Kazakhstan's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Kazakhstan has 40 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 8.1% from 37 in 2025. That places Kazakhstan 78th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Nazarbayev University has the most listed scientists (23), followed by Nazarbayev University School of Medicine (4).
Scientists in Kazakhstan 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 | 21 | 11 | ||
| 2021 | 27 | +28.6% | 21 | +90.9% |
| 2022 | 43 | +59.3% | 25 | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 44 | +2.3% | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 42 | -4.5% | 29 | +20.8% |
| 2025 | 59 | +40.5% | 37 | +27.6% |
| 2026 | 73 | +23.7% | 40 | +8.1% |
Top 10 institutes in Kazakhstan
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Nazarbayev University23
- 2Nazarbayev University School of Medicine4
- 3Farabi University2
- 4Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University1
- 5Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention1
- 6Institute of Nuclear Physics ARKAE1
- 7Institute of Physics and Technology Kazakhstan1
- 8Institute of Polymer Materials and Technology Kazakhstan1
- 9Karaganda Industrial University1
- 10Kazakh-British Technical University1
All 40 scientists
Showing the 2026 career-long list. Looking for single-year rankings? See the single-year list
| Rank in Kazakhstan | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 38,904 | Institute of Physics and Technology Kazakhstan | Applied Physics | Rank 916 | |
| 2 | 41,923 | Nazarbayev University | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 12 | |
| 3 | 42,536 | L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 625 | |
| 4 | 50,731 | Nazarbayev University | Building & Construction | Rank 130 | |
| 5 | 53,887 | Nazarbayev University | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,050 | |
| 6 | 69,630 | Nazarbayev University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 345 | |
| 7 | 74,782 | Nazarbayev University School of Medicine | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,980 | |
| 8 | 98,724 | M.kozybayev North Kazakhstan University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,232 | |
| 9 | 113,362 | Nazarbayev University | Computation Theory & Mathematics | Rank 289 | |
| 10 | 114,598 | Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Business | Economics | Rank 999 | |
| 11 | 118,659 | Farabi University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,834 | |
| 12 | 123,122 | Nazarbayev University School of Medicine | Developmental Biology | Rank 3,345 | |
| 13 | 146,460 | National Laboratory Astana | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,103 | |
| 14 | 176,232 | Kazakh-British Technical University | Energy | Rank 2,756 | |
| 15 | 195,623 | Nazarbayev University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,909 | |
| 16 | 198,542 | Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 7,186 | |
| 17 | 203,395 | Nazarbayev University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 2,741 | |
| 18 | 204,561 | Institute of Nuclear Physics ARKAE | Applied Physics | Rank 5,345 | |
| 19 | 205,997 |
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Nazarbayev University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,926 |
| 20 | 213,102 | Nazarbayev University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,990 | |
| 21 | 215,470 | Institute of Polymer Materials and Technology Kazakhstan | Polymers | Rank 1,927 | |
| 22 | 218,226 | Nazarbayev University | Energy | Rank 3,544 | |
| 23 | 238,686 | Nazarbayev University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,383 | |
| 24 | 257,372 |
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Nazarbayev University | Optics | Rank 1,009 |
| 25 | 262,808 | Nazarbayev University | Energy | Rank 4,442 | |
| 26 | 268,536 | Nazarbayev University | Energy | Rank 4,566 | |
| 27 | 268,585 | Nazarbayev University | Optics | Rank 1,053 | |
| 28 | 287,129 | Nazarbayev University School of Medicine | Nursing | Rank 1,017 | |
| 29 | 320,295 | Nazarbayev University | Energy | Rank 5,676 | |
| 30 | 337,023 | Nazarbayev University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,493 | |
| 31 | 352,506 | Nazarbayev University | Energy | Rank 6,364 | |
| 32 | 364,719 | Nazarbayev University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 1,490 | |
| 33 | 372,543 |
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Nazarbayev University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,333 |
| 34 | 413,894 | Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University | Otorhinolaryngology | Rank 1,474 | |
| 35 | 417,082 | Nazarbayev University School of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,564 | |
| 36 | 468,254 | Nazarbayev University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 5,096 | |
| 37 | 527,761 | Nazarbayev University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 2,065 | |
| 38 | 646,307 | Karaganda Industrial University | Materials | Rank 11,915 | |
| 39 | 855,782 | Nazarbayev University | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 725 | |
| 40 | 925,442 | Farabi University | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 797 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Kazakhstan are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
73 scientists affiliated with Kazakhstan are on the 2026 single-year list, and 40 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Kazakhstan has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, Nazarbayev University has the most listed scientists from Kazakhstan, with 23. It is followed by Nazarbayev University School of Medicine with 4.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Kazakhstan changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Kazakhstan went from 11 scientists in 2020 to 40 in 2026, a change of +263.6%.
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.