Costa Rica's Top 2% Scientists 2022
Costa Rica has 15 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 7.1% from 14 in 2021. That places Costa Rica 93rd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Universidad de Costa Rica has the most listed scientists (8), followed by CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (2).
Scientists in Costa Rica on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 36% 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
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- 1Universidad de Costa Rica8
- 2CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza2
- 3Instituto Costarricense de Investigacion y Ensenanza en Nutricion y Salud Costa Rica1
- 4Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica1
- 5Monteverde Institute1
- 6Mount Chirripó in Costa Rica1
- 7Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica1
All 15 scientists
| Rank in Costa Rica | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8,642 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Toxicology | Rank 37 | |
| 2 | 52,384 | CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza | Ecology | Rank 1,071 | |
| 3 | 57,727 | Instituto Costarricense de Investigacion y Ensenanza en Nutricion y Salud Costa Rica | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,194 | |
| 4 | 74,177 | Monteverde Institute | Ecology | Rank 1,482 | |
| 5 | 104,172 | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica | Microbiology | Rank 2,433 | |
| 6 | 111,332 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Toxicology | Rank 454 | |
| 7 | 144,938 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 985 | |
| 8 | 153,571 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 473 | |
| 9 | 171,421 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,859 | |
| 10 | 208,982 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 345 | |
| 11 | 214,296 | CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza | Forestry | Rank 327 | |
| 12 | 234,555 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Biotechnology | Rank 1,156 | |
| 13 | 273,090 | Mount Chirripó in Costa Rica | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,059 | |
| 14 | 277,623 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 3,226 | |
| 15 | 316,260 |
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Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica | Forestry | Rank 553 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Costa Rica are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
15 scientists affiliated with Costa Rica are on the 2022 single-year list, and 13 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Costa Rica has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 single-year list, Universidad de Costa Rica has the most listed scientists from Costa Rica, with 8. It is followed by CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza with 2.
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 15 in 2022, a change of +36.4%.
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.