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Peru's Top 2% Scientists 2024
Peru has 48 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 9.1% from 44 in 2023. That places Peru 77th in the world by number of listed scientists. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia has the most listed scientists (11), followed by Universidad Científica del Sur (6).
Data Type
Year
Single Year
48
+4 (+9.1%) vs 2023
Career Data
25
+6 (+31.6%) vs 2023
World rank by count
#77
No change vs 2023
Institutes
22
-3 (-12.0%) vs 2023
Scientists in Peru on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than tripled since 2020.
Single-year list, change on the previous year
2021+68.8%
2022+33.3%
2023+22.2%
2024+9.1%
2025+6.2%
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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
Single-year list2024
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- 1Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia11
- 2Universidad Científica del Sur6
- 3Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru4
- 4Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola4
- 5Universidad Continental3
- 6Universidad Tecnológica del Perú3
- 7Center for International Forestry Research2
- 8Centro Internacional de la Papa, Peru1
- 9Clinica CerviCusco1
- 10Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza1
All 48 scientists
Single-year list2024
| Rank in Peru | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,154 | Center for International Forestry Research | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Rank 6 | |
| 2 | 8,890 | Universidad Científica del Sur | Microbiology | Rank 162 | |
| 3 | 8,985 | Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola | Environmental Sciences | Rank 171 | |
| 4 | 34,780 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 488 | |
| 5 | 39,228 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Tropical Medicine | Rank 36 | |
| 6 | 52,130 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Polymers | Rank 460 | |
| 7 | 54,404 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Public Health | Rank 550 | |
| 8 | 55,440 | Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia - UTEC | Materials | Rank 1,069 | |
| 9 | 56,275 |
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Universidad Nacional de Trujillo | Food Science | Rank 554 |
| 10 | 63,888 | Center for International Forestry Research | Ecology | Rank 1,227 | |
| 11 | 65,976 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 389 | |
| 12 | 71,746 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Business & Management | Rank 1,616 | |
| 13 | 72,392 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,426 | |
| 14 | 76,363 | Universidad Científica del Sur | Public Health | Rank 810 | |
| 15 | 90,069 | Universidad Científica del Sur | Microbiology | Rank 1,858 | |
| 16 | 127,814 | Instituto Geofisico del Peru | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 2,198 | |
| 17 | 144,657 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Microbiology | Rank 3,065 | |
| 18 | 151,021 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Microbiology | Rank 3,194 | |
| 19 | 160,021 |
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Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Polymers | Rank 1,614 |
| 20 | 164,409 | Universidad Norbert Wiener | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,963 | |
| 21 | 168,387 | Centro Internacional de la Papa, Peru | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,957 | |
| 22 | 171,037 | Universidad Tecnológica del Perú | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,600 | |
| 23 | 175,318 | Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,286 | |
| 24 | 177,994 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Microbiology | Rank 3,725 | |
| 25 | 188,062 | United Nations Population Fund | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,221 | |
| 26 | 192,582 | Universidad Continental | Microbiology | Rank 4,030 | |
| 27 | 245,892 | Universidad Tecnológica del Perú | Energy | Rank 7,230 | |
| 28 | 257,577 | Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,943 | |
| 29 | 284,994 | Clinica CerviCusco | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,251 | |
| 30 | 323,612 | Universidad Continental | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,682 | |
| 31 | 392,241 | Universidad Tecnológica del Perú | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,385 | |
| 32 | 403,313 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Tropical Medicine | Rank 637 | |
| 33 | 404,072 |
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Universidad Ricardo Palma | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,486 |
| 34 | 431,814 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,762 | |
| 35 | 434,927 | Universidad de Huánuco | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,791 | |
| 36 | 467,584 | Universidad Científica del Sur | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,113 | |
| 37 | 473,491 |
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Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,165 |
| 38 | 485,296 | Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza | Surgery | Rank 3,280 | |
| 39 | 489,633 | Universidad Científica del Sur | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,327 | |
| 40 | 530,431 | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,747 | |
| 41 | 555,414 | Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,980 | |
| 42 | 561,738 | Universidad Científica del Sur | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,049 | |
| 43 | 594,108 | Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,365 | |
| 44 | 604,303 | Instituto Nacional de Salud, Lima | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,458 | |
| 45 | 646,010 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,903 | |
| 46 | 682,072 | Universidad Privada del Norte | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,246 | |
| 47 | 761,785 | Universidad Señor de Sipán | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 8,027 | |
| 48 | 1,167,685 | Universidad Continental | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 12,058 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Peru are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
48 scientists affiliated with Peru are on the 2024 single-year list, and 25 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Peru has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 single-year list, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia has the most listed scientists from Peru, with 11. It is followed by Universidad Científica del Sur with 6.
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 48 in 2024, a change of +200.0%.
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.