Zimbabwe's Top 2% Scientists 2022
Zimbabwe has 13 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 62.5% from 8 in 2021. That places Zimbabwe 97th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 3 places. University of Zimbabwe has the most listed scientists (4), followed by International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Harare (3).
Scientists in Zimbabwe 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 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | 8 | +166.7% | 13 | +333.3% |
| 2022 | 13 | +62.5% | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 10 | -23.1% | 11 | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% | 15 | +36.4% |
| 2025 | 14 | +40.0% | 16 | +6.7% |
Institutes in Zimbabwe
By number of listed scientists
All 13 scientists
| Rank in Zimbabwe | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29,534 | University of Zimbabwe | Environmental Engineering | Rank 146 | |
| 2 | 79,753 | Bindura University of Science Education | Biotechnology | Rank 301 | |
| 3 | 80,373 | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Harare | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 517 | |
| 4 | 89,758 | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Harare | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,438 | |
| 5 | 117,090 | University of Zimbabwe | Psychiatry | Rank 1,881 | |
| 6 | 146,399 | Biomedical Research and Training Institute Harare | Microbiology | Rank 3,431 | |
| 7 | 190,307 | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Harare | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,285 | |
| 8 | 251,228 | Bindura University of Science Education | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 424 | |
| 9 | 333,233 | Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,617 | |
| 10 | 516,358 | Columbia University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,379 | |
| 11 | 571,147 | University of Zimbabwe | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,865 | |
| 12 | 578,595 | University of Zimbabwe | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,966 | |
| 13 | 614,809 |
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Biomedical Research and Training Institute Harare | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,357 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Zimbabwe are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
13 scientists affiliated with Zimbabwe are on the 2022 single-year list, and 14 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Zimbabwe has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 single-year list, University of Zimbabwe has the most listed scientists from Zimbabwe, with 4. It is followed by International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Harare with 3.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Zimbabwe changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Zimbabwe went from 3 scientists in 2020 to 13 in 2022, a change of +333.3%.
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.