351 | |
| 14 | 259,734 | A.V. Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute of NAS of Belarus | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,958 | |
| 15 | 261,434 | V.A. Belyi Metal Polymer Research Institute, Belarus | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,974 | |
| 16 | 278,747 | Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics | Applied Physics | Rank 7,643 | |
| 17 | 303,996 | B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 1,171 | |
| 18 | 324,215 | Belarusian State University | Optics | Rank 1,304 | |
| 19 | 333,676 |
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B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics | Optics | Rank 1,346 |
| 20 | 376,972 |
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Belarusian State University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 8,790 |
| 21 | 377,046 | Belarusian National Technical University | Optics | Rank 1,546 | |
| 22 | 387,390 | Belarusian National Technical University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 1,640 | |
| 23 | 590,385 | Belarusian State University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 14,548 | |
| 24 | 612,465 | Belarusian State Medical University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 8,520 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Belarus are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
15 scientists affiliated with Belarus are on the 2025 single-year list, and 24 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Belarus has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, Belarusian State University has the most listed scientists from Belarus, with 7. 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 24 in 2025, a change of +60.0%.
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.