Côte d'Ivoire's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Côte d'Ivoire has 4 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 100.0% from 2 in 2025. That places Côte d'Ivoire 122nd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 8 places. (AfricaRice) has the most listed scientists (1), followed by Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques Abidjan (1).
Scientists in Côte d'Ivoire on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than tripled since 2021.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | - | ||
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | -25.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | -33.3% | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +150.0% | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2026 | 6 | +20.0% | 4 | +100.0% |
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| Rank in Côte d'Ivoire | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 164,806 | (AfricaRice) | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 939 | |
| 2 | 203,413 | University of Jean Lorougnon GUEDE (UJLoG) | Food Science | Rank 1,296 | |
| 3 | 268,416 | Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouet-Boigny (INP-HB) | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 948 | |
| 4 | 338,138 | Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques Abidjan | Tropical Medicine | Rank 776 | |
| 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 Côte d'Ivoire are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
6 scientists affiliated with Côte d'Ivoire are on the 2026 single-year list, and 4 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Côte d'Ivoire has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, (AfricaRice) has the most listed scientists from Côte d'Ivoire, with 1. It is followed by Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques Abidjan with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Côte d'Ivoire changed since 2021?
On the career-long list, Côte d'Ivoire went from 1 scientists in 2021 to 4 in 2026, a change of +300.0%.
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.