Tanzania's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Tanzania has 19 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 46.2% from 13 in 2025. That places Tanzania 94th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 5 places. Ifakara Health Institute has the most listed scientists (4), followed by University of Dar es Salaam (3).
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% |
| 2026 | 34 | +47.8% | 19 | +46.2% |
Top 10 institutes in Tanzania
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Ifakara Health Institute4
- 2University of Dar es Salaam3
- 3Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences2
- 4Sokoine University of Agriculture2
- 5College of Business Education1
- 6Coucal Project1
- 7Haydom Lutheran Hospital1
- 8Hubert Kairuki Memorial University1
- 9International Institute of Tropical Agriculture1
- 10Kairuki University1
All 19 scientists
Showing the 2026 career-long list. Looking for single-year rankings? See the single-year list
| Rank in Tanzania | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30,698 | Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College | Dentistry | Rank 131 | |
| 2 | 52,401 | Ifakara Health Institute | Microbiology | Rank 1,311 | |
| 3 | 62,943 | Coucal Project | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | Rank 213 | |
| 4 | 103,384 | Pemba Island | Tropical Medicine | Rank 205 | |
| 5 | 119,318 | Haydom Lutheran Hospital | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,117 | |
| 6 | 121,805 | Hubert Kairuki Memorial University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 250 | |
| 7 | 138,042 | Ifakara Health Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 306 | |
| 8 | 151,302 | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,230 | |
| 9 | 152,970 | Sokoine University of Agriculture | Tropical Medicine | Rank 343 | |
| 10 | 212,847 | Ifakara Health Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 488 | |
| 11 | 229,637 | Sokoine University of Agriculture | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 906 | |
| 12 | 262,324 | University of Dar es Salaam | Biotechnology | Rank 900 | |
| 13 | 273,883 | University of Dar es Salaam | Fisheries | Rank 905 | |
| 14 | 282,571 | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences | Tropical Medicine | Rank 647 | |
| 15 | 299,746 | College of Business Education | Information & Library Sciences | Rank 209 | |
| 16 | 301,139 | University of Dar es Salaam | Materials | Rank 4,767 | |
| 17 | 336,595 | Ifakara Health Institute | Tropical Medicine | Rank 774 | |
| 18 | 389,626 | Kairuki University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,962 | |
| 19 | 401,364 | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,324 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Tanzania are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
34 scientists affiliated with Tanzania are on the 2026 single-year list, and 19 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Tanzania has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, Ifakara Health Institute has the most listed scientists from Tanzania, with 4. It is followed by University of Dar es Salaam with 3.
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 19 in 2026, a change of +375.0%.
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.