Gambia's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
The Gambia has 2 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, the same number as in 2025. That places the Gambia 138th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 8 places. Medical Research Council Unit has the most listed scientists (1), followed by Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at LSHTM (1).
Scientists in the Gambia on the list, by year
The career-long count has fallen 50% 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% |
| 2026 | 2 | +0.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
Institutes in the Gambia
By number of listed scientists
All 2 scientists
Showing the 2026 career-long list. Looking for single-year rankings? See the single-year list
| Rank in the Gambia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81,631 | Medical Research Council Unit | Microbiology | Rank 2,004 | |
| 2 | 208,080 | Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at LSHTM | Tropical Medicine | Rank 475 | |
| No scientists match this filter on the career-long list. Try the single-year list | |||||
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from the Gambia are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
2 scientists affiliated with the Gambia are on the 2026 single-year list, and 2 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in the Gambia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, Medical Research Council Unit has the most listed scientists from the Gambia, with 1. It is followed by Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at LSHTM 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 2 in 2026, a change of -50.0%.
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.