Kiribati's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Kiribati has 1 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, down 66.7% from 3 in 2024. That places Kiribati 141st in the world by number of listed scientists, down 21 places. National Institute for Medical Research has the most listed scientists (1).
Scientists in Kiribati on the list, by year
The career-long count has fallen 50% since 2021.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | - | 3 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | - | 1 | -66.7% |
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| Rank in Kiribati | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 484,227 | National Institute for Medical Research | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,562 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Kiribati are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
1 scientists affiliated with Kiribati are on the 2025 career-long list.
Which institute in Kiribati has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, National Institute for Medical Research has the most listed scientists from Kiribati, with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Kiribati changed since 2021?
On the career-long list, Kiribati went from 2 scientists in 2021 to 1 in 2025, a change of -50.0%.
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.