Kyrgyzstan's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Kyrgyzstan has 4 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, down 20.0% from 5 in 2025. That places Kyrgyzstan 122nd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 10 places. Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University has the most listed scientists (2), followed by Medical Education Reform (MERproject) (1).
Scientists in Kyrgyzstan on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than tripled since 2022.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | - | ||
| 2021 | 2 | +100.0% | - | |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | +50.0% | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | -33.3% | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +100.0% | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2026 | 6 | +50.0% | 4 | -20.0% |
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| Rank in Kyrgyzstan | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31,451 | University of Central Asia | Environmental Engineering | Rank 117 | |
| 2 | 135,983 | Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University | General Mathematics | Rank 782 | |
| 3 | 191,990 | Medical Education Reform (MERproject) | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,469 | |
| 4 | 194,431 |
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Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University | Food Science | Rank 1,221 |
| 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 Kyrgyzstan are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
6 scientists affiliated with Kyrgyzstan are on the 2026 single-year list, and 4 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Kyrgyzstan has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University has the most listed scientists from Kyrgyzstan, with 2. It is followed by Medical Education Reform (MERproject) with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Kyrgyzstan changed since 2022?
On the career-long list, Kyrgyzstan went from 1 scientists in 2022 to 4 in 2026, a change of +300.0%.
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.