Colombia's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List
Colombia has 46 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 9.5% from 42 in 2021. That places Colombia 64th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical has the most listed scientists (7), followed by Universidad Nacional de Colombia (5).
Scientists in Colombia on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 39% 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 Tropical7
- 2Universidad Nacional de Colombia5
- 3Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia3
- 4Universidad del Valle, Cali3
- 5Universidad Nacional de Colombia Manizales3
- 6Academia Nacional de Medicina2
- 7Universidad de Cartagena2
- 8Universidad Industrial de Santander2
- 9Universidad Nacional de Colombia Medellin2
- 10Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas1
All 46 scientists
| Rank in Colombia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,778 |
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National Cancer Institute of Colombia | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 168 |
| 2 | 20,139 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Ecology | Rank 344 | |
| 3 | 32,145 | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 1,480 | |
| 4 | 36,623 | Universidad del Rosario | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 266 | |
| 5 | 42,132 | Corporacion para Investigaciones Biologicas | Microbiology | Rank 1,060 | |
| 6 | 49,603 | Universidad de Santander | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 1,868 | |
| 7 | 51,296 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Development Studies | Rank 26 | |
| 8 | 52,644 | Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas | Microbiology | Rank 1,326 | |
| 9 | 53,511 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 673 | |
| 10 | 56,244 |
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International Center for Medical Research and Training | Microbiology | Rank 1,426 |
| 11 | 69,095 | Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,223 | |
| 12 | 77,556 | Fundación Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia | Immunology | Rank 2,252 | |
| 13 | 81,448 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 397 | |
| 14 | 92,845 |
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Universidad Antonio Nariño | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,532 |
| 15 | 93,265 | Universidad Industrial de Santander | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,748 | |
| 16 | 93,808 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,287 | |
| 17 | 106,158 | Universidad del Valle, Cali | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 679 | |
| 18 | 119,106 |
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Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia | Tropical Medicine | Rank 268 |
| 19 | 124,412 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia Manizales | Civil Engineering | Rank 221 | |
| 20 | 124,545 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 643 | |
| 21 | 127,764 | Universidad del Valle, Cali | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,261 | |
| 22 | 150,888 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Ornithology | Rank 82 | |
| 23 | 160,459 | Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas | Tropical Medicine | Rank 386 | |
| 24 | 167,726 | Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,770 | |
| 25 | 185,129 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia Medellin | Civil Engineering | Rank 372 | |
| 26 | 193,266 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,775 | |
| 27 | 204,731 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia Manizales | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,009 | |
| 28 | 205,997 | Universidad del Norte | Tropical Medicine | Rank 493 | |
| 29 | 208,201 | Universidad de Cartagena | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,390 | |
| 30 | 210,363 | Universidad de Antioquia | Otorhinolaryngology | Rank 737 | |
| 31 | 223,772 | Academia Nacional de Medicina | Tropical Medicine | Rank 545 | |
| 32 | 233,830 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,382 | |
| 33 | 234,290 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia Medellin | Optics | Rank 856 | |
| 34 | 253,513 | Fundación Universitaria Sanitas | Orthopedics | Rank 2,046 | |
| 35 | 257,103 | Universidad del Valle, Cali | Building & Construction | Rank 590 | |
| 36 | 263,155 | Academia Nacional de Medicina | Tropical Medicine | Rank 648 | |
| 37 | 264,147 | Universidad Industrial de Santander | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,207 | |
| 38 | 265,343 | Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira | Energy | Rank 3,735 | |
| 39 | 269,185 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia Manizales | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 331 | |
| 40 | 280,886 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,031 | |
| 41 | 284,019 | Universidad de la Costa | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,007 | |
| 42 | 285,659 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,495 | |
| 43 | 315,608 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Zoology | Rank 232 | |
| 44 | 333,007 | Universidad de Cartagena | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,579 | |
| 45 | 438,931 | Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia | Civil Engineering | Rank 1,096 | |
| 46 | 953,527 | Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas | Energy | Rank 17,527 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Colombia are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
81 scientists affiliated with Colombia are on the 2022 single-year list, and 46 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Colombia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 career-long list, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical has the most listed scientists from Colombia, with 7. It is followed by Universidad Nacional de Colombia with 5.
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 46 in 2022, a change of +39.4%.
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.