Brunei's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Brunei has 18 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 28.6% from 14 in 2023. That places Brunei 88th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 3 places. Universiti Brunei Darussalam has the most listed scientists (10), followed by Universiti Teknologi Brunei (6).
Scientists in Brunei on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
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| 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 18 scientists
| Rank in Brunei | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 62,175 | Borneo Futures | Ecology | Rank 1,040 | |
| 2 | 86,821 |
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Universiti Brunei Darussalam | Ecology | Rank 1,431 |
| 3 | 89,963 | Universiti Brunei Darussalam | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 986 | |
| 4 | 90,249 | Universiti Teknologi Brunei | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,646 | |
| 5 | 136,815 |
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Universiti Brunei Darussalam | Zoology | Rank 55 |
| 6 | 138,559 | Universiti Brunei Darussalam | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 1,183 | |
| 7 | 144,221 | Universiti Teknologi Brunei | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,042 | |
| 8 | 149,229 | Universiti Brunei Darussalam | Applied Physics | Rank 4,057 | |
| 9 | 188,819 | Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,431 | |
| 10 | 208,353 | Universiti Brunei Darussalam | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,086 | |
| 11 | 220,734 | Universiti Teknologi Brunei | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,775 | |
| 12 | 224,292 | Universiti Teknologi Brunei | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,168 | |
| 13 | 266,562 | Universiti Teknologi Brunei | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,242 | |
| 14 | 272,997 | Universiti Brunei Darussalam | Energy | Rank 4,175 | |
| 15 | 286,825 | Universiti Teknologi Brunei | Building & Construction | Rank 823 | |
| 16 | 313,587 | Universiti Brunei Darussalam | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,727 | |
| 17 | 366,833 | Universiti Brunei Darussalam | Energy | Rank 6,078 | |
| 18 | 490,003 | Universiti Brunei Darussalam | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 11,084 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Brunei are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
29 scientists affiliated with Brunei are on the 2024 single-year list, and 18 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Brunei has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, Universiti Brunei Darussalam has the most listed scientists from Brunei, with 10. It is followed by Universiti Teknologi Brunei with 6.
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 18 in 2024, a change of +157.1%.
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.