Costa Rica's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Costa Rica has 18 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 38.5% from 13 in 2022. That places Costa Rica 83rd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 7 places. Universidad de Costa Rica has the most listed scientists (7), 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 more than doubled 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 Enseñanza3
- 3Universidad Nacional2
- 4Apartado Postal 50-56551
- 5ChemTica Internacional1
- 6Instituto Costarricense de Investigacion y Ensenanza en Nutricion y Salud Costa Rica1
- 7Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica1
- 8Mount Chirripó in Costa Rica1
- 9Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute1
All 18 scientists
| Rank in Costa Rica | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12,368 | Mount Chirripó in Costa Rica | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 197 | |
| 2 | 14,000 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Toxicology | Rank 43 | |
| 3 | 17,676 | Instituto Costarricense de Investigacion y Ensenanza en Nutricion y Salud Costa Rica | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 800 | |
| 4 | 44,528 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 421 | |
| 5 | 72,091 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Toxicology | Rank 322 | |
| 6 | 87,865 | Universidad Nacional | Microbiology | Rank 2,219 | |
| 7 | 96,239 | CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza | Ecology | Rank 1,556 | |
| 8 | 130,318 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Public Health | Rank 1,203 | |
| 9 | 157,087 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 1,359 | |
| 10 | 171,160 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,468 | |
| 11 | 172,418 | Universidad Nacional | Environmental & Occupational Health | Rank 175 | |
| 12 | 181,276 | ChemTica Internacional | Organic Chemistry | Rank 3,152 | |
| 13 | 248,787 | CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza | Forestry | Rank 365 | |
| 14 | 277,476 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Optics | Rank 915 | |
| 15 | 278,549 |
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CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza | Forestry | Rank 435 |
| 16 | 325,927 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Biotechnology | Rank 1,154 | |
| 17 | 333,915 | Apartado Postal 50-5655 | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,624 | |
| 18 | 505,952 |
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Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica | Forestry | Rank 976 |
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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 career-long 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 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 18 in 2023, a change of +100.0%.
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.