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Madagascar's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Madagascar has 2 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, the same number as in 2024. That places Madagascar 137th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 3 places. PIVOT has the most listed scientists (1), followed by University of Ankatso (1).

Single Year
2
No change vs 2024
Career Data
5
+3 (+150.0%) vs 2024
World rank by count
#137
down 3 places vs 2024
Institutes
2
No change vs 2024

Scientists in Madagascar on the list, by year

The single-year count is unchanged since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year
2021-50.0%
2022+0.0%
2023+0.0%
2024+100.0%
2025+0.0%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
202021
20211-50.0%3+200.0%
20221+0.0%3+0.0%
20231+0.0%3+0.0%
20242+100.0%2-33.3%
20252+0.0%5+150.0%

Institutes in Madagascar

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2025
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  1. 1PIVOT1
  2. 2University of Ankatso1

All 2 scientists

Single-year list2025

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Rank in Madagascar World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 67,565 University of Ankatso Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 880
2 446,489 PIVOT General & Internal Medicine Rank 4,994
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Madagascar are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

2 scientists affiliated with Madagascar are on the 2025 single-year list, and 5 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Madagascar has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2025 single-year list, PIVOT has the most listed scientists from Madagascar, with 1. It is followed by University of Ankatso with 1.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Madagascar changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Madagascar went from 2 scientists in 2020 to 2 in 2025, 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.