Scientist and University Rankings 2024

Latin America Country Rankings 2024

As described in the university ranking section, it is not easy to obtain and standardize data from 37 countries, 2.073 universities/ institutions for the country ranking. Therefore, we based our ranking system on the number of meritorious scientists. Four criteria are used to rank the countries. The first one is the number of scientists in the top 3 % list. The second criterion is the number of scientists in the top 10%, Top 20%, Top 40%, top 60% and top 80% list. The third one is the number of scientists listed in the AD Scientific Index. In the case of equalities after applying all these three criteria, the world rank of the meritorious scientist of that country is used. Click for individual or institutional registration.

AD Scientific Index - Country Rankings 2024
Latin America Ranking Region Ranking World Ranking Country Total Institutios in Country Total Scientists in Index Best Public University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Private University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Institution In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Company In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Hospital In Country
World Rank / Name
1 1 15 Brazil 576 54,478 2
Universidade de São Paulo USP
134
Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro PUC-RIO
31
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
5
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria
29
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
2 2 35 Mexico 524 27,653 111
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
105
Tecnológico de Monterrey
66
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN CINVESTAV
864
Banco de México
84
Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz
3 3 40 Argentina 127 11,003 192
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
281
Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina
365
Bariloche Atomic Centre
1,306
Tenaris
77
Fundación para la Lucha contra las Enfermedades Neurológicas de la Infancia
4 4 41 Chile 66 6,620 313
Universidad de Chile
76
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
1,340
Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Aridas
1,234
Central Bank of Chile
94
Clínica Alemana de Santiago de Chile
5 5 50 Colombia 176 13,468 588
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
173
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
1,733
Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria
210
Ecopetrol S.A
6 6 72 Peru 125 5,025 1,266
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
202
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
1,162
International Potato Center (CIP)
760
Socios En Salud
248
Oncosalud - AUNA
7 7 73 Puerto Rico 20 1,075 813
Universidad de Puerto Rico
262
National University College
1,745
GCM Medical Group
8 8 84 Costa Rica 29 1,277 1,251
Universidad de Costa Rica
1,197
Universidad Hispanoamericana Costa Rica
706
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
1,572
Central Bank of Costa Rica
325
Hospital Clínica Biblica
9 9 85 Ecuador 77 4,555 2,785
Universidad Nacional de Loja
351
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2,617
Instituto Oceanográfico y Antártico de la Armada
10 10 87 Venezuela 54 1,932 1,556
Universidad Simón Bolívar Venezuela
1,721
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
582
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas
706
CAF Development Bank of Latin America
214
Centro Médico Docente La Trinidad
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11 11 98 Cuba 46 2,708 2,347
Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública
3,097
Centro de Aplicaciones de Tecnologías de Avanzada
1,177
Centro de Neurociencias de Cuba
336
Hospital General Universitario Vladimir Ilich Lenin
12 12 102 Paraguay 37 387 2,587
Universidad Nacional de Asunción
1,270
Universidad del Norte Paraguay
2,215
Instituto de Investigación Biológica del Paraguay
13 13 108 Honduras 15 306 3,101
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
959
Escuela Agrícola Panamericana Zamorano
2,791
Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social
1,446
EGLA Corp.
14 14 113 Uruguay 13 623 927
Universidad de la República
490
Universidad ORT Uruguay
932
Institut Pasteur de Montevideo
1,005
Central Bank of Uruguay
136
Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell
15 15 116 Jamaica 13 419 1,320
University of the West Indies
3,791
Northern Caribbean University
2,241
Central Caribbean Marine Institute
1,847
Bank of Jamaica
16 16 128 Panama 22 688 2,769
Universidad de Panamá
1,295
Aden Business School Universidad Alta Dirección
1,738
Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud
1,928
Panama Canal Authority
303
Hospital Punta Pacifica
17 17 130 Barbados 6 123 2,119
University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus Barbados
5,872
American University of Integrative Sciences
18 18 137 Dominican Republic 25 345 5,034
Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo
1,254
Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña
2,785
Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales
1,849
Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
327
Hospital Infantil Dr Robert Reid Cabral
19 19 138 Guatemala 16 368 3,138
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
1,458
Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
20 20 153 Bolivia 35 655 3,374
Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
2,932
Universidad Privada Franz Tamayo
2,019
Asociacion Armonia, Bolivia
21 21 158 El Salvador 19 259 9,326
Universidad de Sonsonate
1,986
Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador
2,733
Instituto Nacional de Salud de El Salvador
22 22 161 Guadeloupe 1 56 4,586
Université des Antilles
23 23 163 Antigua and Barbuda 1 9
1,685
American University of Antigua
24 24 169 Nicaragua 11 129 6,030
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua León
2,186
Universidad Centroamericana
2,300
Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales
25 25 175 Dominica 3 15 6,313
Saint Nicholas University
1,571
Ross University
26 26 178 Guyana 2 45 5,417
University of Guyana
3,684
Texila American University
27 27 182 Belize 3 28 4,447
University of Belize
2,092
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
28 28 193 Curacao 2 13 8,070
University of Curacao
4,073
Global Humanistic University
29 29 194 Haiti 7 39 6,832
Université d'Etat d'Haiti
4,473
Université Quisqueya
2,795
Institut des Sciences, des Technologies et des Etudes Avancées d'Haïti (ISTEAH)
30 30 195 Aruba 3 12 6,973
University of Aruba
1,961
Central Bank of Aruba
31 31 196 Saint Lucia 2 6
5,658
International American University College of Medicine
32 32 198 Suriname 3 14 7,364
Anton de Kom University of Suriname
2,872
Center for Agricultural Research in Suriname
1,858
Centrale Bank van Suriname
33 33 199 French Guiana 1 14 7,277
University of French Guiana