Laos' Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List
Laos has 1 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, the same number as in 2021. That places Laos 136th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Institut Pasteur du Laos has the most listed scientists (1).
Scientists in Laos on the list, by year
The career-long count has fallen 75% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | 1 | -75.0% | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2022 | - | 1 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | +100.0% | |
| 2024 | 1 | -50.0% | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +200.0% | 2 | -33.3% |
Institutes in Laos
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| Rank in Laos | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 179,679 | Institut Pasteur du Laos | Tropical Medicine | Rank 438 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Laos are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
1 scientists affiliated with Laos are on the 2022 career-long list.
Which institute in Laos has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 career-long list, Institut Pasteur du Laos has the most listed scientists from Laos, with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Laos changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Laos went from 4 scientists in 2020 to 1 in 2022, a change of -75.0%.
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.