Chile's Top 2% Scientists 2021
Chile has 222 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 33.7% from 166 in 2020. That places Chile 44th in the world by number of listed scientists. Universidad de Chile has the most listed scientists (34), followed by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (30).
Scientists in Chile on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 34% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 166 | 127 | ||
| 2021 | 222 | +33.7% | 156 | +22.8% |
| 2022 | 253 | +14.0% | 171 | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 252 | -0.4% | 192 | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 254 | +0.8% | 214 | +11.5% |
| 2025 | 264 | +3.9% | 230 | +7.5% |
Top 10 institutes in Chile
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Universidad de Chile34
- 2Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile30
- 3Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María15
- 4Universidad de Concepcion14
- 5Universidad Andrés Bello11
- 6Universidad de Talca11
- 7Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez8
- 8Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas de la Universidad de Chile6
- 9Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile6
- 10Universidad Austral de Chile6
All 222 scientists
| Rank in Chile | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 1,117 | Universidad de Chile | Developmental Biology | Rank 47 | |
| 2 | 3,343 | Universidad Andrés Bello | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 9 | |
| 3 | 4,545 | Universidad de Chile | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 82 | |
| 4 | 5,128 | Universidad Diego Portales | Communication & Media Studies | Rank 13 | |
| 5 | 6,908 | Universidad de Chile | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 429 | |
| 6 | 8,504 | Universidad Católica del Norte | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 47 | |
| 7 | 13,233 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Food Science | Rank 74 | |
| 8 | 16,075 | Centro de Estudios Cientificos | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 176 | |
| 9 | 18,749 | Cerro Tololo Inter American Observatory | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 141 | |
| 10 | 19,780 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Communication & Media Studies | Rank 55 | |
| 11 | 22,470 | Universidad de Tarapacá | Chemical Physics | Rank 416 | |
| 12 | 25,607 | Universidad de Chile | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 70 | |
| 13 | 26,047 | Universidad de Chile | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 659 | |
| 14 | 28,878 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 189 | |
| 15 | 31,172 |
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Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 91 |
| 16 | 31,350 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 90 | |
| 17 | 32,546 |
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Universidad de Chile | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 252 |
| 18 | 32,739 | Universidad de Los Lagos | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 209 | |
| 19 | 34,696 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Allergy | Rank 84 | |
| 20 | 35,681 | Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas de la Universidad de Chile | Polymers | Rank 318 | |
| 21 | 37,201 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Environmental Sciences | Rank 442 | |
| 22 | 37,472 | Atacama Large Millimeter-submillimeter Array | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 334 | |
| 23 | 37,498 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 2,094 | |
| 24 | 38,412 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Physiology | Rank 103 | |
| 25 | 39,108 | Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez | Experimental Psychology | Rank 546 | |
| 26 | 39,301 | Las Campanas Observatory | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 352 | |
| 27 | 42,275 | Universidad Diego Portales | Communication & Media Studies | Rank 122 | |
| 28 | 45,243 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 663 | |
| 29 | 47,177 | Universidad del Bio Bio | General Mathematics | Rank 235 | |
| 30 | 49,182 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,144 | |
| 31 | 49,548 | Institute for Diagnostic Imaging and Research of the Skin and Soft Tissues | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 177 | |
| 32 | 50,406 | Universidad de Antofagasta | Chemical Engineering | Rank 320 | |
| 33 | 52,520 | Universidad de Santiago de Chile | Energy | Rank 1,097 | |
| 34 | 55,676 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Ecology | Rank 1,148 | |
| 35 | 56,733 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 612 | |
| 36 | 57,818 | Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 1,328 | |
| 37 | 58,803 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Food Science | Rank 433 | |
| 38 | 59,752 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Ecology | Rank 1,218 | |
| 39 | 60,480 | Centro de Estudios Cientificos | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 3,207 | |
| 40 | 60,673 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso | Biotechnology | Rank 212 | |
| 41 | 63,649 | Universidad de Concepcion | Ecology | Rank 1,290 | |
| 42 | 65,379 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 810 | |
| 43 | 65,648 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,022 | |
| 44 | 66,657 | Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 1,523 | |
| 45 | 67,809 | Universidad Andrés Bello | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,050 | |
| 46 | 71,610 | Universidad de Talca | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 226 | |
| 47 | 72,392 | Advanced Mining Technology Center | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,325 | |
| 48 | 72,754 | Centro de Investigación de Polímeros Avanzados | Polymers | Rank 698 | |
| 49 | 73,954 | Universidad de Chile | Surgery | Rank 381 | |
| 50 | 75,362 | Universidad Diego Portales | Political Science & Public Administration | Rank 485 | |
| 51 | 75,727 | Universidad de Talca | Ecology | Rank 1,516 | |
| 52 | 76,311 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 3,958 | |
| 53 | 77,963 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso | Communication & Media Studies | Rank 235 | |
| 54 | 80,684 | Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez | Finance | Rank 283 | |
| 55 | 81,605 | Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas de la Universidad de Chile | Applied Physics | Rank 1,706 | |
| 56 | 81,779 | Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 2,141 | |
| 57 | 83,402 | Universidad de Talca | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 246 | |
| 58 | 83,677 | Universidad de Valparaiso | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 4,319 | |
| 59 | 84,033 | Universidad del Desarrollo | Business & Management | Rank 1,549 | |
| 60 | 85,372 | Banco Central de Chile | Economics | Rank 1,040 | |
| 61 | 85,554 | Universidad de Talca | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,083 | |
| 62 | 85,571 | Universidad de La Serena | Food Science | Rank 669 | |
| 63 | 86,334 | Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 255 | |
| 64 | 89,173 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 971 | |
| 65 | 90,366 | Universidad de Chile | Geography | Rank 474 | |
| 66 | 90,507 | FETALMED-Maternal-Fetal Diagnostic Center | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 589 | |
| 67 | 90,908 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 993 | |
| 68 | 91,639 |
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Universidad de Concepcion | Energy | Rank 1,958 |
| 69 | 93,134 | Universidad Diego Portales | Psychiatry | Rank 1,584 | |
| 70 | 93,166 | Universidad Austral de Chile | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,326 | |
| 71 | 93,561 | Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas de la Universidad de Chile | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,670 | |
| 72 | 93,647 | Universidad de Chile | Food Science | Rank 741 | |
| 73 | 93,937 | Universidad de La Serena | Chemical Engineering | Rank 663 | |
| 74 | 97,430 | Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias | Microbiology | Rank 2,188 | |
| 75 | 97,575 | Universidad de Santiago de Chile | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 296 | |
| 76 | 98,210 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Ecology | Rank 1,859 | |
| 77 | 98,509 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 299 | |
| 78 | 98,710 |
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Universidad de Chile | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 1,032 |
| 79 | 99,881 | Universidad de Chile | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 314 | |
| 80 | 100,682 | Universidad de Chile | Education | Rank 925 | |
| 81 | 100,834 | Facultad de Matemáticas | General Mathematics | Rank 573 | |
| 82 | 101,053 | Universidad de Chile | General Mathematics | Rank 574 | |
| 83 | 102,511 | Universidad Andrés Bello | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,832 | |
| 84 | 102,615 | Universidad de Chile | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,307 | |
| 85 | 108,550 | Universidad Mayor | Applied Physics | Rank 2,295 | |
| 86 | 109,925 | Universidad de la Frontera | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 734 | |
| 87 | 110,107 | Universidad de la Frontera | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,459 | |
| 88 | 110,630 | Cerro Tololo Inter American Observatory | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 1,161 | |
| 89 | 110,916 | Universidad de Chile | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 5,615 | |
| 90 | 111,719 | Universidad de Concepcion | Physiology | Rank 334 | |
| 91 | 111,904 | Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile | Microbiology | Rank 2,492 | |
| 92 | 112,405 | Universidad de Concepcion | Ecology | Rank 2,055 | |
| 93 | 113,069 | Universidad Andrés Bello | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 1,188 | |
| 94 | 113,246 | Universidad de Chile | Entomology | Rank 274 | |
| 95 | 113,531 | Universidad de Chile | Acoustics | Rank 267 | |
| 96 | 114,730 | Universidad Austral de Chile | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 2,030 | |
| 97 | 114,846 | Universidad de Chile | Biotechnology | Rank 480 | |
| 98 | 115,356 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 1,215 | |
| 99 | 115,507 | Centro de Estudios de Investigacion en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia (CIEP) | Ecology | Rank 2,094 | |
| 100 | 117,594 | Universidad Andrés Bello | Languages & Linguistics | Rank 312 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Chile are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
222 scientists affiliated with Chile are on the 2021 single-year list, and 156 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Chile has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 single-year list, Universidad de Chile has the most listed scientists from Chile, with 34. It is followed by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile with 30.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Chile changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Chile went from 166 scientists in 2020 to 222 in 2021, a change of +33.7%.
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.