Chile's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

Chile has 171 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 9.6% from 156 in 2021. That places Chile 44th in the world by number of listed scientists. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile has the most listed scientists (35), followed by Universidad de Chile (30).

Single Year

253

+31 (+14.0%) vs 2021

Career Data

171

+15 (+9.6%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#44

No change vs 2021

Institutes

+5 (+12.5%) vs 2021

Scientists in Chile on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 35% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+22.8%

2022+9.6%

2023+12.3%

2024+11.5%

2025+7.5%

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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

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Rank in Chile	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	6,503	HC Hetz, Claudio	Universidad de Chile	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 347
2	8,503	UR Uauy, Ricardo	Universidad de Chile	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 65
3	9,259	RJ Rodriguez, Jose	Universidad Andrés Bello	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 18
4	10,185	BF Bezanilla, Francisco	Universidad de Valparaiso	Physiology	Rank 37
5	12,985	NG Navarro, Gonzalo	Universidad de Chile	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 239
6	15,523	BC Bunster, Claudio	Centro de Estudios Cientificos	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 221
7	16,663	AJ Aguilera, José Miguel	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Food Science	Rank 46
8	17,796	GR Garreaud, René	Universidad de Chile	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 219
9	20,148	CJ Carpenter, John M.	Atacama Large Millimeter-submillimeter Array	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 186
10	21,186	DR Deacon, Robert M.J.	Universidad de Chile	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,711
11	23,108	CJ Castilla, Juan Carlos	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 159
12	23,431	TM Thiel, Martin	Universidad Católica del Norte	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 161
13	23,666	PM Phillips, M. M.	Las Campanas Observatory	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 236
14	30,004	TA Tokovinin, Andrei	Cerro Tololo Inter American Observatory	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 328
15	35,944	BF Bozinovic, Francisco	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Physiology	Rank 164
16	38,583	SW Sepulveda, Waldo	FETALMED-Maternal-Fetal Diagnostic Center	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 339
17	40,181	CH Croxatto, Horacio B.	Universidad Andrés Bello	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 356
18	42,840	CA Csendes, Attila	Hospital Clínico Universidad De Chile	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 579
19	45,598	MD Minniti, Dante	Universidad Andrés Bello	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 540
20	45,912	ZJ Zagal, José H.	Universidad de Santiago de Chile	Energy	Rank 499
21	47,159	BM Bañados, Máximo	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 767
22	47,776	NH Niemeyer, Hermann M.	Universidad de Chile	Entomology	Rank 89
23	48,969	CJ Castro-Rodriguez, José A.	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Allergy	Rank 157
24	51,146	JF Jaksic, Fabian	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Ecology	Rank 870
25	51,348	IN Inestrosa, Nibaldo C.	Universidad de Magallanes	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,653
26	52,929	WA Walker, A. R.	Cerro Tololo Inter American Observatory	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 665
27	52,996	DJ Dixon, Juan W.	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 134
28	53,339	LE Lissi, Eduardo	Universidad de Santiago de Chile	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,167
29	56,310	AF Aboitiz, Francisco	Escuela de Medicina	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,978
30	59,148	VL Videla, Luis A.	Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,554
31	59,705	ML Moran, Luis	Universidad de Concepcion	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 157
32	59,716	MP Marquet, Pablo A.	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Ecology	Rank 982
33	61,000	FP Fuentealba, Patricio	Universidad de Chile	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,320
34	62,487	ZH Zinnecker, Hans	Universidad Autónoma de Chile	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 812
35	63,161	SJ Sáez, Juan C.	Universidad de Valparaiso	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 4,373
36	66,217	CE Castro, Enrique A.	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,292
37	66,433	OJ Ortúzar, Juan de Dios	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 74
38	68,568	VJ Valderrama, J. O.	Center for Technological Information (CIT)	Chemical Engineering	Rank 266
39	69,122	BA Buschmann, Alejandro H.	Universidad de Los Lagos	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 538
40	74,956	SB Santelices, Bernabé	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 604
41	74,971	PM Plyushchay, Mikhail S.	Universidad de Santiago de Chile	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,212
42	76,818	RA Rigotti, Attilio	Facultad de Medicina	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,270
43	78,223	VA Valenzuela, Alfonso	Universidad de los Andes, Chile	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 530
44	79,954	SG Schmeda-Hirschmann, Guillermo	Universidad de Talca	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 239
45	80,088	PP Pérez, Patricia	Universidad Andrés Bello	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,642
46	80,452	DT Dillehay, Tom D.	Universidad Austral de Chile	Archaeology	Rank 53
47	85,302	KB Kopeliovich, B. Z.	Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,403
48	85,423	GD Geisler, D.	Universidad de La Serena	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 1,145
49	86,909	IA Illanes, Andrés	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso	Biotechnology	Rank 235
50	91,172	GE Gianoli, Ernesto	Universidad de La Serena	Ecology	Rank 1,436
51	91,305	TA Toro-Labbé, Alejandro	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,843
52	91,367	LR López, Ramón E.	Universidad de Chile	Agricultural Economics & Policy	Rank 78
53	93,697	VS Valenzuela, Sebastián	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 124
54	94,931	CM Catelan, Márcio	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 1,299
55	95,585	AJ Asenjo, Juan A.	Universidad de Chile	Biotechnology	Rank 260
56	96,367	HC Hirschberg, Carlos B.	Universidad Andrés Bello	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 4,023
57	99,771	NS Navarrete, Sergio A.	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 828
58	99,937	GR Gutiérrez, Rodrigo A.	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,383
59	103,231	PF Pedreschi, Franco	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Food Science	Rank 465
60	104,224	KS Kouro, Samir	Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 297
61	107,039	AM Arrese, Marco	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 1,487
62	108,037	SL Santos, L. S.	Universidad de Talca	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,986
63	108,859	OM O'Ryan, Miguel	Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile	Microbiology	Rank 2,724
64	109,753	RR Rodrigo, Ramón	Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 3,526
65	109,907	DM Diaz, M. A.	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,817
66	111,375	MO Meirik, Olav	Instituto Chileno de Medicina Reproductive	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,091
67	111,429	AM Arenas, Marcelo	Universidad Católica	Information Systems	Rank 272
68	113,320	SJ Segura-Aguilar, Juan	Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 7,295
69	115,690	Espinoza, Jose R.	Universidad de Concepcion	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 332
70	123,263	MP Moreno, Patricio I.	Universidad de Chile	Paleontology	Rank 565
71	124,753	FP Felmer, Patricio	Universidad de Chile	General Mathematics	Rank 692
72	126,795	BE Bringa, Eduardo M.	Universidad Mayor	Applied Physics	Rank 3,603
73	127,054	LR Le Roux, Jacobus P.	Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas de la Universidad de Chile	Geology	Rank 191
74	127,341	HR Humberto Reyes, B.	Universidad de Chile	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,627
75	128,872	EL Ebensperger, Luis A.	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology	Rank 491
76	129,032	MI Mena, Ismael	Clinica Las Condes	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 1,177
77	132,319	FC Ferreccio, Catterina	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,695
78	134,366	JS Jara-Díaz, Sergio	Universidad de Chile	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 196
79	139,356	MD Mery, Domingo	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,496
80	142,483	IA Ibáñez, Agustín	Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez	Experimental Psychology	Rank 1,539
81	143,314	WJ Wu, Jinsong	Universidad de Chile	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,355
82	145,495	PH Palza, Humberto	Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas de la Universidad de Chile	Polymers	Rank 1,314
83	148,086	CA Campo, Antonio	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,014
84	148,356	WX Wortsman, Ximena	Institute for Diagnostic Imaging and Research of the Skin and Soft Tissues	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 932
85	148,593	BL Bernold, Leonhard E.	Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María	Building & Construction	Rank 311
86	148,936	Lizama, Carlos	Universidad de Santiago de Chile	General Mathematics	Rank 902
87	154,969	RH Rudnick, Hugh	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Energy	Rank 1,968
88	156,319	SY Schröder, York	Universidad del Bio Bio	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,589
89	162,107	ZJ Zanelli, Jorge	Centro de Estudios Cientificos	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,661
90	162,195	RR Rossi, Ricardo	Clinica Alemana	Surgery	Rank 1,525
91	163,398	MC Martínez, Cristián	Centro de Estudios Cientificos	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,691
92	164,485	VA Valencia, Alvaro	Universidad de Chile	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,149
93	166,563	KM Kiwi, Miguel	Universidad de Chile	Applied Physics	Rank 4,804
94	169,075	GR Gomez, Ricardo	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,686
95	170,727	BR Bürger, Raimund	Universidad de Concepcion	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 346
96	173,007	CG Cvetič, Gorazd	Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,854
97	175,908	TA Tirachini, Alejandro	Universidad de Chile	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 271
98	178,768	LJ Lazzús, J. A.	Universidad de La Serena	Chemical Engineering	Rank 863
99	179,946	DV del Valle, José M.	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Chemical Engineering	Rank 866
100	180,254	GC Gutierrez, Claudio	Universidad de Chile	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,300
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Frequently asked questions

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

253 scientists affiliated with Chile are on the 2022 single-year list, and 171 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 career-long list, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile has the most listed scientists from Chile, with 35. It is followed by Universidad de Chile with 30.

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 171 in 2022, a change of +34.6%.

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.