Peru's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Peru has 34 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 6.2% from 32 in 2025. That places Peru 80th 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% |
| 2026 | 45 | -11.8% | 34 | +6.2% |
Top 10 institutes in Peru
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia7
- 2Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru4
- 3Universidad Científica del Sur3
- 4Centro Internacional de la Papa, Peru2
- 5Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos2
- 6Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt2
- 7Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola2
- 8Center for International Forestry Research1
- 9Clinica CerviCusco1
- 10CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas1
All 34 scientists
Showing the 2026 career-long list. Looking for single-year rankings? See the single-year list
| Rank in Peru | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 11,051 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 107 | |
| 2 | 12,423 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Substance Abuse | Rank 36 | |
| 3 | 35,711 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Tropical Medicine | Rank 56 | |
| 4 | 49,073 | Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 433 | |
| 5 | 65,874 | Universidad Científica del Sur | Microbiology | Rank 1,641 | |
| 6 | 77,707 | Center for International Forestry Research | Ecology | Rank 1,353 | |
| 7 | 78,396 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt | Microbiology | Rank 1,930 | |
| 8 | 95,072 | Clinica CerviCusco | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,186 | |
| 9 | 99,862 | Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola | Environmental Sciences | Rank 798 | |
| 10 | 107,824 | Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional | Microbiology | Rank 2,655 | |
| 11 | 110,907 | Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia - UTEC | Materials | Rank 1,565 | |
| 12 | 114,633 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,942 | |
| 13 | 125,073 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Public Health | Rank 1,222 | |
| 14 | 128,796 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Public Health | Rank 1,255 | |
| 15 | 149,880 | CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas | Public Health | Rank 1,475 | |
| 16 | 153,826 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,329 | |
| 17 | 184,237 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Polymers | Rank 1,651 | |
| 18 | 197,797 |
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Universidad Nacional de Trujillo | Food Science | Rank 1,251 |
| 19 | 214,338 | Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas | Tropical Medicine | Rank 490 | |
| 20 | 215,621 | Centro Internacional de la Papa, Peru | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 3,207 | |
| 21 | 230,349 | Instituto Peruano de Herpetología | Zoology | Rank 136 | |
| 22 | 294,029 |
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Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,857 |
| 23 | 295,224 | Centro Internacional de la Papa, Peru | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,833 | |
| 24 | 340,745 | Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,259 | |
| 25 | 348,635 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt | Tropical Medicine | Rank 801 | |
| 26 | 363,149 | Universidad Continental | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,829 | |
| 27 | 370,104 | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos | Tropical Medicine | Rank 862 | |
| 28 | 376,581 | Universidad Tecnológica del Perú | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 2,968 | |
| 29 | 389,038 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 9,719 | |
| 30 | 462,817 | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,184 | |
| 31 | 475,588 | Universidad Científica del Sur | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,401 | |
| 32 | 515,018 |
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Museo de Historia Natural, Lima | Zoology | Rank 442 |
| 33 | 521,064 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,041 | |
| 34 | 611,411 | Universidad Científica del Sur | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 8,411 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Peru are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
45 scientists affiliated with Peru are on the 2026 single-year list, and 34 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Peru has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 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 34 in 2026, a change of +240.0%.
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.