Ethiopia's Top 2% Scientists 2025
Ethiopia has 194 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 30.2% from 149 in 2024. That places Ethiopia 56th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Addis Ababa University has the most listed scientists (25), followed by University of Gondar (24).
Scientists in Ethiopia on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than tripled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 28 | 10 | ||
| 2021 | 68 | +142.9% | 13 | +30.0% |
| 2022 | 105 | +54.4% | 16 | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 134 | +27.6% | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 149 | +11.2% | 24 | +41.2% |
| 2025 | 194 | +30.2% | 26 | +8.3% |
Top 10 institutes in Ethiopia
By number of listed scientists
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All 194 scientists
| Rank in Ethiopia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,643 | Wolaita Sodo University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 54 | |
| 2 | 9,941 | Bahir Dar University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 215 | |
| 3 | 21,508 | Addis Ababa University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 469 | |
| 4 | 23,349 | Ethiopian Public Health Institute | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 333 | |
| 5 | 28,709 | Ambo University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 284 | |
| 6 | 31,891 | Madda Walabu University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 453 | |
| 7 | 32,193 | University of Gondar | Public Health | Rank 308 | |
| 8 | 35,193 | University of Gondar | Public Health | Rank 337 | |
| 9 | 39,886 | Addis Ababa University | Microbiology | Rank 762 | |
| 10 | 43,995 | Jimma University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 625 | |
| 11 | 45,741 | University of Gondar | Public Health | Rank 430 | |
| 12 | 47,628 | African Union Health Commission | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 666 | |
| 13 | 50,030 | Mekelle University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,092 | |
| 14 | 50,665 | Addis Ababa University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 44 | |
| 15 | 52,342 | University of Gondar | Toxicology | Rank 181 | |
| 16 | 56,347 | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) | Development Studies | Rank 50 | |
| 17 | 69,979 | Addis Ababa University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,595 | |
| 18 | 74,957 | Jimma University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,712 | |
| 19 | 75,379 | Addis Ababa University | Environmental Engineering | Rank 411 | |
| 20 | 80,085 | University of Gondar | Microbiology | Rank 1,531 | |
| 21 | 81,145 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 281 | |
| 22 | 86,145 | Bahir Dar University | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 929 | |
| 23 | 90,387 | Debre Berhan University | Physical Chemistry | Rank 343 | |
| 24 | 92,429 | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa | Energy | Rank 2,797 | |
| 25 | 95,113 | Addis Ababa University | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 600 | |
| 26 | 95,242 | Jimma University | Microbiology | Rank 1,810 | |
| 27 | 96,101 | University of Gondar | Medical Informatics | Rank 130 | |
| 28 | 98,559 |
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Ministry of Agriculture Ethiopia | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 692 |
| 29 | 99,224 | Hawassa University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,273 | |
| 30 | 102,231 | Jigjiga University | General Chemistry | Rank 202 | |
| 31 | 102,775 |
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Arba Minch University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,377 |
| 32 | 110,104 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 401 | |
| 33 | 111,509 | Policy Studies Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,813 | |
| 34 | 112,795 | Hawassa University | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 793 | |
| 35 | 114,266 | Independent Public Health Analyst and Research Consultant | Public Health | Rank 1,160 | |
| 36 | 114,881 | Wollo University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,868 | |
| 37 | 115,174 | University of Gondar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,448 | |
| 38 | 117,391 | Aksum University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,481 | |
| 39 | 118,183 | International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 828 | |
| 40 | 128,582 | Bahir Dar University | Microbiology | Rank 2,481 | |
| 41 | 129,361 | Arsi University | Public Health | Rank 1,315 | |
| 42 | 130,514 | Addis Ababa University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,610 | |
| 43 | 134,457 | University of Gondar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,658 | |
| 44 | 140,694 | International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) | Entomology | Rank 273 | |
| 45 | 140,713 | Wollo University | Microbiology | Rank 2,740 | |
| 46 | 141,199 | Aksum University | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,019 | |
| 47 | 142,044 | International Livestock Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,031 | |
| 48 | 148,771 | Haramaya University | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,101 | |
| 49 | 151,823 |
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Research Center for Inclusive Development in Africa (RIDA) | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 942 |
| 50 | 152,035 | Addis Ababa Science and Technology University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,346 | |
| 51 | 152,119 | Bahir Dar University | Pediatrics | Rank 470 | |
| 52 | 152,811 | Mekelle University | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 6,263 | |
| 53 | 156,116 | Madda Walabu University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,904 | |
| 54 | 157,880 | Bahir Dar University | Allergy | Rank 303 | |
| 55 | 159,546 | Haramaya University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,182 | |
| 56 | 160,578 | Addis Ababa University | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 6,567 | |
| 57 | 166,413 | Bahir Dar University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,032 | |
| 58 | 173,958 | Wollo University | Forestry | Rank 223 | |
| 59 | 176,860 | Mizan-Tepi University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,153 | |
| 60 | 177,511 | Bahir Dar University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,167 | |
| 61 | 178,847 | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, CIMMYT | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,331 | |
| 62 | 179,108 | Mizan-Tepi University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,186 | |
| 63 | 179,480 |
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Wollo University | Microbiology | Rank 3,545 |
| 64 | 180,457 | Bahir Dar University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,201 | |
| 65 | 180,556 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 757 | |
| 66 | 185,803 | Adama Science and Technology University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,502 | |
| 67 | 186,114 | Debre Berhan University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,273 | |
| 68 | 187,163 | Addis Ababa University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,423 | |
| 69 | 190,178 | Dilla University | Surgery | Rank 961 | |
| 70 | 192,487 | Wollo University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,342 | |
| 71 | 192,641 | Jimma University | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 1,183 | |
| 72 | 192,737 | Addis Ababa University | Microbiology | Rank 3,791 | |
| 73 | 193,614 | University of Gondar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,363 | |
| 74 | 195,542 | Armauer Hansen Research Institute | Microbiology | Rank 3,848 | |
| 75 | 199,106 | Bahir Dar University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,699 | |
| 76 | 200,354 | International Water Management Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,527 | |
| 77 | 201,941 | University of Gondar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,454 | |
| 78 | 202,848 | University of Gondar | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,554 | |
| 79 | 203,053 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 889 | |
| 80 | 207,035 | Addis Ababa University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 269 | |
| 81 | 210,194 |
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Arsi University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,626 |
| 82 | 222,476 | Addis Ababa University | Microbiology | Rank 4,339 | |
| 83 | 224,903 | Bahir Dar University | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,722 | |
| 84 | 226,305 | Haramaya University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,680 | |
| 85 | 226,741 | Bahir Dar University | Energy | Rank 7,343 | |
| 86 | 228,525 | International Livestock Research Institute Addis Ababa | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 393 | |
| 87 | 230,467 | Aksum University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 309 | |
| 88 | 231,727 | Hawassa University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 313 | |
| 89 | 239,778 | Mekelle University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,832 | |
| 90 | 242,676 | Woldia University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,862 | |
| 91 | 245,183 | Selale University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,985 | |
| 92 | 246,605 | Haramaya University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,895 | |
| 93 | 249,916 | Haramaya University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,935 | |
| 94 | 252,623 | Haramaya University | Toxicology | Rank 983 | |
| 95 | 256,624 | Wolaita Sodo University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,000 | |
| 96 | 259,609 | University of Gondar | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,491 | |
| 97 | 260,559 | Mekelle University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,037 | |
| 98 | 267,827 | Injibara University | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,548 | |
| 99 | 274,429 | University of Gondar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,176 | |
| 100 | 277,478 |
RS
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Hawassa University | Materials | Rank 7,100 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Ethiopia are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
194 scientists affiliated with Ethiopia are on the 2025 single-year list, and 26 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Ethiopia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 single-year list, Addis Ababa University has the most listed scientists from Ethiopia, with 25. It is followed by University of Gondar with 24.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Ethiopia changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Ethiopia went from 28 scientists in 2020 to 194 in 2025, a change of +592.9%.
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.