Kazakhstan's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Kazakhstan has 24 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, down 4.0% from 25 in 2022. That places Kazakhstan 78th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 6 places. Nazarbayev University has the most listed scientists (19), followed by Al Farabi Kazakh National University (2).
Scientists in Kazakhstan on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled 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 24 scientists
| Rank in Kazakhstan | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 56,606 | Ratbay Myrzakulov Eurasian International Centre for Theoretical Physics | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 917 | |
| 2 | 58,250 | Nazarbayev University | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,482 | |
| 3 | 91,150 | Nazarbayev University | Building & Construction | Rank 198 | |
| 4 | 95,704 | Nazarbayev University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 415 | |
| 5 | 182,890 | Nazarbayev University | Biophysics | Rank 296 | |
| 6 | 221,322 | Nazarbayev University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,157 | |
| 7 | 222,293 | Institute of Polymer Materials and Technology Kazakhstan | Polymers | Rank 1,996 | |
| 8 | 222,775 | Nazarbayev University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 1,005 | |
| 9 | 231,728 | Nazarbayev University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 1,056 | |
| 10 | 232,178 |
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Nazarbayev University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,719 |
| 11 | 260,874 | Nazarbayev University | Energy | Rank 3,771 | |
| 12 | 266,963 | Nazarbayev University | Materials | Rank 3,868 | |
| 13 | 289,914 | Nazarbayev University | Optics | Rank 959 | |
| 14 | 290,249 | Nazarbayev University | Applied Physics | Rank 8,476 | |
| 15 | 301,498 | Nazarbayev University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,021 | |
| 16 | 340,463 | Nazarbayev University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,473 | |
| 17 | 348,122 | Nazarbayev University | Energy | Rank 5,419 | |
| 18 | 357,671 | Nazarbayev University | Energy | Rank 5,601 | |
| 19 | 390,908 | Al Farabi Kazakh National University | Energy | Rank 6,217 | |
| 20 | 449,243 | Nazarbayev University School of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,253 | |
| 21 | 495,149 |
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Nazarbayev University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,891 |
| 22 | 496,465 | Nazarbayev University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,895 | |
| 23 | 782,040 | Nazarbayev University | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 594 | |
| 24 | 1,082,607 | Al Farabi Kazakh National University | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 927 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Kazakhstan are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
44 scientists affiliated with Kazakhstan are on the 2023 single-year list, and 24 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Kazakhstan has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 career-long list, Nazarbayev University has the most listed scientists from Kazakhstan, with 19. It is followed by Al Farabi Kazakh National University with 2.
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 24 in 2023, a change of +118.2%.
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.