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Peru's Top 2% Scientists 2025
Peru has 51 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 6.2% from 48 in 2024. That places Peru 79th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia has the most listed scientists (7), followed by Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (5).
Data Type
Year
Single Year
51
+3 (+6.2%) vs 2024
Career Data
32
+7 (+28.0%) vs 2024
World rank by count
#79
down 2 places vs 2024
Institutes
28
+6 (+27.3%) vs 2024
Scientists in Peru on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than tripled since 2020.
Single-year list, change on the previous year
2021+68.8%
2022+33.3%
2023+22.2%
2024+9.1%
2025+6.2%
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 16 | 10 | ||
| 2021 | 27 | +68.8% | 17 | +70.0% |
| 2022 | 36 | +33.3% | 19 | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 44 | +22.2% | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 48 | +9.1% | 25 | +31.6% |
| 2025 | 51 | +6.2% | 32 | +28.0% |
Top 10 institutes in Peru
By number of listed scientists
Single-year list2025
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- 1Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia7
- 2Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola5
- 3Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru4
- 4Universidad Científica del Sur4
- 5Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt3
- 6Asociacion Benefica PRISMA Lima2
- 7Centro Internacional de la Papa, Peru2
- 8CENTRUM PUCP Escuela de Negocios2
- 9Universidad de San Martín de Porres2
- 10Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas2
All 51 scientists
Single-year list2025
| Rank in Peru | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7,218 | Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola | Environmental Sciences | Rank 147 | |
| 2 | 14,655 | Universidad Nacional Agraria de la Selva | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 19 | |
| 3 | 24,135 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 144 | |
| 4 | 37,040 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Polymers | Rank 310 | |
| 5 | 44,685 |
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Universidad Nacional de Trujillo | Food Science | Rank 487 |
| 6 | 51,034 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Tropical Medicine | Rank 45 | |
| 7 | 52,409 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Public Health | Rank 507 | |
| 8 | 59,294 | Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia - UTEC | Materials | Rank 1,242 | |
| 9 | 61,167 | Universidad Científica del Sur | Public Health | Rank 600 | |
| 10 | 65,334 | CENTRUM PUCP Escuela de Negocios | Business & Management | Rank 1,533 | |
| 11 | 65,417 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 346 | |
| 12 | 65,864 | Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 2,551 | |
| 13 | 67,388 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,530 | |
| 14 | 69,600 | Center for International Forestry Research | Ecology | Rank 1,290 | |
| 15 | 83,182 | Universidad Científica del Sur | Microbiology | Rank 1,580 | |
| 16 | 99,939 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,430 | |
| 17 | 109,690 | Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología del Perú | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 1,907 | |
| 18 | 115,418 |
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Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Polymers | Rank 1,152 |
| 19 | 143,611 | CENTRUM PUCP Escuela de Negocios | Education | Rank 1,812 | |
| 20 | 160,151 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt | Microbiology | Rank 3,155 | |
| 21 | 165,850 | Universidad Tecnológica del Perú | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,580 | |
| 22 | 167,211 | Centro Internacional de la Papa, Peru | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,833 | |
| 23 | 197,538 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt | Tropical Medicine | Rank 258 | |
| 24 | 200,331 | La Rinconada | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,435 | |
| 25 | 203,644 | Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional | Microbiology | Rank 3,993 | |
| 26 | 209,082 | Universidad de Lima | Energy | Rank 6,721 | |
| 27 | 226,481 | Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,683 | |
| 28 | 226,851 | Asociacion Benefica PRISMA Lima | Microbiology | Rank 4,427 | |
| 29 | 258,128 | Centro Internacional de la Papa, Peru | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 2,012 | |
| 30 | 291,583 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,347 | |
| 31 | 310,019 | Asociacion Benefica PRISMA Lima | Tropical Medicine | Rank 433 | |
| 32 | 327,857 | Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza | Surgery | Rank 1,862 | |
| 33 | 341,826 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt | Tropical Medicine | Rank 501 | |
| 34 | 365,667 | Clinica CerviCusco | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,169 | |
| 35 | 395,887 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Tropical Medicine | Rank 585 | |
| 36 | 403,596 | CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,538 | |
| 37 | 406,357 | Universidad de San Martín de Porres | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,569 | |
| 38 | 410,571 | Universidad Continental | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,602 | |
| 39 | 439,519 | Universidad Ricardo Palma | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,919 | |
| 40 | 472,443 | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,253 | |
| 41 | 499,081 | Ministerio de Salud, Lima | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,525 | |
| 42 | 521,219 |
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Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,744 |
| 43 | 543,100 | Universidad Científica del Sur | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,935 | |
| 44 | 544,175 | Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,945 | |
| 45 | 622,964 | Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,788 | |
| 46 | 638,045 | Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,936 | |
| 47 | 653,020 | Universidad Científica del Sur | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,071 | |
| 48 | 653,408 | Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,075 | |
| 49 | 669,881 | Universidad Señor de Sipán | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,212 | |
| 50 | 706,633 | Peruvian University Union (UpeU) | Surgery | Rank 4,639 | |
| 51 | 711,390 | Universidad de San Martín de Porres | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,617 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Peru are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
51 scientists affiliated with Peru are on the 2025 single-year list, and 32 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Peru has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 single-year list, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia has the most listed scientists from Peru, with 7. It is followed by Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola with 5.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Peru changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Peru went from 16 scientists in 2020 to 51 in 2025, a change of +218.8%.
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.