Paraguay's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Paraguay has 2 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, the same number as in 2025. That places Paraguay 138th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 8 places. Centro para el Desarrollo de la Investigación Científica has the most listed scientists (1), followed by Universidad Nacional de Asuncion (1).
Scientists in Paraguay on the list, by year
The career-long count is unchanged since 2021.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | - | ||
| 2021 | 2 | +100.0% | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 1 | -50.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
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Showing the 2026 career-long list. Looking for single-year rankings? See the single-year list
| Rank in Paraguay | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88,500 | Universidad Nacional de Asuncion | Pathology | Rank 250 | |
| 2 | 312,971 | Centro para el Desarrollo de la Investigación Científica | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,496 | |
| 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 Paraguay are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
1 scientists affiliated with Paraguay are on the 2026 single-year list, and 2 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Paraguay has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, Centro para el Desarrollo de la Investigación Científica has the most listed scientists from Paraguay, with 1. It is followed by Universidad Nacional de Asuncion with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Paraguay changed since 2021?
On the career-long list, Paraguay went from 2 scientists in 2021 to 2 in 2026, a change of +0.0%.
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.