Brunei's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Brunei has 9 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 28.6% from 7 in 2020. That places Brunei 93rd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 4 places. UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM has the most listed scientists (6), followed by Universiti Teknologi Brunei (2).
Scientists in Brunei on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 29% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 7 | ||
| 2021 | 15 | +50.0% | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2022 | 20 | +33.3% | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 22 | +10.0% | 14 | +40.0% |
| 2024 | 29 | +31.8% | 18 | +28.6% |
| 2025 | 35 | +20.7% | 20 | +11.1% |
Institutes in Brunei
By number of listed scientists
All 9 scientists
| Rank in Brunei | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 62,011 |
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UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | Environmental & Occupational Health | Rank 54 |
| 2 | 100,524 | UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | Ecology | Rank 1,577 | |
| 3 | 114,897 | Universiti Teknologi Brunei | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,060 | |
| 4 | 135,295 | UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | Zoology | Rank 58 | |
| 5 | 138,562 |
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Universiti Teknologi Brunei | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 914 |
| 6 | 168,524 | UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 1,502 | |
| 7 | 170,552 | UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 1,509 | |
| 8 | 196,491 | Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,141 | |
| 9 | 262,582 | UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | Applied Physics | Rank 7,630 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Brunei are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
15 scientists affiliated with Brunei are on the 2021 single-year list, and 9 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Brunei has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 career-long list, UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM has the most listed scientists from Brunei, with 6. It is followed by Universiti Teknologi Brunei with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Brunei changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Brunei went from 7 scientists in 2020 to 9 in 2021, a change of +28.6%.
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.