Tanzania's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Tanzania has 13 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, down 7.1% from 14 in 2024. That places Tanzania 99th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 7 places. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences has the most listed scientists (3), followed by University of Dar es Salaam (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% |
Top 10 institutes in Tanzania
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences3
- 2University of Dar es Salaam2
- 3College of Business Education1
- 4Hubert Kairuki Memorial University1
- 5Ifakara Health Institute1
- 6International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)1
- 7Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College1
- 8Pemba Island1
- 9SACIDS Foundation for One Health1
- 10Sokoine University of Agriculture1
All 13 scientists
| Rank in Tanzania | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29,349 | Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College | Dentistry | Rank 125 | |
| 2 | 97,055 | Pemba Island | Tropical Medicine | Rank 192 | |
| 3 | 115,574 | Hubert Kairuki Memorial University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 230 | |
| 4 | 154,471 | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,251 | |
| 5 | 165,049 | Sokoine University of Agriculture | Tropical Medicine | Rank 380 | |
| 6 | 226,351 | SACIDS Foundation for One Health | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 908 | |
| 7 | 234,169 | Ifakara Health Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 533 | |
| 8 | 247,118 | University of Dar es Salaam | Biotechnology | Rank 840 | |
| 9 | 275,898 | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences | Tropical Medicine | Rank 646 | |
| 10 | 285,639 | University of Dar es Salaam | Materials | Rank 4,414 | |
| 11 | 302,301 | College of Business Education | Information & Library Sciences | Rank 205 | |
| 12 | 386,008 | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,947 | |
| 13 | 432,789 | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,808 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Tanzania are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
23 scientists affiliated with Tanzania are on the 2025 single-year list, and 13 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Tanzania has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences has the most listed scientists from Tanzania, with 3. It is followed by University of Dar es Salaam 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 13 in 2025, a change of +225.0%.
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.