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).
Scientists in the Philippines on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 50% since 2020.
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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% |
Top 10 institutes in the Philippines
By number of listed scientists
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- 1International Rice Research Institute10
- 2De La Salle University9
- 3University of the Philippines Diliman3
- 4University of the Philippines Manila3
- 5Ateneo de Manila University2
- 6BIPS1
- 7Cebu Technological University1
- 8First Medical Center1
- 9Leyte Normal University1
- 10Mirisbiris Garden and Nature Center1
All 39 scientists
| Rank in the Philippines | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24,547 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.