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Costa Rica's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Costa Rica has 11 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, down 15.4% from 13 in 2024. That places Costa Rica 107th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 9 places. Universidad de Costa Rica has the most listed scientists (6), followed by Agencia Costarricense de Investigaciones Biomédicas (ACIB-FUNIN) (1).

Single Year
11
-2 (-15.4%) vs 2024
Career Data
15
-1 (-6.2%) vs 2024
World rank by count
#107
down 9 places vs 2024
Institutes
6
-1 (-14.3%) vs 2024

Scientists in Costa Rica on the list, by year

The single-year count is unchanged since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year
2021+27.3%
2022+7.1%
2023+0.0%
2024-13.3%
2025-15.4%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
2020119
202114+27.3%13+44.4%
202215+7.1%13+0.0%
202315+0.0%18+38.5%
202413-13.3%16-11.1%
202511-15.4%15-6.2%

Institutes in Costa Rica

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2025
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  1. 1Universidad de Costa Rica6
  2. 2Agencia Costarricense de Investigaciones Biomédicas (ACIB-FUNIN)1
  3. 3CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza1
  4. 4Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica1
  5. 5Mount Chirripó in Costa Rica1
  6. 6Universidad Nacional1

All 11 scientists

Single-year list2025

Everyone on the list, free to browse.

Rank in Costa Rica World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 15,126 Universidad de Costa Rica Toxicology Rank 44
2 44,868 Universidad de Costa Rica Paleontology Rank 85
3 53,020 Agencia Costarricense de Investigaciones Biomédicas (ACIB-FUNIN) Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 1,596
4 72,930 Universidad de Costa Rica Toxicology Rank 248
5 117,420 Mount Chirripó in Costa Rica General & Internal Medicine Rank 1,482
6 119,157 Universidad Nacional Microbiology Rank 2,290
7 144,374 Universidad de Costa Rica Toxicology Rank 546
8 160,232 Universidad de Costa Rica Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,716
9 176,508 CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Forestry Rank 228
10 284,049 Universidad de Costa Rica Marine Biology & Hydrobiology Rank 1,571
11 329,946 Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica Forestry Rank 539
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Costa Rica are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

11 scientists affiliated with Costa Rica are on the 2025 single-year list, and 15 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Costa Rica has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2025 single-year list, Universidad de Costa Rica has the most listed scientists from Costa Rica, with 6. It is followed by Agencia Costarricense de Investigaciones Biomédicas (ACIB-FUNIN) with 1.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Costa Rica changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Costa Rica went from 11 scientists in 2020 to 11 in 2025, a change of +0.0%.

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.