Argentina's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Argentina has 204 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 19.3% from 171 in 2020. That places Argentina 41st in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Universidad de Buenos Aires has the most listed scientists (38), followed by Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (21).
Scientists in Argentina on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 19% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 146 | 171 | ||
| 2021 | 178 | +21.9% | 204 | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 201 | +12.9% | 217 | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 196 | -2.5% | 226 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 204 | +4.1% | 240 | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 217 | +6.4% | 263 | +9.6% |
Top 10 institutes in Argentina
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Universidad de Buenos Aires38
- 2Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas21
- 3Universidad Nacional de Córdoba11
- 4Universidad Nacional del Sur8
- 5Centro Atomico Bariloche7
- 6Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata7
- 7Universidad Nacional de San Martín7
- 8Universidad Nacional del Litoral5
- 9Universidad Nacional de Rosario5
- 10Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche4
All 204 scientists
| Rank in Argentina | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6,855 |
BA
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Universidad de Buenos Aires | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 362 |
| 2 | 7,273 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 383 | |
| 3 | 8,002 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Geology | Rank 8 | |
| 4 | 14,108 | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas | Immunology | Rank 536 | |
| 5 | 14,630 |
DS
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Universidad Nacional de Córdoba | Ecology | Rank 259 |
| 6 | 16,191 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 161 | |
| 7 | 19,190 | Instituto de Quimica Rosario | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 103 | |
| 8 | 20,348 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,635 | |
| 9 | 20,825 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 1,045 | |
| 10 | 21,866 | Universidad Nacional de San Martín | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 341 | |
| 11 | 22,371 | Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche | Ecology | Rank 370 | |
| 12 | 23,404 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 258 | |
| 13 | 24,695 | Universidad Nacional de San Martín | Nursing | Rank 42 | |
| 14 | 26,913 | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 214 | |
| 15 | 35,378 | Universidad Nacional de Cuyo | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 307 | |
| 16 | 35,621 | Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias | Developmental Biology | Rank 1,388 | |
| 17 | 36,870 | Fundacion Para La Lucha Contra Las Enfermedades Neurologicas de La Infancia | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 2,718 | |
| 18 | 40,095 |
PJ
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Universidad de Buenos Aires | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 1,568 |
| 19 | 40,848 | Universidad Nacional de San Martín | Materials | Rank 510 | |
| 20 | 41,555 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 3,011 | |
| 21 | 43,505 | Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 75 | |
| 22 | 43,908 | Universidad Nacional de Rosario | Chemical Physics | Rank 987 | |
| 23 | 46,611 | Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 318 | |
| 24 | 46,910 | Instituto de Investigaciones Medicas Alfredo Lanari | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 716 | |
| 25 | 49,051 | Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Aridas | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 212 | |
| 26 | 49,519 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Ecology | Rank 832 | |
| 27 | 50,165 | Fundacion Instituto Leloir Antigua Fundacion Campomar | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,184 | |
| 28 | 52,705 | Universidad Nacional de Córdoba | Biophysics | Rank 122 | |
| 29 | 54,111 | Universidad Nacional de Cuyo | Ecology | Rank 893 | |
| 30 | 54,403 | Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,204 | |
| 31 | 55,952 |
BR
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Universidad Nacional del Sur | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,423 |
| 32 | 58,501 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina | Food Science | Rank 225 | |
| 33 | 59,012 | Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 267 | |
| 34 | 60,087 | Universidad Nacional de La Plata | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 545 | |
| 35 | 61,347 | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 903 | |
| 36 | 61,399 | Instituto Tecnológico Chascomús | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,655 | |
| 37 | 62,132 | Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,685 | |
| 38 | 62,153 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,051 | |
| 39 | 64,530 | Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquimicas de La Plata (CONICET- Universidad Nacional de La Plata) | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,781 | |
| 40 | 64,610 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 4,452 | |
| 41 | 64,962 |
RR
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Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 1,447 |
| 42 | 65,412 | Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia | Paleontology | Rank 257 | |
| 43 | 65,959 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 4,543 | |
| 44 | 69,389 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Ecology | Rank 1,118 | |
| 45 | 70,824 | Instituto de Histologia y Embriologia -IHEM | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 3,032 | |
| 46 | 71,732 | Universidad Nacional de San Martín | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 3,066 | |
| 47 | 72,902 | Centro Atomico Bariloche | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 653 | |
| 48 | 74,778 | Dr. A. Oñativia Hospital | Pathology | Rank 241 | |
| 49 | 74,951 | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas | General Physics | Rank 548 | |
| 50 | 76,319 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,012 | |
| 51 | 76,517 |
DC
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Reumatología y Enfermedades Óseas | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 1,697 |
| 52 | 76,964 | 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 317 | |
| 53 | 79,158 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 3,361 | |
| 54 | 80,044 | Centro Atomico Bariloche | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,338 | |
| 55 | 80,187 | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 721 | |
| 56 | 80,238 |
PD
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Museo Paleontologico Egidio Feruglio | Paleontology | Rank 326 |
| 57 | 80,950 | Universidad Nacional de San Martín | Materials | Rank 1,055 | |
| 58 | 82,769 |
AA
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Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquimicas Teoricas y Aplicadas (CONICET- Universidad Nacional de La Plata) | Energy | Rank 948 |
| 59 | 83,389 |
RE
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Instituto Balseiro | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,397 |
| 60 | 83,725 | International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) | Epidemiology | Rank 207 | |
| 61 | 86,630 | Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche | Ecology | Rank 1,350 | |
| 62 | 86,934 | Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria Buenos Aires | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 187 | |
| 63 | 89,087 | Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquimicas Teoricas y Aplicadas (CONICET- Universidad Nacional de La Plata) | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,834 | |
| 64 | 89,508 | Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche | Ecology | Rank 1,401 | |
| 65 | 90,205 | Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad | Political Science & Public Administration | Rank 327 | |
| 66 | 90,771 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Tropical Medicine | Rank 195 | |
| 67 | 93,324 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Ecology | Rank 1,455 | |
| 68 | 94,439 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Optics | Rank 366 | |
| 69 | 94,593 | Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata | Polymers | Rank 869 | |
| 70 | 95,881 | Fundación INFANT | Immunology | Rank 2,695 | |
| 71 | 97,989 | Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinologicas | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 952 | |
| 72 | 98,664 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Developmental Biology | Rank 3,066 | |
| 73 | 99,477 | Universidad Nacional de Córdoba | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 1,347 | |
| 74 | 100,285 | Instituto Balseiro | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,701 | |
| 75 | 103,777 | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,098 | |
| 76 | 106,109 | Fundacion Huesped | Virology | Rank 951 | |
| 77 | 108,764 | Universidad Nacional de Córdoba | Geology | Rank 183 | |
| 78 | 108,987 | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas | Materials | Rank 1,459 | |
| 79 | 109,822 | Fundacion Hospital de Pediatria Professor Dr. Juan P. Garrahan | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 7,039 | |
| 80 | 110,039 | Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,864 | |
| 81 | 110,593 | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas | Acoustics | Rank 273 | |
| 82 | 111,556 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Energy | Rank 1,278 | |
| 83 | 112,039 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 564 | |
| 84 | 114,185 | Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata | Polymers | Rank 1,051 | |
| 85 | 114,346 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 582 | |
| 86 | 115,189 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 1,022 | |
| 87 | 117,419 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,979 | |
| 88 | 119,224 | Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 1,022 | |
| 89 | 119,782 | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas | Applied Physics | Rank 3,258 | |
| 90 | 120,491 | Instituto de Quimica Rosario | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 925 | |
| 91 | 122,312 | Centro Atomico Bariloche | General Physics | Rank 874 | |
| 92 | 123,643 | Instituto de Fisica Rosario | Applied Physics | Rank 3,369 | |
| 93 | 124,050 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 1,078 | |
| 94 | 124,323 | Instituto de Investigaciones Medicas Alfredo Lanari | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 1,698 | |
| 95 | 124,719 | Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto | Microbiology | Rank 3,069 | |
| 96 | 124,827 | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 950 | |
| 97 | 125,044 | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Ophthalmology & Optometry | Rank 915 | |
| 98 | 125,803 | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas | Chemical Physics | Rank 2,564 | |
| 99 | 125,992 | Instituto de Quimica Rosario | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,247 | |
| 100 | 126,101 | Instituto de Biologia y Medicina Experimental | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 2,527 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Argentina are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
178 scientists affiliated with Argentina are on the 2021 single-year list, and 204 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Argentina has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 career-long list, Universidad de Buenos Aires has the most listed scientists from Argentina, with 38. It is followed by Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas with 21.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Argentina changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Argentina went from 171 scientists in 2020 to 204 in 2021, a change of +19.3%.
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.