Kenya's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List
Kenya has 34 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Kenya 61st in the world by number of listed scientists. International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi has the most listed scientists (9), followed by World Agroforestry Centre (5).
Scientists in Kenya on the list, by year
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 34 | 34 | ||
| 2021 | 39 | +14.7% | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 40 | +2.6% | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52 | +30.0% | 38 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 57 | +9.6% | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 69 | +21.1% | 51 | +34.2% |
Top 10 institutes in Kenya
By number of listed scientists
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- 1International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi9
- 2World Agroforestry Centre5
- 3Centers for Disease Control and Prevention3
- 4Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories Nairobi3
- 5Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi2
- 6International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi2
- 7Kenya Medical Research Institute2
- 8Africa Inland Church Kijabe Hospital1
- 9African Conservation Centre1
- 10African Sustainable Development Research Consortium (ASDRC)1
All 34 scientists
| Rank in Kenya | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19,281 | Africa Inland Church Kijabe Hospital | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,607 | |
| 2 | 21,301 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Virology | Rank 178 | |
| 3 | 23,763 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 87 | |
| 4 | 34,110 | International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases, Kenya | - | - | |
| 5 | 34,991 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Microbiology | Rank 859 | |
| 6 | 38,120 | Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories Nairobi | Tropical Medicine | Rank 62 | |
| 7 | 43,605 | Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 416 | |
| 8 | 48,022 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Microbiology | Rank 1,180 | |
| 9 | 52,998 | Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi | Microbiology | Rank 1,322 | |
| 10 | 64,950 | Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories Nairobi | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 576 | |
| 11 | 67,282 | African Conservation Centre | Ecology | Rank 1,069 | |
| 12 | 90,029 | Kenya Medical Research Institute | Microbiology | Rank 2,270 | |
| 13 | 133,876 | British Overseas Development Administration | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 300 | |
| 14 | 135,785 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 624 | |
| 15 | 139,786 |
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World Agroforestry Centre | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 642 |
| 16 | 147,693 | World Agroforestry Centre | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 703 | |
| 17 | 148,102 | Amref Health Africa | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 336 | |
| 18 | 151,527 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 349 | |
| 19 | 158,189 | Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories Nairobi | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,263 | |
| 20 | 161,117 | World Agroforestry Centre | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,258 | |
| 21 | 163,833 | World Agroforestry Centre | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 803 | |
| 22 | 169,381 | University of Nairobi | Zoology | Rank 107 | |
| 23 | 174,548 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 615 | |
| 24 | 176,581 | International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 878 | |
| 25 | 176,584 | International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi | Entomology | Rank 542 | |
| 26 | 176,780 | Kenya Medical Research Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 411 | |
| 27 | 190,469 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 975 | |
| 28 | 212,488 | African Sustainable Development Research Consortium (ASDRC) | Tropical Medicine | Rank 496 | |
| 29 | 228,077 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Tropical Medicine | Rank 537 | |
| 30 | 231,306 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 840 | |
| 31 | 236,240 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 865 | |
| 32 | 238,003 | World Agroforestry Centre | Forestry | Rank 367 | |
| 33 | 250,305 | Emerge-Africa | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 941 | |
| 34 | 258,108 |
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International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 983 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Kenya are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?
34 scientists affiliated with Kenya are on the 2020 single-year list, and 34 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Kenya has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2020 career-long list, International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi has the most listed scientists from Kenya, with 9. It is followed by World Agroforestry Centre with 5.
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.