Ecuador's Top 2% Scientists 2025
Ecuador has 30 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 20.0% from 25 in 2024. That places Ecuador 88th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 3 places. Universidad San Francisco de Quito has the most listed scientists (8), followed by Universidad Espíritu Santo (4).
Scientists in Ecuador on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than doubled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | 7 | ||
| 2021 | 19 | +35.7% | 13 | +85.7% |
| 2022 | 17 | -10.5% | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 21 | +23.5% | 16 | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 25 | +19.0% | 21 | +31.2% |
| 2025 | 30 | +20.0% | 24 | +14.3% |
Top 10 institutes in Ecuador
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Universidad San Francisco de Quito8
- 2Universidad Espíritu Santo4
- 3Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador3
- 4Universidad de las Americas - Ecuador3
- 5Universidad UTE3
- 6Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE2
- 7Center for Creative Studies1
- 8Centro Jambatu de Investigación y Conservación de Anfibios1
- 9Charles Darwin Foundation1
- 10Fundación EcoMinga1
All 30 scientists
| Rank in Ecuador | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,709 |
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Fundación EcoMinga | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 33 |
| 2 | 21,261 | Universidad Nacional de Loja | Environmental Sciences | Rank 463 | |
| 3 | 25,429 | Universidad UTE | Civil Engineering | Rank 101 | |
| 4 | 27,244 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Food Science | Rank 268 | |
| 5 | 28,626 | Universidad Espíritu Santo | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,318 | |
| 6 | 29,029 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 1,046 | |
| 7 | 40,269 | Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 121 | |
| 8 | 48,499 | Universidad UTE | Design Practice & Management | Rank 27 | |
| 9 | 61,930 | Universidad Espíritu Santo | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,391 | |
| 10 | 101,104 | Universidad Internacional del Ecuador | Allergy | Rank 215 | |
| 11 | 105,835 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | Rank 159 | |
| 12 | 127,393 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Civil Engineering | Rank 626 | |
| 13 | 152,300 | Universidad Espíritu Santo | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 944 | |
| 14 | 163,278 | Universidad de las Americas - Ecuador | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,824 | |
| 15 | 189,899 | Charles Darwin Foundation | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 304 | |
| 16 | 192,920 | Universidad de las Americas - Ecuador | Energy | Rank 6,181 | |
| 17 | 198,730 | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador | Zoology | Rank 67 | |
| 18 | 202,645 | Parque Nacional Galápagos | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,548 | |
| 19 | 203,489 | Universidad Espíritu Santo | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,176 | |
| 20 | 219,679 | Universidad de las Americas - Ecuador | Microbiology | Rank 4,289 | |
| 21 | 251,315 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Zoology | Rank 86 | |
| 22 | 262,530 | Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 1,089 | |
| 23 | 312,691 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 5,004 | |
| 24 | 380,354 | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador | Zoology | Rank 162 | |
| 25 | 484,247 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 19,406 | |
| 26 | 583,156 | Universidad UTE | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,360 | |
| 27 | 655,812 | Center for Creative Studies | Ornithology | Rank 90 | |
| 28 | 674,333 | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 26,861 | |
| 29 | 730,316 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Zoology | Rank 416 | |
| 30 | 740,867 | Centro Jambatu de Investigación y Conservación de Anfibios | Zoology | Rank 426 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Ecuador are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
30 scientists affiliated with Ecuador are on the 2025 single-year list, and 24 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Ecuador has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 single-year list, Universidad San Francisco de Quito has the most listed scientists from Ecuador, with 8. It is followed by Universidad Espíritu Santo with 4.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Ecuador changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Ecuador went from 14 scientists in 2020 to 30 in 2025, a change of +114.3%.
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.