Philippines' Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
The Philippines has 37 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 27.6% from 29 in 2023. That places the Philippines 73rd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. International Rice Research Institute has the most listed scientists (13), followed by De La Salle University (5).
Scientists in the Philippines on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled 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 Institute13
- 2De La Salle University5
- 3University of the Philippines Manila4
- 4University of the Philippines College of Medicine3
- 5University of the Philippines Los Banos2
- 6Ateneo de Manila University1
- 7Baco Institute for Protein Science1
- 8Bagong Kaalaman Botanikal Institute1
- 9Department of Science and Technology Taguig1
- 10National Academy of Science and Technology1
All 37 scientists
| Rank in the Philippines | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 12,697 |
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Baco Institute for Protein Science | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 601 |
| 2 | 18,660 | University of the Philippines Visayas | Chemical Physics | Rank 429 | |
| 3 | 43,821 | De La Salle University | Energy | Rank 527 | |
| 4 | 45,220 | Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Philippines | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 338 | |
| 5 | 50,923 | International Rice Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 235 | |
| 6 | 56,717 | International Rice Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 270 | |
| 7 | 59,968 | University of the Philippines Diliman | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,367 | |
| 8 | 67,662 | Philippine Rice Research Institute | Food Science | Rank 324 | |
| 9 | 79,265 | International Rice Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,097 | |
| 10 | 84,956 | The World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific philippines | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,408 | |
| 11 | 89,486 | De La Salle University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 776 | |
| 12 | 99,141 | Ateneo de Manila University | History | Rank 11 | |
| 13 | 109,362 | International Rice Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 568 | |
| 14 | 132,644 | International Rice Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,901 | |
| 15 | 136,458 | University of the Philippines Los Banos | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,958 | |
| 16 | 139,527 |
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International Rice Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,004 |
| 17 | 145,003 |
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International Rice Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 791 |
| 18 | 145,633 | University of the Philippines Manila | Tropical Medicine | Rank 344 | |
| 19 | 166,789 | International Rice Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 941 | |
| 20 | 167,849 | International Rice Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,436 | |
| 21 | 170,936 | International Rice Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 976 | |
| 22 | 187,934 | International Rice Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,744 | |
| 23 | 211,547 | National Academy of Science and Technology | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,589 | |
| 24 | 243,091 | International Rice Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,461 | |
| 25 | 249,294 | University of the Philippines Los Banos | Food Science | Rank 1,466 | |
| 26 | 249,466 | University of the Philippines College of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,307 | |
| 27 | 252,390 | De La Salle University | Energy | Rank 3,792 | |
| 28 | 269,184 | De La Salle University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,262 | |
| 29 | 274,220 | De La Salle University | Energy | Rank 4,208 | |
| 30 | 289,675 | Department of Science and Technology Taguig | Food Science | Rank 1,750 | |
| 31 | 302,426 | International Rice Research Institute | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,867 | |
| 32 | 309,618 | University of the Philippines College of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,143 | |
| 33 | 325,108 | University of the Philippines Manila | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,385 | |
| 34 | 417,775 | University of the Philippines Manila | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,675 | |
| 35 | 433,436 | Bagong Kaalaman Botanikal Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 6,756 | |
| 36 | 482,091 | University of the Philippines Manila | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,645 | |
| 37 | 558,266 | University of the Philippines College of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,832 | |
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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 career-long list, International Rice Research Institute has the most listed scientists from the Philippines, with 13. It is followed by De La Salle University with 5.
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 37 in 2024, a change of +131.2%.
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.