Democratic Republic of the Congo's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has 1 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, down 66.7% from 3 in 2024. That places the Democratic Republic of the Congo 141st in the world by number of listed scientists, down 21 places. United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has the most listed scientists (1).
Scientists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the list, by year
The career-long count has fallen 50% since 2022.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +100.0% | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +75.0% | 1 | -66.7% |
Institutes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
By number of listed scientists
All 1 scientists
| Rank in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 153,645 | United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,436 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from the Democratic Republic of the Congo are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
7 scientists affiliated with the Democratic Republic of the Congo are on the 2025 single-year list, and 1 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has the most listed scientists from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo changed since 2022?
On the career-long list, the Democratic Republic of the Congo went from 2 scientists in 2022 to 1 in 2025, a change of -50.0%.
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.