Venezuela's Top 2% Scientists 2025
Venezuela has 12 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, down 14.3% from 14 in 2024. That places Venezuela 104th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 7 places. Universidad De Los Andes, Merida has the most listed scientists (3), followed by Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (2).
Scientists in Venezuela on the list, by year
The single-year count is unchanged since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 2021 | 12 | +0.0% | 24 | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 13 | +8.3% | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 | +0.0% | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 14 | +7.7% | 23 | -8.0% |
| 2025 | 12 | -14.3% | 22 | -4.3% |
Institutes in Venezuela
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Universidad De Los Andes, Merida3
- 2Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas2
- 3Universidad Central de Venezuela, Facultad de Ciencias2
- 4Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad1
- 5Hospital Universitario de Caracas1
- 6Universidad Central de Venezuela1
- 7Universidad del Zulia, Facultad de Medicina1
- 8Universidad Simón Bolívar1
All 12 scientists
| Rank in Venezuela | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71,854 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas | Ecology | Rank 1,322 | |
| 2 | 78,014 | Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad | Allergy | Rank 176 | |
| 3 | 97,308 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,162 | |
| 4 | 120,291 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas | Microbiology | Rank 2,315 | |
| 5 | 144,991 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,697 | |
| 6 | 200,797 | Hospital Universitario de Caracas | Respiratory System | Rank 1,194 | |
| 7 | 206,340 | Universidad Simón Bolívar | Energy | Rank 6,631 | |
| 8 | 243,582 |
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Universidad Central de Venezuela, Facultad de Ciencias | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,855 |
| 9 | 255,624 | Universidad Central de Venezuela | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 472 | |
| 10 | 261,661 | Universidad Central de Venezuela, Facultad de Ciencias | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 3,059 | |
| 11 | 406,500 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Entomology | Rank 912 | |
| 12 | 850,147 | Universidad del Zulia, Facultad de Medicina | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 396 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Venezuela are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
12 scientists affiliated with Venezuela are on the 2025 single-year list, and 22 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Venezuela has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 single-year list, Universidad De Los Andes, Merida has the most listed scientists from Venezuela, with 3. It is followed by Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Venezuela changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Venezuela went from 12 scientists in 2020 to 12 in 2025, a change of +0.0%.
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.