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Philippines' Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List

The Philippines has 16 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places the Philippines 74th in the world by number of listed scientists. International Rice Research Institute has the most listed scientists (9), followed by University of the Philippines Los Banos (2).

Single Year
26
First year listed
Career Data
16
First year listed
World rank by count
#74
First year listed
Institutes
7
First year listed

Scientists in the Philippines on the list, by year

Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+62.5%
2022-3.8%
2023+16.0%
2024+27.6%
2025+18.9%
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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%

Institutes in the Philippines

By number of listed scientists

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  1. 1International Rice Research Institute9
  2. 2University of the Philippines Los Banos2
  3. 3De La Salle University-Manila1
  4. 4Organisation Mondiale de la Santé1
  5. 5Philippine General Hospital1
  6. 6Philippine Rice Research Institute1
  7. 7University of the Philippines Diliman1

All 16 scientists

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Rank in the Philippines World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 46,802 University of the Philippines Diliman Immunology Rank 1,445
2 46,904 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 178
3 58,232 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 230
4 58,290 International Rice Research Institute Nutrition & Dietetics Rank 441
5 64,107 De La Salle University-Manila Energy Rank 658
6 64,886 Philippine Rice Research Institute Food Science Rank 246
7 68,218 International Rice Research Institute - -
8 72,871 Organisation Mondiale de la Santé Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 3,150
9 105,396 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 468
10 118,148 International Rice Research Institute Plant Biology & Botany Rank 1,641
11 130,474 International Rice Research Institute Plant Biology & Botany Rank 1,812
12 145,783 University of the Philippines Los Banos Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,032
13 153,881 International Rice Research Institute Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,149
14 160,803 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 788
15 204,249 University of the Philippines Los Banos Food Science Rank 943
16 256,756 Philippine General Hospital General & Internal Medicine Rank 2,106
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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 career-long list, International Rice Research Institute has the most listed scientists from the Philippines, with 9. It is followed by University of the Philippines Los Banos with 2.

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.