Malawi's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Malawi has 10 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 25.0% from 8 in 2025. That places Malawi 105th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme has the most listed scientists (3), followed by Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (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% |
| 2026 | 11 | +0.0% | 10 | +25.0% |
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| Rank in Malawi | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57,368 | ICRAF-Southern Africa | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 289 | |
| 2 | 64,207 | University of Malawi | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 108 | |
| 3 | 74,332 | Kamuzu University of Health Sciences | Pediatrics | Rank 379 | |
| 4 | 77,074 | Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme | Microbiology | Rank 1,900 | |
| 5 | 82,856 | Kamuzu University of Health Sciences | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,034 | |
| 6 | 100,305 | Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme | Microbiology | Rank 2,481 | |
| 7 | 128,609 | Zomba Central Hospital | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,798 | |
| 8 | 216,785 | Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme | Microbiology | Rank 5,127 | |
| 9 | 322,350 | Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Energy | Rank 5,719 | |
| 10 | 349,761 | University of Malawi | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,631 | |
| No scientists match this filter on the career-long list. Try the single-year list | |||||
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Malawi are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
11 scientists affiliated with Malawi are on the 2026 single-year list, and 10 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Malawi has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme has the most listed scientists from Malawi, with 3. It is followed by Kamuzu University of Health Sciences 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 10 in 2026, a change of +150.0%.
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.