Venezuela's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Venezuela has 23 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, down 8.0% from 25 in 2023. That places Venezuela 81st in the world by number of listed scientists, down 5 places. Universidad Central de Venezuela has the most listed scientists (6), followed by Universidad De Los Andes, Merida (5).
Scientists in Venezuela on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 28% 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 Central de Venezuela6
- 2Universidad De Los Andes, Merida5
- 3Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas3
- 4Universidad Simón Bolívar3
- 5Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad2
- 6Instituto de Biomedicina Dr. Jacinto Convit1
- 7Universidad de Carabobo1
- 8Universidad Del Zulia1
- 9Universidad de Oriente - Venezuela1
All 23 scientists
| Rank in Venezuela | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 20,589 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas | Microbiology | Rank 509 | |
| 2 | 72,660 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,434 | |
| 3 | 75,944 | Universidad Simón Bolívar | Energy | Rank 995 | |
| 4 | 89,722 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas | Ecology | Rank 1,478 | |
| 5 | 91,717 | Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad | Allergy | Rank 266 | |
| 6 | 113,625 | Universidad de Oriente - Venezuela | Education | Rank 667 | |
| 7 | 116,322 | Universidad Simón Bolívar | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,654 | |
| 8 | 119,095 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Polymers | Rank 1,080 | |
| 9 | 149,920 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Languages & Linguistics | Rank 328 | |
| 10 | 158,768 |
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Universidad Simón Bolívar | Entomology | Rank 495 |
| 11 | 159,357 | Universidad de Carabobo | Tropical Medicine | Rank 375 | |
| 12 | 167,878 | Universidad Central de Venezuela | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,673 | |
| 13 | 171,222 |
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Universidad Central de Venezuela | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,715 |
| 14 | 171,805 |
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Instituto de Biomedicina Dr. Jacinto Convit | Tropical Medicine | Rank 402 |
| 15 | 176,978 | Universidad Central de Venezuela | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 216 | |
| 16 | 183,395 | Universidad Central de Venezuela | Applied Physics | Rank 5,043 | |
| 17 | 196,386 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Applied Physics | Rank 5,410 | |
| 18 | 198,800 | Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 134 | |
| 19 | 222,256 | Universidad Central de Venezuela | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 3,296 | |
| 20 | 287,488 | Universidad De Los Andes, Merida | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,080 | |
| 21 | 382,219 | Universidad Del Zulia | Microscopy | Rank 99 | |
| 22 | 391,244 | Universidad Central de Venezuela | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,974 | |
| 23 | 392,040 | Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,297 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Venezuela are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
14 scientists affiliated with Venezuela are on the 2024 single-year list, and 23 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Venezuela has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, Universidad Central de Venezuela has the most listed scientists from Venezuela, with 6. It is followed by Universidad De Los Andes, Merida with 5.
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 23 in 2024, a change of +27.8%.
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.