Stanford lists 26 Pinoys in world’s Top 2% scientists

MANILA, Philippines — Twenty-six Filipino scientists made it to the 2024 “World’s Top 2 Percent Scientists” list by Stanford University and released through the prestigious Elsevier Data Repository.

“The Stanford List compiles the names of the top two percent most-cited researchers or scientists globally across different fields annually. These individuals’ rankings are determined using the c-score metric created by John Ioannidis, a statistician at Stanford University,” the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) said in a post on its official Facebook page yesterday.

Among the Filipino scientists who made the list are National Scientists Carmencita Padilla and Bienvenido Juliano (+), along with NAST Academicians Jose Cruz Jr., Antonio Miguel Dans, Glenn Gregorio, Jurgenne Primavera, Raymond Girard Tan and Allan Bernardo.

Other Filipino scientists included are John Jamir Benzon Aruta, Kathleen Aviso, Jayeel Cornelio, Alonzo Gabriel (+), Mary Ann Lansang, Marie Carmela Lapitan, Paul Gideon Lasco, Lanndon Ocampo, Ourlad Alzeus Tantengco and Aristotle Ubando.

Overseas-based Filipino scientists who also made the list are Ramon Gustilo, Michael Purugganan, Rigoberto Advincula, Josefino Comiso, Carlito Lebrilla, Enrique Ostrea, Baldomero Olivera and Eduardo Padlan.

“On behalf of the DOST (Department of Science and Technology) I would like to congratulate our Filipino scientists that were included in the top two percent of Scientists of the World list. We are proud of their scientific achievements – truly world class,” DOST Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. said.