Kazakhstan's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Kazakhstan has 37 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 27.6% from 29 in 2024. That places Kazakhstan 77th in the world by number of listed scientists. Nazarbayev University has the most listed scientists (20), followed by Nazarbayev University School of Medicine (4).
Scientists in Kazakhstan on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than tripled 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 University20
- 2Nazarbayev University School of Medicine4
- 3Al Farabi Kazakh National University2
- 4Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention1
- 5Astana IT University1
- 6Eurasian International Centre for Theoretical Physics1
- 7Institute of Nuclear Physics Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan1
- 8Institute of Polymer Materials and Technology Kazakhstan1
- 9Karaganda Industrial University1
- 10Kazakh-British Technical University1
All 37 scientists
| Rank in Kazakhstan | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 42,669 | Nazarbayev University | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 11 | |
| 2 | 45,801 | L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 679 | |
| 3 | 53,285 | Nazarbayev University | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,062 | |
| 4 | 59,059 | Nazarbayev University | Building & Construction | Rank 142 | |
| 5 | 69,308 | Nazarbayev University School of Medicine | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,822 | |
| 6 | 74,380 | Eurasian International Centre for Theoretical Physics | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,146 | |
| 7 | 77,265 | Nazarbayev University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 366 | |
| 8 | 110,016 | Nazarbayev University | Computation Theory & Mathematics | Rank 284 | |
| 9 | 114,203 | Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Business | Economics | Rank 995 | |
| 10 | 116,558 | Nazarbayev University School of Medicine | Developmental Biology | Rank 3,241 | |
| 11 | 125,603 | Al Farabi Kazakh National University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,951 | |
| 12 | 158,401 | National Laboratory Astana | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,222 | |
| 13 | 190,158 | Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 6,961 | |
| 14 | 200,655 | Kazakh-British Technical University | Energy | Rank 3,068 | |
| 15 | 204,373 | Institute of Nuclear Physics Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan | Applied Physics | Rank 5,492 | |
| 16 | 207,721 | K. Zhubanov Aktobe Regional University | Applied Physics | Rank 5,589 | |
| 17 | 216,266 | Institute of Polymer Materials and Technology Kazakhstan | Polymers | Rank 1,946 | |
| 18 | 218,908 |
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Nazarbayev University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,928 |
| 19 | 219,186 | Nazarbayev University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 3,261 | |
| 20 | 224,903 | Nazarbayev University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 2,864 | |
| 21 | 239,108 | Nazarbayev University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,124 | |
| 22 | 240,501 | Nazarbayev University | Energy | Rank 3,769 | |
| 23 | 244,080 |
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Nazarbayev University | Optics | Rank 996 |
| 24 | 250,889 | Nazarbayev University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,528 | |
| 25 | 272,647 | Nazarbayev University | Optics | Rank 1,109 | |
| 26 | 289,649 | Nazarbayev University | Energy | Rank 4,769 | |
| 27 | 310,569 | Astana IT University | Information & Library Sciences | Rank 215 | |
| 28 | 331,255 | Nazarbayev University School of Medicine | Nursing | Rank 1,234 | |
| 29 | 332,126 | Nazarbayev University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,446 | |
| 30 | 393,730 |
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Nazarbayev University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,443 |
| 31 | 394,511 | Nazarbayev University | Energy | Rank 6,976 | |
| 32 | 395,365 | Nazarbayev University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 1,687 | |
| 33 | 438,347 | Nazarbayev University School of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,889 | |
| 34 | 501,555 | Nazarbayev University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,930 | |
| 35 | 808,011 | Nazarbayev University | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 655 | |
| 36 | 894,816 | Karaganda Industrial University | Materials | Rank 17,201 | |
| 37 | 998,228 | Al Farabi Kazakh National University | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 870 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Kazakhstan are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
59 scientists affiliated with Kazakhstan are on the 2025 single-year list, and 37 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Kazakhstan has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, Nazarbayev University has the most listed scientists from Kazakhstan, with 20. It is followed by Nazarbayev University School of Medicine with 4.
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 37 in 2025, a change of +236.4%.
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.