Peru's Top 2% Scientists 2022
Peru has 36 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 33.3% from 27 in 2021. That places Peru 78th in the world by number of listed scientists. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia has the most listed scientists (6), followed by Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (4).
Scientists in Peru on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than doubled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
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| 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 Heredia6
- 2Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru4
- 3Universidad Norbert Wiener2
- 4Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt2
- 5Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola2
- 6Center for International Forestry Research1
- 7Centro Internacional de la Papa, Peru1
- 8CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas1
- 9Fondo de Población de las Naciones Unidas (UNFPA)1
- 10Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional1
All 36 scientists
| Rank in Peru | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 35,889 | Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas | Tropical Medicine | Rank 43 | |
| 2 | 39,347 | CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 560 | |
| 3 | 45,037 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 780 | |
| 4 | 49,115 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 298 | |
| 5 | 57,108 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Environmental Sciences | Rank 718 | |
| 6 | 57,401 | Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 1,642 | |
| 7 | 57,764 | Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Lima | Materials | Rank 939 | |
| 8 | 58,401 |
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Universidad Nacional de Trujillo | Food Science | Rank 445 |
| 9 | 59,815 | Universidad Cientifica del Sur | Microbiology | Rank 1,424 | |
| 10 | 68,628 | Center for International Forestry Research | Ecology | Rank 1,397 | |
| 11 | 82,852 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Public Health | Rank 873 | |
| 12 | 92,612 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Microbiology | Rank 2,165 | |
| 13 | 104,311 | Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,443 | |
| 14 | 106,951 | Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología del Perú | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 1,997 | |
| 15 | 114,569 |
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Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Polymers | Rank 1,066 |
| 16 | 121,636 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt | Microbiology | Rank 2,855 | |
| 17 | 139,321 |
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Centro Internacional de la Papa, Peru | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,287 |
| 18 | 140,025 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Polymers | Rank 1,341 | |
| 19 | 148,711 | Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional | Microbiology | Rank 3,479 | |
| 20 | 157,434 | Universidad Tecnológica del Perú | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,350 | |
| 21 | 190,338 | Fondo de Población de las Naciones Unidas (UNFPA) | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,206 | |
| 22 | 244,039 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt | Tropical Medicine | Rank 493 | |
| 23 | 254,627 | Universidad de San Martín de Porres | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,877 | |
| 24 | 277,533 | Universidad Norbert Wiener | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,262 | |
| 25 | 294,670 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,263 | |
| 26 | 347,621 | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos | Tropical Medicine | Rank 760 | |
| 27 | 476,624 | Instituto Nacional de Salud, Lima | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,973 | |
| 28 | 501,266 |
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San Miguel and Manú National Park | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,231 |
| 29 | 508,955 | Universidad Continental | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,307 | |
| 30 | 509,220 | National Institute of Health | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,311 | |
| 31 | 543,509 |
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Universidad Ricardo Palma | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,623 |
| 32 | 591,146 |
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Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,105 |
| 33 | 601,861 | Universidad Norbert Wiener | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,220 | |
| 34 | 647,485 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,689 | |
| 35 | 696,341 | Universidad de Lima | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 6,905 | |
| 36 | 707,606 | Universidad Privada del Norte | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,241 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Peru are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
36 scientists affiliated with Peru are on the 2022 single-year list, and 19 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Peru has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 single-year list, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia has the most listed scientists from Peru, with 6. It is followed by Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru with 4.
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 36 in 2022, a change of +125.0%.
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.