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Argentina's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Argentina has 217 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 6.4% from 204 in 2024. That places Argentina 52nd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas has the most listed scientists (28), followed by Universidad de Buenos Aires (24).

Single Year
217
+13 (+6.4%) vs 2024
Career Data
263
+23 (+9.6%) vs 2024
World rank by count
#52
down 2 places vs 2024
Institutes
102
+47 (+85.5%) vs 2024

Scientists in Argentina on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 49% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year
2021+21.9%
2022+12.9%
2023-2.5%
2024+4.1%
2025+6.4%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
2020146171
2021178+21.9%204+19.3%
2022201+12.9%217+6.4%
2023196-2.5%226+4.1%
2024204+4.1%240+6.2%
2025217+6.4%263+9.6%

Top 10 institutes in Argentina

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2025
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  1. 1Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas28
  2. 2Universidad de Buenos Aires24
  3. 3Universidad Nacional de Córdoba8
  4. 4Centro Atomico Bariloche6
  5. 5Universidad Nacional de La Plata6
  6. 6Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata6
  7. 7Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente, Bariloche5
  8. 8Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia5
  9. 9Universidad Nacional de San Martín5
  10. 10Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires4

All 217 scientists

Single-year list2025

The first 100 are free to browse.

Rank in Argentina World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 2,325 Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal Ecology Rank 64
2 8,699 Fundacion Miguel Lillo Evolutionary Biology Rank 68
3 11,215 Universidad de Buenos Aires Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 560
4 11,603 Universidad de Buenos Aires Geology Rank 12
5 11,678 Fundacion INFANT Microbiology Rank 196
6 12,051 Western Ecological Research Center Ecology Rank 275
7 13,260 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Food Science Rank 121
8 15,665 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Immunology Rank 322
9 16,949 Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente, Bariloche Ecology Rank 363
10 18,885 Universidad Nacional de San Martín Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 249
11 19,934 Universidad de Buenos Aires Plant Biology & Botany Rank 255
12 20,065 Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 938
13 20,903 Instituto de Quimica Rosario Analytical Chemistry Rank 90
14 21,196 Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiologicas y Ecologicas Plant Biology & Botany Rank 276
15 22,090 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Fluids & Plasmas Rank 143
16 23,844 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Gastroenterology & Hepatology Rank 277
17 33,011 Universidad Nacional de Río Negro Ecology Rank 658
18 33,605 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Ecology Rank 669
19 33,961 Universidad Nacional de San Martín General & Internal Medicine Rank 474
20 35,139 Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiologicas y Ecologicas Ecology Rank 692
21 36,170 Instituto Balseiro Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 487
22 43,433 Universidad Nacional de Cuyo Ecology Rank 839
23 45,821 Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 608
24 47,812 Universidad de San Andres Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 2,165
25 49,573 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Economics Rank 689
26 50,382 Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry Rank 168
27 50,703 Universidad Nacional de La Plata Chemical Physics Rank 659
28 51,077 Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires Building & Construction Rank 413
29 56,406 Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia Paleontology Rank 119
30 57,479 Universidad Nacional del Litoral Microbiology Rank 1,123
31 61,079 Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria EEA, Rafaela Mycology & Parasitology Rank 68
32 64,265 Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinologicas Endocrinology & Metabolism Rank 925
33 67,016 Universidad Nacional de La Plata Food Science Rank 764
34 71,842 Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 1,799
35 72,066 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 1,158
36 72,835 Universidad Nacional de San Martín Immunology Rank 1,355
37 74,731 Centro de Referencia Para Lactobacilos Microbiology Rank 1,429
38 77,080 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 1,246
39 78,180 Centro de Investigaciones del Bosque Atlántico, Puerto Iguazu Ecology Rank 1,439
40 79,363 Hospital Britanico de Buenos Aires Urology & Nephrology Rank 503
41 83,514 Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria General & Internal Medicine Rank 1,096
42 84,427 Independent Researcher Ecology Rank 1,542
43 84,647 Unidad Integrada Balcarce Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 601
44 84,774 Universidad de Buenos Aires Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 602
45 87,567 Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomia Astronomy & Astrophysics Rank 1,100
46 87,684 Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente, Bariloche Ecology Rank 1,589
47 88,314 Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnologia de Materiales Polymers Rank 850
48 89,857 Universidad Austral Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry Rank 316
49 90,719 Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia Paleontology Rank 213
50 91,087 Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Gender Studies Rank 54
51 92,702 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Fluids & Plasmas Rank 610
52 92,710 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Gastroenterology & Hepatology Rank 959
53 95,801 Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 1,517
54 96,072 Hospital Municipal Dr. Emilio Ferreyra Emergency & Critical Care Medicine Rank 276
55 96,823 Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente, Bariloche Ecology Rank 1,733
56 97,724 Universidad de Buenos Aires Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Rank 3,876
57 101,332 Universidad de Buenos Aires Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 4,279
58 103,155 Centro de Investigacion y Desarrollo En Ciencias Aplicadas Dr. Jorge Juan Ronco Food Science Rank 1,286
59 105,457 Instituto de Quimica Rosario Organic Chemistry Rank 1,329
60 105,658 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Developmental Biology Rank 2,251
61 106,098 Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, Cordoba Nutrition & Dietetics Rank 668
62 106,474 Universidad de Buenos Aires Organic Chemistry Rank 1,347
63 106,791 Fundacion Favaloro Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 4,457
64 112,362 Universidad de San Andres Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 4,663
65 114,325 Centro de Investigacion y Desarrollo En Criotecnologia de Alimentos (CONICET- Universidad Nacional de la Plata- Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires) Food Science Rank 1,447
66 115,051 Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires Fluids & Plasmas Rank 743
67 115,425 Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 2,715
68 118,350 Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry Rank 424
69 118,485 Centro Atomico Bariloche Materials Rank 2,707
70 126,221 Hospital de Pediatría Dr J. Garrahan Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 5,183
71 126,842 Universidad de Buenos Aires Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 1,577
72 127,575 Center for Medical Education and Clinical Research Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine Rank 716
73 127,684 Universidad Nacional de Rosario Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,114
74 127,843 Fundación CIDEA Allergy Rank 259
75 129,423 Hospital de Pediatria SAMIC Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 5,301
76 129,718 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Polymers Rank 1,311
77 130,742 Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquimicas Teoricas y Aplicadas (CONICET- Universidad Nacional de La Plata) Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 2,062
78 131,471 Universidad Nacional del Litoral Microbiology Rank 2,546
79 131,549 Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia Evolutionary Biology Rank 687
80 131,683 Fundacion Miguel Lillo Paleontology Rank 321
81 137,685 Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiologicas y Ecologicas Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,283
82 138,446 Fundacion Para La Lucha Contra Las Enfermedades Neurologicas de La Infancia Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 5,681
83 139,133 Universidad de Buenos Aires Food Science Rank 1,835
84 142,102 Universidad Nacional del Sur Energy Rank 4,477
85 143,766 Universidad Nacional de San Martín Materials Rank 3,389
86 144,625 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Marine Biology & Hydrobiology Rank 769
87 145,436 Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,430
88 145,724 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Microbiology Rank 2,848
89 146,341 Universidad de Buenos Aires Polymers Rank 1,508
90 148,403 Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Food Science Rank 1,968
91 148,515 Universidad Nacional del Litoral Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,504
92 148,606 Universidad Nacional de San Martín Materials Rank 3,516
93 152,610 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 1,129
94 153,434 University of Rosario Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine Rank 887
95 154,137 Hospital Aleman Surgery Rank 737
96 154,531 Universidad de Buenos Aires Virology Rank 654
97 155,967 Universidad Nacional de Córdoba General Mathematics Rank 800
98 156,787 Instituto de Micología y Botánica Microbiology Rank 3,084
99 158,178 Centro Gallego de Buenos Aires Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 4,814
100 158,510 Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia Paleontology Rank 391
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Argentina are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

217 scientists affiliated with Argentina are on the 2025 single-year list, and 263 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2025 single-year list, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas has the most listed scientists from Argentina, with 28. It is followed by Universidad de Buenos Aires with 24.

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

On the single-year list, Argentina went from 146 scientists in 2020 to 217 in 2025, a change of +48.6%.

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.