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New Caledonia's Top 2% Scientists 2025

New Caledonia has 1 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, down 50.0% from 2 in 2024. That places New Caledonia 151st in the world by number of listed scientists, down 17 places. Université de Nouvelle-Calédonie has the most listed scientists (1).

Single Year
1
-1 (-50.0%) vs 2024
Career Data
2
-1 (-33.3%) vs 2024
World rank by count
#151
down 17 places vs 2024
Institutes
1
-1 (-50.0%) vs 2024

Scientists in New Caledonia on the list, by year

The single-year count has fallen 50% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year
2021+0.0%
2022+200.0%
2023-50.0%
2024-33.3%
2025-50.0%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
202023
20212+0.0%3+0.0%
20226+200.0%7+133.3%
20233-50.0%5-28.6%
20242-33.3%3-40.0%
20251-50.0%2-33.3%

Institutes in New Caledonia

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2025
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  1. 1Université de Nouvelle-Calédonie1

All 1 scientists

Single-year list2025

Everyone on the list, free to browse.

Rank in New Caledonia World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 74,466 Université de Nouvelle-Calédonie Marine Biology & Hydrobiology Rank 383
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from New Caledonia are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

1 scientists affiliated with New Caledonia are on the 2025 single-year list, and 2 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in New Caledonia has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2025 single-year list, Université de Nouvelle-Calédonie has the most listed scientists from New Caledonia, with 1.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in New Caledonia changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, New Caledonia went from 2 scientists in 2020 to 1 in 2025, 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.