Colombia's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Colombia has 42 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 27.3% from 33 in 2020. That places Colombia 62nd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 3 places. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical has the most listed scientists (8), followed by Universidad Nacional de Colombia (7).
Scientists in Colombia on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 27% since 2020.
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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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- 1Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical8
- 2Universidad Nacional de Colombia7
- 3Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia4
- 4Universidad del Valle, Cali3
- 5Universidad Industrial de Santander2
- 6Universidad Nacional de Colombia Manizales2
- 7Universidad Nacional de Colombia Medellin2
- 8Academia Nacional de Medicina1
- 9Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas1
- 10Fundación Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia1
All 42 scientists
| Rank in Colombia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,617 |
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National Cancer Institute of Colombia | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 166 |
| 2 | 21,571 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Ecology | Rank 357 | |
| 3 | 31,213 | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 1,435 | |
| 4 | 37,968 | Universidad del Rosario | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 271 | |
| 5 | 51,795 | Universidad de Santander | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 1,926 | |
| 6 | 53,217 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 662 | |
| 7 | 54,376 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Development Studies | Rank 30 | |
| 8 | 54,577 |
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International Center for Medical Research and Training | Microbiology | Rank 1,373 |
| 9 | 61,233 | Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas | Microbiology | Rank 1,549 | |
| 10 | 72,232 | Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,147 | |
| 11 | 73,559 | Fundación Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia | Immunology | Rank 2,143 | |
| 12 | 82,676 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 407 | |
| 13 | 86,374 |
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Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 1,292 |
| 14 | 90,597 | Universidad Industrial de Santander | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,653 | |
| 15 | 96,868 |
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Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,318 |
| 16 | 99,539 | Universidad Antonio Nariño | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,681 | |
| 17 | 106,392 | Universidad del Valle, Cali | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 679 | |
| 18 | 120,041 | Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Rank 114 | |
| 19 | 120,594 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Civil Engineering | Rank 213 | |
| 20 | 127,886 |
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Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia | Tropical Medicine | Rank 316 |
| 21 | 129,782 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 678 | |
| 22 | 136,702 | Universidad del Valle, Cali | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,386 | |
| 23 | 150,055 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Ornithology | Rank 98 | |
| 24 | 160,094 | Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas | Tropical Medicine | Rank 395 | |
| 25 | 186,469 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia Medellin | Civil Engineering | Rank 382 | |
| 26 | 192,301 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,745 | |
| 27 | 202,053 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia Manizales | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,010 | |
| 28 | 203,909 | Universidad del Norte | Tropical Medicine | Rank 504 | |
| 29 | 220,880 | Academia Nacional de Medicina | Tropical Medicine | Rank 545 | |
| 30 | 220,887 | Universidad de Antioquia | Otorhinolaryngology | Rank 780 | |
| 31 | 235,286 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia Medellin | Optics | Rank 930 | |
| 32 | 249,621 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,224 | |
| 33 | 259,234 | Universidad Industrial de Santander | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,196 | |
| 34 | 271,930 | Universidad de la Costa | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,918 | |
| 35 | 276,993 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia Manizales | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 341 | |
| 36 | 279,255 | Universidad del Valle, Cali | Building & Construction | Rank 633 | |
| 37 | 286,587 | Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira | Energy | Rank 3,880 | |
| 38 | 294,232 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,110 | |
| 39 | 299,738 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,623 | |
| 40 | 308,908 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Zoology | Rank 237 | |
| 41 | 354,800 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,620 | |
| 42 | 436,974 | Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia | Civil Engineering | Rank 1,097 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Colombia are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
74 scientists affiliated with Colombia are on the 2021 single-year list, and 42 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Colombia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 career-long list, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical has the most listed scientists from Colombia, with 8. It is followed by Universidad Nacional de Colombia with 7.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Colombia changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Colombia went from 33 scientists in 2020 to 42 in 2021, a change of +27.3%.
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.