Rwanda's Top 2% Scientists 2025
Rwanda has 14 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 366.7% from 3 in 2024. That places Rwanda 100th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 28 places. University of Global Health Equity has the most listed scientists (5), followed by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali (2).
Scientists in Rwanda on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than tripled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | -33.3% | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +100.0% | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | -25.0% | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2025 | 14 | +366.7% | 3 | -40.0% |
Institutes in Rwanda
By number of listed scientists
All 14 scientists
| Rank in Rwanda | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 6,680 | University of Global Health Equity | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 88 | |
| 2 | 54,635 | University of Rwanda | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 746 | |
| 3 | 111,261 | University of Kigali | Business & Management | Rank 2,397 | |
| 4 | 154,885 |
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Rwandan Ministry of Health | Microbiology | Rank 3,040 |
| 5 | 175,299 | University of Global Health Equity | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,745 | |
| 6 | 183,639 | Oli Health Magazine Organization | Surgery | Rank 903 | |
| 7 | 192,885 | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali | Surgery | Rank 980 | |
| 8 | 310,216 | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali | Otorhinolaryngology | Rank 543 | |
| 9 | 319,601 | Quality and Equity Health Care | Tropical Medicine | Rank 456 | |
| 10 | 429,253 | University of Global Health Equity | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,807 | |
| 11 | 457,347 |
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University of Rwanda | Pediatrics | Rank 1,575 |
| 12 | 491,229 | University of Global Health Equity | Surgery | Rank 3,042 | |
| 13 | 496,098 | Pan Africa Biomedical Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 765 | |
| 14 | 621,216 | University of Global Health Equity | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,771 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Rwanda are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
14 scientists affiliated with Rwanda are on the 2025 single-year list, and 3 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Rwanda has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 single-year list, University of Global Health Equity has the most listed scientists from Rwanda, with 5. It is followed by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Rwanda changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Rwanda went from 3 scientists in 2020 to 14 in 2025, a change of +366.7%.
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.