Ethiopia's Top 2% Scientists 2022
Ethiopia has 105 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 54.4% from 68 in 2021. That places Ethiopia 55th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 5 places. Addis Ababa University has the most listed scientists (18), followed by University of Gondar (18).
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
All 105 scientists
| Rank in Ethiopia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26,091 | Myungsung Christian Medical Center | Ophthalmology & Optometry | Rank 107 | |
| 2 | 30,077 | Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention | Virology | Rank 164 | |
| 3 | 31,705 | Addis Ababa University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 387 | |
| 4 | 32,524 | Wolaita Sodo University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 930 | |
| 5 | 35,119 | Ambo University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 313 | |
| 6 | 38,275 | Debre Markos University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 551 | |
| 7 | 40,012 | Children’s Investment Fund Foundation | Tropical Medicine | Rank 51 | |
| 8 | 48,720 | University of Gondar | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 295 | |
| 9 | 57,993 | Jimma University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 787 | |
| 10 | 64,052 | University of Gondar | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 383 | |
| 11 | 67,370 | Plymouth Marine Laboratory | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 438 | |
| 12 | 70,611 | Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital | Psychiatry | Rank 1,219 | |
| 13 | 76,764 | Bahar Dar University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,005 | |
| 14 | 78,382 | Public Health Research Consultant | Public Health | Rank 819 | |
| 15 | 79,022 | St. Paul‘s Hospital Millennium Medical College | Public Health | Rank 826 | |
| 16 | 81,028 | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa | Energy | Rank 1,784 | |
| 17 | 86,100 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 284 | |
| 18 | 102,527 | Bahar Dar University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,261 | |
| 19 | 109,206 | International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) | Entomology | Rank 258 | |
| 20 | 109,930 | Addis Ababa University | Public Health | Rank 1,167 | |
| 21 | 119,202 | Ethiopian Public Health Institute | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,416 | |
| 22 | 124,892 | Addis Ababa University | Environmental Engineering | Rank 789 | |
| 23 | 128,047 | Wollo University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,519 | |
| 24 | 133,052 | Mekelle University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,576 | |
| 25 | 136,621 | Aksum University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,618 | |
| 26 | 138,810 | University of Gondar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,651 | |
| 27 | 143,487 | University of Gondar | Toxicology | Rank 608 | |
| 28 | 143,945 |
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Dambi Dollo University | Applied Physics | Rank 3,042 |
| 29 | 147,228 | University of Gondar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,744 | |
| 30 | 148,693 | International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,003 | |
| 31 | 149,497 | Bahar Dar University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 264 | |
| 32 | 159,521 |
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Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,050 |
| 33 | 163,895 | Addis Ababa University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,919 | |
| 34 | 166,329 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 641 | |
| 35 | 168,662 | Hawassa University | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,113 | |
| 36 | 169,565 | Mizan-Tepi University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,967 | |
| 37 | 184,346 | Addis Ababa University | Microbiology | Rank 4,304 | |
| 38 | 189,130 | International Livestock Research Institute Addis Ababa | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 560 | |
| 39 | 197,140 | Addis Ababa Science and Technology University | Biotechnology | Rank 925 | |
| 40 | 197,701 | Mizan-Tepi University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,278 | |
| 41 | 199,263 | Bahar Dar University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,294 | |
| 42 | 201,097 | University of Gondar | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,590 | |
| 43 | 201,517 | Dambi Dollo University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,321 | |
| 44 | 203,941 | Jimma University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,347 | |
| 45 | 207,553 | Adama Science and Technology University | Applied Physics | Rank 4,477 | |
| 46 | 208,411 |
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Addis Ababa University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 408 |
| 47 | 212,429 | Addis Ababa University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 413 | |
| 48 | 217,947 | Madda Walabu University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,481 | |
| 49 | 219,811 | Debre Markos University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,503 | |
| 50 | 226,542 | University of Gondar | Medical Informatics | Rank 240 | |
| 51 | 226,690 | Haramaya University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,567 | |
| 52 | 228,132 | Debre Markos University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,582 | |
| 53 | 236,020 | Woldia University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,678 | |
| 54 | 241,084 |
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Mekelle University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,725 |
| 55 | 242,738 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,120 | |
| 56 | 259,332 | Bahar Dar University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,921 | |
| 57 | 260,597 | University of Gondar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,928 | |
| 58 | 269,818 | Addis Ababa University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,021 | |
| 59 | 270,058 | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,025 | |
| 60 | 274,098 | Armauer Hansen Research Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 564 | |
| 61 | 278,966 | Addis Ababa University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,117 | |
| 62 | 282,357 |
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Bahar Dar University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 584 |
| 63 | 289,724 | Mekelle University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,221 | |
| 64 | 298,053 | Haramaya University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,305 | |
| 65 | 299,696 | Addis Ababa University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 621 | |
| 66 | 303,369 | Debre Markos University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,356 | |
| 67 | 304,768 | Haramaya University | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 762 | |
| 68 | 308,834 | Addis Ababa University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,411 | |
| 69 | 311,070 | Haramaya University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,432 | |
| 70 | 313,484 | Bahar Dar University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,449 | |
| 71 | 317,540 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,625 | |
| 72 | 320,251 |
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Addis Ababa University | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,071 |
| 73 | 335,235 | Haramaya University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,636 | |
| 74 | 347,374 | Haramaya University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,737 | |
| 75 | 349,419 |
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University of Gondar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,760 |
| 76 | 355,736 | Haramaya University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,831 | |
| 77 | 369,173 | Mekelle University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,950 | |
| 78 | 370,332 | University of Gondar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,959 | |
| 79 | 391,577 |
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University of Gondar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,160 |
| 80 | 392,284 | Woldia University | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 1,074 | |
| 81 | 398,195 | University of Gondar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,224 | |
| 82 | 414,079 | Haramaya University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,380 | |
| 83 | 416,351 | University of Gondar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,401 | |
| 84 | 419,243 | Woldia University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,419 | |
| 85 | 422,273 | Wolaita Sodo University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,447 | |
| 86 | 451,937 | Mekelle University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,731 | |
| 87 | 455,821 | University of Gondar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,765 | |
| 88 | 460,214 | Addis Ababa University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,812 | |
| 89 | 464,114 | University of Gondar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,861 | |
| 90 | 490,826 | University of Gondar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,131 | |
| 91 | 504,678 | Bahar Dar University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,266 | |
| 92 | 511,557 |
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Ambo University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,335 |
| 93 | 517,102 | University of Gondar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,382 | |
| 94 | 544,000 | Jimma University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,627 | |
| 95 | 544,624 |
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Debre Markos University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,632 |
| 96 | 551,161 | Arba Minch University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,684 | |
| 97 | 551,849 | Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute | Aerospace & Aeronautics | Rank 1,072 | |
| 98 | 554,371 | Haramaya University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,716 | |
| 99 | 563,369 | Debre Markos University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,795 | |
| 100 | 565,255 | Haramaya University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,812 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Ethiopia are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
105 scientists affiliated with Ethiopia are on the 2022 single-year list, and 16 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Ethiopia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 single-year list, Addis Ababa University has the most listed scientists from Ethiopia, with 18. It is followed by University of Gondar with 18.
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 105 in 2022, a change of +275.0%.
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.