Venezuela's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Venezuela has 24 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 33.3% from 18 in 2020. That places Venezuela 71st in the world by number of listed scientists. Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas has the most listed scientists (3), followed by Universidad Central de Venezuela (3).
Scientists in Venezuela on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 33% 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% |
Top 10 institutes in Venezuela
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas3
- 2Universidad Central de Venezuela3
- 3Universidad De Los Andes, Merida3
- 4Universidad Simón Bolívar3
- 5Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad2
- 6Universidad Central de Venezuela Instituto de Medicina Experimental2
- 7Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Ciencias2
- 8Instituto de Biomedicina Dr. Jacinto Convit1
- 9Universidad de Carabobo1
- 10Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Medicina1
All 24 scientists
| Rank in Venezuela | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17,801 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas | Microbiology | Rank 430 | |
| 2 | 67,547 | Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas | Energy | Rank 755 | |
| 3 | 77,231 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,614 | |
| 4 | 85,839 | Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Medicina | Psychiatry | Rank 1,563 | |
| 5 | 93,796 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas | Ecology | Rank 1,462 | |
| 6 | 103,847 | Universidad Simón Bolívar | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,440 | |
| 7 | 109,199 | Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad | Allergy | Rank 300 | |
| 8 | 116,641 | Universidad de Oriente - Venezuela | Education | Rank 590 | |
| 9 | 121,628 | Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Ciencias | Polymers | Rank 1,125 | |
| 10 | 147,418 |
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Instituto de Biomedicina Dr. Jacinto Convit | Tropical Medicine | Rank 363 |
| 11 | 148,442 | Universidad de Carabobo | Tropical Medicine | Rank 366 | |
| 12 | 153,648 |
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Universidad Simón Bolívar | Entomology | Rank 481 |
| 13 | 169,295 | Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Ciencias | Applied Physics | Rank 4,700 | |
| 14 | 172,466 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Languages & Linguistics | Rank 270 | |
| 15 | 175,072 | Universidad Central de Venezuela | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 194 | |
| 16 | 179,004 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 118 | |
| 17 | 185,786 | Universidad Central de Venezuela | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,643 | |
| 18 | 189,361 | Universidad Central de Venezuela | Applied Physics | Rank 5,321 | |
| 19 | 321,867 | Universidad Simón Bolívar | Energy | Rank 4,496 | |
| 20 | 323,943 | Universidad Central de Venezuela Instituto de Medicina Experimental | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,596 | |
| 21 | 343,833 | Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,885 | |
| 22 | 376,140 | Universidad del Zulia, Facultad de Medicina | Microscopy | Rank 114 | |
| 23 | 398,679 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 7,102 | |
| 24 | 447,382 |
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Universidad Central de Venezuela Instituto de Medicina Experimental | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 4,940 |
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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 career-long list, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas has the most listed scientists from Venezuela, with 3. It is followed by Universidad Central de Venezuela with 3.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Venezuela changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Venezuela went from 18 scientists in 2020 to 24 in 2021, a change of +33.3%.
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.