Venezuela's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Venezuela has 25 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 4.2% from 24 in 2022. That places Venezuela 76th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Universidad Central de Venezuela has the most listed scientists (4), followed by Universidad Simón Bolívar (4).
Scientists in Venezuela on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 39% 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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- 1Universidad Central de Venezuela4
- 2Universidad Simón Bolívar4
- 3Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas3
- 4Universidad De Los Andes, Merida3
- 5Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad2
- 6Universidad de Carabobo2
- 7Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Ciencias2
- 8Instituto de Biomedicina Dr. Jacinto Convit1
- 9Universidad Central de Venezuela, Facultad de Ciencias1
- 10Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Medicina1
All 25 scientists
| Rank in Venezuela | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19,554 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas | Microbiology | Rank 484 | |
| 2 | 72,968 | Universidad Simón Bolívar | Energy | Rank 900 | |
| 3 | 73,582 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,468 | |
| 4 | 90,173 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas | Ecology | Rank 1,441 | |
| 5 | 95,470 | Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad | Allergy | Rank 272 | |
| 6 | 96,822 | Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Medicina | Psychiatry | Rank 1,702 | |
| 7 | 113,005 | Universidad de Oriente - Venezuela | Education | Rank 629 | |
| 8 | 115,334 | Universidad Simón Bolívar | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,638 | |
| 9 | 122,542 | Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Ciencias | Polymers | Rank 1,111 | |
| 10 | 153,407 | Universidad de Carabobo | Tropical Medicine | Rank 363 | |
| 11 | 153,706 |
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Universidad Simón Bolívar | Entomology | Rank 481 |
| 12 | 160,680 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Languages & Linguistics | Rank 323 | |
| 13 | 161,408 |
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Instituto de Biomedicina Dr. Jacinto Convit | Tropical Medicine | Rank 389 |
| 14 | 173,639 |
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Universidad Central de Venezuela, Facultad de Ciencias | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,826 |
| 15 | 175,502 | Universidad Central de Venezuela | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 213 | |
| 16 | 186,773 | Universidad Central de Venezuela | Applied Physics | Rank 5,294 | |
| 17 | 187,204 | Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Ciencias | Applied Physics | Rank 5,306 | |
| 18 | 192,805 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 130 | |
| 19 | 208,178 | Universidad Central de Venezuela | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 3,048 | |
| 20 | 326,616 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,689 | |
| 21 | 358,437 | Universidad Simón Bolívar | Energy | Rank 5,614 | |
| 22 | 366,581 | Universidad del Zulia, Facultad de Medicina | Microscopy | Rank 96 | |
| 23 | 372,612 | Universidad Central de Venezuela | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,871 | |
| 24 | 373,113 | Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,113 | |
| 25 | 380,526 | Universidad de Carabobo | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,224 | |
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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 career-long list, Universidad Central de Venezuela has the most listed scientists from Venezuela, with 4. It is followed by Universidad Simón Bolívar with 4.
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 25 in 2023, a change of +38.9%.
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.