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Venezuela's Top 2% Scientists 2021

Venezuela has 12 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, the same number as in 2020. That places Venezuela 94th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 9 places. Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas has the most listed scientists (3), followed by Universidad Central de Venezuela (2).

Single Year
12
No change vs 2020
Career Data
24
+6 (+33.3%) vs 2020
World rank by count
#94
down 9 places vs 2020
Institutes
8
-1 (-11.1%) vs 2020

Scientists in Venezuela on the list, by year

The single-year count is unchanged since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year
2021+0.0%
2022+8.3%
2023+0.0%
2024+7.7%
2025-14.3%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
20201218
202112+0.0%24+33.3%
202213+8.3%24+0.0%
202313+0.0%25+4.2%
202414+7.7%23-8.0%
202512-14.3%22-4.3%

Institutes in Venezuela

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2021
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  1. 1Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas3
  2. 2Universidad Central de Venezuela2
  3. 3Universidad De Los Andes, Merida2
  4. 4Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad1
  5. 5Universidad Central de Venezuela, Facultad de Ciencias1
  6. 6Universidad de Carabobo1
  7. 7Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Ciencias1
  8. 8Universidad Del Zulia1

All 12 scientists

Single-year list2021

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Rank in Venezuela World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 45,652 Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas Microbiology Rank 1,045
2 57,072 Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas Ecology Rank 1,174
3 89,537 Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad Allergy Rank 211
4 102,387 Universidad De Los Andes, Merida Chemical Physics Rank 1,509
5 117,093 Universidad Central de Venezuela Strategic, Defence & Security Studies Rank 213
6 129,776 Universidad Central de Venezuela, Facultad de Ciencias Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 1,634
7 151,191 Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Ciencias Polymers Rank 1,507
8 191,944 Universidad Central de Venezuela Mycology & Parasitology Rank 343
9 224,921 Universidad de Carabobo Tropical Medicine Rank 459
10 260,365 Universidad De Los Andes, Merida Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 5,827
11 282,028 Universidad Del Zulia Design Practice & Management Rank 194
12 403,496 Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas General Clinical Medicine Rank 199
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Venezuela are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

12 scientists affiliated with Venezuela are on the 2021 single-year list, and 24 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Venezuela has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2021 single-year list, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas has the most listed scientists from Venezuela, with 3. It is followed by Universidad Central de Venezuela 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 2021, 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.