Malawi's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Malawi has 8 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 14.3% from 7 in 2024. That places Malawi 107th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 4 places. Kamuzu University of Health Sciences has the most listed scientists (2), followed by University of Malawi (2).
Scientists in Malawi on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | 8 | +33.3% | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +12.5% | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 8 | -11.1% | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2025 | 11 | +37.5% | 8 | +14.3% |
Institutes in Malawi
By number of listed scientists
All 8 scientists
| Rank in Malawi | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59,162 | University of Malawi | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 102 | |
| 2 | 65,126 | ICRAF-Southern Africa | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 321 | |
| 3 | 73,427 | Kamuzu University of Health Sciences | Pediatrics | Rank 380 | |
| 4 | 74,714 | Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme | Microbiology | Rank 1,855 | |
| 5 | 83,148 | Kamuzu University of Health Sciences | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,026 | |
| 6 | 120,353 | Zomba Central Hospital | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,564 | |
| 7 | 316,924 | Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Energy | Rank 5,354 | |
| 8 | 343,226 | University of Malawi | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,589 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Malawi are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
11 scientists affiliated with Malawi are on the 2025 single-year list, and 8 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Malawi has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences has the most listed scientists from Malawi, with 2. It is followed by University of Malawi with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Malawi changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Malawi went from 4 scientists in 2020 to 8 in 2025, a change of +100.0%.
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.