Laos' Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Laos has 3 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 50.0% from 2 in 2025. That places Laos 127th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 3 places. Institut Pasteur du Laos has the most listed scientists (2), followed by International Food Policy Research Institute (1).
Scientists in Laos on the list, by year
The career-long count has fallen 25% 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% |
| 2026 | 3 | +0.0% | 3 | +50.0% |
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| Rank in Laos | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120,230 |
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International Food Policy Research Institute | Development Studies | Rank 89 |
| 2 | 151,227 | Institut Pasteur du Laos | Microbiology | Rank 3,649 | |
| 3 | 200,704 | Institut Pasteur du Laos | Tropical Medicine | Rank 458 | |
| 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 Laos are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
3 scientists affiliated with Laos are on the 2026 single-year list, and 3 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Laos has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, Institut Pasteur du Laos has the most listed scientists from Laos, with 2. It is followed by International Food Policy Research Institute 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 3 in 2026, a change of -25.0%.
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.