Senegal's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Senegal has 1 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, down 50.0% from 2 in 2020. That places Senegal 135th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 14 places. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement Dakar has the most listed scientists (1).
Scientists in Senegal on the list, by year
The career-long count has fallen 50% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | 8 | +33.3% | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +12.5% | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | -11.1% | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | +50.0% | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 12 | +0.0% | 5 | -16.7% |
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All 1 scientists
| Rank in Senegal | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26,363 | Institut de Recherche pour le Développement Dakar | Tropical Medicine | Rank 39 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Senegal are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
8 scientists affiliated with Senegal are on the 2021 single-year list, and 1 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Senegal has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 career-long list, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement Dakar has the most listed scientists from Senegal, with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Senegal changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Senegal went from 2 scientists in 2020 to 1 in 2021, a change of -50.0%.
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.