Liberia's Top 2% Scientists 2026
Liberia has 43 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, down 2.3% from 44 in 2025. That places Liberia 84th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 4 places. National Cancer Institute has the most listed scientists (4), followed by National Institutes of Health (4).
Scientists in Liberia on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than tripled since 2021.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 8 | +700.0% | 7 | +600.0% |
| 2023 | 25 | +212.5% | 22 | +214.3% |
| 2024 | 10 | -60.0% | 4 | -81.8% |
| 2025 | 44 | +340.0% | 44 | +1000.0% |
| 2026 | 43 | -2.3% | 48 | +9.1% |
Top 10 institutes in Liberia
By number of listed scientists
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All 43 scientists
Showing the 2026 single-year list. Looking for career rankings? See the career-long list
| Rank in Liberia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,580 | University of Maryland | Geriatrics | Rank 9 | |
| 2 | 9,179 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 265 | |
| 3 | 11,129 | National Institutes of Health | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 325 | |
| 4 | 11,409 | Inc | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 348 | |
| 5 | 21,356 | National Cancer Institute | Epidemiology | Rank 27 | |
| 6 | 21,745 | University of Maryland | Experimental Psychology | Rank 300 | |
| 7 | 24,808 | NIH | Immunology | Rank 448 | |
| 8 | 25,739 | Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 761 | |
| 9 | 34,635 | US Food and Drug Administration | Surgery | Rank 95 | |
| 10 | 35,488 | National Cancer Institute Rockville | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 1,055 | |
| 11 | 38,226 | John Hopkins School of Medicine | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 74 | |
| 12 | 54,832 | NCI | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 1,669 | |
| 13 | 73,268 | Johns Hopkins Children's Center | Respiratory System | Rank 421 | |
| 14 | 74,902 | National Cancer Institute | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,691 | |
| 15 | 78,687 | National Institutes of Health | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 3,321 | |
| 16 | 83,842 | National Cancer Institute Rockville | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,539 | |
| 17 | 84,664 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 2,086 | |
| 18 | 93,197 | National Cancer Institute | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,838 | |
| 19 | 97,223 | National Cancer Institute | Epidemiology | Rank 109 | |
| 20 | 101,628 | National Cancer Institute Rockville | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,097 | |
| 21 | 103,603 | National Heart | Toxicology | Rank 362 | |
| 22 | 114,351 | Inc | Microbiology | Rank 2,152 | |
| 23 | 114,995 | National Center for Health Statistics | Public Health | Rank 1,166 | |
| 24 | 121,957 | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders | Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology | Rank 111 | |
| 25 | 122,704 | University of Liberia | Energy | Rank 3,822 | |
| 26 | 126,593 | National Institutes of Health | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,842 | |
| 27 | 138,418 | NIH | Developmental Biology | Rank 2,899 | |
| 28 | 139,579 | Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) | Ophthalmology & Optometry | Rank 668 | |
| 29 | 143,240 | National Institutes of Health | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,354 | |
| 30 | 155,608 | US Food and Drug Administration | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,754 | |
| 31 | 156,496 | National Center for Health Statistics | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,780 | |
| 32 | 157,134 | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | Orthopedics | Rank 797 | |
| 33 | 157,873 | US Food and Drug Administration | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 3,537 | |
| 34 | 164,261 | Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics | Orthopedics | Rank 834 | |
| 35 | 171,182 | CDC | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 949 | |
| 36 | 182,162 | NIH | Nursing | Rank 537 | |
| 37 | 185,551 | Pathology Consultant | Pathology | Rank 229 | |
| 38 | 185,631 | National Center for Health Statistics | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,381 | |
| 39 | 199,365 | NIAID | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 843 | |
| 40 | 253,295 | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Tropical Medicine | Rank 345 | |
| 41 | 280,138 | John Hopkins School of Medicine | Orthopedics | Rank 1,604 | |
| 42 | 333,716 | University of Maryland Baltimore | Dentistry | Rank 1,673 | |
| 43 | 382,766 | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 2,150 | |
| No scientists match this filter on the single-year list. Try the career-long list | |||||
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Liberia are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
43 scientists affiliated with Liberia are on the 2026 single-year list, and 48 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Liberia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 single-year list, National Cancer Institute has the most listed scientists from Liberia, with 4. It is followed by National Institutes of Health with 4.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Liberia changed since 2021?
On the single-year list, Liberia went from 1 scientists in 2021 to 43 in 2026, a change of +4200.0%.
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.