Ten IMFD researchers are recognized among the top 2% most cited scientists globally - Millennium Institute Foundational Research on Data

As every year, the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List was published, which lists the most influential scientists worldwide, an international ranking prepared by a group of researchers at Stanford University. The measurement is constructed from all author profiles in the Scopus database, which records scientific publications and citations from almost all over the world.

The index considers not only the number of articles published, but also their impact measured in citations and the role of those who participate in the papers (for example, whether they appear as lead or last author). The 100,000 authors with the highest score or those who are among the 2% most cited in their area of expertise are included in the ranking.

In this 2025 edition of the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List, ten researchers from the Millennium Institute Foundational Research on Data were recognized as the most highly cited in their respective fields worldwide.

Renzo Angles (DCC University of Talca)
Pablo Barceló (IMC Catholic University)
Ricardo Baeza-Yates (DCC Universidad de Chile)
Leopoldo Bertossi (Faculty of Engineering, Universidad San Sebastián)
Claudio Gutierrez (DCC University of Chile)
Aidan Hogan (DCC University of Chile)
Gonzalo Navarro (DCC Universidad de Chile)
Marcelo Mendoza (DCC Universidad Católica)
Domingo Mery (DCC Universidad Católica)
Sebastián Valenzuela (School of Communications, Catholic University)

Developed by Stanford University and Elsevier, the list is based on a detailed analysis of bibliometric metrics such as citations, h-index and scientific collaboration. It considers more than 9 million researchers from various disciplines, and only 2% reach this select group, which is organized into 22 scientific fields and 174 subfields.