Venezuela's Top 2% Scientists 2023
Venezuela has 13 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, the same number as in 2022. That places Venezuela 97th in the world by number of listed scientists. Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas has the most listed scientists (3), followed by Universidad Central de Venezuela (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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- 1Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas3
- 2Universidad Central de Venezuela2
- 3Universidad Central de Venezuela, Facultad de Ciencias2
- 4Universidad De Los Andes, Merida2
- 5Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad1
- 6Universidad de Carabobo1
- 7Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Ciencias1
- 8Universidad Simón Bolívar1
All 13 scientists
| Rank in Venezuela | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66,097 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Chemical Physics | Rank 868 | |
| 2 | 89,376 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas | Ecology | Rank 1,635 | |
| 3 | 99,742 | Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad | Allergy | Rank 224 | |
| 4 | 126,048 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas | Microbiology | Rank 2,879 | |
| 5 | 135,511 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,209 | |
| 6 | 148,460 |
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Universidad Central de Venezuela, Facultad de Ciencias | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,694 |
| 7 | 182,961 | Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Ciencias | Polymers | Rank 1,835 | |
| 8 | 194,815 | Universidad Simón Bolívar | Energy | Rank 5,206 | |
| 9 | 202,526 | Universidad Central de Venezuela | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 340 | |
| 10 | 210,903 | Universidad Central de Venezuela, Facultad de Ciencias | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,349 | |
| 11 | 266,069 | Universidad Central de Venezuela | Applied Physics | Rank 5,585 | |
| 12 | 310,666 | Universidad de Carabobo | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,527 | |
| 13 | 724,085 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 387 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Venezuela are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
13 scientists affiliated with Venezuela are on the 2023 single-year list, and 25 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Venezuela has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 single-year list, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas 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 13 in 2023, 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.