Uganda's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Uganda has 12 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 50.0% from 8 in 2022. That places Uganda 93rd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 6 places. Makerere University College of Health Sciences has the most listed scientists (2), followed by Makerere University School of Public Health (2).
Scientists in Uganda on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
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| 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% |
Top 10 institutes in Uganda
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Makerere University College of Health Sciences2
- 2Makerere University School of Public Health2
- 3Case Western Reserve University1
- 4Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1
- 5Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration1
- 6Kabale University1
- 7Makerere University1
- 8Rakai Health Sciences Program1
- 9School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences1
- 10Uganda Virus Research Institute1
All 12 scientists
| Rank in Uganda | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 36,522 | Makerere University | Microbiology | Rank 926 | |
| 2 | 101,982 | Makerere University College of Health Sciences | Virology | Rank 855 | |
| 3 | 117,249 | Uganda Virus Research Institute | Public Health | Rank 1,074 | |
| 4 | 118,880 | Kabale University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 257 | |
| 5 | 148,135 | Case Western Reserve University | Microbiology | Rank 3,621 | |
| 6 | 152,583 | Rakai Health Sciences Program | Virology | Rank 1,302 | |
| 7 | 153,640 |
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Makerere University School of Public Health | Tropical Medicine | Rank 365 |
| 8 | 178,270 |
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School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,742 |
| 9 | 231,147 | Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration | Tropical Medicine | Rank 571 | |
| 10 | 288,925 | Makerere University College of Health Sciences | Tropical Medicine | Rank 718 | |
| 11 | 370,527 | Makerere University School of Public Health | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,075 | |
| 12 | 449,232 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,251 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Uganda are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
17 scientists affiliated with Uganda are on the 2023 single-year list, and 12 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Uganda has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 career-long list, Makerere University College of Health Sciences has the most listed scientists from Uganda, with 2. It is followed by Makerere University School of Public Health 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 12 in 2023, a change of +100.0%.
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.