Kazakhstan's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Kazakhstan has 73 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 23.7% from 59 in 2025. That places Kazakhstan 76th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Nazarbayev University has the most listed scientists (32), followed by Farabi University (9).

Single Year

+14 (+23.7%) vs 2025

Career Data

+3 (+8.1%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#76

up 1 place vs 2025

Institutes

No change vs 2025

Scientists in Kazakhstan on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than tripled 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%

2026+23.7%

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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%
2026	73	+23.7%	40	+8.1%

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	10,725	MS Memon, Shazim Ali	Nazarbayev University	Building & Construction	Rank 82
2	15,610	ON Orazalin, Nurlan S.	KIMEP University	Business & Management	Rank 472
3	18,736	Yagiz, Saffet	Nazarbayev University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 211
4	23,651	MR Myrzakulov, Ratbay	L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 294
5	27,304	BD Boukhvalov, Danil W.	Institute of Physics and Technology Kazakhstan	Applied Physics	Rank 501
6	28,754	AA Akcil, Ata Utku	Nazarbayev University	Mining & Metallurgy	Rank 10
7	30,231	Memon, Mumtaz Ali	SDU University	Business & Management	Rank 814
8	42,690	Tosi, Daniele	National Laboratory Astana	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 201
9	55,397	RH Rai, Hari Mohan	Nazarbayev University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,600
10	55,763	QH Quevedo, Hemando	Farabi University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 705
11	58,292	IA Issakhov, Alibek A.	Kazakh-British Technical University	Energy	Rank 1,728
12	81,874	SM Shariati, Mohammad Ali	Kazakh Research Institute of Processing and Food Industry	Food Science	Rank 1,066
13	83,324	Kassen, Maxat	Astana IT University	Information Systems	Rank 302
14	92,996	CJ Cruz, Jonas Preposi	Nazarbayev University School of Medicine	Nursing	Rank 237
15	95,534	MS Manan, Syed Abdul	Nazarbayev University	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 484
16	97,824	KR Kalendar, Ruslan N.	Nazarbayev University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,640
17	102,596	RM Riazi, Masoud R.	Nazarbayev University	Energy	Rank 3,173
18	102,999	Hajar, Anas	Nazarbayev University	Education	Rank 1,424
19	110,137	HD Hernández-Torrano, Daniel	Nazarbayev University	Education	Rank 1,544
20	112,783	PV Paunov, Vesselin N.	Nazarbayev University	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,249
21	112,883	RA Razaque, A.	Satbayev University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,319
22	115,346	KF Karaca, Ferhat	Nazarbayev University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,679
23	122,148	AM Aljofan, Mohamad	National Laboratory Astana	Virology	Rank 411
24	135,317	AM Akhtar, Muhammad Tahir	Nazarbayev University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,593
25	141,291	BZ Bakenov, Zhumabay B.	Nazarbayev University	Energy	Rank 4,452
26	147,475	MR Mukhamediev, Ravil I.	Satbayev University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,738
27	154,418	MD Malafarina, Daniele	Nazarbayev University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,784
28	164,781	AS Araby, Sherif	Nazarbayev University	Materials	Rank 4,125
29	165,222	ZM Zdorovets, Maxim V.	Institute of Nuclear Physics ARKAE	Applied Physics	Rank 3,011
30	166,818	HR Hazlett, Randy Doyle	Nazarbayev University	Energy	Rank 5,329
31	167,802	BD Berillo, Dmitriy A.	M.kozybayev North Kazakhstan University	Polymers	Rank 1,750
32	169,538	OB Omarov, Batyrkhan Sultanovich	Farabi University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,713
33	173,189	VI Volokitina, Irina Yevgenievna	Karaganda Industrial University	Materials	Rank 4,366
34	173,669	GA Gaipov, Abduzhappar E.	Nazarbayev University	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 1,072
35	174,475	Vento, Sandro	M.kozybayev North Kazakhstan University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,253
36	179,434	AM Ali, Md Hazrat	Nazarbayev University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,102
37	183,925	SA Satyanaga, Alfrendo	Nazarbayev University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 2,048
38	188,921	VH Varol, Huseyin Atakan	Nazarbayev University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 2,074
39	191,684	BM Bagheri, Mehdi	Nazarbayev University	Energy	Rank 6,221
40	194,527	SA Salama, Amgad	Nazarbayev University	Energy	Rank 6,313
41	200,266	KA Kozlovskiy, A. L.	Institute of Nuclear Physics ARKAE	Applied Physics	Rank 3,727
42	206,649	SE Shehab, Essam M.	Nazarbayev University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 2,273
43	208,531	SY Semenova, Yu M.	Nazarbayev University School of Medicine	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 968
44	220,348	KS Kudaibergenov, Sarkyt E.	Institute of Polymer Materials and Technology Kazakhstan	Polymers	Rank 2,364
45	220,713	AJ Almazan, Joseph Uy	Nazarbayev University	Nursing	Rank 680
46	220,729	ZD Zorbas, Dimitrios	Nazarbayev University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,723
47	223,858	YA Ydyrys, Alibek	Farabi University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,988
48	224,440	MM Muccino, Marco	Farabi University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,511
49	226,021	AA Assanova, Anar Turmaganbetkyzy	Institute of Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling	General Mathematics	Rank 1,171
50	226,297	JP Jamwal, Prashant Kumar	Nazarbayev University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 2,504
51	226,702	BN Barlev, Nikolai A.	Nazarbayev University School of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,243
52	236,183	DT Do, T. D.	Nazarbayev University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,039
53	244,781	AN Akimbekov, N. S.	Farabi University	Polymers	Rank 2,674
54	271,062	HC Heiser, Clemens	Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University	Otorhinolaryngology	Rank 431
55	311,565	AG Aimagambetova, Gulzhanat	Nazarbayev University School of Medicine	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,740
56	316,366	KG Konuspayeva, Gaukhar	Scientific and Production Enterprise “Antigen” LLP	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 1,046
57	330,844	EA Elkamhawy, Ahmed	Nazarbayev University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,737
58	332,271	BK Boshkayev, Kuantay A.	Farabi University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 3,578
59	342,386	SS Sarría Santamera, Antonio	Nazarbayev University School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,089
60	362,622	VD Vinnikov, Denis V.	Farabi University	Environmental & Occupational Health	Rank 215
61	364,970	BS Bolla, Srinivasa Rao	Nazarbayev University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,316
62	366,162	KA Kolesnikov, A. S.	M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University	Materials	Rank 10,028
63	390,486	Tamadon, Amin	West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 798
64	442,633	MA Morrison, Alexander	Nazarbayev University	History	Rank 221
65	454,665	FI Fakhradiyev, Ildar Ravisovich	Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,210
66	460,646	AS Adekenov, Sergazy Mynzhasarovich	Phytochemistry Holding	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 2,695
67	485,804	LM Leila, Mahmoud Lotfy	Nazarbayev University	Geology	Rank 503
68	493,773	DK Davletov, K. K.	Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,608
69	567,634	Oh, Kyunghwan	Nazarbayev University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 1,981
70	595,118	MZ Moldabekov, Zhandos A.	Farabi University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 3,122
71	651,883	GN Glushkova, Natalya Ye	Farabi University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 7,232
72	678,043	RB Ratov, Boranbay Tovbasarovich	Satbayev University	Mining & Metallurgy	Rank 757
73	2,420,687	OO Ospanov, Oral Bazarbayevich	Astana Medical University	Surgery	Rank 18,562
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Kazakhstan are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

73 scientists affiliated with Kazakhstan are on the 2026 single-year list, and 40 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 single-year list, Nazarbayev University has the most listed scientists from Kazakhstan, with 32. It is followed by Farabi University with 9.

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 73 in 2026, a change of +247.6%.

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.