Kazakhstan's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Kazakhstan has 21 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 90.9% from 11 in 2020. That places Kazakhstan 74th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 8 places. Nazarbayev University has the most listed scientists (16), followed by Al Farabi Kazakh National University (3).
Scientists in Kazakhstan on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 91% since 2020.
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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% |
Institutes in Kazakhstan
By number of listed scientists
All 21 scientists
| Rank in Kazakhstan | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 7,993 | Nazarbayev University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 130 | |
| 2 | 50,343 | Nazarbayev University | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,212 | |
| 3 | 54,050 | Nazarbayev University | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,197 | |
| 4 | 62,667 | L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,059 | |
| 5 | 111,239 | Nazarbayev University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 453 | |
| 6 | 122,525 | Nazarbayev University | Building & Construction | Rank 233 | |
| 7 | 129,451 | Al Farabi Kazakh National University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,197 | |
| 8 | 180,707 | Nazarbayev University | Biophysics | Rank 353 | |
| 9 | 206,055 |
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Nazarbayev University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 806 |
| 10 | 228,813 | Institute of Polymer Materials and Technology Kazakhstan | Polymers | Rank 2,153 | |
| 11 | 238,105 |
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Nazarbayev University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,633 |
| 12 | 270,041 | Nazarbayev University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,656 | |
| 13 | 270,178 | Nazarbayev University | Optics | Rank 1,076 | |
| 14 | 312,449 | Nazarbayev University | Materials | Rank 4,731 | |
| 15 | 337,050 | Nazarbayev University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,382 | |
| 16 | 359,453 | Nazarbayev University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 1,628 | |
| 17 | 381,786 | Nazarbayev University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,935 | |
| 18 | 522,679 | Nazarbayev University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 2,029 | |
| 19 | 763,346 | Nazarbayev University | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 556 | |
| 20 | 1,130,544 | Al Farabi Kazakh National University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 8,845 | |
| 21 | 1,251,200 | Al Farabi Kazakh National University | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 1,074 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Kazakhstan are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
27 scientists affiliated with Kazakhstan are on the 2021 single-year list, and 21 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Kazakhstan has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 career-long list, Nazarbayev University has the most listed scientists from Kazakhstan, with 16. It is followed by Al Farabi Kazakh National University with 3.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Kazakhstan changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Kazakhstan went from 11 scientists in 2020 to 21 in 2021, a change of +90.9%.
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.