Ecuador's Top 2% Scientists 2023
Ecuador has 21 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 23.5% from 17 in 2022. That places Ecuador 85th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 4 places. Universidad San Francisco de Quito has the most listed scientists (5), followed by Universidad Espíritu Santo (3).
Scientists in Ecuador on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 50% 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 Quito5
- 2Universidad Espíritu Santo3
- 3Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador2
- 4Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE2
- 5Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral Ecuador1
- 6Fundación EcoMinga1
- 7Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil1
- 8Universidad de las Americas - Ecuador1
- 9Universidad del Azuay1
- 10Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena1
All 21 scientists
| Rank in Ecuador | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,562 |
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Fundación EcoMinga | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 38 |
| 2 | 4,935 | Universidad del Azuay | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 106 | |
| 3 | 21,048 | Universidad Espíritu Santo | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,112 | |
| 4 | 28,644 |
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Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 881 |
| 5 | 35,129 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Food Science | Rank 311 | |
| 6 | 52,355 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 608 | |
| 7 | 77,873 | Universidad Espíritu Santo | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,310 | |
| 8 | 94,874 | Universidad Internacional del Ecuador | Tropical Medicine | Rank 121 | |
| 9 | 101,195 | Universidad Espíritu Santo | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,739 | |
| 10 | 117,174 | Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral Ecuador | Civil Engineering | Rank 487 | |
| 11 | 166,808 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Civil Engineering | Rank 716 | |
| 12 | 168,064 | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador | Zoology | Rank 52 | |
| 13 | 171,471 | Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,128 | |
| 14 | 178,231 |
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Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 801 |
| 15 | 203,156 | Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Cuenca | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,258 | |
| 16 | 207,463 | Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 629 | |
| 17 | 245,876 | Universidad de las Americas - Ecuador | Energy | Rank 6,702 | |
| 18 | 356,870 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Zoology | Rank 164 | |
| 19 | 381,876 | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador | Zoology | Rank 177 | |
| 20 | 588,515 | Universidad UTE | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,347 | |
| 21 | 799,983 | Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 24,195 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Ecuador are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
21 scientists affiliated with Ecuador are on the 2023 single-year list, and 16 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Ecuador has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 single-year list, Universidad San Francisco de Quito has the most listed scientists from Ecuador, with 5. It is followed by Universidad Espíritu Santo 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 21 in 2023, a change of +50.0%.
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.