Cambodia's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Cambodia has 4 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, down 20.0% from 5 in 2025. That places Cambodia 122nd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 10 places. Hospital of Cambodia (FCC) has the most listed scientists (1), followed by Royal University of Phnom Penh (1).
Scientists in Cambodia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | 6 | +500.0% | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | -16.7% | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +20.0% | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +50.0% | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2026 | 6 | -33.3% | 4 | -20.0% |
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| Rank in Cambodia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55,933 | Hospital of Cambodia (FCC) | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 503 | |
| 2 | 142,755 | WHO Mekong Malaria Elimination Programme | Tropical Medicine | Rank 322 | |
| 3 | 144,974 | Royal University of Phnom Penh | Materials | Rank 2,075 | |
| 4 | 359,025 | University of Puthisastra | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,766 | |
| 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 Cambodia are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
6 scientists affiliated with Cambodia are on the 2026 single-year list, and 4 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Cambodia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, Hospital of Cambodia (FCC) has the most listed scientists from Cambodia, with 1. It is followed by Royal University of Phnom Penh with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Cambodia changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Cambodia went from 2 scientists in 2020 to 4 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.