Colombia's Top 2% Scientists 2020
Colombia has 48 scientists on the 2020 single-year Top 2% list. That places Colombia 60th in the world by number of listed scientists. Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia has the most listed scientists (9), followed by Universidad Nacional de Colombia (9).
Scientists in Colombia on the list, by year
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 48 | 33 | ||
| 2021 | 74 | +54.2% | 42 | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 81 | +9.5% | 46 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 96 | +18.5% | 54 | +17.4% |
| 2024 | 102 | +6.2% | 55 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 128 | +25.5% | 78 | +41.8% |
Top 10 institutes in Colombia
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia9
- 2Universidad Nacional de Colombia9
- 3Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical7
- 4Universidad de Antioquia3
- 5Universidad del Rosario3
- 6Universidad Industrial de Santander3
- 7Universidad de la Costa2
- 8Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira2
- 9Cancer Institute of Colombia1
- 10Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz1
All 48 scientists
| Rank in Colombia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13,739 |
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Cancer Institute of Colombia | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 493 |
| 2 | 15,095 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Development Studies | Rank 17 | |
| 3 | 17,085 | Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 513 | |
| 4 | 28,324 | Universidad de Santander | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 834 | |
| 5 | 38,021 | Universidad del Rosario | Immunology | Rank 851 | |
| 6 | 42,641 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 252 | |
| 7 | 44,224 |
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Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 840 |
| 8 | 53,431 | Universidad Industrial de Santander | Sociology | Rank 203 | |
| 9 | 53,500 |
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Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 742 |
| 10 | 54,304 | Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia | Education | Rank 459 | |
| 11 | 57,277 | Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Rank 83 | |
| 12 | 59,410 | Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira | Energy | Rank 1,279 | |
| 13 | 64,877 | Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia | Software Engineering | Rank 134 | |
| 14 | 67,413 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Virology | Rank 306 | |
| 15 | 67,579 | Universidad Industrial de Santander | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,042 | |
| 16 | 69,900 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Chemical Engineering | Rank 473 | |
| 17 | 77,865 | Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira | Microbiology | Rank 1,634 | |
| 18 | 82,575 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Civil Engineering | Rank 289 | |
| 19 | 90,240 | Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 2,536 | |
| 20 | 96,444 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,428 | |
| 21 | 106,925 | Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia | Public Health | Rank 1,159 | |
| 22 | 107,102 | Universidad de Antioquia | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,334 | |
| 23 | 108,785 | Universidad de la Costa | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,355 | |
| 24 | 122,366 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 2,192 | |
| 25 | 124,173 | Universidad del Rosario | Forestry | Rank 146 | |
| 26 | 130,102 | Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | Rank 378 | |
| 27 | 133,632 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Chemical Engineering | Rank 990 | |
| 28 | 134,263 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,238 | |
| 29 | 134,421 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,018 | |
| 30 | 142,873 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 268 | |
| 31 | 149,934 | Universidad del Tolima | Biotechnology | Rank 692 | |
| 32 | 151,205 | Universidad de Antioquia | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,304 | |
| 33 | 152,899 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Optics | Rank 786 | |
| 34 | 156,158 | Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,823 | |
| 35 | 156,366 | Universidad del Valle, Cali | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,451 | |
| 36 | 160,313 |
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Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia | Tropical Medicine | Rank 271 |
| 37 | 170,186 |
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Universidad de Antioquia | Otorhinolaryngology | Rank 343 |
| 38 | 180,334 | Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia | Civil Engineering | Rank 665 | |
| 39 | 201,638 | Universidad de Cartagena | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,721 | |
| 40 | 206,573 | Universidad Industrial de Santander | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 884 | |
| 41 | 208,375 | Universidad del Rosario | Genetics & Heredity | Rank 812 | |
| 42 | 234,151 | Universidad de la Costa | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,575 | |
| 43 | 257,240 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,093 | |
| 44 | 266,044 | Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia | Ornithology | Rank 119 | |
| 45 | 280,843 | Universidad del Norte | Tropical Medicine | Rank 543 | |
| 46 | 319,506 | University of Missouri | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 699 | |
| 47 | 377,525 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,731 | |
| 48 | 875,683 | Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar | Energy | Rank 22,650 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Colombia are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?
48 scientists affiliated with Colombia are on the 2020 single-year list, and 33 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Colombia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2020 single-year list, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia has the most listed scientists from Colombia, with 9. It is followed by Universidad Nacional de Colombia with 9.
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.