New Caledonia's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
New Caledonia has 3 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, down 40.0% from 5 in 2023. That places New Caledonia 120th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 7 places. CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique has the most listed scientists (1), followed by Secretariat of the Pacific Community Noumea (1).
Scientists in New Caledonia on the list, by year
The career-long count is unchanged since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +200.0% | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2023 | 3 | -50.0% | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 2 | -33.3% | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | -50.0% | 2 | -33.3% |
Institutes in New Caledonia
By number of listed scientists
All 3 scientists
| Rank in New Caledonia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 104,722 | CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 855 | |
| 2 | 113,411 | Université de Nouvelle-Calédonie | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,969 | |
| 3 | 204,881 | Secretariat of the Pacific Community Noumea | Fisheries | Rank 615 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from New Caledonia are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
2 scientists affiliated with New Caledonia are on the 2024 single-year list, and 3 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in New Caledonia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique has the most listed scientists from New Caledonia, with 1. It is followed by Secretariat of the Pacific Community Noumea with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in New Caledonia changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, New Caledonia went from 3 scientists in 2020 to 3 in 2024, a change of +0.0%.
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.