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Philippines' Top 2% Scientists 2023
The Philippines has 50 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 28.2% from 39 in 2022. That places the Philippines 75th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. International Rice Research Institute has the most listed scientists (11), followed by De La Salle University (6).
Data Type
Year
Single Year
50
+11 (+28.2%) vs 2022
Career Data
29
+4 (+16.0%) vs 2022
World rank by count
#75
up 2 places vs 2022
Institutes
23
+6 (+35.3%) vs 2022
Scientists in the Philippines on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 92% 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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| 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
Single-year list2023
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- 1International Rice Research Institute11
- 2De La Salle University6
- 3Ateneo de Manila University3
- 4National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila3
- 5University of the Philippines College of Medicine3
- 6University of the Philippines Los Banos3
- 7University of the Philippines Manila3
- 8College of Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman2
- 9University of the Philippines Diliman2
- 10Baco Institute of Protein Science (BIPS)1
All 50 scientists
Single-year list2023
| Rank in the Philippines | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19,018 | De La Salle University | Energy | Rank 419 | |
| 2 | 26,329 | Zoological Society of London-Philippines | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 152 | |
| 3 | 31,783 | Baco Institute of Protein Science (BIPS) | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 649 | |
| 4 | 37,891 | International Rice Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 568 | |
| 5 | 52,456 | Ateneo de Manila University | History | Rank 5 | |
| 6 | 55,079 |
BB
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International Rice Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 367 |
| 7 | 55,829 | Cebu Technological University | Business & Management | Rank 1,189 | |
| 8 | 61,841 | International Rice Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,027 | |
| 9 | 67,391 |
WR
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International Rice Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 443 |
| 10 | 70,479 | National University, Philippines | Languages & Linguistics | Rank 263 | |
| 11 | 77,595 | University of the Philippines Diliman | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,305 | |
| 12 | 80,462 | College of Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 477 | |
| 13 | 80,754 | De La Salle University | Social Psychology | Rank 909 | |
| 14 | 89,271 | Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,523 | |
| 15 | 93,547 |
HJ
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International Rice Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 627 |
| 16 | 100,374 | University of the Philippines Los Banos | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,735 | |
| 17 | 109,100 | Philippine Rice Research Institute | Food Science | Rank 1,149 | |
| 18 | 114,370 | De La Salle University | Energy | Rank 2,920 | |
| 19 | 115,664 | De La Salle University | Energy | Rank 2,953 | |
| 20 | 116,954 | University of the Philippines Manila | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,471 | |
| 21 | 118,363 | International Rice Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,079 | |
| 22 | 125,660 | International Rice Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,213 | |
| 23 | 128,258 | Ateneo de Manila University | Public Health | Rank 1,421 | |
| 24 | 138,657 | FEU Institute Of Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,302 | |
| 25 | 144,128 |
LH
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International Rice Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,518 |
| 26 | 153,624 | International Rice Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,064 | |
| 27 | 156,941 | Visayas State University | Nursing | Rank 391 | |
| 28 | 162,093 | University of the Philippines Visayas | Fisheries | Rank 362 | |
| 29 | 174,276 | Philippine Institute for Development Studies | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,111 | |
| 30 | 199,943 | International Rice Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,428 | |
| 31 | 200,998 | University of the Philippines Diliman | General Chemistry | Rank 428 | |
| 32 | 201,061 | International Rice Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,440 | |
| 33 | 221,954 | De La Salle University | Religions & Theology | Rank 31 | |
| 34 | 236,014 | Bataan Peninsula State University | General Physics | Rank 1,208 | |
| 35 | 248,061 | University of the Philippines Los Banos | Entomology | Rank 582 | |
| 36 | 260,391 | De La Salle University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,886 | |
| 37 | 279,614 | University of the Philippines Manila | Tropical Medicine | Rank 485 | |
| 38 | 302,367 | National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,442 | |
| 39 | 328,287 | College of Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 507 | |
| 40 | 348,406 | Centro Escolar University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 621 | |
| 41 | 376,477 | West Visayas State University | Nursing | Rank 1,277 | |
| 42 | 395,668 | University of the Philippines College of Medicine | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 2,685 | |
| 43 | 399,704 | National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,461 | |
| 44 | 443,254 | University of the Philippines College of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,945 | |
| 45 | 471,867 | St. Luke's Medical Center Global City | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,226 | |
| 46 | 489,915 | University of the Philippines Manila | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,399 | |
| 47 | 509,089 | University of the Philippines Los Banos | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 3,262 | |
| 48 | 531,467 | University of the Philippines College of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,801 | |
| 49 | 603,525 | National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,500 | |
| 50 | 604,757 | Ateneo de Manila University | History of Science, Technology & Medicine | Rank 57 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from the Philippines are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
50 scientists affiliated with the Philippines are on the 2023 single-year list, and 29 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in the Philippines has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 single-year list, International Rice Research Institute has the most listed scientists from the Philippines, with 11. It is followed by De La Salle University with 6.
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 50 in 2023, a change of +92.3%.
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.