Ethiopia's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List
Ethiopia has 10 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Ethiopia 83rd in the world by number of listed scientists. Addis Ababa University has the most listed scientists (5), followed by Africa Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation (ANDI) (1).
Scientists in Ethiopia on the list, by year
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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% |
Institutes in Ethiopia
By number of listed scientists
All 10 scientists
| Rank in Ethiopia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 19,776 | Plymouth Marine Laboratory | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 115 | |
| 2 | 126,863 |
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Addis Ababa University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 286 |
| 3 | 169,911 | Addis Ababa University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,063 | |
| 4 | 173,572 | Africa Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation (ANDI) | Tropical Medicine | Rank 402 | |
| 5 | 209,146 | Addis Ababa University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 486 | |
| 6 | 210,558 | Armauer Hansen Research Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 491 | |
| 7 | 230,464 |
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Addis Ababa University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 544 |
| 8 | 232,579 | Addis Ababa University | Biotechnology | Rank 897 | |
| 9 | 268,175 | Ambo University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,753 | |
| 10 | 289,439 | Defence University, College of Engineering | Applied Physics | Rank 8,077 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Ethiopia are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?
28 scientists affiliated with Ethiopia are on the 2020 single-year list, and 10 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Ethiopia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2020 career-long list, Addis Ababa University has the most listed scientists from Ethiopia, with 5. It is followed by Africa Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation (ANDI) with 1.
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.