Senegal's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Senegal has 5 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, down 16.7% from 6 in 2024. That places Senegal 112th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 7 places. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement Dakar has the most listed scientists (2), followed by Institut Pasteur de Dakar (1).
Scientists in Senegal on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled 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% |
Institutes in Senegal
By number of listed scientists
All 5 scientists
| Rank in Senegal | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31,030 | Institut de Recherche pour le Développement Dakar | Tropical Medicine | Rank 42 | |
| 2 | 151,197 | Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar | General Mathematics | Rank 894 | |
| 3 | 206,560 | Institut de Recherche pour le Développement Dakar | Tropical Medicine | Rank 470 | |
| 4 | 207,435 | ISRA-LNERV | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 799 | |
| 5 | 223,540 | Institut Pasteur de Dakar | Tropical Medicine | Rank 511 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Senegal are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
12 scientists affiliated with Senegal are on the 2025 single-year list, and 5 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Senegal has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement Dakar has the most listed scientists from Senegal, with 2. It is followed by Institut Pasteur de Dakar 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 5 in 2025, a change of +150.0%.
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.