Papua New Guinea's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Papua New Guinea has 3 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 200.0% from 1 in 2025. That places Papua New Guinea 127th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 14 places. Lihir Island has the most listed scientists (1), followed by Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (1).
Scientists in Papua New Guinea on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than tripled since 2025.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | - | ||
| 2021 | 1 | -50.0% | - | |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% | - | |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% | - | |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% | - | |
| 2025 | 2 | +100.0% | 1 | |
| 2026 | 3 | +50.0% | 3 | +200.0% |
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| Rank in Papua New Guinea | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20,972 | Lihir Island | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 321 | |
| 2 | 62,757 | University of Papua New Guinea | Pediatrics | Rank 314 | |
| 3 | 103,791 | Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research | Tropical Medicine | Rank 207 | |
| 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 Papua New Guinea are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
3 scientists affiliated with Papua New Guinea are on the 2026 single-year list, and 3 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Papua New Guinea has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, Lihir Island has the most listed scientists from Papua New Guinea, with 1. It is followed by Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Papua New Guinea changed since 2025?
On the career-long list, Papua New Guinea went from 1 scientists in 2025 to 3 in 2026, a change of +200.0%.
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.