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Argentina's Top 2% Scientists 2022

Argentina has 201 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 12.9% from 178 in 2021. That places Argentina 46th in the world by number of listed scientists. Universidad de Buenos Aires has the most listed scientists (31), followed by Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (25).

Single Year
201
+23 (+12.9%) vs 2021
Career Data
217
+13 (+6.4%) vs 2021
World rank by count
#46
No change vs 2021
Institutes
77
+6 (+8.5%) vs 2021

Scientists in Argentina on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 38% 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 list2022
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  1. 1Universidad de Buenos Aires31
  2. 2Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas25
  3. 3Universidad Nacional de Córdoba9
  4. 4Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata8
  5. 5Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche5
  6. 6Universidad Nacional de Rosario5
  7. 7Universidad Nacional de San Martín5
  8. 8Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata4
  9. 9Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiologicas y Ecologicas4
  10. 10Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia4

All 201 scientists

Single-year list2022

The first 100 are free to browse.

Rank in Argentina World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 3,528 Universidad de Buenos Aires Geology Rank 4
2 4,071 Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Ecology Rank 123
3 5,436 Fundación INFANT Virology Rank 34
4 5,581 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Evolutionary Biology Rank 61
5 8,733 Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiologicas y Ecologicas Plant Biology & Botany Rank 115
6 10,624 Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche Ecology Rank 271
7 12,577 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Immunology Rank 348
8 14,589 Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiologicas y Ecologicas Plant Biology & Botany Rank 185
9 14,853 Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 887
10 16,287 Instituto de Investigaciones Medicas Alfredo Lanari Gastroenterology & Hepatology Rank 193
11 17,300 National University of Central Buenos Aires Province Dairy & Animal Science Rank 26
12 18,608 Fundacion Para La Lucha Contra Las Enfermedades Neurologicas de La Infancia Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 1,093
13 19,347 Universidad Nacional de San Martín General & Internal Medicine Rank 299
14 23,192 Instituto de Quimica Rosario Analytical Chemistry Rank 99
15 24,430 Universidad de Buenos Aires Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 594
16 26,842 Universidad Nacional de San Martín Fluids & Plasmas Rank 187
17 29,224 Universidad Nacional de San Martín Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 364
18 29,703 Centro Atomico Bariloche Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 373
19 30,047 Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata Food Science Rank 200
20 33,179 Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiologicas y Ecologicas Ecology Rank 713
21 33,676 Universidad Nacional de San Luis Ecology Rank 727
22 34,098 Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata Chemical Physics Rank 533
23 35,323 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Ecology Rank 768
24 37,806 Universidad Nacional de Cuyo Ecology Rank 813
25 38,243 Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia Paleontology Rank 94
26 38,621 Universidad de Buenos Aires Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 931
27 49,381 Instituto de Investigaciones Medicas Alfredo Lanari Gastroenterology & Hepatology Rank 575
28 51,606 Universidad Austral Immunology Rank 1,295
29 51,806 Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria EEA, Rafaela Mycology & Parasitology Rank 65
30 52,144 Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 651
31 52,623 Independent Researcher Ecology Rank 1,073
32 55,194 Universidad de Buenos Aires Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 2,994
33 56,549 Centro de Investigaciones en Física e Ingeniería del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires Building & Construction Rank 306
34 57,144 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 375
35 58,097 Universidad Nacional de Cuyo Fluids & Plasmas Rank 425
36 58,102 Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias Developmental Biology Rank 1,725
37 61,981 Santa Fe Institute Ecology Rank 1,247
38 63,092 Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de La Plata Food Science Rank 489
39 63,606 Instituto de Quimica Rosario Organic Chemistry Rank 877
40 63,981 Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia Paleontology Rank 195
41 66,373 Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 1,564
42 67,635 Centro de Investigaciones del Bosque Atlántico, Puerto Iguazu Ecology Rank 1,373
43 67,723 Museo Paleontologico Egidio Feruglio Paleontology Rank 213
44 69,373 Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche Ecology Rank 1,418
45 71,473 Universidad de Buenos Aires Organic Chemistry Rank 997
46 72,645 Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata Plant Biology & Botany Rank 1,145
47 74,098 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 3,908
48 75,373 Universidad de Buenos Aires Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 485
49 76,485 Universidad de Buenos Aires Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 964
50 76,877 Universidad de Buenos Aires Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 1,808
51 79,207 Universidad Austral Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry Rank 245
52 80,984 Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Aridas Ecology Rank 1,587
53 82,693 Universidad Nacional de Tucuman (UNT) Ecology Rank 1,624
54 82,910 Universidad Nacional de San Martín Materials Rank 1,402
55 83,167 Universidad Nacional de Rosario Plant Biology & Botany Rank 1,319
56 85,714 Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquimicas Teoricas y Aplicadas (CONICET- Universidad Nacional de La Plata) Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 2,014
57 87,181 Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Ecology Rank 1,705
58 87,202 Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA) Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 4,493
59 87,306 Universidad Torcuato Di Tella Experimental Psychology Rank 1,042
60 87,418 Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 2,055
61 87,504 Universidad de Buenos Aires Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 1,098
62 88,297 Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry Rank 362
63 88,456 Universidad de Buenos Aires Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 581
64 90,220 Instituto de Investigación Médica Mercedes y Martín Ferreyra Biophysics Rank 81
65 93,413 Centro de Referencia Para Lactobacilos Microbiology Rank 2,189
66 94,543 Universidad Nacional del Litoral Microbiology Rank 2,215
67 94,842 Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata Polymers Rank 869
68 94,861 Fundacion Hospital de Pediatria Professor Dr. Juan P. Garrahan Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 4,848
69 95,996 Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences Rank 1,823
70 96,777 Fundacion Para La Lucha Contra Las Enfermedades Neurologicas de La Infancia Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 4,934
71 98,307 University of Rosario Gastroenterology & Hepatology Rank 1,123
72 99,167 Universidad Nacional de San Martín Materials Rank 1,698
73 99,197 Centro Atomico Bariloche Materials Rank 1,699
74 103,584 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Fluids & Plasmas Rank 763
75 103,634 Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 2,761
76 105,302 Universidad de Buenos Aires Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 1,321
77 105,451 Universidad de Buenos Aires Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 5,357
78 106,069 Centro de Educacion Medica e Investigaciones Clinicas Norberto Quirno Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine Rank 681
79 106,255 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Fluids & Plasmas Rank 776
80 106,602 Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas (CONICET- Universidad Nacional de La Plata) Geology Rank 142
81 107,122 Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto Microbiology Rank 2,491
82 107,226 Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiologicas y Ecologicas Entomology Rank 249
83 107,392 Universidad de Buenos Aires Marine Biology & Hydrobiology Rank 729
84 108,372 Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Argentina Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 2,872
85 108,412 Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine Rank 693
86 108,625 Fundacion Para La Lucha Contra Las Enfermedades Neurologicas de La Infancia Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 5,517
87 108,829 Universidad de Buenos Aires Plant Biology & Botany Rank 1,802
88 111,696 Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine Rank 721
89 111,806 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences Rank 2,075
90 112,074 Museo Municipal de Ciencias Naturales “Carlos Ameghino” Paleontology Rank 383
91 115,665 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Food Science Rank 985
92 115,938 Centro de Educacion Medica e Investigaciones Clinicas Norberto Quirno Microbiology Rank 2,728
93 116,900 Hospital “Dr. Emilio Ferreyra” Emergency & Critical Care Medicine Rank 403
94 117,031 Universidad de Buenos Aires Immunology Rank 2,697
95 117,253 Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez Endocrinology & Metabolism Rank 1,892
96 118,004 Universidad de Buenos Aires Polymers Rank 1,103
97 120,838 Universidad Nacional del Sur Marine Biology & Hydrobiology Rank 808
98 122,065 Universidad de Buenos Aires Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,010
99 122,230 Universidad Nacional de La Plata Geology Rank 160
100 123,396 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 2,831
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Argentina are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

201 scientists affiliated with Argentina are on the 2022 single-year list, and 217 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 single-year list, Universidad de Buenos Aires has the most listed scientists from Argentina, with 31. It is followed by Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas with 25.

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 201 in 2022, a change of +37.7%.

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.