Costa Rica's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Costa Rica has 13 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 44.4% from 9 in 2020. That places Costa Rica 86th in the world by number of listed scientists. Universidad de Costa Rica has the most listed scientists (5), followed by CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (3).
Scientists in Costa Rica on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 44% since 2020.
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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 13 scientists
| Rank in Costa Rica | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10,969 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Entomology | Rank 9 | |
| 2 | 15,120 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Toxicology | Rank 48 | |
| 3 | 16,526 | Instituto Costarricense de Investigacion y Ensenanza en Nutricion y Salud Costa Rica | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 752 | |
| 4 | 71,063 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Toxicology | Rank 323 | |
| 5 | 87,466 | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica | Microbiology | Rank 2,196 | |
| 6 | 93,824 | CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza | Ecology | Rank 1,465 | |
| 7 | 163,652 | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica | Environmental & Occupational Health | Rank 188 | |
| 8 | 172,928 | Instituto Costarricense de Investigacion y Ensenanza en Nutricion y Salud Costa Rica | Tropical Medicine | Rank 423 | |
| 9 | 180,754 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,564 | |
| 10 | 245,819 | CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza | Forestry | Rank 377 | |
| 11 | 255,813 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Optics | Rank 1,013 | |
| 12 | 266,349 |
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CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza | Forestry | Rank 424 |
| 13 | 312,020 | Apartado Postal 50-5655 | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,514 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Costa Rica are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
14 scientists affiliated with Costa Rica are on the 2021 single-year list, and 13 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Costa Rica has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 career-long list, Universidad de Costa Rica has the most listed scientists from Costa Rica, with 5. It is followed by CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza with 3.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Costa Rica changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Costa Rica went from 9 scientists in 2020 to 13 in 2021, a change of +44.4%.
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.