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Zimbabwe's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List

Zimbabwe has 11 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, down 21.4% from 14 in 2022. That places Zimbabwe 95th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 7 places. University of Zimbabwe has the most listed scientists (3), followed by Biomedical Research and Training Institute Harare (2).

Single Year
10
-3 (-23.1%) vs 2022
Career Data
11
-3 (-21.4%) vs 2022
World rank by count
#95
down 7 places vs 2022
Institutes
8
-1 (-11.1%) vs 2022

Scientists in Zimbabwe on the list, by year

The career-long count has more than tripled since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+333.3%
2022+7.7%
2023-21.4%
2024+36.4%
2025+6.7%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
202033
20218+166.7%13+333.3%
202213+62.5%14+7.7%
202310-23.1%11-21.4%
202410+0.0%15+36.4%
202514+40.0%16+6.7%

Institutes in Zimbabwe

By number of listed scientists

Career-long list2023
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  1. 1University of Zimbabwe3
  2. 2Biomedical Research and Training Institute Harare2
  3. 3Bindura University of Science Education1
  4. 4Chinhoyi University of Technology1
  5. 5Godfrey Huggins School of Medicine1
  6. 6Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe1
  7. 7Private practice1
  8. 8Veterinary Research Laboratory Zimbabwe1

All 11 scientists

Career-long list2023

Everyone on the list, free to browse.

Rank in Zimbabwe World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 126,643 Biomedical Research and Training Institute Harare General & Internal Medicine Rank 1,637
2 168,022 Bindura University of Science Education Biotechnology Rank 520
3 210,549 Chinhoyi University of Technology Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 1,238
4 214,159 Veterinary Research Laboratory Zimbabwe Mycology & Parasitology Rank 479
5 223,606 Biomedical Research and Training Institute Harare General & Internal Medicine Rank 2,940
6 233,108 Godfrey Huggins School of Medicine Dentistry Rank 1,475
7 329,596 University of Zimbabwe Dairy & Animal Science Rank 1,256
8 373,372 Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe General & Internal Medicine Rank 5,115
9 412,430 Private practice Complementary & Alternative Medicine Rank 123
10 422,913 University of Zimbabwe General & Internal Medicine Rank 5,842
11 435,135 University of Zimbabwe Religions & Theology Rank 104
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Zimbabwe are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

10 scientists affiliated with Zimbabwe are on the 2023 single-year list, and 11 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Zimbabwe has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2023 career-long list, University of Zimbabwe has the most listed scientists from Zimbabwe, with 3. It is followed by Biomedical Research and Training Institute Harare with 2.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Zimbabwe changed since 2020?

On the career-long list, Zimbabwe went from 3 scientists in 2020 to 11 in 2023, a change of +266.7%.

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.