Cameroon's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List
Cameroon has 9 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 50.0% from 6 in 2021. That places Cameroon 95th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 5 places. Centre Pasteur du Cameroun has the most listed scientists (2), followed by Université de Yaoundé I (2).
Scientists in Cameroon 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 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | 17 | +112.5% | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 21 | +23.5% | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 20 | -4.8% | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 29 | +45.0% | 12 | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 35 | +20.7% | 13 | +8.3% |
Institutes in Cameroon
By number of listed scientists
All 9 scientists
| Rank in Cameroon | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53,081 | University of Dschang | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 151 | |
| 2 | 83,121 | African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) | Economics | Rank 682 | |
| 3 | 107,008 | Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 3,454 | |
| 4 | 124,371 |
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Centre Pasteur du Cameroun | Microbiology | Rank 3,068 |
| 5 | 228,946 | Université de Yaoundé I | Tropical Medicine | Rank 561 | |
| 6 | 272,748 | University of Buea | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,261 | |
| 7 | 336,049 | University of Dschang | Energy | Rank 4,986 | |
| 8 | 393,557 | Université de Yaoundé I | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 2,048 | |
| 9 | 403,713 | Centre Pasteur du Cameroun | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,638 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Cameroon are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
21 scientists affiliated with Cameroon are on the 2022 single-year list, and 9 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Cameroon has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 career-long list, Centre Pasteur du Cameroun has the most listed scientists from Cameroon, with 2. It is followed by Université de Yaoundé I with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Cameroon changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Cameroon went from 3 scientists in 2020 to 9 in 2022, a change of +200.0%.
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.