Botswana's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Botswana has 15 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 7.1% from 14 in 2025. That places Botswana 97th in the world by number of listed scientists. University of Botswana has the most listed scientists (8), followed by Botswana International University of Science and Technology (5).
Scientists in Botswana on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than tripled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | 6 | +50.0% | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% | 9 | +80.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +16.7% | 6 | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 9 | +28.6% | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 15 | +66.7% | 14 | +55.6% |
| 2026 | 20 | +33.3% | 15 | +7.1% |
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| Rank in Botswana | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10,037 | University of Botswana | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 168 | |
| 2 | 74,037 | Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership | Virology | Rank 550 | |
| 3 | 84,931 | University of Botswana | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,526 | |
| 4 | 87,873 | University of Botswana | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 160 | |
| 5 | 117,442 | University of Botswana | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 995 | |
| 6 | 186,679 | University of Botswana | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,764 | |
| 7 | 202,051 | Botswana International University of Science and Technology | Materials | Rank 3,005 | |
| 8 | 223,705 |
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Botswana International University of Science and Technology | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,703 |
| 9 | 268,637 | Botswana International University of Science and Technology | Biotechnology | Rank 927 | |
| 10 | 271,869 | Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 2,284 | |
| 11 | 277,697 | University of Botswana | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 1,497 | |
| 12 | 291,889 | Botswana International University of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 5,058 | |
| 13 | 317,277 | Botswana International University of Science and Technology | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 2,747 | |
| 14 | 420,093 | University of Botswana | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 2,163 | |
| 15 | 552,209 | University of Botswana | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,519 | |
| No scientists match this filter on the career-long list. Try the single-year list | |||||
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Botswana are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
20 scientists affiliated with Botswana are on the 2026 single-year list, and 15 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Botswana has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, University of Botswana has the most listed scientists from Botswana, with 8. It is followed by Botswana International University of Science and Technology with 5.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Botswana changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Botswana went from 4 scientists in 2020 to 15 in 2026, a change of +275.0%.
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.