Puerto Rico's Top 2% Scientists 2024
Puerto Rico has 24 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 41.2% from 17 in 2023. That places Puerto Rico 87th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 5 places. Universidad de Puerto Rico has the most listed scientists (9), followed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan (2).
Scientists in Puerto Rico on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than doubled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Rico9
- 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan2
- 3University of Florida2
- 4University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus2
- 5University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine2
- 6University of South Florida, Tampa2
- 7Caribbean Alliance of National Psychological Associations1
- 8Moffitt Cancer Center1
- 9Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center1
- 10The City University of New York1
All 24 scientists
| Rank in Puerto Rico | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13,682 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 706 | |
| 2 | 13,940 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 423 | |
| 3 | 22,587 | University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine | Rehabilitation | Rank 22 | |
| 4 | 30,166 | USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry | Ecology | Rank 616 | |
| 5 | 34,752 | University of Florida | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,703 | |
| 6 | 41,362 | University of Florida | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 290 | |
| 7 | 48,316 | University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 869 | |
| 8 | 61,598 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Developmental & Child Psychology | Rank 445 | |
| 9 | 63,958 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan | Microbiology | Rank 1,323 | |
| 10 | 64,167 | Caribbean Alliance of National Psychological Associations | Family Studies | Rank 26 | |
| 11 | 82,309 | The City University of New York | Anthropology | Rank 106 | |
| 12 | 87,715 | Moffitt Cancer Center | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,904 | |
| 13 | 94,805 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Ecology | Rank 1,718 | |
| 14 | 95,341 | University of South Florida, Tampa | Science Studies | Rank 132 | |
| 15 | 123,374 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,650 | |
| 16 | 124,438 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 5,420 | |
| 17 | 142,730 | Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,672 | |
| 18 | 206,369 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan | Tropical Medicine | Rank 294 | |
| 19 | 250,164 | University of South Florida, Tampa | Physiology | Rank 500 | |
| 20 | 282,389 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,217 | |
| 21 | 387,812 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,326 | |
| 22 | 412,776 | University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,582 | |
| 23 | 505,513 | University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,479 | |
| 24 | 566,467 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Zoology | Rank 307 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Puerto Rico are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
24 scientists affiliated with Puerto Rico are on the 2024 single-year list, and 35 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Puerto Rico has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 single-year list, Universidad de Puerto Rico has the most listed scientists from Puerto Rico, with 9. It is followed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Puerto Rico changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Puerto Rico went from 12 scientists in 2020 to 24 in 2024, a change of +100.0%.
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.