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Life Sciences research in Costa Rica

Universidad de Costa Rica ranks first in Costa Rica for Life Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#1,539 worldwide), followed by Universidad Nacional and Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica.

Costa Rica's world rank
#96
of 149 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.8k
Top-10% rate
9.0%
Ranked institutions
6

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Life Sciences in Costa Rica?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidad de Costa RicaSan José #1,53918.110.9%749
2Universidad NacionalHeredia #5,2354.48.8%192
3Instituto Tecnológico de Costa RicaCartago #6,2782.45.7%160
4National Biodiversity InstituteSanto Domingo #6,6161.815.8%69
5Distance State UniversitySan Pedro #7,49145.04.0%68
6Universidad IndependienteSan José #7,56434.01.6%85

Institutions in Costa Rica above the floor of 40 fractional works in Life Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in Costa Rica?

William G. Eberhard and José Marı́a Gutiérrez rank highest among researchers based in Costa Rica.

  1. 1William G. Eberhard#362,011 worldwide overall302 citations · 99 works
  2. 2José Marı́a Gutiérrez#424,538 worldwide overall207 citations · 83 works

How Costa Rica compares with other countries in Life Sciences