Kazakhstan's Top 2% Scientists 2024
Kazakhstan has 42 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, down 4.5% from 44 in 2023. That places Kazakhstan 79th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Nazarbayev University has the most listed scientists (26), followed by Al Farabi Kazakh National University (4).
Scientists in Kazakhstan on the list, by year
The single-year 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% |
Top 10 institutes in Kazakhstan
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Nazarbayev University26
- 2Al Farabi Kazakh National University4
- 3Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University1
- 4Astana IT University1
- 5Institute of Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling1
- 6Institute of Nuclear Physics Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan1
- 7International Information Technology University1
- 8Karaganda Industrial University1
- 9L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University1
- 10M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University1
All 42 scientists
| Rank in Kazakhstan | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 10,481 | Nazarbayev University | Building & Construction | Rank 77 | |
| 2 | 16,884 |
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Nazarbayev University | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 4 |
| 3 | 18,481 | Nazarbayev University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 175 | |
| 4 | 18,529 | Ratbay Myrzakulov Eurasian International Centre for Theoretical Physics | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 209 | |
| 5 | 28,693 | Nazarbayev University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 41 | |
| 6 | 33,828 | Al Farabi Kazakh National University | Energy | Rank 870 | |
| 7 | 38,336 | Institute of Nuclear Physics Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan | Applied Physics | Rank 736 | |
| 8 | 39,212 | L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University | Applied Physics | Rank 748 | |
| 9 | 70,431 | Nazarbayev University | Chemical Physics | Rank 913 | |
| 10 | 75,760 | SDU University | Business & Management | Rank 1,699 | |
| 11 | 75,933 | Nazarbayev University | Applied Physics | Rank 1,426 | |
| 12 | 100,505 | Nazarbayev University | Nursing | Rank 228 | |
| 13 | 107,718 | Nazarbayev University | Immunology | Rank 2,065 | |
| 14 | 114,593 | Astana IT University | Information & Library Sciences | Rank 90 | |
| 15 | 123,462 | Nazarbayev University | Energy | Rank 3,466 | |
| 16 | 127,874 | Nazarbayev University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,224 | |
| 17 | 130,605 | Nazarbayev University | Education | Rank 1,568 | |
| 18 | 146,078 | Nazarbayev University | Materials | Rank 3,209 | |
| 19 | 153,390 | Nazarbayev University | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,608 | |
| 20 | 169,505 | Nazarbayev University | Energy | Rank 4,859 | |
| 21 | 179,838 | Nazarbayev University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 1,660 | |
| 22 | 185,158 | Karaganda Industrial University | Materials | Rank 4,197 | |
| 23 | 188,007 | Nazarbayev University | Energy | Rank 5,460 | |
| 24 | 188,801 | International Information Technology University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,158 | |
| 25 | 200,694 | Nazarbayev University | Materials | Rank 4,610 | |
| 26 | 207,431 |
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Nazarbayev University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 907 |
| 27 | 225,830 | Nazarbayev University | Virology | Rank 1,160 | |
| 28 | 230,911 | M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University | Materials | Rank 5,437 | |
| 29 | 235,989 | Al Farabi Kazakh National University | Polymers | Rank 2,497 | |
| 30 | 237,416 | Nazarbayev University | Optics | Rank 1,076 | |
| 31 | 246,812 | Nazarbayev University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,886 | |
| 32 | 253,597 | Satbayev University | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 188 | |
| 33 | 277,191 | Nazarbayev University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 3,105 | |
| 34 | 279,143 | Nazarbayev University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,313 | |
| 35 | 370,511 | Institute of Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling | General Mathematics | Rank 2,120 | |
| 36 | 373,353 | Al Farabi Kazakh National University | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,210 | |
| 37 | 388,569 | Nazarbayev University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,333 | |
| 38 | 396,842 | Nazarbayev University School of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,428 | |
| 39 | 402,194 | Nazarbayev University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,903 | |
| 40 | 603,572 | Al Farabi Kazakh National University | Environmental & Occupational Health | Rank 478 | |
| 41 | 776,454 | Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 8,180 | |
| 42 | 854,658 | Nazarbayev University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 2,942 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Kazakhstan are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
42 scientists affiliated with Kazakhstan are on the 2024 single-year list, and 29 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Kazakhstan has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 single-year list, Nazarbayev University has the most listed scientists from Kazakhstan, with 26. It is followed by Al Farabi Kazakh National University with 4.
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 42 in 2024, a change of +100.0%.
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.