Rwanda's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Rwanda has 3 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, down 40.0% from 5 in 2024. That places Rwanda 124th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 12 places. University of Global Health Equity has the most listed scientists (2), followed by University of Rwanda (1).
Scientists in Rwanda 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 | 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
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All 3 scientists
| Rank in Rwanda | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,207 | University of Global Health Equity | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 41 | |
| 2 | 267,187 | University of Rwanda | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,489 | |
| 3 | 455,081 | University of Global Health Equity | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,131 | |
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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 career-long list, University of Global Health Equity has the most listed scientists from Rwanda, with 2. It is followed by University of Rwanda with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Rwanda changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Rwanda went from 3 scientists in 2020 to 3 in 2025, 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.