Kazakhstan's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Kazakhstan has 29 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 20.8% from 24 in 2023. That places Kazakhstan 77th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Nazarbayev University has the most listed scientists (21), 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
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- 1Nazarbayev University21
- 2Al Farabi Kazakh National University2
- 3Nazarbayev University School of Medicine2
- 4Astana IT University1
- 5Institute of Nuclear Physics Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan1
- 6Ratbay Myrzakulov Eurasian International Centre for Theoretical Physics1
- 7Satbayev University1
All 29 scientists
| Rank in Kazakhstan | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46,626 |
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Nazarbayev University | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 12 |
| 2 | 50,669 | Ratbay Myrzakulov Eurasian International Centre for Theoretical Physics | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 792 | |
| 3 | 51,737 | Nazarbayev University | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,074 | |
| 4 | 63,995 | Nazarbayev University | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,659 | |
| 5 | 71,941 | Nazarbayev University | Building & Construction | Rank 162 | |
| 6 | 86,141 | Nazarbayev University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 388 | |
| 7 | 112,173 | Nazarbayev University School of Medicine | Developmental Biology | Rank 3,168 | |
| 8 | 194,257 | Nazarbayev University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 675 | |
| 9 | 219,219 | Satbayev University | Polymers | Rank 1,968 | |
| 10 | 227,551 | Nazarbayev University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 3,379 | |
| 11 | 228,228 |
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Nazarbayev University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,843 |
| 12 | 230,420 | Nazarbayev University | Optics | Rank 969 | |
| 13 | 239,897 | Nazarbayev University | Materials | Rank 3,491 | |
| 14 | 242,613 | Institute of Nuclear Physics Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan | Applied Physics | Rank 6,836 | |
| 15 | 254,885 | Nazarbayev University | Applied Physics | Rank 7,207 | |
| 16 | 256,782 | Al Farabi Kazakh National University | Energy | Rank 3,886 | |
| 17 | 262,010 | Nazarbayev University | Energy | Rank 3,979 | |
| 18 | 270,717 | Nazarbayev University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,272 | |
| 19 | 277,529 | Nazarbayev University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,772 | |
| 20 | 295,829 | Nazarbayev University | Optics | Rank 1,239 | |
| 21 | 314,879 | Nazarbayev University | Energy | Rank 5,010 | |
| 22 | 340,998 | Nazarbayev University | Energy | Rank 5,548 | |
| 23 | 342,254 | Nazarbayev University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,511 | |
| 24 | 383,323 | Astana IT University | Information & Library Sciences | Rank 287 | |
| 25 | 436,578 | Nazarbayev University School of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,962 | |
| 26 | 438,350 |
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Nazarbayev University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,637 |
| 27 | 502,016 | Nazarbayev University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,927 | |
| 28 | 791,317 | Nazarbayev University | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 625 | |
| 29 | 970,838 | Al Farabi Kazakh National University | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 816 | |
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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 career-long list, Nazarbayev University has the most listed scientists from Kazakhstan, with 21. 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 29 in 2024, a change of +163.6%.
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.