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Philippines' Top 2% Scientists 2022

The Philippines has 39 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 11.4% from 35 in 2021. That places the Philippines 77th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. International Rice Research Institute has the most listed scientists (10), followed by De La Salle University (9).

Single Year
39
+4 (+11.4%) vs 2021
Career Data
25
-1 (-3.8%) vs 2021
World rank by count
#77
down 2 places vs 2021
Institutes
17
+4 (+30.8%) vs 2021

Scientists in the Philippines on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 50% since 2020.

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

Single-year list2022
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  1. 1International Rice Research Institute10
  2. 2De La Salle University9
  3. 3University of the Philippines Diliman3
  4. 4University of the Philippines Manila3
  5. 5Ateneo de Manila University2
  6. 6BIPS1
  7. 7Cebu Technological University1
  8. 8First Medical Center1
  9. 9Leyte Normal University1
  10. 10Mirisbiris Garden and Nature Center1

All 39 scientists

Single-year list2022

Everyone on the list, free to browse.

Rank in the Philippines World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 24,547 BIPS Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 597
2 26,222 De La Salle University Energy Rank 531
3 30,825 International Rice Research Institute Plant Biology & Botany Rank 429
4 43,476 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 278
5 61,453 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 397
6 62,209 International Rice Research Institute Plant Biology & Botany Rank 963
7 73,744 University of the Philippines Diliman Marine Biology & Hydrobiology Rank 479
8 76,217 Cebu Technological University Business & Management Rank 1,384
9 95,183 Mirisbiris Garden and Nature Center Geochemistry & Geophysics Rank 1,587
10 96,966 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 642
11 98,509 University of the Philippines Diliman Environmental Sciences Rank 1,350
12 104,862 Ateneo de Manila University Strategic, Defence & Security Studies Rank 180
13 109,454 De La Salle University Social Psychology Rank 1,081
14 113,565
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First Medical Center Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 4,268
15 113,940 De La Salle University Environmental Sciences Rank 1,579
16 125,935 University of the Philippines Manila General & Internal Medicine Rank 1,493
17 130,985 University of the Philippines Los Banos Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,137
18 131,025 De La Salle University Energy Rank 3,030
19 133,657 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 906
20 135,110 International Rice Research Institute Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,204
21 153,315 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 1,022
22 154,708 The World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific philippines Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 5,826
23 160,546 International Rice Research Institute Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,655
24 174,728 University of San Agustin Fisheries Rank 390
25 174,826 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 1,160
26 204,300 De La Salle University Networking & Telecommunications Rank 2,042
27 208,914 De La Salle University Energy Rank 5,122
28 262,092 University of the Philippines Manila Tropical Medicine Rank 534
29 304,413 Philippine Institute for Development Studies General & Internal Medicine Rank 3,364
30 354,891 University of the Philippines Diliman General Chemistry Rank 885
31 364,347 National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila General & Internal Medicine Rank 3,904
32 441,467 Ateneo de Manila University History of Science, Technology & Medicine Rank 37
33 494,318 Philippine General Hospital General & Internal Medicine Rank 5,166
34 559,719 De La Salle University Networking & Telecommunications Rank 6,487
35 592,554 University of the Philippines Manila General & Internal Medicine Rank 6,122
36 690,001 University of the Philippines College of Medicine General & Internal Medicine Rank 7,088
37 1,056,490 De La Salle University Religions & Theology Rank 246
38 2,827,197 De La Salle University Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 81,712
39 2,880,343 Leyte Normal University Literary Studies Rank 1,484
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the Philippines are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

39 scientists affiliated with the Philippines are on the 2022 single-year list, and 25 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 single-year list, International Rice Research Institute has the most listed scientists from the Philippines, with 10. It is followed by De La Salle University with 9.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in the Philippines changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, the Philippines went from 26 scientists in 2020 to 39 in 2022, a change of +50.0%.

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.