Tanzania's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Tanzania has 14 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 27.3% from 11 in 2023. That places Tanzania 92nd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 3 places. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences has the most listed scientists (4), followed by Ifakara Health Institute (2).
Scientists in Tanzania on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than tripled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | 12 | +0.0% | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2022 | 16 | +33.3% | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 18 | +12.5% | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 22 | +22.2% | 14 | +27.3% |
| 2025 | 23 | +4.5% | 13 | -7.1% |
Institutes in Tanzania
By number of listed scientists
All 14 scientists
| Rank in Tanzania | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16,896 | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences | Immunology | Rank 605 | |
| 2 | 93,563 | Chake Chake | Tropical Medicine | Rank 190 | |
| 3 | 109,955 | Hubert Kairuki Memorial University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 228 | |
| 4 | 126,018 | Ifakara Health Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 277 | |
| 5 | 161,711 |
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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,338 |
| 6 | 177,882 | Sokoine University of Agriculture | Tropical Medicine | Rank 418 | |
| 7 | 228,765 | Sokoine University of Agriculture | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 936 | |
| 8 | 232,767 | University of Dar es Salaam | Biotechnology | Rank 764 | |
| 9 | 262,676 |
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Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences | Tropical Medicine | Rank 638 |
| 10 | 275,488 | Ifakara Health Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 671 | |
| 11 | 277,440 | University of Dar es Salaam | Materials | Rank 4,147 | |
| 12 | 311,812 | College of Business Education | Information & Library Sciences | Rank 213 | |
| 13 | 381,880 | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,912 | |
| 14 | 461,174 | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,323 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Tanzania are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
22 scientists affiliated with Tanzania are on the 2024 single-year list, and 14 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Tanzania has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences has the most listed scientists from Tanzania, with 4. It is followed by Ifakara Health Institute with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Tanzania changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Tanzania went from 4 scientists in 2020 to 14 in 2024, a change of +250.0%.
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.