Panama's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Panama has 18 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 28.6% from 14 in 2020. That places Panama 79th in the world by number of listed scientists. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute has the most listed scientists (16), followed by Hospital del Niño Dr. José Renán Esquivel (1).
Scientists in Panama on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 29% 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% |
Institutes in Panama
By number of listed scientists
All 18 scientists
| Rank in Panama | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,935 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Ecology | Rank 57 | |
| 2 | 9,696 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 32 | |
| 3 | 19,075 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 216 | |
| 4 | 22,551 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 151 | |
| 5 | 29,690 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Ecology | Rank 514 | |
| 6 | 33,892 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 563 | |
| 7 | 35,940 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Entomology | Rank 50 | |
| 8 | 36,626 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 437 | |
| 9 | 39,196 |
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Ecology | Rank 670 |
| 10 | 47,975 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | Rank 180 | |
| 11 | 57,932 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | Rank 228 | |
| 12 | 79,084 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Ecology | Rank 1,248 | |
| 13 | 92,930 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 760 | |
| 14 | 97,312 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 800 | |
| 15 | 98,618 | Hospital del Niño Dr. José Renán Esquivel | Pediatrics | Rank 537 | |
| 16 | 106,330 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Entomology | Rank 299 | |
| 17 | 114,729 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Paleontology | Rank 515 | |
| 18 | 237,005 | Universidad de Panamá | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,037 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Panama are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
18 scientists affiliated with Panama are on the 2021 single-year list, and 18 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Panama has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 career-long list, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute has the most listed scientists from Panama, with 16. It is followed by Hospital del Niño Dr. José Renán Esquivel with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Panama changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Panama went from 14 scientists in 2020 to 18 in 2021, a change of +28.6%.
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.