Georgia's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List
Georgia has 43 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Georgia 57th in the world by number of listed scientists. Emory University has the most listed scientists (9), followed by Emory University School of Medicine (6).
Scientists in Georgia on the list, by year
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 45 | 43 | ||
| 2021 | 33 | -26.7% | 38 | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 41 | +24.2% | 35 | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 34 | -17.1% | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 42 | +23.5% | 41 | +24.2% |
| 2025 | 18 | -57.1% | 17 | -58.5% |
Top 10 institutes in Georgia
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All 43 scientists
| Rank in Georgia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 5,602 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 56 | |
| 2 | 6,552 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 207 | |
| 3 | 6,840 |
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Ilia State University (ISU) | Environmental Engineering | Rank 13 |
| 4 | 7,279 | The University of Georgia | Public Health | Rank 58 | |
| 5 | 11,315 | Emory University | Education | Rank 32 | |
| 6 | 14,654 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Pediatrics | Rank 46 | |
| 7 | 14,963 | Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 93 | |
| 8 | 22,864 | Augusta University | Dentistry | Rank 89 | |
| 9 | 29,343 | Emory University School of Medicine | Respiratory System | Rank 303 | |
| 10 | 29,914 | Emory University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 265 | |
| 11 | 33,419 | The University of Georgia | Clinical Psychology | Rank 137 | |
| 12 | 36,181 | Emory University | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 1,491 | |
| 13 | 36,571 | Augusta University | Allergy | Rank 129 | |
| 14 | 41,040 |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Public Health | Rank 392 |
| 15 | 43,720 | Emory University School of Medicine | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 509 | |
| 16 | 45,479 | Research Institute of Clinical Medicine | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,079 | |
| 17 | 45,542 | The University of Georgia | Microbiology | Rank 1,114 | |
| 18 | 48,183 | Emory University | Microbiology | Rank 1,189 | |
| 19 | 48,769 | Emory University | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 378 | |
| 20 | 55,184 | ACE Interface LLC | Public Health | Rank 524 | |
| 21 | 60,485 | Reproductive Biology Associates | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 596 | |
| 22 | 66,953 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Public Health | Rank 620 | |
| 23 | 68,180 | Medical College of | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 687 | |
| 24 | 73,294 | Medical Neurogenetics Laboratories | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 5,055 | |
| 25 | 73,661 | American Cancer Society | Epidemiology | Rank 207 | |
| 26 | 78,995 | The University of Georgia | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 149 | |
| 27 | 79,414 | Augusta University | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 814 | |
| 28 | 81,791 | Emory University | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 2,843 | |
| 29 | 89,704 |
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Emory University | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 810 |
| 30 | 91,490 | The University of Georgia | Entomology | Rank 222 | |
| 31 | 93,186 | Emory University School of Medicine | Immunology | Rank 2,602 | |
| 32 | 99,113 | The University of Georgia | Education | Rank 443 | |
| 33 | 108,140 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 621 | |
| 34 | 112,057 | Ilia State University (ISU) | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 517 | |
| 35 | 113,198 |
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Emory University School of Medicine | Pathology | Rank 355 |
| 36 | 119,777 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Operations Research | Rank 437 | |
| 37 | 123,693 |
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Emory University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,166 |
| 38 | 126,941 | Georgia State University | Virology | Rank 1,234 | |
| 39 | 161,458 | Emory University School of Medicine | Surgery | Rank 1,507 | |
| 40 | 171,592 | Emory University | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 1,701 | |
| 41 | 196,719 | Emory University School of Medicine | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 1,964 | |
| 42 | 257,866 | The University of Georgia, Tbilisi | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,678 | |
| 43 | 328,687 | Ilia State University (ISU) | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 2,175 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Georgia are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?
45 scientists affiliated with Georgia are on the 2020 single-year list, and 43 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Georgia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2020 career-long list, Emory University has the most listed scientists from Georgia, with 9. It is followed by Emory University School of Medicine with 6.
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.