Kiribati's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Kiribati has 1 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, the same number as in 2025. That places Kiribati 151st in the world by number of listed scientists, down 10 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% | |
| 2026 | - | 1 | +0.0% |
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Showing the 2026 career-long list. Looking for single-year rankings? See the 2023 single-year list
| Rank in Kiribati | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 515,811 | National Institute for Medical Research | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,974 | |
| No scientists match this filter on the career-long list. Try the single-year list | |||||
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Kiribati are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
1 scientists affiliated with Kiribati are on the 2026 career-long list.
Which institute in Kiribati has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 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 2026, 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.