Ecuador's Top 2% Scientists 2024
Ecuador has 25 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 19.0% from 21 in 2023. That places Ecuador 85th in the world by number of listed scientists. Universidad Espíritu Santo has the most listed scientists (4), followed by Universidad San Francisco de Quito (4).
Scientists in Ecuador on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 79% 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
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All 25 scientists
| Rank in Ecuador | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 3,253 | Universidad del Azuay | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 57 | |
| 2 | 3,906 | Universidad ECOTEC | Organic Chemistry | Rank 54 | |
| 3 | 5,328 |
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Fundación EcoMinga | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 42 |
| 4 | 7,210 | Universidad UTE | Design Practice & Management | Rank 3 | |
| 5 | 10,552 | Universidad UTE | Civil Engineering | Rank 44 | |
| 6 | 24,913 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 792 | |
| 7 | 27,779 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Food Science | Rank 240 | |
| 8 | 27,802 | Universidad Espíritu Santo | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,378 | |
| 9 | 30,776 | Universidad Espíritu Santo | Environmental Sciences | Rank 595 | |
| 10 | 38,765 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 474 | |
| 11 | 48,479 | Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 152 | |
| 12 | 95,286 | Fundación Jocotoco | Ecology | Rank 1,729 | |
| 13 | 118,830 | Universidad Espíritu Santo | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,465 | |
| 14 | 147,225 | Universidad Internacional del Ecuador | Allergy | Rank 306 | |
| 15 | 159,310 | Universidad UTE | Civil Engineering | Rank 762 | |
| 16 | 199,172 | Universidad Espíritu Santo | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,255 | |
| 17 | 210,344 | Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Cuenca | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 7,676 | |
| 18 | 238,492 |
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Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 1,064 |
| 19 | 274,952 | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador | Zoology | Rank 104 | |
| 20 | 283,651 | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador | Zoology | Rank 113 | |
| 21 | 295,387 | Universidad de las Americas - Ecuador | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 1,879 | |
| 22 | 296,894 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Zoology | Rank 122 | |
| 23 | 339,234 | Universidad UTE | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,846 | |
| 24 | 378,434 | Yanayacu Biological Station & Center for Creative Studies | Ornithology | Rank 97 | |
| 25 | 669,566 | Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 23,645 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Ecuador are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
25 scientists affiliated with Ecuador are on the 2024 single-year list, and 21 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Ecuador has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 single-year list, Universidad Espíritu Santo has the most listed scientists from Ecuador, with 4. It is followed by Universidad San Francisco de Quito 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 25 in 2024, a change of +78.6%.
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.