Kazakhstan's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Kazakhstan has 59 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 40.5% from 42 in 2024. That places Kazakhstan 77th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. Nazarbayev University has the most listed scientists (26), followed by Al Farabi Kazakh National University (5).

Single Year

+17 (+40.5%) vs 2024

Career Data

+8 (+27.6%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#77

up 2 places vs 2024

Institutes

+9 (+64.3%) vs 2024

Scientists in Kazakhstan on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than doubled since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+28.6%

2022+59.3%

2023+2.3%

2024-4.5%

2025+40.5%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	21		11
2021	27	+28.6%	21	+90.9%
2022	43	+59.3%	25	+19.0%
2023	44	+2.3%	24	-4.0%
2024	42	-4.5%	29	+20.8%
2025	59	+40.5%	37	+27.6%

Top 10 institutes in Kazakhstan

By number of listed scientists

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Rank in Kazakhstan	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	9,735	MS Memon, Shazim Ali	Nazarbayev University	Building & Construction	Rank 75
2	14,372	Yagiz, Saffet	Nazarbayev University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 162
3	17,941	ON Orazalin, Nurlan S.	KIMEP University	Business & Management	Rank 530
4	19,572	AA Akcil, Ata Utku	Nazarbayev University	Mining & Metallurgy	Rank 6
5	23,419	MR Myrzakulov, Ratbay	L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 309
6	42,045	Tosi, Daniele	National Laboratory Astana	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 224
7	46,032	Memon, Mumtaz Ali	SDU University	Business & Management	Rank 1,143
8	46,291	KA Kozlovskiy, A. L.	Institute of Nuclear Physics Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan	Applied Physics	Rank 862
9	57,367	IA Issakhov, Alibek Abdiakhmetovich	Kazakh-British Technical University	Energy	Rank 1,681
10	76,765	ZM Zdorovets, Maxim V.	Institute of Nuclear Physics Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan	Applied Physics	Rank 1,443
11	80,522	SM Sami, Mohammad	Eurasian International Centre for Theoretical Physics	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,048
12	88,238	RM Riazi, Masoud R.	Nazarbayev University	Energy	Rank 2,667
13	89,291	Kassen, Maxat	Astana IT University	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 76
14	92,707	PV Paunov, Vesselin N.	Nazarbayev University	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,108
15	97,305	CJ Cruz, Jonas Preposi	Nazarbayev University School of Medicine	Nursing	Rank 226
16	115,065	SM Shariati, Mohammad Ali	Kazakh Research Institute of Processing and Food Industry	Food Science	Rank 1,460
17	127,964	HD Hernández-Torrano, Daniel	Nazarbayev University	Education	Rank 1,626
18	135,281	PE Ponomarev, Eugene D.	Nazarbayev University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 5,552
19	142,183	RA Razaque, Abdul	International Information Technology University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,714
20	146,049	QH Quevedo, Hemando	Al Farabi Kazakh National University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,812
21	151,849	HR Hazlett, Randy Doyle	Nazarbayev University	Energy	Rank 4,790
22	165,337	BM Bagheri, Mehdi	Nazarbayev University	Energy	Rank 5,248
23	177,182	Kammakakam, Irshad	Nazarbayev University	Polymers	Rank 1,853
24	182,281	AM Aljofan, Mohamad	Nazarbayev University School of Medicine	Virology	Rank 778
25	182,581	Hajar, Anas	Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education	Education	Rank 2,295
26	182,634	BZ Bakenov, Zhumabay B.	Nazarbayev University	Energy	Rank 5,827
27	187,338	ZA Zollanvari, Amin	Nazarbayev University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,318
28	190,110	MD Malafarina, Daniele	Nazarbayev University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,269
29	190,288	AS Araby, Sherif	Nazarbayev University	Materials	Rank 4,653
30	194,039	VH Varol, Huseyin Atakan	Nazarbayev University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 2,060
31	206,615	KR Kalendar, Ruslan N.	Nazarbayev University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,562
32	207,019	BN Barlev, Nicolai A.	Nazarbayev University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,260
33	211,404	OB Omarov, Batyrkhan Sultanovich	Al Farabi Kazakh National University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,748
34	212,217	DT Do, T. D.	Nazarbayev University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 922
35	230,784	KS Kudaibergenov, Sarkyt E.	Institute of Polymer Materials and Technology Kazakhstan	Polymers	Rank 2,523
36	236,618	MH Mitiku, Habtamu Dessie	Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,795
37	238,858	AM Akhtar, Muhammad Tahir	Nazarbayev University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,004
38	246,388	DD Dzhumabaev, Dulat Syzdykbekovich	Institute of Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling	General Mathematics	Rank 1,285
39	253,861	VI Volokitina, Irina Evgenievna	Karaganda Industrial University	Materials	Rank 6,423
40	256,273	BD Berillo, Dmitriy A.	M.kozybayev North Kazakhstan University	Polymers	Rank 2,834
41	297,448	GA Gaipov, Abduzhappar E.	Nazarbayev University	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 1,880
42	297,808	ZD Zorbas, Dimitrios	Nazarbayev University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,806
43	306,968	DA Desyatnikov, Anton S.	Nazarbayev University	Optics	Rank 1,338
44	311,916	ZY Zorenko, Y. V.	K. Zhubanov Aktobe Regional University	Applied Physics	Rank 6,190
45	315,935	AA Assanova, Anar Turmaganbetkyzy	Institute of Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling	General Mathematics	Rank 1,672
46	342,612	KG Konuspayeva, Gaukhar	Al Farabi Kazakh National University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 1,070
47	343,287	AJ Almazan, Joseph Uy	Nazarbayev University School of Medicine	Nursing	Rank 1,181
48	367,542	SY Semenova, Yu M.	Nazarbayev University School of Medicine	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,916
49	392,831	KA Kolesnikov, A. S.	M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University	Materials	Rank 10,398
50	393,482	SS Sarría Santamera, Antonio	Nazarbayev University School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,443
51	395,348	EA Elkamhawy, Ahmed	Nazarbayev University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 2,131
52	404,394	BS Bolla, Srinivasa Rao	Nazarbayev University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,549
53	441,688	NK Nunna, Kumar H.S.V.S.	Nazarbayev University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 2,127
54	476,723	YA Ydyrys, Alibek	Al Farabi Kazakh National University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 8,963
55	494,013	VD Vinnikov, Denis V.	Al Farabi Kazakh National University	Environmental & Occupational Health	Rank 331
56	663,535	Tamadon, Amin	West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 1,741
57	686,482	BA Baibatsha, Adilkhan Bekdildaevich	Satbayev University	Mining & Metallurgy	Rank 713
58	754,217	GM Good, Michael R.R.	Nazarbayev University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 7,740
59	1,385,137	RB Ratov, Boranbay Tovbasarovich	Satbayev University	Mining & Metallurgy	Rank 1,669
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Kazakhstan are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

59 scientists affiliated with Kazakhstan are on the 2025 single-year list, and 37 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Kazakhstan has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2025 single-year list, Nazarbayev University has the most listed scientists from Kazakhstan, with 26. It is followed by Al Farabi Kazakh National University with 5.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Kazakhstan changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Kazakhstan went from 21 scientists in 2020 to 59 in 2025, a change of +181.0%.

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.