Puerto Rico's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Puerto Rico has 35 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 29.6% from 27 in 2023. That places Puerto Rico 75th in the world by number of listed scientists. Universidad de Puerto Rico has the most listed scientists (15), followed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan (4).
Scientists in Puerto Rico on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 67% 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 Rico15
- 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan4
- 3University of Florida2
- 4University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus2
- 5USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry2
- 6Arecibo Observatory1
- 7Auxilio Mutuo Cancer Center1
- 8Caribbean Alliance of National Psychological Associations1
- 9Mayaguez Medical Center1
- 10Moffitt Cancer Center1
All 35 scientists
| Rank in Puerto Rico | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 4,367 | University of Florida | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 389 | |
| 2 | 12,951 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Organic Chemistry | Rank 279 | |
| 3 | 14,194 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,147 | |
| 4 | 15,390 | University of Florida | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 115 | |
| 5 | 16,486 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 219 | |
| 6 | 19,282 | USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry | Ecology | Rank 349 | |
| 7 | 31,070 | Auxilio Mutuo Cancer Center | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 1,392 | |
| 8 | 33,148 | University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine | Rehabilitation | Rank 44 | |
| 9 | 36,979 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Psychiatry | Rank 800 | |
| 10 | 40,818 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan | Virology | Rank 290 | |
| 11 | 41,488 |
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Universidad de Puerto Rico | Chemical Physics | Rank 876 |
| 12 | 53,977 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Developmental & Child Psychology | Rank 356 | |
| 13 | 67,392 | Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Rio Piedras | Ecology | Rank 1,129 | |
| 14 | 72,922 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Ecology | Rank 1,220 | |
| 15 | 76,659 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,414 | |
| 16 | 99,255 | Arecibo Observatory | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 1,515 | |
| 17 | 110,332 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 3,504 | |
| 18 | 113,624 | University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,442 | |
| 19 | 116,223 | Moffitt Cancer Center | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,479 | |
| 20 | 118,008 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,070 | |
| 21 | 118,653 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan | Tropical Medicine | Rank 251 | |
| 22 | 124,404 | Caribbean Alliance of National Psychological Associations | Family Studies | Rank 51 | |
| 23 | 131,158 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan | Microbiology | Rank 3,205 | |
| 24 | 136,548 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan | Microbiology | Rank 3,345 | |
| 25 | 152,116 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 330 | |
| 26 | 180,711 | Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 6,694 | |
| 27 | 183,423 | USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 887 | |
| 28 | 192,158 | University of Central Florida | Sport Sciences | Rank 649 | |
| 29 | 244,520 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,443 | |
| 30 | 318,353 | University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,284 | |
| 31 | 343,125 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,632 | |
| 32 | 365,252 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,932 | |
| 33 | 382,823 |
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Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,989 |
| 34 | 467,395 | Mayaguez Medical Center | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,425 | |
| 35 | 571,914 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 8,057 | |
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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 career-long list, Universidad de Puerto Rico has the most listed scientists from Puerto Rico, with 15. It is followed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan with 4.
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 35 in 2024, a change of +66.7%.
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.