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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).

Single Year
74
+26 (+54.2%) vs 2020
Career Data
42
+9 (+27.3%) vs 2020
World rank by count
#62
up 3 places vs 2020
Institutes
21
+7 (+50.0%) vs 2020

Scientists in Colombia on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 27% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+27.3%
2022+9.5%
2023+17.4%
2024+1.9%
2025+41.8%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
20204833
202174+54.2%42+27.3%
202281+9.5%46+9.5%
202396+18.5%54+17.4%
2024102+6.2%55+1.9%
2025128+25.5%78+41.8%

Top 10 institutes in Colombia

By number of listed scientists

Career-long list2021
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  1. 1Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical8
  2. 2Universidad Nacional de Colombia7
  3. 3Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia4
  4. 4Universidad del Valle, Cali3
  5. 5Universidad Industrial de Santander2
  6. 6Universidad Nacional de Colombia Manizales2
  7. 7Universidad Nacional de Colombia Medellin2
  8. 8Academia Nacional de Medicina1
  9. 9Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas1
  10. 10Fundación Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia1

All 42 scientists

Career-long list2021

Everyone on the list, free to browse.

Rank in Colombia World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 3,617 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 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 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 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 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.