Congo's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
The Congo has 1 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, the same number as in 2020. That places the Congo 135th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 7 places. United Nations Mission in The Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has the most listed scientists (1).
Scientists in the Congo on the list, by year
The career-long count is unchanged since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | - | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | +0.0% | |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% | - | |
| 2023 | 4 | +300.0% | - | |
| 2024 | 8 | +100.0% | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | -87.5% | - |
Institutes in the Congo
By number of listed scientists
All 1 scientists
| Rank in the Congo | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 315,980 |
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United Nations Mission in The Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) | Legal & Forensic Medicine | Rank 158 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from the Congo are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
1 scientists affiliated with the Congo are on the 2021 single-year list, and 1 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in the Congo has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 career-long list, United Nations Mission in The Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has the most listed scientists from the Congo, with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in the Congo changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, the Congo went from 1 scientists in 2020 to 1 in 2021, 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.