Mauritania's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Mauritania has 1 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, the same number as in 2025. That places Mauritania 151st in the world by number of listed scientists, down 10 places. Istitut Supérieur d'Enseignement Technologique de Rosso has the most listed scientists (1).
Scientists in Mauritania on the list, by year
The career-long count is unchanged since 2022.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | - | 1 | ||
| 2023 | - | 1 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | - | 1 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | - | 1 | +0.0% | |
| 2026 | - | 1 | +0.0% |
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| Rank in Mauritania | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 264,754 | Istitut Supérieur d'Enseignement Technologique de Rosso | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 4,024 | |
| No scientists match this filter on the career-long list. | |||||
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Mauritania are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
1 scientists affiliated with Mauritania are on the 2026 career-long list.
Which institute in Mauritania has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, Istitut Supérieur d'Enseignement Technologique de Rosso has the most listed scientists from Mauritania, with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Mauritania changed since 2022?
On the career-long list, Mauritania went from 1 scientists in 2022 to 1 in 2026, 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.