Kenya's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Kenya has 38 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 8.6% from 35 in 2022. That places Kenya 67th in the world by number of listed scientists. International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi has the most listed scientists (6), followed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (3).
Scientists in Kenya on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 12% 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 Nairobi6
- 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention3
- 3International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi3
- 4Kenya Medical Research Institute3
- 5The Aga Khan University3
- 6World Agroforestry Centre3
- 7Africa Inland Church Kijabe Hospital1
- 8African Conservation Centre1
- 9African Population & Health Research Center1
- 10African Sustainable Development Research Consortium (ASDRC)1
All 38 scientists
| Rank in Kenya | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8,411 |
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Centre for Geographic Medicine Research | Tropical Medicine | Rank 10 |
| 2 | 19,008 | Africa Inland Church Kijabe Hospital | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,523 | |
| 3 | 24,820 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Virology | Rank 175 | |
| 4 | 33,022 | The Aga Khan University | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 276 | |
| 5 | 36,295 | International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases, Kenya | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 2,676 | |
| 6 | 39,848 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Microbiology | Rank 997 | |
| 7 | 57,537 | The Aga Khan University | Microbiology | Rank 1,453 | |
| 8 | 67,411 | African Conservation Centre | Ecology | Rank 1,105 | |
| 9 | 76,977 | DNDi | Tropical Medicine | Rank 150 | |
| 10 | 102,641 | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,420 | |
| 11 | 102,643 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 522 | |
| 12 | 104,379 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Virology | Rank 887 | |
| 13 | 117,466 | Kenya Medical Research Institute | Microbiology | Rank 2,919 | |
| 14 | 118,170 | International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi | Entomology | Rank 352 | |
| 15 | 121,160 |
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International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Microbiology | Rank 3,008 |
| 16 | 138,654 | Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories Nairobi | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,782 | |
| 17 | 140,484 | British Overseas Development Administration | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 475 | |
| 18 | 145,462 | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 781 | |
| 19 | 149,431 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 804 | |
| 20 | 158,102 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 360 | |
| 21 | 158,593 |
SM
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World Agroforestry Centre | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 872 |
| 22 | 159,115 |
BJ
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Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative | Virology | Rank 1,353 |
| 23 | 165,355 | Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 6,228 | |
| 24 | 171,956 | Kenya Medical Research Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 418 | |
| 25 | 175,379 | Amref Health Africa | Tropical Medicine | Rank 426 | |
| 26 | 179,462 |
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International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,023 |
| 27 | 198,002 | Biosciences eastern and central Africa - International Livestock Research Institute | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 802 | |
| 28 | 200,909 | African Sustainable Development Research Consortium (ASDRC) | Tropical Medicine | Rank 481 | |
| 29 | 213,444 | World Agroforestry Centre | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,267 | |
| 30 | 230,789 | World Agroforestry Centre | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,377 | |
| 31 | 248,181 | East Africa Veterinary Research Organization, Kenya | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 1,095 | |
| 32 | 252,604 | Kenya Medical Research Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 629 | |
| 33 | 253,422 | The Aga Khan University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 632 | |
| 34 | 266,531 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Tropical Medicine | Rank 653 | |
| 35 | 275,129 | International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,006 | |
| 36 | 289,780 | International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi | Tropical Medicine | Rank 723 | |
| 37 | 296,183 | Emerge Centre for Innovations-Africa | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,098 | |
| 38 | 406,580 |
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African Population & Health Research Center | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,603 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Kenya are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
52 scientists affiliated with Kenya are on the 2023 single-year list, and 38 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Kenya has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 career-long list, International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi has the most listed scientists from Kenya, with 6. 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 38 in 2023, a change of +11.8%.
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.