Azerbaijan's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Azerbaijan has 21 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, the same number as in 2025. That places Azerbaijan 90th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 3 places. Khazar University has the most listed scientists (6), followed by Baku State University (3).
Scientists in Azerbaijan 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 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | 8 | +60.0% | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | +75.0% | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 13 | -7.1% | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2024 | 18 | +38.5% | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 41 | +127.8% | 21 | +133.3% |
| 2026 | 45 | +9.8% | 21 | +0.0% |
Top 10 institutes in Azerbaijan
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Khazar University6
- 2Baku State University3
- 3State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic2
- 4Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR1
- 5Anglo Asian Mining plc1
- 6Azerbaijan Medical University1
- 7Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University1
- 8Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)1
- 9Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction1
- 10Institute of Information Technology Ministry of Science and Education Republic of Azerbaijan1
All 21 scientists
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| Rank in Azerbaijan | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 27,323 | Khazar University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 370 | |
| 2 | 59,667 | Azerbaijan Medical University | Surgery | Rank 477 | |
| 3 | 85,682 | Lankaran State University | General Physics | Rank 532 | |
| 4 | 99,104 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | Environmental Sciences | Rank 791 | |
| 5 | 105,743 | Khazar University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,617 | |
| 6 | 120,335 | Khazar University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,854 | |
| 7 | 171,034 | Khazar University | Energy | Rank 2,671 | |
| 8 | 181,277 | Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,184 | |
| 9 | 190,643 |
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Khazar University | General Physics | Rank 1,199 |
| 10 | 195,472 | Baku State University | General Mathematics | Rank 1,285 | |
| 11 | 200,742 | Baku State University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,993 | |
| 12 | 217,532 | State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic | Energy | Rank 3,531 | |
| 13 | 248,560 | Institute of Information Technology Ministry of Science and Education Republic of Azerbaijan | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,840 | |
| 14 | 269,040 | Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR | Polymers | Rank 2,448 | |
| 15 | 271,582 | Baku State University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 4,084 | |
| 16 | 273,880 |
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Western Caspian University Baku | Energy | Rank 4,672 |
| 17 | 337,763 | State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic | Energy | Rank 6,034 | |
| 18 | 351,244 | Anglo Asian Mining plc | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 194 | |
| 19 | 360,324 | Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 1,468 | |
| 20 | 401,743 | Institute of Radiation Problems Ministry of Science and Education Republic of Azerbaijan | General Physics | Rank 2,464 | |
| 21 | 839,520 | Khazar University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 4,231 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Azerbaijan are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
45 scientists affiliated with Azerbaijan are on the 2026 single-year list, and 21 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Azerbaijan has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, Khazar University has the most listed scientists from Azerbaijan, with 6. It is followed by Baku State University with 3.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Azerbaijan changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Azerbaijan went from 2 scientists in 2020 to 21 in 2026, a change of +950.0%.
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.