Ecuador's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List
Ecuador has 14 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 7.7% from 13 in 2021. That places Ecuador 88th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Universidad San Francisco de Quito has the most listed scientists (4), followed by Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador (2).
Scientists in Ecuador on the list, by year
The career-long 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 Quito4
- 2Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador2
- 3Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral Ecuador1
- 4Fundación Oscar Efrén Reyes1
- 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
- 10Yachay University for Experimental Technology and Research (Yachay Tech)1
All 14 scientists
| Rank in Ecuador | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 19,708 | Universidad Espíritu Santo | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,588 | |
| 2 | 28,193 |
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Fundación Oscar Efrén Reyes | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 280 |
| 3 | 65,058 | Yachay University for Experimental Technology and Research (Yachay Tech) | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 614 | |
| 4 | 157,095 | Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 456 | |
| 5 | 167,686 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador | Zoology | Rank 80 | |
| 6 | 173,009 | Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,712 | |
| 7 | 197,159 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Food Science | Rank 1,000 | |
| 8 | 203,830 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 831 | |
| 9 | 205,880 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 842 | |
| 10 | 321,112 |
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Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral Ecuador | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,258 |
| 11 | 388,245 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador | Zoology | Rank 315 | |
| 12 | 419,263 | Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja | Applied Physics | Rank 12,914 | |
| 13 | 508,449 | Universidad de las Americas - Ecuador | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,950 | |
| 14 | 729,060 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Civil Engineering | Rank 2,010 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Ecuador are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
17 scientists affiliated with Ecuador are on the 2022 single-year list, and 14 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Ecuador has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 career-long list, Universidad San Francisco de Quito has the most listed scientists from Ecuador, with 4. It is followed by Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador 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 14 in 2022, 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.