Chile's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Chile has 156 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 22.8% from 127 in 2020. That places Chile 44th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile has the most listed scientists (33), followed by Universidad de Chile (26).
Scientists in Chile on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 23% 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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- 1Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile33
- 2Universidad de Chile26
- 3Universidad de Concepcion14
- 4Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María13
- 5Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile7
- 6Universidad Andrés Bello5
- 7Universidad de Santiago de Chile5
- 8Universidad de Talca5
- 9Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas de la Universidad de Chile3
- 10Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez3
All 156 scientists
| Rank in Chile | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 7,069 | Universidad de Chile | Developmental Biology | Rank 395 | |
| 2 | 9,565 | Universidad Andrés Bello | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 18 | |
| 3 | 13,142 | Universidad de Chile | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 219 | |
| 4 | 15,649 | Centro de Estudios Cientificos | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 236 | |
| 5 | 16,601 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Food Science | Rank 46 | |
| 6 | 18,577 | Universidad de Chile | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 224 | |
| 7 | 19,451 | Atacama Large Millimeter-submillimeter Array | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 174 | |
| 8 | 21,847 | Universidad de Chile | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,744 | |
| 9 | 22,542 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 150 | |
| 10 | 23,294 | Las Campanas Observatory | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 226 | |
| 11 | 24,913 | Universidad Católica del Norte | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 171 | |
| 12 | 31,832 | Cerro Tololo Inter American Observatory | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 342 | |
| 13 | 35,335 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Physiology | Rank 157 | |
| 14 | 38,123 | FETALMED-Maternal-Fetal Diagnostic Center | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 332 | |
| 15 | 39,596 | Universidad Andrés Bello | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 349 | |
| 16 | 41,061 | Universidad de Chile | Surgery | Rank 341 | |
| 17 | 43,951 | Universidad Diego Portales | Communication & Media Studies | Rank 40 | |
| 18 | 45,417 | Universidad Andrés Bello | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 534 | |
| 19 | 45,450 | Universidad de Santiago de Chile | Energy | Rank 482 | |
| 20 | 45,731 | Universidad de Chile | Entomology | Rank 83 | |
| 21 | 46,405 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 784 | |
| 22 | 47,368 |
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Universidad de Chile | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 562 |
| 23 | 50,363 | Universidad de Santiago de Chile | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,125 | |
| 24 | 50,401 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Ecology | Rank 845 | |
| 25 | 50,832 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 3,599 | |
| 26 | 50,980 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Allergy | Rank 164 | |
| 27 | 52,374 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 132 | |
| 28 | 54,116 | Cerro Tololo Inter American Observatory | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 670 | |
| 29 | 56,243 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 3,948 | |
| 30 | 58,633 | Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,529 | |
| 31 | 58,927 |
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Universidad de Concepcion | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 151 |
| 32 | 59,290 | Universidad de Chile | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,304 | |
| 33 | 59,771 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Ecology | Rank 965 | |
| 34 | 60,520 | Universidad Autónoma de Chile | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 779 | |
| 35 | 62,186 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,188 | |
| 36 | 65,696 | Universidad de Valparaiso | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 4,527 | |
| 37 | 65,861 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 64 | |
| 38 | 68,944 | Universidad de Los Lagos | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 527 | |
| 39 | 70,145 | Universidad de Antofagasta | Chemical Engineering | Rank 277 | |
| 40 | 72,566 | Universidad de Santiago de Chile | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,211 | |
| 41 | 73,313 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 586 | |
| 42 | 74,400 | Facultad de Medicina | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 3,174 | |
| 43 | 78,493 | Universidad Andrés Bello | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,638 | |
| 44 | 79,869 | Universidad de Talca | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 251 | |
| 45 | 80,491 | Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,349 | |
| 46 | 82,381 | Universidad de La Serena | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 1,099 | |
| 47 | 82,453 | Universidad de los Andes, Chile | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 577 | |
| 48 | 83,368 | Facultad de Matemáticas | General Mathematics | Rank 392 | |
| 49 | 87,136 | Universidad de Talca | Computation Theory & Mathematics | Rank 255 | |
| 50 | 87,985 | Universidad del Bio Bio | General Mathematics | Rank 427 | |
| 51 | 89,434 | Universidad de Concepcion | Ecology | Rank 1,400 | |
| 52 | 89,823 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,851 | |
| 53 | 91,191 | Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 792 | |
| 54 | 91,349 | Universidad de Chile | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Rank 76 | |
| 55 | 91,924 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso | Biotechnology | Rank 263 | |
| 56 | 94,371 | Universidad Andrés Bello | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 3,957 | |
| 57 | 94,841 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 1,277 | |
| 58 | 95,244 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Communication & Media Studies | Rank 118 | |
| 59 | 95,373 | Universidad de Chile | Biotechnology | Rank 272 | |
| 60 | 95,955 | Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 6,249 | |
| 61 | 98,105 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 808 | |
| 62 | 99,439 | Universidad de Valparaiso | Physiology | Rank 482 | |
| 63 | 102,785 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,417 | |
| 64 | 104,843 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Food Science | Rank 453 | |
| 65 | 104,906 | Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile | Microbiology | Rank 2,606 | |
| 66 | 107,008 |
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Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 299 |
| 67 | 107,490 | Universidad de Talca | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,923 | |
| 68 | 108,821 | Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 3,521 | |
| 69 | 111,802 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Information Systems | Rank 279 | |
| 70 | 113,419 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 1,581 | |
| 71 | 113,886 |
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Instituto Chileno de Medicina Reproductive | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,123 |
| 72 | 115,122 | Universidad de Concepcion | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 326 | |
| 73 | 116,221 | Universidad de Santiago de Chile | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 333 | |
| 74 | 116,420 |
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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,965 |
| 75 | 117,683 | Universidad de Chile | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 7,481 | |
| 76 | 119,462 | Universidad de Chile | Paleontology | Rank 545 | |
| 77 | 123,463 | Universidad Mayor | Applied Physics | Rank 3,366 | |
| 78 | 124,211 |
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Clinica Las Condes | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 1,138 |
| 79 | 124,851 |
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Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,348 |
| 80 | 125,080 | Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas de la Universidad de Chile | Geology | Rank 220 | |
| 81 | 125,861 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | Rank 502 | |
| 82 | 131,306 | Universidad de Chile | General Mathematics | Rank 750 | |
| 83 | 132,675 | Universidad de Chile | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 186 | |
| 84 | 136,169 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,487 | |
| 85 | 136,709 | Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez | Experimental Psychology | Rank 1,503 | |
| 86 | 145,934 | Universidad de Santiago de Chile | General Mathematics | Rank 863 | |
| 87 | 148,945 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,407 | |
| 88 | 151,906 | Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María | Building & Construction | Rank 300 | |
| 89 | 153,187 |
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Universidad de Chile | Applied Physics | Rank 4,203 |
| 90 | 155,421 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Energy | Rank 1,903 | |
| 91 | 155,476 |
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Universidad del Bio Bio | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,637 |
| 92 | 157,917 |
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Universidad de Chile | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,477 |
| 93 | 158,398 | Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas de la Universidad de Chile | Polymers | Rank 1,475 | |
| 94 | 158,786 | Clinica Alemana | Surgery | Rank 1,522 | |
| 95 | 159,667 | Centro de Estudios Cientificos | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,705 | |
| 96 | 160,143 | Institute for Diagnostic Imaging and Research of the Skin and Soft Tissues | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 1,002 | |
| 97 | 167,041 | Universidad de Chile | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,140 | |
| 98 | 167,539 | Universidad de Concepcion | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 340 | |
| 99 | 175,483 | Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,488 | |
| 100 | 177,282 | Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,997 | |
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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 career-long list, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile has the most listed scientists from Chile, with 33. It is followed by Universidad de Chile with 26.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Chile changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Chile went from 127 scientists in 2020 to 156 in 2021, a change of +22.8%.
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.