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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).

Single Year
58
+8 (+16.0%) vs 2023
Career Data
37
+8 (+27.6%) vs 2023
World rank by count
#73
down 1 place vs 2023
Institutes
15
No change vs 2023

Scientists in the Philippines on the list, by year

The career-long count has more than doubled 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 Institute13
  2. 2De La Salle University5
  3. 3University of the Philippines Manila4
  4. 4University of the Philippines College of Medicine3
  5. 5University of the Philippines Los Banos2
  6. 6Ateneo de Manila University1
  7. 7Baco Institute for Protein Science1
  8. 8Bagong Kaalaman Botanikal Institute1
  9. 9Department of Science and Technology Taguig1
  10. 10National Academy of Science and Technology1

All 37 scientists

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Rank in the Philippines World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 12,697 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 International Rice Research Institute Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,004
17 145,003 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.