Liberia's Top 2% Scientists 2025
Liberia has 44 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 340.0% from 10 in 2024. That places Liberia 80th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 23 places. National Cancer Institute has the most listed scientists (6), followed by Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (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% |
Top 10 institutes in Liberia
By number of listed scientists
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- 1National Cancer Institute6
- 2Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences4
- 3US Food and Drug Administration4
- 4U.S. Food and Drug Administration3
- 5Health Resources and Services Administration2
- 6National Center for Health Statistics2
- 7AB Foundation for Medical Research1
- 8Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality1
- 9Defense Centers for Public Health - Aberdeen1
- 10Delfi Diagnostics1
All 44 scientists
| Rank in Liberia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11,124 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 316 | |
| 2 | 15,536 | National Cancer Institute | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 463 | |
| 3 | 16,444 | National Institutes of Health | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 484 | |
| 4 | 20,724 | Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 616 | |
| 5 | 29,221 | Delfi Diagnostics | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 882 | |
| 6 | 45,493 | National Center for Health Statistics | Pediatrics | Rank 96 | |
| 7 | 46,366 | National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 2,110 | |
| 8 | 64,538 | National Cancer Institute | Public Health | Rank 635 | |
| 9 | 73,107 | National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health | Anesthesiology | Rank 207 | |
| 10 | 76,777 | Friends Research Institute | Substance Abuse | Rank 159 | |
| 11 | 81,175 | NIH | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 437 | |
| 12 | 81,976 | Innovative Cellular Therapeutics Inc | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,475 | |
| 13 | 83,694 | National Cancer Institute | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,530 | |
| 14 | 83,941 | NIMH Division of Services and Intervention Research (PA) | Psychiatry | Rank 1,335 | |
| 15 | 84,073 | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | Rank 232 | |
| 16 | 88,772 | Health Resources and Services Administration | Pediatrics | Rank 245 | |
| 17 | 92,152 | Health Resources and Services Administration | Public Health | Rank 911 | |
| 18 | 94,350 | US Food and Drug Administration | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 2,281 | |
| 19 | 94,375 | National Cancer Institute | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,885 | |
| 20 | 96,082 | Inc | Microbiology | Rank 1,826 | |
| 21 | 99,901 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,037 | |
| 22 | 105,146 | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | Orthopedics | Rank 554 | |
| 23 | 106,311 | Greater Baltimore Medical Center | Ophthalmology & Optometry | Rank 521 | |
| 24 | 106,849 | National Cancer Institute | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,248 | |
| 25 | 123,138 | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,746 | |
| 26 | 126,809 | United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,566 | |
| 27 | 127,488 | Defense Centers for Public Health - Aberdeen | Public Health | Rank 1,290 | |
| 28 | 128,056 | National Cancer Institute | Public Health | Rank 1,300 | |
| 29 | 134,973 | National Center for Health Statistics | Public Health | Rank 1,369 | |
| 30 | 140,673 | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | Orthopedics | Rank 770 | |
| 31 | 145,373 | University of Liberia | Energy | Rank 4,575 | |
| 32 | 156,348 | US Food and Drug Administration | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 3,499 | |
| 33 | 159,746 | Retina Specialists | Ophthalmology & Optometry | Rank 783 | |
| 34 | 165,148 | US Food and Drug Administration | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 5,059 | |
| 35 | 166,595 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 5,093 | |
| 36 | 177,492 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | Health Policy & Services | Rank 385 | |
| 37 | 195,577 | National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 6,022 | |
| 38 | 202,609 | NCI | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 6,251 | |
| 39 | 209,094 | Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions | Virology | Rank 901 | |
| 40 | 218,450 | University of Maryland | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 6,809 | |
| 41 | 238,611 | MedStar Union Memorial Hospital | Orthopedics | Rank 1,417 | |
| 42 | 284,903 | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 4,547 | |
| 43 | 383,027 | AB Foundation for Medical Research | Tropical Medicine | Rank 572 | |
| 44 | 476,208 | US Food and Drug Administration | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,289 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Liberia are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
44 scientists affiliated with Liberia are on the 2025 single-year list, and 44 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Liberia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 single-year list, National Cancer Institute has the most listed scientists from Liberia, with 6. It is followed by Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 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 44 in 2025, a change of +4300.0%.
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.