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Philippines' Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

The Philippines has 25 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, down 3.8% from 26 in 2021. That places the Philippines 72nd 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 (3).

Single Year
39
+4 (+11.4%) vs 2021
Career Data
25
-1 (-3.8%) vs 2021
World rank by count
#72
down 2 places vs 2021
Institutes
11
No change vs 2021

Scientists in the Philippines on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 56% since 2020.

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%

Top 10 institutes in the Philippines

By number of listed scientists

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  1. 1International Rice Research Institute10
  2. 2De La Salle University3
  3. 3University of the Philippines Diliman2
  4. 4University of the Philippines Los Banos2
  5. 5University of the Philippines Manila2
  6. 6Ateneo de Manila University1
  7. 7BIPS1
  8. 8National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines1
  9. 9Philippine Rice Research Institute1
  10. 10The World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific philippines1

All 25 scientists

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Everyone on the list, free to browse.

Rank in the Philippines World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 12,120 BIPS Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 632
2 48,957 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 206
3 51,551 University of the Philippines Diliman Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 2,248
4 53,993 De La Salle University Energy Rank 599
5 57,328 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 250
6 69,573 Philippine Rice Research Institute Food Science Rank 288
7 79,658 The World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific philippines Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 3,263
8 95,879 International Rice Research Institute Plant Biology & Botany Rank 1,315
9 101,776 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 499
10 104,496 Ateneo de Manila University Strategic, Defence & Security Studies Rank 115
11 136,899 University of the Philippines Manila Tropical Medicine Rank 327
12 141,872 University of the Philippines Los Banos Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,012
13 142,347 International Rice Research Institute Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,020
14 152,169 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 815
15 159,945 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 874
16 162,066 International Rice Research Institute Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,324
17 163,720 International Rice Research Institute Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,349
18 202,304 National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 1,475
19 224,793 University of the Philippines Los Banos Food Science Rank 1,162
20 242,845 International Rice Research Institute Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 1,450
21 283,470 University of the Philippines College of Medicine General & Internal Medicine Rank 3,821
22 283,923 University of the Philippines Manila General & Internal Medicine Rank 3,832
23 293,463 De La Salle University Energy Rank 4,203
24 320,120 University of the Philippines Diliman Food Science Rank 1,746
25 324,348 De La Salle University Energy Rank 4,757
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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 career-long list, International Rice Research Institute has the most listed scientists from the Philippines, with 10. It is followed by De La Salle University with 3.

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

On the career-long list, the Philippines went from 16 scientists in 2020 to 25 in 2022, a change of +56.2%.

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.