Benin's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Benin has 2 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 100.0% from 1 in 2024. That places Benin 130th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 9 places. Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou has the most listed scientists (1), followed by Université de Parakou (1).
Scientists in Benin on the list, by year
The career-long count has fallen 33% 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% |
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All 2 scientists
| Rank in Benin | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 187,374 | Université de Parakou | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,911 | |
| 2 | 222,602 | Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou | Tropical Medicine | Rank 507 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Benin are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
5 scientists affiliated with Benin are on the 2025 single-year list, and 2 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Benin has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou has the most listed scientists from Benin, with 1. It is followed by Université de Parakou with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Benin changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Benin went from 3 scientists in 2020 to 2 in 2025, a change of -33.3%.
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.