Uganda's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Uganda has 19 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 35.7% from 14 in 2024. That places Uganda 92nd in the world by number of listed scientists. School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences has the most listed scientists (3), followed by Makerere University School of Public Health (2).
Scientists in Uganda 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 | 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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- 1School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences3
- 2Makerere University School of Public Health2
- 3Ngogo Chimpanzee Project2
- 4African Health Sciences1
- 5Busitema University1
- 6Forestry Resources Research Institute1
- 7Global Health Uganda1
- 8Gulu University1
- 9Kampala International University1
- 10Kyambogo University1
All 19 scientists
| Rank in Uganda | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15,876 | Ngogo Chimpanzee Project | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | Rank 40 | |
| 2 | 21,561 | Ngogo Chimpanzee Project | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | Rank 64 | |
| 3 | 49,327 | Busitema University | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 737 | |
| 4 | 104,695 | School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences | Virology | Rank 844 | |
| 5 | 122,087 | African Health Sciences | Tropical Medicine | Rank 255 | |
| 6 | 131,097 | Gulu University | Microbiology | Rank 3,223 | |
| 7 | 140,268 | Radboud University Medical Centre | Microbiology | Rank 3,435 | |
| 8 | 141,525 | Makerere University School of Public Health | Virology | Rank 1,175 | |
| 9 | 150,208 | MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 5,579 | |
| 10 | 151,212 |
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Makerere University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 342 |
| 11 | 166,880 | School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,611 | |
| 12 | 170,846 | Kampala International University | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 6,298 | |
| 13 | 204,322 | Makerere University College of Health Sciences | Tropical Medicine | Rank 465 | |
| 14 | 230,567 | Kyambogo University | Environmental Engineering | Rank 1,252 | |
| 15 | 236,862 | School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences | Tropical Medicine | Rank 538 | |
| 16 | 265,759 | Global Health Uganda | Tropical Medicine | Rank 612 | |
| 17 | 297,926 | Makerere University School of Public Health | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,921 | |
| 18 | 358,404 | Forestry Resources Research Institute | Forestry | Rank 619 | |
| 19 | 362,153 | Uganda Ministry of Health | Tropical Medicine | Rank 868 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Uganda are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
24 scientists affiliated with Uganda are on the 2025 single-year list, and 19 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Uganda has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences has the most listed scientists from Uganda, with 3. 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 19 in 2025, a change of +216.7%.
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.