Libya's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Libya has 1 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, down 50.0% from 2 in 2023. That places Libya 139th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 8 places. Libyan Academy for Postgraduate Studies has the most listed scientists (1).
Scientists in Libya on the list, by year
The career-long count is unchanged since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +200.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +66.7% | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +20.0% | 2 | +100.0% |
Institutes in Libya
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All 1 scientists
| Rank in Libya | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99,185 |
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Libyan Academy for Postgraduate Studies | Acoustics | Rank 215 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Libya are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
5 scientists affiliated with Libya are on the 2024 single-year list, and 1 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Libya has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, Libyan Academy for Postgraduate Studies has the most listed scientists from Libya, with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Libya changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Libya went from 1 scientists in 2020 to 1 in 2024, a change of +0.0%.
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.