Georgia's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List
Georgia has 35 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, down 7.9% from 38 in 2021. That places Georgia 67th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has the most listed scientists (6), followed by Emory University School of Medicine (6).
Scientists in Georgia on the list, by year
The career-long count has fallen 19% since 2020.
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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
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention6
- 2Emory University School of Medicine6
- 3Emory University3
- 4Georgia State University2
- 5Ilia State University (ISU)2
- 6Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University2
- 7Rollins School of Public Health2
- 8University of Georgia2
- 9ACE Interface LLC1
- 10Agricultural University of Georgia1
All 35 scientists
| Rank in Georgia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,525 | Ilia State University (ISU) | Environmental Engineering | Rank 8 | |
| 2 | 7,196 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 213 | |
| 3 | 11,056 | Rollins School of Public Health | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 533 | |
| 4 | 11,450 | Emory University | Education | Rank 34 | |
| 5 | 13,225 | Augusta University | Psychiatry | Rank 373 | |
| 6 | 15,014 | Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 79 | |
| 7 | 15,066 | The Task Force for Global Health | Tropical Medicine | Rank 13 | |
| 8 | 19,797 | University of California, Davis | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 908 | |
| 9 | 20,032 | Emory University School of Medicine | Ophthalmology & Optometry | Rank 90 | |
| 10 | 23,658 | Georgia State University | Immunology | Rank 832 | |
| 11 | 34,901 | Emory University School of Medicine | Immunology | Rank 1,146 | |
| 12 | 57,966 | ACE Interface LLC | Public Health | Rank 524 | |
| 13 | 59,737 | Rollins School of Public Health | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 2,154 | |
| 14 | 59,976 | Georgia State University | Industrial Relations | Rank 9 | |
| 15 | 68,174 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Tropical Medicine | Rank 135 | |
| 16 | 84,384 | Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University | Microbiology | Rank 2,131 | |
| 17 | 89,410 | Emory University School of Medicine | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 581 | |
| 18 | 90,797 | The Botanical Institute, Ilia State University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 281 | |
| 19 | 96,006 | Free University of Tbilisi | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,573 | |
| 20 | 98,746 | University of Georgia | Entomology | Rank 274 | |
| 21 | 99,088 | University of Georgia | Education | Rank 483 | |
| 22 | 103,303 |
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Emory University | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 927 |
| 23 | 103,601 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Criminology | Rank 178 | |
| 24 | 111,361 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Microbiology | Rank 2,778 | |
| 25 | 113,692 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Public Health | Rank 1,015 | |
| 26 | 116,941 |
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Emory University School of Medicine | Pathology | Rank 345 |
| 27 | 142,063 | Emory University | Pathology | Rank 415 | |
| 28 | 161,610 | Emory University School of Medicine | Pediatrics | Rank 940 | |
| 29 | 173,842 | Emory University School of Medicine | Surgery | Rank 1,648 | |
| 30 | 211,935 | Mercer University School of Medicine | Otorhinolaryngology | Rank 748 | |
| 31 | 229,444 | The University of Georgia, Tbilisi | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,668 | |
| 32 | 258,736 | Agricultural University of Georgia | Biotechnology | Rank 859 | |
| 33 | 260,305 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,469 | |
| 34 | 294,636 | Ilia State University (ISU) | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 2,187 | |
| 35 | 296,839 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Biomedical Engineering | Rank 1,319 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Georgia are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
41 scientists affiliated with Georgia are on the 2022 single-year list, and 35 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Georgia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 career-long list, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has the most listed scientists from Georgia, with 6. It is followed by Emory University School of Medicine with 6.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Georgia changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Georgia went from 43 scientists in 2020 to 35 in 2022, a change of -18.6%.
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.