Kenya's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Kenya has 35 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 2.9% from 34 in 2020. That places Kenya 67th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 6 places. International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi has the most listed scientists (7), followed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (3).
Scientists in Kenya on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 3% since 2020.
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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 Nairobi7
- 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention3
- 3International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi3
- 4Kenya Medical Research Institute3
- 5World Agroforestry Centre3
- 6Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi2
- 7Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories Nairobi2
- 8Africa Inland Church Kijabe Hospital1
- 9African Academy of Sciences1
- 10African Conservation Centre1
All 35 scientists
| Rank in Kenya | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18,603 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 74 | |
| 2 | 21,047 | Africa Inland Church Kijabe Hospital | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,687 | |
| 3 | 34,005 | International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases, Kenya | Developmental Biology | Rank 1,341 | |
| 4 | 34,356 | Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories Nairobi | Tropical Medicine | Rank 59 | |
| 5 | 36,450 | Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 315 | |
| 6 | 37,214 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Microbiology | Rank 909 | |
| 7 | 38,972 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 654 | |
| 8 | 50,152 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Microbiology | Rank 1,259 | |
| 9 | 54,744 |
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Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi | Microbiology | Rank 1,377 |
| 10 | 66,380 | Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories Nairobi | Microbiology | Rank 1,692 | |
| 11 | 67,422 | African Conservation Centre | Ecology | Rank 1,091 | |
| 12 | 101,399 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Virology | Rank 901 | |
| 13 | 123,614 | Kenya Medical Research Institute | Microbiology | Rank 3,045 | |
| 14 | 129,572 | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,804 | |
| 15 | 130,894 | World Agroforestry Centre | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 686 | |
| 16 | 135,305 |
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Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative | Virology | Rank 1,199 |
| 17 | 136,590 | British Overseas Development Administration | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 450 | |
| 18 | 145,121 |
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World Agroforestry Centre | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 782 |
| 19 | 145,811 | International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi | Entomology | Rank 449 | |
| 20 | 146,754 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 339 | |
| 21 | 156,686 | International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 862 | |
| 22 | 168,745 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 954 | |
| 23 | 172,070 | Kenya Medical Research Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 421 | |
| 24 | 172,389 |
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International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 969 |
| 25 | 182,678 | Biosciences eastern and central Africa - International Livestock Research Institute | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 722 | |
| 26 | 193,472 | African Sustainable Development Research Consortium (ASDRC) | Tropical Medicine | Rank 471 | |
| 27 | 222,823 |
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International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 762 |
| 28 | 231,042 | African Academy of Sciences | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,982 | |
| 29 | 232,070 | World Agroforestry Centre | Forestry | Rank 332 | |
| 30 | 233,801 | East Africa Veterinary Research Organization, Kenya | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 1,009 | |
| 31 | 250,046 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Tropical Medicine | Rank 618 | |
| 32 | 252,395 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 910 | |
| 33 | 262,235 | Kenya Medical Research Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 657 | |
| 34 | 273,972 | Emerge-Africa | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,024 | |
| 35 | 321,805 | African Population & Health Research Center | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,613 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Kenya are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
39 scientists affiliated with Kenya are on the 2021 single-year list, and 35 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Kenya has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 career-long list, International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi has the most listed scientists from Kenya, with 7. It is followed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with 3.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Kenya changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Kenya went from 34 scientists in 2020 to 35 in 2021, a change of +2.9%.
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.