Kenya's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List
Kenya has 35 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, the same number as in 2021. That places Kenya 67th in the world by number of listed scientists. International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi has the most listed scientists (9), followed by World Agroforestry Centre (4).
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 Nairobi9
- 2World Agroforestry Centre4
- 3Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi3
- 4Kenya Medical Research Institute3
- 5Centers for Disease Control and Prevention2
- 6International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi2
- 7Africa Inland Church Kijabe Hospital1
- 8African Conservation Centre1
- 9African Sustainable Development Research Consortium (ASDRC)1
- 10Biosciences eastern and central Africa - International Livestock Research Institute1
All 35 scientists
| Rank in Kenya | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 17,626 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 72 | |
| 2 | 19,185 | Africa Inland Church Kijabe Hospital | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,548 | |
| 3 | 34,393 | Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories Nairobi | Tropical Medicine | Rank 57 | |
| 4 | 35,524 | International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases, Kenya | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 2,657 | |
| 5 | 35,859 | Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 312 | |
| 6 | 38,331 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Microbiology | Rank 956 | |
| 7 | 40,659 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 703 | |
| 8 | 50,708 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 742 | |
| 9 | 56,941 | Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi | Microbiology | Rank 1,445 | |
| 10 | 69,002 | African Conservation Centre | Ecology | Rank 1,133 | |
| 11 | 100,090 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Virology | Rank 875 | |
| 12 | 111,638 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 562 | |
| 13 | 116,903 |
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Kenya Medical Research Institute | Microbiology | Rank 2,901 |
| 14 | 123,747 | World Agroforestry Centre | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,754 | |
| 15 | 138,651 | International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi | Entomology | Rank 432 | |
| 16 | 139,620 | British Overseas Development Administration | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 470 | |
| 17 | 147,273 |
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Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative | Virology | Rank 1,299 |
| 18 | 149,019 |
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World Agroforestry Centre | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 794 |
| 19 | 152,760 | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 821 | |
| 20 | 152,971 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 352 | |
| 21 | 161,717 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 891 | |
| 22 | 169,723 |
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International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 936 |
| 23 | 171,390 | Kenya Medical Research Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 411 | |
| 24 | 182,642 |
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International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 559 |
| 25 | 190,236 | Biosciences eastern and central Africa - International Livestock Research Institute | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 771 | |
| 26 | 196,585 | African Sustainable Development Research Consortium (ASDRC) | Tropical Medicine | Rank 468 | |
| 27 | 215,783 | United Nations Environment Programme | Fisheries | Rank 672 | |
| 28 | 219,973 | Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi | Nursing | Rank 663 | |
| 29 | 229,607 | World Agroforestry Centre | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,344 | |
| 30 | 230,920 | World Agroforestry Centre | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,358 | |
| 31 | 242,483 | East Africa Veterinary Research Organization, Kenya | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 1,084 | |
| 32 | 250,838 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Tropical Medicine | Rank 616 | |
| 33 | 260,283 | Kenya Medical Research Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 641 | |
| 34 | 262,139 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 941 | |
| 35 | 280,180 | Emerge-Africa | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,027 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Kenya are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
40 scientists affiliated with Kenya are on the 2022 single-year list, and 35 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Kenya has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 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 4.
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 2022, 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.