Peru's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Peru has 32 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 28.0% from 25 in 2024. That places Peru 79th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia has the most listed scientists (7), followed by Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (4).
Scientists in Peru on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than tripled 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
- 2Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru4
- 3Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos3
- 4Universidad Científica del Sur2
- 5Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt2
- 6Asociacion Benefica PRISMA Lima1
- 7Center for International Forestry Research1
- 8Centro Internacional de la Papa, Peru1
- 9Clinica CerviCusco1
- 10Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional1
All 32 scientists
| Rank in Peru | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 10,533 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 102 | |
| 2 | 19,533 | La Rinconada | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 295 | |
| 3 | 36,917 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Tropical Medicine | Rank 61 | |
| 4 | 39,006 | Universidad Nacional Agraria de la Selva | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 68 | |
| 5 | 49,114 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 444 | |
| 6 | 63,318 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt | Tropical Medicine | Rank 119 | |
| 7 | 66,705 | Universidad Científica del Sur | Microbiology | Rank 1,672 | |
| 8 | 77,204 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt | Microbiology | Rank 1,920 | |
| 9 | 79,040 | Center for International Forestry Research | Ecology | Rank 1,370 | |
| 10 | 91,926 | Clinica CerviCusco | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,136 | |
| 11 | 105,810 | Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional | Microbiology | Rank 2,638 | |
| 12 | 112,115 | Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia - UTEC | Materials | Rank 1,564 | |
| 13 | 118,071 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 2,026 | |
| 14 | 120,199 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Public Health | Rank 1,141 | |
| 15 | 136,444 | Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,071 | |
| 16 | 139,492 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Public Health | Rank 1,339 | |
| 17 | 172,682 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,427 | |
| 18 | 172,889 | Universidad Científica del Sur | Public Health | Rank 1,690 | |
| 19 | 199,417 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Polymers | Rank 1,795 | |
| 20 | 201,562 | Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas | Tropical Medicine | Rank 461 | |
| 21 | 221,784 |
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Universidad Nacional de Trujillo | Food Science | Rank 1,351 |
| 22 | 224,073 | Centro Internacional de la Papa, Peru | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 3,341 | |
| 23 | 297,628 |
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Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,916 |
| 24 | 306,227 | Asociacion Benefica PRISMA Lima | Tropical Medicine | Rank 714 | |
| 25 | 344,499 | Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,292 | |
| 26 | 354,469 | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos | Tropical Medicine | Rank 839 | |
| 27 | 389,416 | Universidad Continental | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,205 | |
| 28 | 396,120 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 9,301 | |
| 29 | 443,377 | Universidad Tecnológica del Perú | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 3,459 | |
| 30 | 469,854 | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,358 | |
| 31 | 500,878 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,824 | |
| 32 | 509,689 |
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Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos | Zoology | Rank 436 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Peru are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
51 scientists affiliated with Peru are on the 2025 single-year list, and 32 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Peru has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia has the most listed scientists from Peru, with 7. 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 career-long list, Peru went from 10 scientists in 2020 to 32 in 2025, a change of +220.0%.
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.