Uzbekistan's Top 2% Scientists 2025
Uzbekistan has 35 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 52.2% from 23 in 2024. That places Uzbekistan 84th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 4 places. Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan has the most listed scientists (5), followed by Sharof Rashidov Samarkand State University (4).
Scientists in Uzbekistan on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than tripled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | 11 | +450.0% | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2022 | 15 | +36.4% | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18 | +20.0% | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 23 | +27.8% | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 35 | +52.2% | 12 | +140.0% |
Top 10 institutes in Uzbekistan
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan5
- 2Sharof Rashidov Samarkand State University4
- 3Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers National Research University3
- 4Institute of Mathematics Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences2
- 5New Uzbekistan University2
- 6Tashkent State Transport University2
- 7Tashkent State University of Economics2
- 8Academy of Science of Uzbekistan1
- 9Alfraganus University1
- 10Fergana State Technical University1
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Uzbekistan are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
35 scientists affiliated with Uzbekistan are on the 2025 single-year list, and 12 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Uzbekistan has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 single-year list, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan has the most listed scientists from Uzbekistan, with 5. It is followed by Sharof Rashidov Samarkand State University with 4.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Uzbekistan changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Uzbekistan went from 2 scientists in 2020 to 35 in 2025, a change of +1650.0%.
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.