Peru's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Peru has 19 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, the same number as in 2022. That places Peru 82nd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 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
- 3Universidad Científica del Sur2
- 4Center for International Forestry Research1
- 5Clinica CerviCusco1
- 6CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas1
- 7Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional1
- 8Naval Medical Research Unit No. 61
- 9Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru1
- 10Universidad Continental1
All 19 scientists
| Rank in Peru | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41,382 | Universidad Científica del Sur | Microbiology | Rank 1,046 | |
| 2 | 41,887 | Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas | Tropical Medicine | Rank 73 | |
| 3 | 55,987 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 530 | |
| 4 | 72,687 | Universidad Científica del Sur | Microbiology | Rank 1,846 | |
| 5 | 74,829 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Microbiology | Rank 1,898 | |
| 6 | 76,682 | Clinica CerviCusco | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 982 | |
| 7 | 87,261 | Center for International Forestry Research | Ecology | Rank 1,397 | |
| 8 | 100,955 | CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas | Public Health | Rank 917 | |
| 9 | 106,218 | Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional | Microbiology | Rank 2,670 | |
| 10 | 125,097 | Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Lima | Materials | Rank 1,676 | |
| 11 | 144,367 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Public Health | Rank 1,330 | |
| 12 | 171,359 | Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 | Tropical Medicine | Rank 417 | |
| 13 | 191,063 | Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas | Tropical Medicine | Rank 456 | |
| 14 | 232,736 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,724 | |
| 15 | 309,122 |
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Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,196 |
| 16 | 317,629 | Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,197 | |
| 17 | 453,694 | Universidad Continental | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,330 | |
| 18 | 650,495 | Universidad Privada Peruano Alemana (UPAL) | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 5,142 | |
| 19 | 692,158 | Universidad de San Martín de Porres | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 10,070 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Peru are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
44 scientists affiliated with Peru are on the 2023 single-year list, and 19 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Peru has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 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 2023, 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.