Ethiopia's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Ethiopia has 26 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 8.3% from 24 in 2024. That places Ethiopia 81st in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Addis Ababa University has the most listed scientists (10), followed by Bahir Dar University (2).
Scientists in Ethiopia on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled 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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- 1Addis Ababa University10
- 2Bahir Dar University2
- 3Hawassa University2
- 4African Union Health Commission1
- 5Ambo University1
- 6Armauer Hansen Research Institute1
- 7Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research1
- 8Ethiopian Public Health Institute1
- 9Haramaya University1
- 10International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe)1
All 26 scientists
| Rank in Ethiopia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50,613 | Wolaita Sodo University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 647 | |
| 2 | 75,696 | Addis Ababa University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 554 | |
| 3 | 114,780 | African Union Health Commission | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,426 | |
| 4 | 116,386 | Ambo University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 843 | |
| 5 | 122,594 | Addis Ababa University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 258 | |
| 6 | 148,780 | Bahir Dar University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,211 | |
| 7 | 159,712 |
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Addis Ababa University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 364 |
| 8 | 161,321 | Hawassa University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 371 | |
| 9 | 190,726 | Armauer Hansen Research Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 434 | |
| 10 | 195,085 | Ethiopian Public Health Institute | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,501 | |
| 11 | 200,440 | Addis Ababa University | Environmental Engineering | Rank 1,079 | |
| 12 | 216,513 | International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) | Entomology | Rank 705 | |
| 13 | 226,392 |
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Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,340 |
| 14 | 235,064 | Addis Ababa University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 536 | |
| 15 | 238,590 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,037 | |
| 16 | 255,455 | Jimma University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,339 | |
| 17 | 280,020 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,293 | |
| 18 | 298,676 | Madda Walabu University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,937 | |
| 19 | 298,874 | Haramaya University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,981 | |
| 20 | 306,314 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,464 | |
| 21 | 346,512 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,681 | |
| 22 | 371,306 | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa | Energy | Rank 6,454 | |
| 23 | 387,229 | Addis Ababa University | Materials | Rank 6,259 | |
| 24 | 404,696 | Mela Research | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 2,052 | |
| 25 | 434,026 | Bahir Dar University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,828 | |
| 26 | 451,567 | Hawassa University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,085 | |
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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 career-long list, Addis Ababa University has the most listed scientists from Ethiopia, with 10. It is followed by Bahir Dar University with 2.
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 26 in 2025, a change of +160.0%.
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.