Costa Rica's Top 2% Scientists 2023
Costa Rica has 15 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, the same number as in 2022. That places Costa Rica 94th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Universidad de Costa Rica has the most listed scientists (7), 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 Rica7
- 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
- 7Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute1
- 8Universidad Nacional1
All 15 scientists
| Rank in Costa Rica | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12,511 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Toxicology | Rank 48 | |
| 2 | 23,922 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 187 | |
| 3 | 47,277 | Instituto Costarricense de Investigacion y Ensenanza en Nutricion y Salud Costa Rica | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 1,660 | |
| 4 | 52,052 | Mount Chirripó in Costa Rica | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 761 | |
| 5 | 76,656 | Universidad Nacional | Microbiology | Rank 1,746 | |
| 6 | 82,308 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Paleontology | Rank 237 | |
| 7 | 82,463 | CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza | Ecology | Rank 1,516 | |
| 8 | 84,880 | Monteverde Institute | Ecology | Rank 1,552 | |
| 9 | 109,531 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,912 | |
| 10 | 142,027 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Toxicology | Rank 569 | |
| 11 | 176,581 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Biotechnology | Rank 855 | |
| 12 | 181,164 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 267 | |
| 13 | 184,712 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Toxicology | Rank 773 | |
| 14 | 206,729 | CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza | Forestry | Rank 300 | |
| 15 | 398,499 |
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Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica | Forestry | Rank 666 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Costa Rica are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
15 scientists affiliated with Costa Rica are on the 2023 single-year list, and 18 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Costa Rica has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 single-year list, Universidad de Costa Rica has the most listed scientists from Costa Rica, with 7. 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 2023, 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.