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).
Scientists in Zimbabwe 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 | 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% |
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All 11 scientists
| Rank in Zimbabwe | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126,643 |
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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 |
TJ
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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 |
GM
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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.