Gambia's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List
The Gambia has 4 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places the Gambia 100th in the world by number of listed scientists. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has the most listed scientists (3), followed by Medical Research Council Laboratories Gambia (1).
Scientists in the Gambia on the list, by year
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | 2 | -33.3% | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +100.0% | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 5 | +25.0% | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | -60.0% | 2 | -33.3% |
Institutes in the Gambia
By number of listed scientists
All 4 scientists
| Rank in the Gambia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,769 | Medical Research Council Laboratories Gambia | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 18 | |
| 2 | 12,396 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 105 | |
| 3 | 64,168 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Tropical Medicine | Rank 118 | |
| 4 | 169,202 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Tropical Medicine | Rank 389 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from the Gambia are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?
3 scientists affiliated with the Gambia are on the 2020 single-year list, and 4 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in the Gambia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2020 career-long list, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has the most listed scientists from the Gambia, with 3. It is followed by Medical Research Council Laboratories Gambia 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.