Cameroon's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Cameroon has 10 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 11.1% from 9 in 2022. That places Cameroon 99th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 4 places. University of Dschang has the most listed scientists (4), followed by Centre Pasteur du Cameroun (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 10 scientists
| Rank in Cameroon | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42,062 | University of Dschang | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 122 | |
| 2 | 115,427 | Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 3,656 | |
| 3 | 132,984 |
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Centre Pasteur du Cameroun | Microbiology | Rank 3,279 |
| 4 | 224,016 | Université de Yaoundé I | Tropical Medicine | Rank 547 | |
| 5 | 292,063 | University of Buea | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,383 | |
| 6 | 309,183 | Centre Pasteur du Cameroun | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,198 | |
| 7 | 336,776 | University of Dschang | Energy | Rank 5,195 | |
| 8 | 410,721 | Université de Yaoundé I | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 2,136 | |
| 9 | 718,361 | University of Dschang | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | Rank 252 | |
| 10 | 718,423 | University of Dschang | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | Rank 253 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Cameroon are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
20 scientists affiliated with Cameroon are on the 2023 single-year list, and 10 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Cameroon has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 career-long list, University of Dschang has the most listed scientists from Cameroon, with 4. It is followed by Centre Pasteur du Cameroun 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 10 in 2023, a change of +233.3%.
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.