Zambia's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Zambia has 9 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 28.6% from 7 in 2025. That places Zambia 106th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 3 places. University of Zambia has the most listed scientists (3), followed by CIFOR-ICRAF (1).
Scientists in Zambia on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled since 2021.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | - | ||
| 2021 | 6 | +200.0% | 4 | |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +33.3% | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2026 | 9 | +12.5% | 9 | +28.6% |
Institutes in Zambia
By number of listed scientists
All 9 scientists
Showing the 2026 career-long list. Looking for single-year rankings? See the single-year list
| Rank in Zambia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72,914 | University of Zambia | Virology | Rank 538 | |
| 2 | 74,465 | CIFOR-ICRAF | Ecology | Rank 1,295 | |
| 3 | 84,134 | Makeni Savanna Research Project | Ecology | Rank 1,464 | |
| 4 | 112,178 | PATH | Tropical Medicine | Rank 226 | |
| 5 | 265,440 | The African- led HIV Control Workng Group | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,474 | |
| 6 | 295,000 | University Teaching Hospital Lusaka | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,872 | |
| 7 | 315,769 | University of Zambia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,162 | |
| 8 | 459,329 | Copperbelt University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,130 | |
| 9 | 830,778 | University of Zambia | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 692 | |
| No scientists match this filter on the career-long list. Try the single-year list | |||||
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Zambia are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
9 scientists affiliated with Zambia are on the 2026 single-year list, and 9 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Zambia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, University of Zambia has the most listed scientists from Zambia, with 3. It is followed by CIFOR-ICRAF with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Zambia changed since 2021?
On the career-long list, Zambia went from 4 scientists in 2021 to 9 in 2026, a change of +125.0%.
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.