Peru's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Peru has 17 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 70.0% from 10 in 2020. That places Peru 82nd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia has the most listed scientists (5), followed by Center for International Forestry Research (2).
Scientists in Peru on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 70% since 2020.
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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
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- 1Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia5
- 2Center for International Forestry Research2
- 3CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas2
- 4Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional1
- 5Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas1
- 6Museum of Amazonian Indigenous Cultures1
- 7Naval Medical Research Unit No. 61
- 8Radio Observatorio de Jicamarca Lima1
- 9Universidad Cientifica del Sur1
- 10Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Lima1
All 17 scientists
| Rank in Peru | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10,346 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 93 | |
| 2 | 16,643 | Center for International Forestry Research | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Rank 6 | |
| 3 | 59,196 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 554 | |
| 4 | 65,171 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Tropical Medicine | Rank 130 | |
| 5 | 72,226 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt | Microbiology | Rank 1,814 | |
| 6 | 76,579 | Universidad Cientifica del Sur | Microbiology | Rank 1,907 | |
| 7 | 86,862 | Center for International Forestry Research | Ecology | Rank 1,356 | |
| 8 | 88,752 | Museum of Amazonian Indigenous Cultures | Ecology | Rank 1,385 | |
| 9 | 98,188 | Radio Observatorio de Jicamarca Lima | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 1,497 | |
| 10 | 106,357 | Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional | Microbiology | Rank 2,643 | |
| 11 | 128,855 | Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Lima | Materials | Rank 1,744 | |
| 12 | 133,869 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Public Health | Rank 1,217 | |
| 13 | 172,417 | Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 | Tropical Medicine | Rank 422 | |
| 14 | 175,603 | Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas | Tropical Medicine | Rank 434 | |
| 15 | 188,757 | CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,063 | |
| 16 | 311,006 | CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,478 | |
| 17 | 313,524 |
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Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,501 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Peru are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
27 scientists affiliated with Peru are on the 2021 single-year list, and 17 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Peru has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 career-long list, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia has the most listed scientists from Peru, with 5. It is followed by Center for International Forestry Research with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Peru changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Peru went from 10 scientists in 2020 to 17 in 2021, a change of +70.0%.
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.