Georgia's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Georgia has 33 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, down 5.7% from 35 in 2022. That places Georgia 70th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 3 places. Emory University School of Medicine has the most listed scientists (6), followed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (5).
Scientists in Georgia on the list, by year
The career-long count has fallen 23% 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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- 1Emory University School of Medicine6
- 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention5
- 3University of Georgia4
- 4Augusta University2
- 5Emory University2
- 6Georgia State University2
- 7Ilia State University (ISU)2
- 8Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University2
- 9ACE Interface LLC1
- 10Agricultural University of Georgia1
All 33 scientists
| Rank in Georgia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,392 | Ilia State University (ISU) | Environmental Engineering | Rank 6 | |
| 2 | 6,310 | University of Georgia | Business & Management | Rank 46 | |
| 3 | 7,887 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 233 | |
| 4 | 11,558 | Emory University | Education | Rank 44 | |
| 5 | 15,220 | Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 81 | |
| 6 | 16,131 | Task Force for Global Health Decatur Georgia USA | Tropical Medicine | Rank 18 | |
| 7 | 23,630 | Georgia State University | Immunology | Rank 819 | |
| 8 | 52,131 |
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Spelman College | Geography | Rank 158 |
| 9 | 56,707 | Georgia State University | Industrial Relations | Rank 9 | |
| 10 | 59,949 | ACE Interface LLC | Public Health | Rank 554 | |
| 11 | 65,214 | Emory University School of Medicine | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 1,440 | |
| 12 | 69,370 | The Botanical Institute, Ilia State University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 216 | |
| 13 | 73,353 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Public Health | Rank 674 | |
| 14 | 75,218 |
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Emory University School of Medicine | Respiratory System | Rank 761 |
| 15 | 85,481 | Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University | Microbiology | Rank 2,162 | |
| 16 | 93,868 | Emory University School of Medicine | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 609 | |
| 17 | 96,107 | University of Georgia | Substance Abuse | Rank 344 | |
| 18 | 102,278 | University of Georgia | Entomology | Rank 286 | |
| 19 | 105,181 | Free University of Tbilisi | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,716 | |
| 20 | 107,955 |
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Emory University | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 962 |
| 21 | 112,006 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Criminology | Rank 208 | |
| 22 | 113,118 |
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Emory University School of Medicine | Pathology | Rank 332 |
| 23 | 118,634 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Microbiology | Rank 2,945 | |
| 24 | 131,901 | Augusta University | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 4,126 | |
| 25 | 138,247 |
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University of Georgia | Family Studies | Rank 59 |
| 26 | 147,577 | Augusta University | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,457 | |
| 27 | 148,507 | College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Athens Campus | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 522 | |
| 28 | 155,289 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,014 | |
| 29 | 185,860 | Emory University School of Medicine | Surgery | Rank 1,754 | |
| 30 | 212,443 | The University of Georgia, Tbilisi | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,552 | |
| 31 | 218,002 | Emory University School of Medicine | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 2,149 | |
| 32 | 232,660 | Agricultural University of Georgia | Biotechnology | Rank 755 | |
| 33 | 306,223 | Ilia State University (ISU) | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 2,309 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Georgia are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
34 scientists affiliated with Georgia are on the 2023 single-year list, and 33 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Georgia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 career-long list, Emory University School of Medicine has the most listed scientists from Georgia, with 6. It is followed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with 5.
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 33 in 2023, a change of -23.3%.
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.