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).
Scientists in Chile on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 35% 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 Chile35
- 2Universidad de Chile30
- 3Universidad de Concepcion13
- 4Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María11
- 5Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile7
- 6Universidad Andrés Bello5
- 7Universidad Católica del Norte4
- 8Universidad de La Serena4
- 9Universidad de Santiago de Chile4
- 10Universidad de Talca4
All 171 scientists
| Rank in Chile | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 6,503 | Universidad de Chile | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 347 | |
| 2 | 8,503 | Universidad de Chile | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 65 | |
| 3 | 9,259 | Universidad Andrés Bello | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 18 | |
| 4 | 10,185 | Universidad de Valparaiso | Physiology | Rank 37 | |
| 5 | 12,985 | Universidad de Chile | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 239 | |
| 6 | 15,523 | Centro de Estudios Cientificos | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 221 | |
| 7 | 16,663 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Food Science | Rank 46 | |
| 8 | 17,796 | Universidad de Chile | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 219 | |
| 9 | 20,148 | Atacama Large Millimeter-submillimeter Array | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 186 | |
| 10 | 21,186 | Universidad de Chile | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,711 | |
| 11 | 23,108 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 159 | |
| 12 | 23,431 | Universidad Católica del Norte | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 161 | |
| 13 | 23,666 | Las Campanas Observatory | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 236 | |
| 14 | 30,004 | Cerro Tololo Inter American Observatory | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 328 | |
| 15 | 35,944 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Physiology | Rank 164 | |
| 16 | 38,583 | FETALMED-Maternal-Fetal Diagnostic Center | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 339 | |
| 17 | 40,181 | Universidad Andrés Bello | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 356 | |
| 18 | 42,840 | Hospital Clínico Universidad De Chile | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 579 | |
| 19 | 45,598 | Universidad Andrés Bello | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 540 | |
| 20 | 45,912 | Universidad de Santiago de Chile | Energy | Rank 499 | |
| 21 | 47,159 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 767 | |
| 22 | 47,776 | Universidad de Chile | Entomology | Rank 89 | |
| 23 | 48,969 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Allergy | Rank 157 | |
| 24 | 51,146 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Ecology | Rank 870 | |
| 25 | 51,348 | Universidad de Magallanes | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 3,653 | |
| 26 | 52,929 | Cerro Tololo Inter American Observatory | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 665 | |
| 27 | 52,996 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 134 | |
| 28 | 53,339 | Universidad de Santiago de Chile | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,167 | |
| 29 | 56,310 | Escuela de Medicina | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 3,978 | |
| 30 | 59,148 | Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,554 | |
| 31 | 59,705 |
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Universidad de Concepcion | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 157 |
| 32 | 59,716 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Ecology | Rank 982 | |
| 33 | 61,000 | Universidad de Chile | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,320 | |
| 34 | 62,487 | Universidad Autónoma de Chile | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 812 | |
| 35 | 63,161 | Universidad de Valparaiso | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 4,373 | |
| 36 | 66,217 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,292 | |
| 37 | 66,433 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 74 | |
| 38 | 68,568 | Center for Technological Information (CIT) | Chemical Engineering | Rank 266 | |
| 39 | 69,122 | Universidad de Los Lagos | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 538 | |
| 40 | 74,956 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 604 | |
| 41 | 74,971 | Universidad de Santiago de Chile | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,212 | |
| 42 | 76,818 | Facultad de Medicina | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 3,270 | |
| 43 | 78,223 | Universidad de los Andes, Chile | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 530 | |
| 44 | 79,954 | Universidad de Talca | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 239 | |
| 45 | 80,088 | Universidad Andrés Bello | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,642 | |
| 46 | 80,452 | Universidad Austral de Chile | Archaeology | Rank 53 | |
| 47 | 85,302 | Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,403 | |
| 48 | 85,423 |
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Universidad de La Serena | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 1,145 |
| 49 | 86,909 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso | Biotechnology | Rank 235 | |
| 50 | 91,172 | Universidad de La Serena | Ecology | Rank 1,436 | |
| 51 | 91,305 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,843 | |
| 52 | 91,367 | Universidad de Chile | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Rank 78 | |
| 53 | 93,697 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Communication & Media Studies | Rank 124 | |
| 54 | 94,931 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 1,299 | |
| 55 | 95,585 | Universidad de Chile | Biotechnology | Rank 260 | |
| 56 | 96,367 | Universidad Andrés Bello | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 4,023 | |
| 57 | 99,771 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 828 | |
| 58 | 99,937 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,383 | |
| 59 | 103,231 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Food Science | Rank 465 | |
| 60 | 104,224 |
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Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 297 |
| 61 | 107,039 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 1,487 | |
| 62 | 108,037 | Universidad de Talca | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,986 | |
| 63 | 108,859 | Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile | Microbiology | Rank 2,724 | |
| 64 | 109,753 | Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 3,526 | |
| 65 | 109,907 |
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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,817 |
| 66 | 111,375 |
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Instituto Chileno de Medicina Reproductive | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,091 |
| 67 | 111,429 | Universidad Católica | Information Systems | Rank 272 | |
| 68 | 113,320 | Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 7,295 | |
| 69 | 115,690 | Universidad de Concepcion | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 332 | |
| 70 | 123,263 | Universidad de Chile | Paleontology | Rank 565 | |
| 71 | 124,753 | Universidad de Chile | General Mathematics | Rank 692 | |
| 72 | 126,795 | Universidad Mayor | Applied Physics | Rank 3,603 | |
| 73 | 127,054 | Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas de la Universidad de Chile | Geology | Rank 191 | |
| 74 | 127,341 | Universidad de Chile | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,627 | |
| 75 | 128,872 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | Rank 491 | |
| 76 | 129,032 |
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Clinica Las Condes | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 1,177 |
| 77 | 132,319 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,695 | |
| 78 | 134,366 | Universidad de Chile | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 196 | |
| 79 | 139,356 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,496 | |
| 80 | 142,483 | Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez | Experimental Psychology | Rank 1,539 | |
| 81 | 143,314 |
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Universidad de Chile | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,355 |
| 82 | 145,495 | Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas de la Universidad de Chile | Polymers | Rank 1,314 | |
| 83 | 148,086 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,014 | |
| 84 | 148,356 | Institute for Diagnostic Imaging and Research of the Skin and Soft Tissues | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 932 | |
| 85 | 148,593 | Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María | Building & Construction | Rank 311 | |
| 86 | 148,936 | Universidad de Santiago de Chile | General Mathematics | Rank 902 | |
| 87 | 154,969 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Energy | Rank 1,968 | |
| 88 | 156,319 | Universidad del Bio Bio | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,589 | |
| 89 | 162,107 | Centro de Estudios Cientificos | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,661 | |
| 90 | 162,195 | Clinica Alemana | Surgery | Rank 1,525 | |
| 91 | 163,398 | Centro de Estudios Cientificos | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,691 | |
| 92 | 164,485 | Universidad de Chile | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,149 | |
| 93 | 166,563 |
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Universidad de Chile | Applied Physics | Rank 4,804 |
| 94 | 169,075 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,686 | |
| 95 | 170,727 | Universidad de Concepcion | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 346 | |
| 96 | 173,007 | Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,854 | |
| 97 | 175,908 | Universidad de Chile | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 271 | |
| 98 | 178,768 | Universidad de La Serena | Chemical Engineering | Rank 863 | |
| 99 | 179,946 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Chemical Engineering | Rank 866 | |
| 100 | 180,254 | 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.