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).
Scientists in the Philippines on the list, by year
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 26 | 16 | ||
| 2021 | 35 | +34.6% | 26 | +62.5% |
| 2022 | 39 | +11.4% | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 50 | +28.2% | 29 | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 58 | +16.0% | 37 | +27.6% |
| 2025 | 69 | +19.0% | 44 | +18.9% |
Institutes in the Philippines
By number of listed scientists
All 16 scientists
| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.