Uzbekistan's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Uzbekistan has 12 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 140.0% from 5 in 2024. That places Uzbekistan 101st in the world by number of listed scientists, up 11 places. Physical-Technical Institute Uzbekistan has the most listed scientists (2), followed by Sharof Rashidov Samarkand State University (2).
Scientists in Uzbekistan 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 | 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
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- 1Physical-Technical Institute Uzbekistan2
- 2Sharof Rashidov Samarkand State University2
- 3Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent2
- 4Institute of Mathematics Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences1
- 5International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)1
- 6Samarkand State Medical University1
- 7Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers National Research University1
- 8Tashkent State Transport University1
- 9Tashkent State University of Economics1
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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 career-long list, Physical-Technical Institute Uzbekistan has the most listed scientists from Uzbekistan, with 2. It is followed by Sharof Rashidov Samarkand State University with 2.
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 12 in 2025, a change of +300.0%.
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.