Venezuela's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List
Venezuela has 18 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Venezuela 71st in the world by number of listed scientists. Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas has the most listed scientists (4), followed by Universidad Simón Bolívar (3).
Scientists in Venezuela on the list, by year
Show the numbers
| 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% |
Top 10 institutes in Venezuela
By number of listed scientists
Show the list
- 1Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas4
- 2Universidad Simón Bolívar3
- 3Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Ciencias2
- 4Universidad De Los Andes, Merida2
- 5Instituto de Biomedicina Dr. Jacinto Convit1
- 6Universidad Central de Venezuela1
- 7Universidad Central de Venezuela Instituto de Medicina Experimental1
- 8Universidad de Carabobo1
- 9Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Medicina1
- 10Universidad de Oriente - Venezuela1
All 18 scientists
| Rank in Venezuela | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16,899 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas | Microbiology | Rank 414 | |
| 2 | 66,369 | Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas | Energy | Rank 690 | |
| 3 | 78,194 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,582 | |
| 4 | 79,909 | Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Medicina | Psychiatry | Rank 1,456 | |
| 5 | 94,762 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas | Ecology | Rank 1,464 | |
| 6 | 102,638 | Universidad Simón Bolívar | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,412 | |
| 7 | 115,913 | Universidad de Oriente - Venezuela | Education | Rank 563 | |
| 8 | 123,007 | Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Ciencias | Polymers | Rank 1,101 | |
| 9 | 136,404 |
CJ
|
Instituto de Biomedicina Dr. Jacinto Convit | Tropical Medicine | Rank 316 |
| 10 | 147,774 |
JK
|
Universidad Simón Bolívar | Entomology | Rank 436 |
| 11 | 152,816 | Universidad de Carabobo | Tropical Medicine | Rank 347 | |
| 12 | 165,504 | Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Ciencias | Applied Physics | Rank 4,434 | |
| 13 | 166,618 |
BB
|
Universidad Simón Bolívar | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,717 |
| 14 | 170,796 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 124 | |
| 15 | 177,424 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Languages & Linguistics | Rank 237 | |
| 16 | 188,367 | Universidad Central de Venezuela | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 245 | |
| 17 | 258,901 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas | Energy | Rank 3,313 | |
| 18 | 397,833 |
LF
|
Universidad Central de Venezuela Instituto de Medicina Experimental | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 4,085 |
| No scientists match this filter. | |||||
Countries with a similar count
Explore other countries
Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Venezuela are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?
12 scientists affiliated with Venezuela are on the 2020 single-year list, and 18 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Venezuela has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2020 career-long list, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas has the most listed scientists from Venezuela, with 4. It is followed by Universidad Simón Bolívar with 3.
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.