The "Top 2% Scientists" ranking is compiled by the publisher Elsevier and Stanford University (designated as an "undesirable organization" in the Russian Federation) based on the Scopus database of scientific publications. The ranking takes into account factors such as how frequently a scientist’s work is cited, among other metrics.

Alexander Gasnikov focuses on methods that help artificial intelligence learn faster and more efficiently, including applications for large language models. In total, four researchers from Russia were included in the list under the field of artificial intelligence.