Gambia's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
The Gambia has 3 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, down 25.0% from 4 in 2023. That places the Gambia 120th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has the most listed scientists (2), followed by MRC Unit (1).
Scientists in the Gambia on the list, by year
The career-long count has fallen 25% since 2020.
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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
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All 3 scientists
| Rank in the Gambia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,551 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 14 | |
| 2 | 190,004 | MRC Unit | Tropical Medicine | Rank 445 | |
| 3 | 220,006 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Tropical Medicine | Rank 521 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from the Gambia are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
5 scientists affiliated with the Gambia are on the 2024 single-year list, and 3 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in the Gambia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has the most listed scientists from the Gambia, with 2. It is followed by MRC Unit with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in the Gambia changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, the Gambia went from 4 scientists in 2020 to 3 in 2024, a change of -25.0%.
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.