Cuba's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Cuba has 6 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, the same number as in 2022. That places Cuba 106th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri has the most listed scientists (2), followed by Academia de Ciencias de Cuba (1).
Scientists in Cuba on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 20% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | 4 | +33.3% | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +25.0% | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | -20.0% | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +50.0% | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 37 | +516.7% | 19 | +216.7% |
Institutes in Cuba
By number of listed scientists
All 6 scientists
| Rank in Cuba | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38,955 | Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri | Microbiology | Rank 980 | |
| 2 | 57,544 | Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Alimentaria | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 173 | |
| 3 | 62,011 | Ciénaga De Zapata National Park | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,181 | |
| 4 | 100,051 | Academia de Ciencias de Cuba | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,745 | |
| 5 | 249,701 |
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Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,547 |
| 6 | 335,811 | Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,634 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Cuba are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
4 scientists affiliated with Cuba are on the 2023 single-year list, and 6 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Cuba has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 career-long list, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri has the most listed scientists from Cuba, with 2. It is followed by Academia de Ciencias de Cuba with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Cuba changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Cuba went from 5 scientists in 2020 to 6 in 2023, a change of +20.0%.
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.