Panama's Top 2% Scientists 2026
Panama has 8 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 33.3% from 6 in 2025. That places Panama 115th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 7 places. Centro de Vacunación e Investigación, S.A. has the most listed scientists (1), followed by Hospital Joaquín Pablo Franco Sayas (1).
Scientists in Panama on the list, by year
The single-year count has fallen 38% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2021 | 18 | +38.5% | 18 | +28.6% |
| 2022 | 17 | -5.6% | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 14 | -17.6% | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 20 | +42.9% | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 6 | -70.0% | 3 | -84.2% |
| 2026 | 8 | +33.3% | 5 | +66.7% |
Institutes in Panama
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Centro de Vacunación e Investigación, S.A.1
- 2Hospital Joaquín Pablo Franco Sayas1
- 3Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud1
- 4Instituto de Ciencias Médicas1
- 5Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research1
- 6SENACYT - Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación1
- 7Smithsonain Tropical Research Institute1
- 8Universidad de Panamá1
All 8 scientists
Showing the 2026 single-year list. Looking for career rankings? See the career-long list
| Rank in Panama | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 45,217 | Smithsonain Tropical Research Institute | Entomology | Rank 74 | |
| 2 | 118,003 | Universidad de Panamá | Optics | Rank 449 | |
| 3 | 177,977 |
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SENACYT - Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 943 |
| 4 | 188,694 | Instituto de Ciencias Médicas | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,422 | |
| 5 | 195,582 | Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud | Tropical Medicine | Rank 259 | |
| 6 | 258,852 | Hospital Joaquín Pablo Franco Sayas | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,175 | |
| 7 | 291,279 | Centro de Vacunación e Investigación, S.A. | Pediatrics | Rank 894 | |
| 8 | 297,918 | Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research | Tropical Medicine | Rank 421 | |
| No scientists match this filter on the single-year list. Try the career-long list | |||||
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Panama are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
8 scientists affiliated with Panama are on the 2026 single-year list, and 5 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Panama has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 single-year list, Centro de Vacunación e Investigación, S.A. has the most listed scientists from Panama, with 1. It is followed by Hospital Joaquín Pablo Franco Sayas with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Panama changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Panama went from 13 scientists in 2020 to 8 in 2026, a change of -38.5%.
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.