Costa Rica's Top 2% Scientists 2024
Costa Rica has 13 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, down 13.3% from 15 in 2023. That places Costa Rica 98th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 4 places. Universidad de Costa Rica has the most listed scientists (6), 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 18% 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% |
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All 13 scientists
| Rank in Costa Rica | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18,032 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Toxicology | Rank 61 | |
| 2 | 51,327 | Instituto Costarricense de Investigacion y Ensenanza en Nutricion y Salud Costa Rica | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 1,656 | |
| 3 | 56,135 | Mount Chirripó in Costa Rica | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 762 | |
| 4 | 73,074 | Universidad Nacional | Microbiology | Rank 1,501 | |
| 5 | 79,831 | CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza | Ecology | Rank 1,477 | |
| 6 | 80,377 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Toxicology | Rank 297 | |
| 7 | 82,106 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Paleontology | Rank 199 | |
| 8 | 87,697 | Monteverde Institute | Ecology | Rank 1,618 | |
| 9 | 110,598 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Allergy | Rank 241 | |
| 10 | 138,219 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Toxicology | Rank 546 | |
| 11 | 151,294 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,654 | |
| 12 | 182,210 | CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza | Forestry | Rank 248 | |
| 13 | 306,758 |
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Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica | Forestry | Rank 495 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Costa Rica are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
13 scientists affiliated with Costa Rica are on the 2024 single-year list, and 16 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Costa Rica has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 single-year list, Universidad de Costa Rica has the most listed scientists from Costa Rica, with 6. 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 13 in 2024, a change of +18.2%.
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.