Uganda's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List
Uganda has 8 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, down 11.1% from 9 in 2021. That places Uganda 99th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 6 places. Makerere University College of Health Sciences has the most listed scientists (2), followed by School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences (2).
Scientists in Uganda on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 33% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2021 | 16 | +60.0% | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 16 | +0.0% | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 17 | +6.2% | 12 | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 20 | +17.6% | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2025 | 24 | +20.0% | 19 | +35.7% |
Institutes in Uganda
By number of listed scientists
All 8 scientists
| Rank in Uganda | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 36,025 | Makerere University | Microbiology | Rank 900 | |
| 2 | 96,941 | School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences | Virology | Rank 840 | |
| 3 | 121,690 | School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences | Tropical Medicine | Rank 286 | |
| 4 | 149,120 |
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Makerere University School of Public Health | Tropical Medicine | Rank 356 |
| 5 | 231,362 | Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration | Tropical Medicine | Rank 566 | |
| 6 | 294,192 | Makerere University College of Health Sciences | Tropical Medicine | Rank 736 | |
| 7 | 318,944 | Makerere University College of Health Sciences | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,536 | |
| 8 | 425,023 |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,958 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Uganda are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
16 scientists affiliated with Uganda are on the 2022 single-year list, and 8 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Uganda has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 career-long list, Makerere University College of Health Sciences has the most listed scientists from Uganda, with 2. It is followed by School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Uganda changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Uganda went from 6 scientists in 2020 to 8 in 2022, a change of +33.3%.
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.