Peru's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List
Peru has 19 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 11.8% from 17 in 2021. That places Peru 80th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia has the most listed scientists (4), followed by Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas (2).
Scientists in Peru on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 90% 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 Heredia4
- 2Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas2
- 3Center for International Forestry Research1
- 4CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas1
- 5Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional1
- 6Museo de Culturas Indígenas Amazónicas1
- 7Naval Medical Research Unit No. 61
- 8Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru1
- 9Radio Observatorio de Jicamarca Lima1
- 10Universidad Cientifica del Sur1
All 19 scientists
| Rank in Peru | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28,433 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Microbiology | Rank 714 | |
| 2 | 46,539 | Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas | Tropical Medicine | Rank 84 | |
| 3 | 59,626 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 564 | |
| 4 | 73,550 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt | Microbiology | Rank 1,849 | |
| 5 | 74,884 | Universidad Cientifica del Sur | Microbiology | Rank 1,885 | |
| 6 | 85,998 | Center for International Forestry Research | Ecology | Rank 1,357 | |
| 7 | 90,534 | Museo de Culturas Indígenas Amazónicas | Ecology | Rank 1,425 | |
| 8 | 96,677 | Radio Observatorio de Jicamarca Lima | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 1,465 | |
| 9 | 106,823 | Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional | Microbiology | Rank 2,676 | |
| 10 | 121,614 | Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 3,856 | |
| 11 | 125,666 | Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Lima | Materials | Rank 1,646 | |
| 12 | 136,220 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Public Health | Rank 1,231 | |
| 13 | 162,189 | CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,082 | |
| 14 | 164,854 | Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 | Tropical Medicine | Rank 401 | |
| 15 | 179,857 | Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas | Tropical Medicine | Rank 439 | |
| 16 | 268,853 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,887 | |
| 17 | 309,668 | Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,148 | |
| 18 | 322,562 |
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Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,418 |
| 19 | 533,166 | Universidad Continental | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,652 | |
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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 career-long list, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia has the most listed scientists from Peru, with 4. It is followed by Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas 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 19 in 2022, a change of +90.0%.
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.