Panama's Top 2% Scientists 2022
Panama has 17 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, down 5.6% from 18 in 2021. That places Panama 89th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 4 places. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute has the most listed scientists (16), followed by Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud (1).
Scientists in Panama on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 31% 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 17 scientists
| Rank in Panama | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,053 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Ecology | Rank 68 | |
| 2 | 17,278 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Ecology | Rank 405 | |
| 3 | 33,120 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 470 | |
| 4 | 43,786 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 353 | |
| 5 | 54,765 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Entomology | Rank 109 | |
| 6 | 56,655 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 379 | |
| 7 | 68,191 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Ecology | Rank 1,382 | |
| 8 | 85,407 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Paleontology | Rank 285 | |
| 9 | 87,740 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Ecology | Rank 1,723 | |
| 10 | 97,657 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Entomology | Rank 222 | |
| 11 | 99,651 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | Rank 244 | |
| 12 | 101,498 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Ecology | Rank 1,966 | |
| 13 | 117,962 | Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud | Tropical Medicine | Rank 199 | |
| 14 | 118,107 |
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 788 |
| 15 | 127,951 |
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 867 |
| 16 | 131,819 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 893 | |
| 17 | 334,784 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Archaeology | Rank 399 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Panama are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
17 scientists affiliated with Panama are on the 2022 single-year list, and 17 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Panama has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 single-year list, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute has the most listed scientists from Panama, with 16. It is followed by Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud 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 17 in 2022, a change of +30.8%.
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.