Top-cited scientists by field in Chile

18 fields · 82 subfields · Chile

In which fields are the top 2% scientists in Chile?

288 researchers whose current affiliation is in Chile are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list, across 18 fields and 82 subfields. Clinical Medicine has the most (82, 28.5%), followed by Physics & Astronomy (38) and Engineering (30); the largest subfield is General & Internal Medicine (23). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Field and subfieldListed authorsShareTop 100kHighest-ranked author
Clinical Medicine · 82 listed authors (28.5%)
General & Internal Medicine238.0%4Petermann-Rocha, Fanny Emily #18,031
Neurology & Neurosurgery124.2%4Deacon, Robert Michael John #10,351
Dentistry62.1%1Rivera, César Andrés #63,257
Oncology & Carcinogenesis62.1%1Calaf, Gloria M. #56,202
Cardiovascular System & Hematology31.0%1Fuentes, Eduardo Q. #97,091
Immunology31.0%0Kalergis, Alexis Mikes #100,211
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging31.0%0Turner, James E.H. #329,577
Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine31.0%1Zegers-Hochschild, Fernando #87,037
Respiratory System31.0%1Castro-Rodriguez, Jose A. #71,315
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases20.7%1Wortsman, X. C. #28,860
Emergency & Critical Care Medicine20.7%0Hernández, Glenn P. #129,698
Gastroenterology & Hepatology20.7%1Arab, Juan Pablo #23,912
Surgery20.7%0Beltrán, Marcelo A.S. #475,671
Endocrinology & Metabolism10.3%0Codner, Ethel #135,580
Legal & Forensic Medicine10.3%0Püschel, Klaus I. #123,190
Otorhinolaryngology10.3%0Waissbluth, Sofia #418,091
Pharmacology & Pharmacy10.3%0Morales, Javier O. #239,393
Sport Sciences10.3%1Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo #30,342
Physics & Astronomy · 38 listed authors (13.2%)
Astronomy & Astrophysics134.5%8Tokovinin, Andreï A. #12,377
Nuclear & Particle Physics103.5%3Teitelboim, Claudio #25,779
Chemical Physics72.4%2Cortés-Arriagada, Diego #80,287
Applied Physics62.1%0Foa Torres, Luis E.F. #114,837
Acoustics20.7%0Arenas, Jorge P. #109,919
Fluids & Plasmas10.3%0Contreras-Reyes, Javier E. #175,171
General Physics10.3%0Walborn, Stephen P. #210,064
Optics10.3%0Vicencio, Rodrigo A. #176,063
Engineering · 30 listed authors (10.4%)
Electrical & Electronic Engineering186.3%2Rodríguez, José R. #2,658
Chemical Engineering41.4%0Valderrama, Jose O. #104,451
Mechanical Engineering & Transports41.4%1Rosenkranz, Andreas #20,777
Civil Engineering20.7%0Massone, Leonardo M. #124,465
Mining & Metallurgy20.7%0Yianatos, Juan B. #586,576
Operations Research20.7%1Voß, Stefan #32,845
Industrial Engineering & Automation10.3%1Urrea Onate, Claudio #72,430
Biomedical Research · 24 listed authors (8.3%)
Anatomy & Morphology93.1%0Manterola, Carlos D. #214,746
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology93.1%2Videla, Luis Alberto #85,911
Microbiology82.8%0Munita, Jose M. #106,604
Nutrition & Dietetics41.4%1Uauy, Ricardo D. #22,450
Developmental Biology10.3%1Mayor, Roberto #37,767
Physiology10.3%1Božinović, Francisco F. #50,530
Toxicology10.3%0Vega-Muñoz, Alejandro #197,501
Enabling & Strategic Technologies · 18 listed authors (6.3%)
Energy62.1%1Rajendran, Saravanan #10,207
Biotechnology51.7%2Mussagy, Cassamo U. #79,754
Materials31.0%0Viswanathan, Mangalaraja Ramalinga #107,550
Optoelectronics & Photonics10.3%0Soto, Marcelo A. #147,686
Strategic, Defence & Security Studies10.3%0Alvarez, Pamela P. #344,557
Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry · 16 listed authors (5.6%)
Agronomy & Agriculture51.7%2Klerkx, Laurens W.A. #3,621
Food Science51.7%1Aguilera, Josè Miguel #11,697
Forestry41.4%0Dobbs, Cynnamon #199,182
Fisheries31.0%0Yáñez, José Manuel #207,144
Dairy & Animal Science10.3%1Ungerfeld, Emilio Mauricio #18,854
Veterinary Sciences10.3%0Burgos, Rafael Agustín Gustín #353,008
Biology · 16 listed authors (5.6%)
Ecology51.7%5Fajardo, Alex #42,278
Marine Biology & Hydrobiology41.4%2Buschmann, Alejandro H. #42,394
Plant Biology & Botany31.0%1Gutiérrez, Rodrigo A. #63,190
Entomology10.3%0Niemeyer, Hermann M. #155,850
Chemistry · 16 listed authors (5.6%)
Polymers62.1%3Jadoun, Sapana #25,987
Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry31.0%0Caballero, Julio M. #130,112
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry20.7%0Aravena, Daniel #125,478
General Chemistry10.3%0Contreras, David R. #578,626
Organic Chemistry10.3%0Kuznetsov, Aleksey E. #220,961
Information & Communication Technologies · 12 listed authors (4.2%)
Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing93.1%5Navarro, Gonzalo #20,970
Computation Theory & Mathematics10.3%0Barceló, Pablo #120,503
Networking & Telecommunications10.3%1Wu, Jinsong #45,819
Mathematics & Statistics · 7 listed authors (2.4%)
General Mathematics41.4%0Lizama, Carlos #106,537
Numerical & Computational Mathematics10.3%1Cockburn, B. #11,107
Statistics & Probability10.3%1Leiva, Víctor #68,761
Social Sciences · 6 listed authors (2.1%)
Education51.7%1Ávalos-Bevan, Beatrice #66,116
Political Science & Public Administration10.3%1Rovira Kaltwasser, Cristóbal #14,706
Earth & Environmental Sciences · 6 listed authors (2.1%)
Geochemistry & Geophysics31.0%2Madariaga, Raül I. #82,876
Environmental Sciences10.3%1Santibañez-González, Ernesto Del Rosário #40,530
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences10.3%1Garreaud, R. Darío #4,355
Communication & Textual Studies · 5 listed authors (1.7%)
Communication & Media Studies41.4%4Gil de Zúñiga, Homero #4,031
Languages & Linguistics10.3%1Sato, Masatoshi #15,000
Economics & Business · 5 listed authors (1.7%)
Logistics & Transportation20.7%2Tirachini, Alejandro #15,667
Business & Management10.3%1Barbosa, Marcelo Werneck #80,751
Economics10.3%0Mardones Poblete, Cristian Alejandro #113,688
Finance10.3%1Fernandez, Viviana P. #65,972
Psychology & Cognitive Sciences · 5 listed authors (1.7%)
Developmental & Child Psychology20.7%2van IJzendoorn, Marinus H. #1,512
Social Psychology20.7%1Casas, Ferrán #67,722
Historical Studies · 1 listed authors (0.3%)
Archaeology10.3%0Arriaza, Bernardo T. #441,357
Philosophy & Theology · 1 listed authors (0.3%)
Religions & Theology10.3%0Fernández, Samuel E. #609,821
Public Health & Health Services · 0 listed authors (0.0%)
Public Health10.3%0Ferrari, G. Luis De Moraes #125,983

288 listed scientists in Chile

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