Sierra Leone's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Sierra Leone has 3 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 200.0% from 1 in 2025. That places Sierra Leone 127th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 14 places. Fourah Bay College has the most listed scientists (1), followed by Njala University (1).
Scientists in Sierra Leone on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than tripled since 2022.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | - | ||
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% | - | |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | +100.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +50.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 3 | +0.0% | 3 | +200.0% |
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| Rank in Sierra Leone | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 124,655 | Fourah Bay College | Tropical Medicine | Rank 259 | |
| 2 | 139,189 | Njala University | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 774 | |
| 3 | 197,687 | University of Management and Technology (UNIMTECH) | Tropical Medicine | Rank 451 | |
| No scientists match this filter on the career-long list. Try the single-year list | |||||
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Sierra Leone are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
3 scientists affiliated with Sierra Leone are on the 2026 single-year list, and 3 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Sierra Leone has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, Fourah Bay College has the most listed scientists from Sierra Leone, with 1. It is followed by Njala University with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Sierra Leone changed since 2022?
On the career-long list, Sierra Leone went from 1 scientists in 2022 to 3 in 2026, a change of +200.0%.
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.