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Colombia's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Colombia has 55 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 1.9% from 54 in 2023. That places Colombia 64th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Universidad de Antioquia has the most listed scientists (9), followed by Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (6).
Data Type
Year
Single Year
102
+6 (+6.2%) vs 2023
Career Data
55
+1 (+1.9%) vs 2023
World rank by count
#64
down 1 place vs 2023
Institutes
26
-2 (-7.1%) vs 2023
Scientists in Colombia on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 67% 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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| 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
Career-long list2024
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- 1Universidad de Antioquia9
- 2Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical6
- 3Universidad Nacional de Colombia5
- 4Universidad del Valle, Cali4
- 5Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia3
- 6Universidad Nacional de Colombia Manizales3
- 7Academia Nacional de Medicina2
- 8Pontificia Universidad Javeriana2
- 9Universidad de Cartagena2
- 10Universidad Industrial de Santander2
All 55 scientists
Career-long list2024
| Rank in Colombia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29,757 | Health Research and Innovation Center at Coosalud EPS | Immunology | Rank 967 | |
| 2 | 34,926 | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 1,569 | |
| 3 | 41,718 | Universidad de Santander | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 1,611 | |
| 4 | 45,586 | Universidad de Antioquia | Microbiology | Rank 1,149 | |
| 5 | 53,719 | Biomarker Technologies Inc | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 921 | |
| 6 | 54,424 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 707 | |
| 7 | 62,548 | Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,248 | |
| 8 | 66,332 |
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International Center for Medical Research and Training | Microbiology | Rank 1,662 |
| 9 | 69,144 | Polines | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 880 | |
| 10 | 73,753 | Universidad de Antioquia | Physical Chemistry | Rank 266 | |
| 11 | 77,989 |
VL
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Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 1,193 |
| 12 | 83,032 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,163 | |
| 13 | 86,828 | Fundación Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia | Immunology | Rank 2,411 | |
| 14 | 92,604 | Universidad Industrial de Santander | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,684 | |
| 15 | 105,408 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 541 | |
| 16 | 121,604 | Universidad del Valle, Cali | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 748 | |
| 17 | 125,628 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia Manizales | Civil Engineering | Rank 248 | |
| 18 | 128,420 |
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Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia | Tropical Medicine | Rank 289 |
| 19 | 133,083 | Universidad de Antioquia | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,301 | |
| 20 | 146,313 | Universidad del Valle, Cali | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,421 | |
| 21 | 149,977 | Universidad de Antioquia | Microbiology | Rank 3,654 | |
| 22 | 151,922 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Ornithology | Rank 76 | |
| 23 | 167,718 | Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,668 | |
| 24 | 170,196 | University of Missouri | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,435 | |
| 25 | 170,914 | Universidad de Antioquia | Otorhinolaryngology | Rank 534 | |
| 26 | 180,601 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia Manizales | Chemical Engineering | Rank 919 | |
| 27 | 187,628 | Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira | Energy | Rank 2,723 | |
| 28 | 192,679 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia Medellin | Civil Engineering | Rank 444 | |
| 29 | 198,540 | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,919 | |
| 30 | 199,307 | Universidad del Valle, Cali | Building & Construction | Rank 534 | |
| 31 | 201,651 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,116 | |
| 32 | 202,854 | Universidad de Cartagena | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,595 | |
| 33 | 219,821 | Universidad del Norte | Tropical Medicine | Rank 520 | |
| 34 | 221,928 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia Medellin | Optics | Rank 918 | |
| 35 | 222,473 | Universidad de la Costa | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,786 | |
| 36 | 224,593 |
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Universidad de Antioquia | General Mathematics | Rank 1,567 |
| 37 | 226,476 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia Manizales | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 285 | |
| 38 | 245,624 |
CJ
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Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,475 |
| 39 | 246,459 | Academia Nacional de Medicina | Tropical Medicine | Rank 595 | |
| 40 | 248,226 | Academia Nacional de Medicina | Tropical Medicine | Rank 602 | |
| 41 | 258,341 | Universidad Industrial de Santander | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,158 | |
| 42 | 266,227 | Universidad de Antioquia | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,234 | |
| 43 | 268,689 |
MF
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,459 |
| 44 | 284,431 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,040 | |
| 45 | 290,699 | Universidad de Cartagena | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,857 | |
| 46 | 306,706 | Universidad del Valle, Cali | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 2,323 | |
| 47 | 327,634 |
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Bogotá | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,435 |
| 48 | 339,441 | Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia | Civil Engineering | Rank 892 | |
| 49 | 354,693 | Universidad de Antioquia | Energy | Rank 5,845 | |
| 50 | 372,580 | Universidad Autónoma de Occidente | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 2,876 | |
| 51 | 382,839 | Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas | Energy | Rank 6,417 | |
| 52 | 441,943 | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,040 | |
| 53 | 443,939 | Universidad de Antioquia | Tropical Medicine | Rank 1,113 | |
| 54 | 479,475 | Instituto Nacional de Salud | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,602 | |
| 55 | 558,001 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 2,210 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Colombia are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
102 scientists affiliated with Colombia are on the 2024 single-year list, and 55 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Colombia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, Universidad de Antioquia has the most listed scientists from Colombia, with 9. It is followed by Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical with 6.
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 55 in 2024, a change of +66.7%.
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.