Liberia's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Liberia has 22 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 214.3% from 7 in 2022. That places Liberia 80th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 22 places. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine has the most listed scientists (6), followed by National Cancer Institute (NCI) (5).
Scientists in Liberia on the list, by year
The career-long 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% |
Institutes in Liberia
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Johns Hopkins School of Medicine6
- 2National Cancer Institute (NCI)5
- 3Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions2
- 4Johns Hopkins University2
- 5National Institutes of Health (NIH)2
- 6University of Maryland School of Medicine2
- 7Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health1
- 8National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)1
- 9Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences1
All 22 scientists
| Rank in Liberia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 244 | National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Immunology | Rank 17 | |
| 2 | 6,648 | University of Maryland School of Medicine | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 582 | |
| 3 | 11,753 | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | Respiratory System | Rank 114 | |
| 4 | 12,180 | National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Immunology | Rank 452 | |
| 5 | 27,375 | Johns Hopkins University | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 1,143 | |
| 6 | 28,717 | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 309 | |
| 7 | 37,658 | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Pediatrics | Rank 185 | |
| 8 | 51,597 | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 693 | |
| 9 | 58,003 | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | Virology | Rank 447 | |
| 10 | 58,179 | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,477 | |
| 11 | 61,177 | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,595 | |
| 12 | 61,666 | National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,614 | |
| 13 | 68,090 | Johns Hopkins University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 210 | |
| 14 | 68,665 | Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,854 | |
| 15 | 72,433 | National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 569 | |
| 16 | 91,940 |
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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | Psychiatry | Rank 1,625 |
| 17 | 94,940 | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Epidemiology | Rank 198 | |
| 18 | 96,932 |
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National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,823 |
| 19 | 102,260 |
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Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,009 |
| 20 | 112,185 | University of Maryland School of Medicine | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 3,588 | |
| 21 | 147,812 | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology | Rank 155 | |
| 22 | 366,656 | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,017 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Liberia are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
25 scientists affiliated with Liberia are on the 2023 single-year list, and 22 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Liberia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 career-long list, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine has the most listed scientists from Liberia, with 6. It is followed by National Cancer Institute (NCI) with 5.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Liberia changed since 2021?
On the career-long list, Liberia went from 1 scientists in 2021 to 22 in 2023, a change of +2100.0%.
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.