Panama's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Panama has 19 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 5.6% from 18 in 2023. That places Panama 86th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 3 places. 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 36% 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% |
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By number of listed scientists
All 19 scientists
| Rank in Panama | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 2,805 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Ecology | Rank 59 | |
| 2 | 18,600 | NSABP Foundation | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 828 | |
| 3 | 20,012 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 130 | |
| 4 | 21,417 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 219 | |
| 5 | 26,392 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 251 | |
| 6 | 30,683 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Ecology | Rank 547 | |
| 7 | 33,280 |
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 400 |
| 8 | 35,760 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Entomology | Rank 54 | |
| 9 | 41,701 |
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Ecology | Rank 731 |
| 10 | 63,921 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | Rank 233 | |
| 11 | 64,201 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Entomology | Rank 140 | |
| 12 | 72,803 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Ecology | Rank 1,218 | |
| 13 | 81,258 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Ecology | Rank 1,348 | |
| 14 | 92,199 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 740 | |
| 15 | 98,478 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 800 | |
| 16 | 100,646 | Hospital del Niño Dr. José Renán Esquivel | Pediatrics | Rank 538 | |
| 17 | 106,131 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Paleontology | Rank 438 | |
| 18 | 242,427 | Universidad de Panamá | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,059 | |
| 19 | 338,655 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Archaeology | Rank 449 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Panama are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
20 scientists affiliated with Panama are on the 2024 single-year list, and 19 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Panama has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 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 19 in 2024, a change of +35.7%.
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.