Peru's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List
Peru has 10 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Peru 83rd in the world by number of listed scientists. Center for International Forestry Research has the most listed scientists (2), followed by CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas (1).
Scientists in Peru on the list, by year
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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% |
Institutes in Peru
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Center for International Forestry Research2
- 2CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas1
- 3Institute for Liberty and Democracy based in Lima1
- 4Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas1
- 5Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru1
- 6Radio Observatorio de Jicamarca Lima1
- 7Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Lima1
- 8Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia1
- 9Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt1
All 10 scientists
| Rank in Peru | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19,141 | Center for International Forestry Research | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Rank 10 | |
| 2 | 60,015 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 593 | |
| 3 | 64,931 |
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Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Economics | Rank 504 |
| 4 | 72,148 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt | Microbiology | Rank 1,813 | |
| 5 | 72,386 | Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas | Tropical Medicine | Rank 136 | |
| 6 | 93,561 | Center for International Forestry Research | Ecology | Rank 1,434 | |
| 7 | 93,744 | Radio Observatorio de Jicamarca Lima | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 1,399 | |
| 8 | 148,507 | Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Lima | Materials | Rank 1,965 | |
| 9 | 230,353 | CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,861 | |
| 10 | 273,311 | Institute for Liberty and Democracy based in Lima | Literary Studies | Rank 60 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Peru are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?
16 scientists affiliated with Peru are on the 2020 single-year list, and 10 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Peru has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2020 career-long list, Center for International Forestry Research has the most listed scientists from Peru, with 2. It is followed by CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas with 1.
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.