Austria's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Austria has 1,502 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 4.8% from 1,433 in 2025. That places Austria 26th in the world by number of listed scientists. Medizinische Universität Wien has the most listed scientists (175), followed by Universität Wien (170).

Single Year

1,502

+69 (+4.8%) vs 2025

Career Data

1,566

+94 (+6.4%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#26

No change vs 2025

Institutes

225

+20 (+9.8%) vs 2025

Scientists in Austria on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 53% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+23.9%

2022+3.4%

2023+3.1%

2024+6.2%

2025+3.8%

2026+4.8%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	984		962
2021	1,219	+23.9%	1,162	+20.8%
2022	1,261	+3.4%	1,246	+7.2%
2023	1,300	+3.1%	1,311	+5.2%
2024	1,381	+6.2%	1,403	+7.0%
2025	1,433	+3.8%	1,472	+4.9%
2026	1,502	+4.8%	1,566	+6.4%

Top 10 institutes in Austria

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Rank in Austria	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	2	KG Kresse, Georg	Universität Wien	Applied Physics	Rank 1
2	117	HS Hochreiter, Sepp	Johannes Kepler University Linz	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 10
3	488	HJ Häfner, Juergen	Universität Wien	Applied Physics	Rank 14
4	826	SJ Smolen, Josef Sebastian	Medizinische Universität Wien	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 3
5	863	TH Tilg, Herbert	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 15
6	873	HA Holzinger, Andreas	BOKU University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 58
7	1,030	HK Hornik, Kurt	WU Vienna University of Economics and Business	Statistics & Probability	Rank 19
8	1,125	LH Lassmann, Hans P.	Zentrum für Hirnforschung Medizinische Universität Wien	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 60
9	1,157	KW Klimesch, Wolfgang	Universität Salzburg	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 65
10	1,270	PW Poewe, Werner H.	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 71
11	1,451	KF Krammer, Florian H.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Virology	Rank 2
12	1,594	WD Wolpert, David H.	Complexity Science Hub Vienna	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 99
13	1,638	TH Treiblmaier, Horst	MODUL University Vienna	Information Systems	Rank 11
14	1,707	Zeileis, Achim	Universität Innsbruck	Statistics & Probability	Rank 26
15	1,731	JK Jellinger, Kurt A.	Institute of Clinical Neurobiology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 92
16	1,748	WR Wodak, Ruth	Universität Wien	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 12
17	1,824	GU Gretzel, Ulrike	IMC Fachhochschule Krems GmbH	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 11
18	2,078	BG Blöschl, Günter	TU Wien	Environmental Engineering	Rank 9
19	2,177	PG Pfùrtscheller, Gert	Technische Universitat Graz	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 110
20	2,456	MJ Matthes, Jörg	Universität Wien	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 10
21	2,565	RM Roden, M. W.	Allgemeines KrankenHaus Wien	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 37
22	2,587	BT Blaschke, Thomas	Universität Salzburg	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 20
23	2,663	AD Aletaha, Daniel	Medizinische Universität Wien	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 14
24	2,764	SB Stubbs, Brendon	Medizinische Universität Wien	Psychiatry	Rank 61
25	2,949	ZA Zeilinger, Anton	Universität Wien	General Physics	Rank 23
26	2,955	MS Mercer, Sarah	Universität Graz	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 22
27	3,068	KF Kronenberg, Florian	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 84
28	3,328	CA Constantin, Adrian	Universität Wien Institut für Mathematik	General Mathematics	Rank 12
29	3,502	KC Kappe, C. Oliver	Universität Graz	Organic Chemistry	Rank 43
30	3,592	CM Coeckelbergh, Mark	Universität Wien	Applied Ethics	Rank 2
31	3,661	Diamantopoulos, Adamantios	Universität Wien	Marketing	Rank 33
32	4,675	EP Ertl, P. F.	TU Wien	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 19
33	4,755	BR Baumgartner, Rupert J.	Universität Graz	Environmental Sciences	Rank 102
34	4,887	KM Koller, Martin	Universität Graz, Institut für Chemie	Biotechnology	Rank 14
35	5,020	BN Barton, Nicholas H.	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 38
36	5,061	FJ Finsterer, Josef H.	Neurology & Neurophysiology Center	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 148
37	5,101	BA Bernkop-Schnürch, Andreas	Universität Innsbruck	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 29
38	5,125	JA Jeukendrup, Asker E.	Red Bull BORA Hansgrohe	Sport Sciences	Rank 19
39	5,669	SM Smyth, Mark J.	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	Immunology	Rank 109
40	5,906	LC Lass-Flörl, Cornelia	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Microbiology	Rank 87
41	5,949	ZP Zoller, Peter	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	General Physics	Rank 53
42	6,001	MG Madsen, Georg Kent Hellerup	TU Wien	Applied Physics	Rank 126
43	6,221	FW Fitch, William Tecumseh S.	Universität Wien	Experimental Psychology	Rank 108
44	6,430	DU Diebold, Ulrike	TU Wien	Chemical Physics	Rank 106
45	6,540	FJ Friml, Jiri Í.	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 69
46	6,927	RK Riahi, Keywan	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 130
47	6,953	FE Fröhlich, Eleonore	Medizinische Universität Graz	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 36
48	7,371	WG Weiss, Günter	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Immunology	Rank 136
49	7,426	TE Trinka, Eugen	Christian-Doppler-Klinik	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 364
50	7,745	SA Stohl, Andreas	Universität Wien	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 145
51	7,837	VP Valent, Peter	Medizinische Universität Wien	Immunology	Rank 145
52	7,948	BM Benedek, Mathias	Universität Graz	Social Psychology	Rank 194
53	8,003	KJ Knoblich, Juergen Arthur	Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Vienna	Developmental Biology	Rank 207
54	8,339	WM Wagner, Markus	Universität Wien	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 67
55	8,513	JP Jonason, Peter Karl	Behavioral and Social Sciences Institute	Social Psychology	Rank 205
56	8,587	JD Jannach, Dietmar	Universität Klagenfurt	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 458
57	8,697	SS Shariat, Shahrokh F.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 46
58	8,708	TM Trauner, Michael A.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 108
59	8,831	GT Greitemeyer, Tobias	Universität Innsbruck	Social Psychology	Rank 208
60	9,040	HG Heinze, Georg	Medizinische Universität Wien	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 257
61	9,153	MD Maraun, Douglas	Universität Graz	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 169
62	9,163	BM Barthélémy, Marc	Complexity Science Hub Vienna	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 55
63	9,210	BT Bolch, Tobias	Technische Universitat Graz	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 170
64	9,421	AP Auer, Péter	Technische Universitat Graz	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 500
65	9,700	SK Schwarz, Karlheinz	TU Wien	Applied Physics	Rank 190
66	10,105	HM Hönigl, Martin	Medizinische Universität Graz	Microbiology	Rank 163
67	10,124	SK Sigmund, Karl	Universität Wien	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 76
68	10,144	SH Schellnhuber, Hans Joachim	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 191
69	11,015	AM Aspelmeyer, Markus	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	General Physics	Rank 89
70	11,117	KS Kasper, Siegfried F.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Psychiatry	Rank 226
71	11,286	BS Biswas, Subhra Kumar	Medizinische Universität Graz	Immunology	Rank 208
72	11,486	HH Haberl, Helmut	BOKU University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 252
73	12,064	DT Dörner, Thomas Ernst	Medizinische Universität Wien	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 68
74	12,282	WW Weckwerth, Wolfram	Vienna Metabolomics Center (VIME)	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 154
75	12,322	BC Bock, Christoph	Medizinische Universität Wien	Developmental Biology	Rank 307
76	12,462	SC Schneider, Carsten Q.	Central European University	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 99
77	12,474	GM Gusenbauer, Michael	Johannes Kepler University Linz	Statistics & Probability	Rank 87
78	12,531	SF Schneider, Friedrich Georg Georg	Johannes Kepler University Linz	Economics	Rank 201
79	12,539	BF Bookstein, Fred L.	Universität Wien	Dentistry	Rank 41
80	12,571	TU Theuretzbacher, Ursula	Center For Anti-Infective Agents, Vienna	Microbiology	Rank 215
81	12,946	SD Schmuck, Desirée D.Sign©e	Universität Wien	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 60
82	13,199	RT Reiberger, Thomas	Medizinische Universität Wien	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 157
83	13,563	EF Essl, Franz	Universität Wien	Ecology	Rank 304
84	14,054	SU Schmidt-Erfurth, Ursula Margarethe	Medizinische Universität Wien	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 42
85	14,525	EJ Eckert, Juergen H.	Montanuniversitat Leoben	Materials	Rank 274
86	14,563	HF Hanusch, Folker	Universität Wien	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 68
87	14,605	RR Riedl, Reńe	University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, School of Management	Information Systems	Rank 59
88	14,608	HM Hiebl, Martin R.W.	Johannes Kepler University Linz	Business & Management	Rank 434
89	14,610	GT Grasser, Tibor	TU Wien	Applied Physics	Rank 272
90	14,756	BH Briegel, Hans Jürgen	Universität Innsbruck	General Physics	Rank 117
91	15,010	WM White, Mathew P.	Universität Wien	Social Psychology	Rank 303
92	15,646	MF Madeo, Frank F.	Universität Graz	Developmental Biology	Rank 377
93	15,677	BC Brukner, Cˇaslav	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	General Physics	Rank 123
94	15,747	PJ Peters, Jan Michael	Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna	Developmental Biology	Rank 378
95	15,840	SK Schliep, Klaus Peter	Technische Universitat Graz	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 110
96	16,237	EH Edelsbrunner, Herbert	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 25
97	16,563	PT Peixoto, Tiago P.	Complexity Science Hub Vienna	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 99
98	16,636	TP Tschandl, Philipp	Medizinische Universität Wien Universitätsklinik für Dermatologie	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 52
99	16,787	FJ Füller, Johann	Universität Innsbruck	Business & Management	Rank 507
100	16,916	RW Reinisch, Walter W.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 200
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Austria are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,502 scientists affiliated with Austria are on the 2026 single-year list, and 1,566 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Austria has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2026 single-year list, Medizinische Universität Wien has the most listed scientists from Austria, with 175. It is followed by Universität Wien with 170.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Austria changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Austria went from 984 scientists in 2020 to 1,502 in 2026, a change of +52.6%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.