Ecuador's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Ecuador has 13 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 85.7% from 7 in 2020. That places Ecuador 86th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 3 places. Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador has the most listed scientists (2), followed by Universidad San Francisco de Quito (2).
Scientists in Ecuador on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 86% 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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- 1Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador2
- 2Universidad San Francisco de Quito2
- 3Fundación EcoMinga1
- 4International Livestock Research Institute1
- 5Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil1
- 6Universidad de las Americas - Ecuador1
- 7Universidad Espíritu Santo1
- 8Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena1
- 9Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja1
- 10Universidad UTE1
All 13 scientists
| Rank in Ecuador | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20,394 | Universidad Espíritu Santo | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,639 | |
| 2 | 28,675 |
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Fundación EcoMinga | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 288 |
| 3 | 65,675 | Yachay Tech | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 577 | |
| 4 | 114,657 | International Livestock Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 584 | |
| 5 | 173,039 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador | Zoology | Rank 86 | |
| 6 | 174,019 | Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,745 | |
| 7 | 188,794 | Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 596 | |
| 8 | 197,581 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 820 | |
| 9 | 368,052 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Zoology | Rank 303 | |
| 10 | 383,553 | Universidad UTE | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,337 | |
| 11 | 394,442 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador | Zoology | Rank 341 | |
| 12 | 416,919 | Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja | Applied Physics | Rank 12,554 | |
| 13 | 498,009 | Universidad de las Americas - Ecuador | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,925 | |
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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 career-long list, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador has the most listed scientists from Ecuador, with 2. It is followed by Universidad San Francisco de Quito with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Ecuador changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Ecuador went from 7 scientists in 2020 to 13 in 2021, a change of +85.7%.
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.