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Philippines' Top 2% Scientists 2024
The Philippines has 58 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 16.0% from 50 in 2023. That places the Philippines 75th in the world by number of listed scientists. International Rice Research Institute has the most listed scientists (9), followed by Ateneo de Manila University (8).
Data Type
Year
Single Year
58
+8 (+16.0%) vs 2023
Career Data
37
+8 (+27.6%) vs 2023
World rank by count
#75
No change vs 2023
Institutes
23
No change vs 2023
Scientists in the Philippines on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than doubled 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 list2024
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- 1International Rice Research Institute9
- 2Ateneo de Manila University8
- 3De La Salle University7
- 4University of the Philippines Manila5
- 5University of the Philippines College of Medicine4
- 6University of the Philippines Diliman3
- 7University of the Philippines Los Banos3
- 8Mapúa University2
- 9National University, Philippines2
- 10University of the Philippines Visayas2
All 58 scientists
Single-year list2024
| Rank in the Philippines | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17,498 | University of the Philippines Visayas | Chemical Physics | Rank 287 | |
| 2 | 23,555 | National University, Philippines | Languages & Linguistics | Rank 116 | |
| 3 | 26,177 | International Rice Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 366 | |
| 4 | 32,135 | De La Salle University | Energy | Rank 818 | |
| 5 | 32,781 |
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Baco Institute for Protein Science | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 586 |
| 6 | 35,182 | FEU Institute of Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,421 | |
| 7 | 36,337 | International Rice Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 538 | |
| 8 | 37,010 | Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Philippines | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 180 | |
| 9 | 44,204 | Cebu Technological University | Business & Management | Rank 1,095 | |
| 10 | 53,730 | Ateneo de Manila University | History | Rank 8 | |
| 11 | 56,618 | De La Salle University | Social Psychology | Rank 731 | |
| 12 | 67,127 | International Rice Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 455 | |
| 13 | 75,114 | International Rice Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 517 | |
| 14 | 77,895 | University of the Philippines Diliman | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,561 | |
| 15 | 82,244 | International Rice Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 564 | |
| 16 | 86,212 | Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,764 | |
| 17 | 86,793 | Ateneo de Manila University | Public Health | Rank 934 | |
| 18 | 99,297 | University of the Philippines Los Banos | Energy | Rank 2,722 | |
| 19 | 99,300 | De La Salle University | Energy | Rank 2,723 | |
| 20 | 107,315 | University of the Philippines Los Banos | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,833 | |
| 21 | 115,270 | International Rice Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,976 | |
| 22 | 119,066 | University of the Philippines Diliman | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 648 | |
| 23 | 124,382 | Ateneo de Manila University | Education | Rank 1,510 | |
| 24 | 128,486 | De La Salle University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,436 | |
| 25 | 130,329 | International Rice Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,268 | |
| 26 | 133,433 | Visayas State University | Nursing | Rank 335 | |
| 27 | 134,695 | University of the Philippines College of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,664 | |
| 28 | 141,478 | Philippine Rice Research Institute | Food Science | Rank 1,628 | |
| 29 | 145,611 | International Rice Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,016 | |
| 30 | 165,398 | Bataan Peninsula State University | General Physics | Rank 904 | |
| 31 | 167,952 | Philippine Institute for Development Studies | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,992 | |
| 32 | 180,300 | University of Antique | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,624 | |
| 33 | 183,869 | Batangas State University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,756 | |
| 34 | 184,177 | International Rice Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 3,294 | |
| 35 | 185,804 | National University, Philippines | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,826 | |
| 36 | 188,146 | Mapúa University | Energy | Rank 5,465 | |
| 37 | 189,647 | De La Salle University | Social Psychology | Rank 1,662 | |
| 38 | 190,318 | University of the Philippines College of Medicine | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,200 | |
| 39 | 192,925 | University of the Philippines Visayas | Fisheries | Rank 437 | |
| 40 | 234,475 | University of the Philippines Manila | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,717 | |
| 41 | 239,809 | De La Salle University | Energy | Rank 7,060 | |
| 42 | 242,379 | West Visayas State University | Nursing | Rank 707 | |
| 43 | 243,040 | University of the Philippines College of Medicine | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,534 | |
| 44 | 273,038 | University of the Philippines Los Banos | Entomology | Rank 644 | |
| 45 | 273,384 | University of the Philippines Manila | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,110 | |
| 46 | 279,013 | University of Santo Tomas, Manila | Nursing | Rank 860 | |
| 47 | 291,380 | University of the Philippines Manila | Tropical Medicine | Rank 433 | |
| 48 | 299,625 | University of the Philippines Manila | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,420 | |
| 49 | 304,069 | Ateneo de Manila University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,472 | |
| 50 | 319,154 | Ateneo de Manila University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,622 | |
| 51 | 367,055 | Mapúa University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 3,981 | |
| 52 | 370,295 | University of the Philippines College of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,169 | |
| 53 | 378,045 | De La Salle University | Religions & Theology | Rank 88 | |
| 54 | 395,387 | University of the Philippines Manila | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,413 | |
| 55 | 420,219 | University of the Philippines Diliman | General Chemistry | Rank 910 | |
| 56 | 481,504 | Ateneo de Manila University | History of Science, Technology & Medicine | Rank 59 | |
| 57 | 566,840 | Ateneo de Manila University | Religions & Theology | Rank 157 | |
| 58 | 638,167 | Ateneo de Manila University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,811 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from the Philippines are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
58 scientists affiliated with the Philippines are on the 2024 single-year list, and 37 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in the Philippines has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 single-year list, International Rice Research Institute has the most listed scientists from the Philippines, with 9. It is followed by Ateneo de Manila University with 8.
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 58 in 2024, a change of +123.1%.
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.