Cuba's Top 2% Scientists 2024
Cuba has 6 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 50.0% from 4 in 2023. That places Cuba 114th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 4 places. Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri has the most listed scientists (2), followed by Ciénaga De Zapata National Park (1).
Scientists in Cuba on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than doubled since 2020.
Show the numbers
| 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 | 21,298 | Ciénaga De Zapata National Park | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 878 | |
| 2 | 58,987 | Universidad de La Habana | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 190 | |
| 3 | 75,788 | Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri | Microbiology | Rank 1,572 | |
| 4 | 306,887 | Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,508 | |
| 5 | 566,411 | Instituto de Ciencias Básicas y Preclinicas Victoria de Girón | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,092 | |
| 6 | 793,439 | Hospital General Universitario Carlos Manuel de Céspedes | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 8,365 | |
| No scientists match this filter. | |||||
Countries with a similar count
Explore other countries
Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Cuba are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
6 scientists affiliated with Cuba are on the 2024 single-year list, and 6 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Cuba has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 single-year list, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri has the most listed scientists from Cuba, with 2. It is followed by Ciénaga De Zapata National Park with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Cuba changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Cuba went from 3 scientists in 2020 to 6 in 2024, 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.