Venezuela's Top 2% Scientists 2022
Venezuela has 13 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 8.3% from 12 in 2021. That places Venezuela 97th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 3 places. Universidad De Los Andes, Merida has the most listed scientists (3), followed by Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas (2).
Scientists in Venezuela on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 8% 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 Cientificas2
- 3Universidad de Carabobo2
- 4Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad1
- 5Provita1
- 6Universidad Central de Venezuela1
- 7Universidad Central de Venezuela, Facultad de Ciencias1
- 8Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Ciencias1
- 9Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas1
All 13 scientists
| Rank in Venezuela | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62,711 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas | Microbiology | Rank 1,491 | |
| 2 | 70,709 | Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad | Allergy | Rank 162 | |
| 3 | 81,365 | Provita | Ecology | Rank 1,597 | |
| 4 | 91,009 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Languages & Linguistics | Rank 283 | |
| 5 | 107,788 |
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Universidad Central de Venezuela, Facultad de Ciencias | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,351 |
| 6 | 114,565 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,509 | |
| 7 | 155,811 | Universidad Central de Venezuela | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 269 | |
| 8 | 157,194 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,168 | |
| 9 | 185,109 | Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas | Energy | Rank 4,501 | |
| 10 | 186,245 | Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Ciencias | Polymers | Rank 1,831 | |
| 11 | 250,647 | Universidad de Carabobo | Tropical Medicine | Rank 509 | |
| 12 | 264,020 | Universidad de Carabobo | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,964 | |
| 13 | 385,386 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 197 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Venezuela are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
13 scientists affiliated with Venezuela are on the 2022 single-year list, and 24 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Venezuela has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 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 Cientificas 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 13 in 2022, a change of +8.3%.
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.