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).
Scientists in Puerto Rico on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 38% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
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| 2020 | 12 | 21 | ||
| 2021 | 17 | +41.7% | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 19 | +11.8% | 29 | +45.0% |
| 2023 | 17 | -10.5% | 27 | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 24 | +41.2% | 35 | +29.6% |
| 2025 | 30 | +25.0% | 44 | +25.7% |
Top 10 institutes in Puerto Rico
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Universidad de Puerto Rico12
- 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan3
- 3University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus3
- 4Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Rio Piedras2
- 5University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine2
- 6USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry2
- 7Arecibo Observatory1
- 8Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez1
- 9Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center1
- 10University of South Florida, Tampa1
All 29 scientists
| Rank in Puerto Rico | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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.