Ecuador's Top 2% Scientists 2021
Ecuador has 19 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 35.7% from 14 in 2020. That places Ecuador 83rd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE has the most listed scientists (3), followed by Universidad San Francisco de Quito (3).
Scientists in Ecuador on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 36% 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 de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE3
- 2Universidad San Francisco de Quito3
- 3Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador2
- 4Universidad UTE2
- 5Fundación EcoMinga1
- 6International Livestock Research Institute1
- 7Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil1
- 8Universidad del Azuay1
- 9Universidad Espíritu Santo1
- 10Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena1
All 19 scientists
| Rank in Ecuador | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,416 |
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Fundación EcoMinga | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 61 |
| 2 | 20,197 | Universidad del Azuay | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 481 | |
| 3 | 28,564 | Universidad Espíritu Santo | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,622 | |
| 4 | 32,015 | Yachay Tech | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 810 | |
| 5 | 53,454 | International Livestock Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 358 | |
| 6 | 99,194 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,257 | |
| 7 | 133,160 | Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 909 | |
| 8 | 134,821 | Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 356 | |
| 9 | 151,911 | Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 800 | |
| 10 | 177,538 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador | Zoology | Rank 87 | |
| 11 | 181,872 | Universidad UTE | Civil Engineering | Rank 742 | |
| 12 | 191,482 | Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Cuenca | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,305 | |
| 13 | 199,423 |
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Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 1,097 |
| 14 | 226,208 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Zoology | Rank 120 | |
| 15 | 229,578 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador | Zoology | Rank 123 | |
| 16 | 285,810 | Universidad UTE | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,735 | |
| 17 | 503,579 | Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo | Distributed Computing | Rank 164 | |
| 18 | 515,971 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 3,081 | |
| 19 | 738,782 | Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 16,845 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Ecuador are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
19 scientists affiliated with Ecuador are on the 2021 single-year list, and 13 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Ecuador has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 single-year list, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE has the most listed scientists from Ecuador, with 3. It is followed by Universidad San Francisco de Quito with 3.
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 19 in 2021, a change of +35.7%.
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.