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Puerto Rico's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

Puerto Rico has 29 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 45.0% from 20 in 2021. That places Puerto Rico 70th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 6 places. Universidad de Puerto Rico has the most listed scientists (12), followed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan (3).

Single Year
19
+2 (+11.8%) vs 2021
Career Data
29
+9 (+45.0%) vs 2021
World rank by count
#70
up 6 places vs 2021
Institutes
11
+4 (+57.1%) vs 2021

Scientists in Puerto Rico on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 38% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021-4.8%
2022+45.0%
2023-6.9%
2024+29.6%
2025+25.7%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
20201221
202117+41.7%20-4.8%
202219+11.8%29+45.0%
202317-10.5%27-6.9%
202424+41.2%35+29.6%
202530+25.0%44+25.7%

Top 10 institutes in Puerto Rico

By number of listed scientists

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  1. 1Universidad de Puerto Rico12
  2. 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan3
  3. 3University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus3
  4. 4Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Rio Piedras2
  5. 5University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine2
  6. 6USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry2
  7. 7Arecibo Observatory1
  8. 8Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez1
  9. 9Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center1
  10. 10University of South Florida, Tampa1

All 29 scientists

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Everyone on the list, free to browse.

Rank in Puerto Rico World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 9,415 USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry Ecology Rank 182
2 10,835 Universidad de Puerto Rico Organic Chemistry Rank 242
3 13,085 University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 1,102
4 18,005 Universidad de Puerto Rico Chemical Physics Rank 438
5 21,767 Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Immunology Rank 775
6 23,793 Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Rio Piedras Ecology Rank 402
7 27,113 Universidad de Puerto Rico Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 1,238
8 34,080 Universidad de Puerto Rico Psychiatry Rank 753
9 34,632 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan Virology Rank 259
10 36,295 University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Rehabilitation Rank 49
11 36,574 Universidad de Puerto Rico Chemical Physics Rank 816
12 53,460 Universidad de Puerto Rico Developmental & Child Psychology Rank 351
13 61,204 Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Rio Piedras Ecology Rank 997
14 75,078 USDA Forest Service Luquillo Mycology & Parasitology Rank 147
15 86,395 Arecibo Observatory Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences Rank 1,299
16 87,011 Universidad de Puerto Rico Applied Physics Rank 2,379
17 91,854 University of South Florida, Tampa Marine Biology & Hydrobiology Rank 755
18 95,367 Universidad de Puerto Rico Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 3,161
19 98,814 Universidad de Puerto Rico Organic Chemistry Rank 1,849
20 103,025 University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus General & Internal Medicine Rank 1,325
21 125,282 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan Tropical Medicine Rank 297
22 128,052 Universidad de Puerto Rico Family Studies Rank 49
23 137,530 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan Tropical Medicine Rank 330
24 171,073 Universidad de Puerto Rico Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 942
25 175,164 USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry Geological & Geomatics Engineering Rank 767
26 218,267 Universidad de Puerto Rico Pharmacology & Pharmacy Rank 2,238
27 278,150 University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus General & Internal Medicine Rank 3,748
28 342,655 University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus General & Internal Medicine Rank 4,724
29 360,312 Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez Networking & Telecommunications Rank 3,755
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Puerto Rico are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

19 scientists affiliated with Puerto Rico are on the 2022 single-year list, and 29 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Puerto Rico has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2022 career-long list, Universidad de Puerto Rico has the most listed scientists from Puerto Rico, with 12. It is followed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan with 3.

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

On the career-long list, Puerto Rico went from 21 scientists in 2020 to 29 in 2022, a change of +38.1%.

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.