Uzbekistan's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Uzbekistan has 6 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 20.0% from 5 in 2022. That places Uzbekistan 106th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan has the most listed scientists (2), followed by Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research (1).
Scientists in Uzbekistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
Institutes in Uzbekistan
By number of listed scientists
All 6 scientists
| Rank in Uzbekistan | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36,668 | Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 446 | |
| 2 | 99,568 | Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan | General Physics | Rank 660 | |
| 3 | 115,915 | Toshkent Shahridagi Inha Universiteti | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 173 | |
| 4 | 296,377 | National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek | General Mathematics | Rank 2,269 | |
| 5 | 308,000 | Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent | Materials | Rank 4,591 | |
| 6 | 376,546 | Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan | Energy | Rank 5,959 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Uzbekistan are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
18 scientists affiliated with Uzbekistan are on the 2023 single-year list, and 6 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Uzbekistan has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 career-long list, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan has the most listed scientists from Uzbekistan, with 2. It is followed by Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Uzbekistan changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Uzbekistan went from 3 scientists in 2020 to 6 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.