Georgia's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Georgia has 17 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, down 58.5% from 41 in 2024. That places Georgia 94th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 25 places. Ilia State University (ISU) has the most listed scientists (5), followed by Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (2).
Scientists in Georgia on the list, by year
The career-long count has fallen 60% 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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- 1Ilia State University (ISU)5
- 2Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University2
- 3The University of Georgia, Tbilisi2
- 4Agricultural University of Georgia1
- 5Atlanta Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Reproductive Medicine1
- 6Free University of Tbilisi1
- 7LLC1
- 8LLC; Children’s Center for Digestive Healthcare1
- 9Public Health Informatics Institute1
- 10United States Environmental Protection Agency1
All 17 scientists
| Rank in Georgia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,313 | Ilia State University (ISU) | Environmental Engineering | Rank 6 | |
| 2 | 14,508 | Ilia State University (ISU) | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 119 | |
| 3 | 15,487 | Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 82 | |
| 4 | 17,531 | Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 91 | |
| 5 | 23,710 | University of Georgia | Business & Management | Rank 248 | |
| 6 | 53,736 | Ilia State University (ISU) | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 169 | |
| 7 | 78,028 | LLC; Children’s Center for Digestive Healthcare | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 1,121 | |
| 8 | 98,708 | Public Health Informatics Institute | Public Health | Rank 916 | |
| 9 | 118,066 | Ilia State University (ISU) | Virology | Rank 982 | |
| 10 | 118,577 |
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The University of Georgia, Tbilisi | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 1,267 |
| 11 | 121,452 | Free University of Tbilisi | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,881 | |
| 12 | 143,982 | United States Environmental Protection Agency | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,155 | |
| 13 | 193,200 | The University of Georgia, Tbilisi | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,444 | |
| 14 | 196,584 | Atlanta Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Reproductive Medicine | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,866 | |
| 15 | 213,194 | Agricultural University of Georgia | Biotechnology | Rank 703 | |
| 16 | 214,767 | LLC | Pediatrics | Rank 1,246 | |
| 17 | 297,793 | Ilia State University (ISU) | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 2,271 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Georgia are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
18 scientists affiliated with Georgia are on the 2025 single-year list, and 17 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Georgia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, Ilia State University (ISU) has the most listed scientists from Georgia, with 5. It is followed by Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University with 2.
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 17 in 2025, a change of -60.5%.
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.