Benin's Top 2% Scientists 2026
Benin has 6 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 20.0% from 5 in 2025. That places Benin 120th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 6 places. Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou has the most listed scientists (2), followed by Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Natitingou (1).
Scientists in Benin on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than doubled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | -33.3% | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +50.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +33.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +25.0% | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2026 | 6 | +20.0% | 4 | +100.0% |
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All 6 scientists
Showing the 2026 single-year list. Looking for career rankings? See the career-long list
| Rank in Benin | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47,810 | ZSL - Africa Range-Wide Cheetah Conservation Initiative and WAP Program | Ecology | Rank 963 | |
| 2 | 152,790 | Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Natitingou | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,770 | |
| 3 | 297,630 | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Contonou | Entomology | Rank 704 | |
| 4 | 392,309 | Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou | Tropical Medicine | Rank 563 | |
| 5 | 421,590 | Institut de Recherche Clinique du Bénin | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,897 | |
| 6 | 473,440 | Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou | Tropical Medicine | Rank 702 | |
| No scientists match this filter on the single-year list. Try the career-long list | |||||
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Benin are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
6 scientists affiliated with Benin are on the 2026 single-year list, and 4 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Benin has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 single-year list, Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou has the most listed scientists from Benin, with 2. It is followed by Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Natitingou with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Benin changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Benin went from 3 scientists in 2020 to 6 in 2026, a change of +100.0%.
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.