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Namibia's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List

Namibia has 4 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 33.3% from 3 in 2022. That places Namibia 118th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. University of Namibia has the most listed scientists (3), followed by Namibia University of Science and Technology (1).

Single Year
4
No change vs 2022
Career Data
4
+1 (+33.3%) vs 2022
World rank by count
#118
up 2 places vs 2022
Institutes
2
-1 (-33.3%) vs 2022

Scientists in Namibia on the list, by year

The career-long count has more than doubled since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+50.0%
2022+0.0%
2023+33.3%
2024-25.0%
2025-33.3%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
202042
20215+25.0%3+50.0%
20224-20.0%3+0.0%
20234+0.0%4+33.3%
20244+0.0%3-25.0%
20252-50.0%2-33.3%

Institutes in Namibia

By number of listed scientists

Career-long list2023
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  1. 1University of Namibia3
  2. 2Namibia University of Science and Technology1

All 4 scientists

Career-long list2023

Everyone on the list, free to browse.

Rank in Namibia World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 69,248 University of Namibia Pharmacology & Pharmacy Rank 630
2 160,230 University of Namibia Pharmacology & Pharmacy Rank 1,575
3 173,909 Namibia University of Science and Technology Applied Physics Rank 4,900
4 325,571 University of Namibia Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry Rank 1,566
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Namibia are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

4 scientists affiliated with Namibia are on the 2023 single-year list, and 4 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 career-long list, University of Namibia has the most listed scientists from Namibia, with 3. It is followed by Namibia University of Science and Technology with 1.

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

On the career-long list, Namibia went from 2 scientists in 2020 to 4 in 2023, 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.