Panama's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List
Panama has 17 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, down 5.6% from 18 in 2021. That places Panama 82nd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 3 places. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute has the most listed scientists (14), followed by Cevaxin (1).
Scientists in Panama on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 21% 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 | 2,997 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Ecology | Rank 58 | |
| 2 | 18,643 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 117 | |
| 3 | 20,059 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 220 | |
| 4 | 30,445 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Ecology | Rank 535 | |
| 5 | 35,887 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 437 | |
| 6 | 36,743 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Entomology | Rank 51 | |
| 7 | 58,685 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | Rank 208 | |
| 8 | 63,820 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Entomology | Rank 139 | |
| 9 | 73,515 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Ecology | Rank 1,191 | |
| 10 | 82,551 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Ecology | Rank 1,309 | |
| 11 | 92,238 |
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 759 |
| 12 | 92,260 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Ecology | Rank 1,456 | |
| 13 | 96,321 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 800 | |
| 14 | 97,168 | Cevaxin | Pediatrics | Rank 541 | |
| 15 | 116,249 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Paleontology | Rank 524 | |
| 16 | 173,463 | Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud | Tropical Medicine | Rank 417 | |
| 17 | 231,980 | Universidad de Panamá | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 995 | |
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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 career-long list, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute has the most listed scientists from Panama, with 14. It is followed by Cevaxin 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 17 in 2022, a change of +21.4%.
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.