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Philippines' Top 2% Scientists 2020

The Philippines has 26 scientists on the 2020 single-year Top 2% list. That places the Philippines 75th in the world by number of listed scientists. International Rice Research Institute has the most listed scientists (9), followed by De La Salle University-Manila (4).

Single Year
26
First year listed
Career Data
16
First year listed
World rank by count
#75
First year listed
Institutes
11
First year listed

Scientists in the Philippines on the list, by year

Single-year list, change on the previous year
2021+34.6%
2022+11.4%
2023+28.2%
2024+16.0%
2025+19.0%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
20202616
202135+34.6%26+62.5%
202239+11.4%25-3.8%
202350+28.2%29+16.0%
202458+16.0%37+27.6%
202569+19.0%44+18.9%

Top 10 institutes in the Philippines

By number of listed scientists

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  1. 1International Rice Research Institute9
  2. 2De La Salle University-Manila4
  3. 3University of the Philippines Diliman4
  4. 4University of the Philippines Los Banos2
  5. 5Ateneo de Manila University1
  6. 6Cavite State University1
  7. 7Mirisbiris Garden and Nature Center1
  8. 8Organisation Mondiale de la Santé1
  9. 9Philippine Rice Research Institute1
  10. 10University of San Agustin1

All 26 scientists

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Rank in the Philippines World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 31,496 De La Salle University-Manila Energy Rank 650
2 34,509 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 199
3 36,630 International Rice Research Institute Plant Biology & Botany Rank 476
4 43,066 International Rice Research Institute Nutrition & Dietetics Rank 310
5 51,959 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 299
6 53,377 De La Salle University-Manila Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 1,373
7 88,782 International Rice Research Institute Plant Biology & Botany Rank 1,319
8 90,357 Mirisbiris Garden and Nature Center Geochemistry & Geophysics Rank 1,678
9 95,151 University of the Philippines Diliman Marine Biology & Hydrobiology Rank 637
10 104,738 De La Salle University-Manila Social Psychology Rank 949
11 118,125 University of the Philippines Los Banos Plant Biology & Botany Rank 1,761
12 118,422 University of the Philippines Diliman Environmental Sciences Rank 1,503
13 123,148 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 752
14 124,320 Philippine Rice Research Institute Food Science Rank 868
15 126,965 Organisation Mondiale de la Santé Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 4,406
16 151,899 University of the Philippines Manila General & Internal Medicine Rank 1,336
17 152,641 International Rice Research Institute Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,286
18 155,302 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 963
19 157,550 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 981
20 160,541 De La Salle University-Manila Energy Rank 3,777
21 168,037 University of San Agustin Fisheries Rank 451
22 178,671 Ateneo de Manila University Chemical Physics Rank 2,539
23 189,088 University of the Philippines Diliman Food Science Rank 1,390
24 208,098 University of the Philippines Los Banos Entomology Rank 514
25 248,985 University of the Philippines Diliman General Chemistry Rank 757
26 2,220,977 Cavite State University Networking & Telecommunications Rank 34,191
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the Philippines are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

26 scientists affiliated with the Philippines are on the 2020 single-year list, and 16 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in the Philippines has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2020 single-year list, International Rice Research Institute has the most listed scientists from the Philippines, with 9. It is followed by De La Salle University-Manila with 4.

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.