Panama's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Panama has 5 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 66.7% from 3 in 2025. That places Panama 114th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 10 places. Universidad de Panamá has the most listed scientists (2), followed by Centro de Vacunación e Investigación, S.A. (1).
Scientists in Panama on the list, by year
The career-long count has fallen 64% 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% |
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Showing the 2026 career-long list. Looking for single-year rankings? See the single-year list
| Rank in Panama | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33,741 | Smithsonain Tropical Research Institute | Entomology | Rank 50 | |
| 2 | 104,424 | Centro de Vacunación e Investigación, S.A. | Pediatrics | Rank 535 | |
| 3 | 160,381 | Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud | Tropical Medicine | Rank 367 | |
| 4 | 249,973 | Universidad de Panamá | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,106 | |
| 5 | 279,661 | Universidad de Panamá | Optics | Rank 1,090 | |
| No scientists match this filter on the career-long list. Try the single-year 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 career-long list, Universidad de Panamá has the most listed scientists from Panama, with 2. It is followed by Centro de Vacunación e Investigación, S.A. 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 5 in 2026, a change of -64.3%.
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.