Ethiopia's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Ethiopia has 17 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 6.2% from 16 in 2022. That places Ethiopia 86th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Addis Ababa University has the most listed scientists (9), followed by Ambo University (1).
Scientists in Ethiopia on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 70% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
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| 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 17 scientists
| Rank in Ethiopia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 21,879 | Plymouth Marine Laboratory | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 148 | |
| 2 | 79,694 | Addis Ababa University | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 399 | |
| 3 | 99,456 | Addis Ababa University | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 1,507 | |
| 4 | 101,431 | Wolaita Sodo University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 1,019 | |
| 5 | 157,406 | Ambo University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,109 | |
| 6 | 161,278 |
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Addis Ababa University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 388 |
| 7 | 195,821 | Armauer Hansen Research Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 470 | |
| 8 | 212,354 |
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Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,254 |
| 9 | 255,333 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,139 | |
| 10 | 265,173 | Addis Ababa University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 649 | |
| 11 | 291,591 | International Livestock Research Institute Addis Ababa | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,073 | |
| 12 | 315,876 | Debre Markos University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,288 | |
| 13 | 329,719 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,597 | |
| 14 | 361,809 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,812 | |
| 15 | 365,115 | Addis Ababa University | Materials | Rank 5,587 | |
| 16 | 365,756 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,832 | |
| 17 | 374,609 | Jimma University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,133 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Ethiopia are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
134 scientists affiliated with Ethiopia are on the 2023 single-year list, and 17 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Ethiopia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 career-long list, Addis Ababa University has the most listed scientists from Ethiopia, with 9. It is followed by Ambo University with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Ethiopia changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Ethiopia went from 10 scientists in 2020 to 17 in 2023, a change of +70.0%.
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.