Ecuador's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Ecuador has 30 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 25.0% from 24 in 2025. That places Ecuador 82nd in the world by number of listed scientists. Universidad San Francisco de Quito has the most listed scientists (7), followed by Universidad Espíritu Santo (4).
Scientists in Ecuador on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than tripled 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% |
| 2026 | 44 | +46.7% | 30 | +25.0% |
Top 10 institutes in Ecuador
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Universidad San Francisco de Quito7
- 2Universidad Espíritu Santo4
- 3Universidad Internacional del Ecuador4
- 4Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador2
- 5Universidad ECOTEC2
- 6Universidad UTE2
- 7Center for Creative Studies1
- 8Chiquil1
- 9Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral Ecuador1
- 10Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco1
All 30 scientists
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| Rank in Ecuador | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 18,650 | Universidad Espíritu Santo | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,419 | |
| 2 | 22,498 |
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Fundación EcoMinga | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 213 |
| 3 | 23,706 | Universidad Espíritu Santo | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 965 | |
| 4 | 29,605 | Universidad ECOTEC | Toxicology | Rank 120 | |
| 5 | 51,956 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 675 | |
| 6 | 52,240 | Universidad ECOTEC | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 787 | |
| 7 | 57,780 | Universidad Internacional del Ecuador | Tropical Medicine | Rank 99 | |
| 8 | 95,292 | Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco | Ecology | Rank 1,632 | |
| 9 | 105,033 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Food Science | Rank 614 | |
| 10 | 120,334 | Universidad UTE | Energy | Rank 1,792 | |
| 11 | 128,749 | Universidad UTE | Civil Engineering | Rank 296 | |
| 12 | 151,961 | Universidad Internacional del Ecuador | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,925 | |
| 13 | 152,291 | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador | Zoology | Rank 64 | |
| 14 | 152,809 | Universidad Espíritu Santo | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,428 | |
| 15 | 155,699 | Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 907 | |
| 16 | 217,265 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 835 | |
| 17 | 234,149 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 999 | |
| 18 | 238,675 |
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Universidad Internacional del Ecuador | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,090 |
| 19 | 253,519 |
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Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral Ecuador | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,982 |
| 20 | 261,102 | Universidad Internacional del Ecuador | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,411 | |
| 21 | 273,807 | Universidad Nacional de Loja | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,659 | |
| 22 | 277,830 | Universidad Espíritu Santo | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,709 | |
| 23 | 295,790 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Zoology | Rank 194 | |
| 24 | 323,027 | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador | Zoology | Rank 224 | |
| 25 | 333,086 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Civil Engineering | Rank 1,017 | |
| 26 | 386,465 | Center for Creative Studies | Ornithology | Rank 124 | |
| 27 | 434,348 | Universidad de las Americas - Ecuador | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,620 | |
| 28 | 464,285 | Chiquil | Applied Physics | Rank 12,758 | |
| 29 | 572,538 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 15,032 | |
| 30 | 903,213 | Universidad de Especialidades Turisticas | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 25,116 | |
| No scientists match this filter on the career-long list. Try the single-year list | |||||
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Ecuador are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
44 scientists affiliated with Ecuador are on the 2026 single-year list, and 30 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Ecuador has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, Universidad San Francisco de Quito has the most listed scientists from Ecuador, with 7. It is followed by Universidad Espíritu Santo with 4.
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 30 in 2026, a change of +328.6%.
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.