Cuba's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Cuba has 6 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, down 68.4% from 19 in 2025. That places Cuba 109th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 17 places. Center of Natural Products has the most listed scientists (1), followed by Ciénaga De Zapata National Park (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% |
| 2026 | 8 | -78.4% | 6 | -68.4% |
Institutes in Cuba
By number of listed scientists
All 6 scientists
Showing the 2026 career-long list. Looking for single-year rankings? See the single-year list
| Rank in Cuba | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44,295 | Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri | Microbiology | Rank 1,106 | |
| 2 | 46,952 | Ciénaga De Zapata National Park | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,076 | |
| 3 | 52,569 |
PJ
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Universidad de La Habana | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 166 |
| 4 | 115,810 |
KK
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Pusan National University | Applied Physics | Rank 2,902 |
| 5 | 134,512 | Cuban Neuroscience Center | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 8,025 | |
| 6 | 288,753 |
MR
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Center of Natural Products | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,803 |
| No scientists match this filter on the career-long list. Try the single-year list | |||||
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Cuba are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
8 scientists affiliated with Cuba are on the 2026 single-year list, and 6 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Cuba has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, Center of Natural Products has the most listed scientists from Cuba, with 1. 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 career-long list, Cuba went from 5 scientists in 2020 to 6 in 2026, 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.