Ethiopia's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Ethiopia has 32 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 23.1% from 26 in 2025. That places Ethiopia 81st in the world by number of listed scientists. Addis Ababa University has the most listed scientists (8), followed by Bahir Dar University (3).
Scientists in Ethiopia on the list, by year
The career-long 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% |
| 2026 | 236 | +21.6% | 32 | +23.1% |
Top 10 institutes in Ethiopia
By number of listed scientists
All 32 scientists
Showing the 2026 career-long list. Looking for single-year rankings? See the single-year list
| Rank in Ethiopia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55,886 | Italo-Spanish Archaeological Mission at Melka Kunture and Balchit | Paleontology | Rank 191 | |
| 2 | 70,615 | Addis Ababa University | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 1,092 | |
| 3 | 76,392 | Centre for International Forestry Research, Addis Ababa | Forestry | Rank 69 | |
| 4 | 103,880 | Ambo University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 746 | |
| 5 | 106,503 | Bahir Dar University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 861 | |
| 6 | 108,825 | African Union Health Commission | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,362 | |
| 7 | 155,842 | Arba Minch University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 352 | |
| 8 | 160,744 | Arba Minch University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 369 | |
| 9 | 168,099 | Ethiopian Public Health Institute | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,153 | |
| 10 | 185,759 | Addis Ababa University | Environmental Engineering | Rank 984 | |
| 11 | 194,112 | Armauer Hansen Research Centre | Tropical Medicine | Rank 435 | |
| 12 | 207,833 | International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) | Entomology | Rank 669 | |
| 13 | 211,324 | Jimma University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,727 | |
| 14 | 222,217 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 918 | |
| 15 | 227,293 |
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Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,350 |
| 16 | 229,543 | Addis Ababa University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 517 | |
| 17 | 229,728 | Jimma University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,978 | |
| 18 | 249,029 | University of Gondar | Toxicology | Rank 1,193 | |
| 19 | 260,046 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,160 | |
| 20 | 268,968 | Hawassa University | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,638 | |
| 21 | 269,508 | Haramaya University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,612 | |
| 22 | 292,254 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,362 | |
| 23 | 298,279 | Tigray Health Research Institute | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,920 | |
| 24 | 354,852 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,735 | |
| 25 | 357,869 | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) | Energy | Rank 6,480 | |
| 26 | 394,696 | Hawassa University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,227 | |
| 27 | 417,115 | Addis Ababa University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 2,145 | |
| 28 | 425,383 | Bahir Dar University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,686 | |
| 29 | 445,490 | Bahir Dar University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,946 | |
| 30 | 487,882 | University of Gondar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,572 | |
| 31 | 523,826 | Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,082 | |
| 32 | 543,509 | Jimma University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,373 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Ethiopia are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
236 scientists affiliated with Ethiopia are on the 2026 single-year list, and 32 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Ethiopia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, Addis Ababa University has the most listed scientists from Ethiopia, with 8. It is followed by Bahir Dar University with 3.
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 32 in 2026, a change of +220.0%.
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.