Costa Rica's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List
Costa Rica has 9 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Costa Rica 86th in the world by number of listed scientists. CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza has the most listed scientists (3), followed by Universidad de Costa Rica (3).
Scientists in Costa Rica on the list, by year
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 9 | ||
| 2021 | 14 | +27.3% | 13 | +44.4% |
| 2022 | 15 | +7.1% | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | +0.0% | 18 | +38.5% |
| 2024 | 13 | -13.3% | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 11 | -15.4% | 15 | -6.2% |
Institutes in Costa Rica
By number of listed scientists
All 9 scientists
| Rank in Costa Rica | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16,733 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Toxicology | Rank 76 | |
| 2 | 71,973 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Toxicology | Rank 376 | |
| 3 | 88,426 | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica | Microbiology | Rank 2,229 | |
| 4 | 99,336 | CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza | Ecology | Rank 1,533 | |
| 5 | 149,487 | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica | Environmental & Occupational Health | Rank 163 | |
| 6 | 191,791 | Instituto Costarricense de Investigacion y Ensenanza en Nutricion y Salud | Tropical Medicine | Rank 443 | |
| 7 | 248,209 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Optics | Rank 1,063 | |
| 8 | 255,979 | CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza | Forestry | Rank 411 | |
| 9 | 260,787 |
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CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza | Forestry | Rank 425 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Costa Rica are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?
11 scientists affiliated with Costa Rica are on the 2020 single-year list, and 9 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Costa Rica has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2020 career-long list, CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza has the most listed scientists from Costa Rica, with 3. It is followed by Universidad de Costa Rica with 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.