Peru's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Peru has 25 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 31.6% from 19 in 2023. That places Peru 78th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 4 places. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia has the most listed scientists (7), followed by Center for International Forestry Research (2).
Scientists in Peru on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled 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 Heredia7
- 2Center for International Forestry Research2
- 3Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru2
- 4Universidad Científica del Sur2
- 5Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos2
- 6Centro Internacional de la Papa, Peru1
- 7Clinica CerviCusco1
- 8Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas1
- 9Universidad Continental1
- 10Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia - UTEC1
All 25 scientists
| Rank in Peru | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 14,639 | Center for International Forestry Research | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Rank 8 | |
| 2 | 30,329 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Microbiology | Rank 763 | |
| 3 | 33,014 | Universidad Científica del Sur | Microbiology | Rank 843 | |
| 4 | 39,123 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Tropical Medicine | Rank 70 | |
| 5 | 51,642 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 480 | |
| 6 | 68,653 | Universidad Científica del Sur | Microbiology | Rank 1,724 | |
| 7 | 74,456 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Microbiology | Rank 1,858 | |
| 8 | 81,048 | Clinica CerviCusco | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,014 | |
| 9 | 81,861 | Center for International Forestry Research | Ecology | Rank 1,359 | |
| 10 | 90,434 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,130 | |
| 11 | 121,330 | Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia - UTEC | Materials | Rank 1,659 | |
| 12 | 158,683 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Public Health | Rank 1,517 | |
| 13 | 203,653 | Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas | Tropical Medicine | Rank 479 | |
| 14 | 205,193 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,621 | |
| 15 | 217,038 | Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,741 | |
| 16 | 229,865 | Centro Internacional de la Papa, Peru | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 3,413 | |
| 17 | 244,672 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Polymers | Rank 2,209 | |
| 18 | 271,236 |
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Universidad Nacional de Trujillo | Food Science | Rank 1,623 |
| 19 | 301,858 |
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Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,023 |
| 20 | 339,922 | Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,299 | |
| 21 | 344,211 | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos | Tropical Medicine | Rank 852 | |
| 22 | 400,309 | Universidad Continental | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,413 | |
| 23 | 500,024 | Universidad Tecnológica del Perú | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 3,923 | |
| 24 | 516,047 | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,177 | |
| 25 | 571,629 | Universidad Norbert Wiener | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 8,054 | |
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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 career-long list, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia has the most listed scientists from Peru, with 7. 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 25 in 2024, a change of +150.0%.
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.