Austria's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Austria has 1,433 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 3.8% from 1,381 in 2024. That places Austria 26th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Universität Wien has the most listed scientists (176), followed by Medizinische Universität Wien (167).

Single Year

1,433

+52 (+3.8%) vs 2024

Career Data

1,472

+69 (+4.9%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#26

down 2 places vs 2024

Institutes

205

+60 (+41.4%) vs 2024

Scientists in Austria on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 46% 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%

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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%

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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	110	HS Hochreiter, Sepp	Johannes Kepler University Linz	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 10
3	482	HJ Häfner, Juergen	Universität Wien	Applied Physics	Rank 13
4	836	LH Lassmann, Hans P.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 50
5	907	HK Hornik, Kurt	WU Vienna University of Economics and Business	Statistics & Probability	Rank 17
6	1,057	KW Klimesch, Wolfgang	Universität Salzburg	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 63
7	1,114	TH Tilg, Herbert	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 16
8	1,196	KF Krammer, Florian H.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Virology	Rank 2
9	1,253	HA Holzinger, Andreas T.	BOKU University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 77
10	1,302	PW Poewe, Werner H.	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 77
11	1,801	PG Pfùrtscheller, Gert	Technische Universitat Graz	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 96
12	1,810	WD Wolpert, David H.	Complexity Science Hub Vienna	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 104
13	1,850	BG Berg, Gabriele	Technische Universitat Graz	Microbiology	Rank 31
14	1,885	TH Treiblmaier, Horst	MODUL University Vienna	Information Systems	Rank 12
15	1,929	Zeileis, Achim	Universität Innsbruck	Statistics & Probability	Rank 26
16	2,086	KC Kappe, C. Oliver	Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH	Organic Chemistry	Rank 22
17	2,274	JK Jellinger, Kurt A.	Institute of Clinical Neurobiology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 116
18	2,279	MW Maass, Wolfgang	Technische Universitat Graz	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 127
19	2,334	BT Blaschke, Thomas	Universität Salzburg	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 16
20	2,371	RM Roden, M. W.	Allgemeines KrankenHaus Wien	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 36
21	2,530	AD Aletaha, Daniel	Medizinische Universität Wien	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 14
22	2,611	KF Kronenberg, Florian	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 66
23	2,790	BG Blöschl, Günter	Technische Universität Wien	Environmental Engineering	Rank 10
24	2,932	SJ Smolen, Josef Sebastian	Medizinische Universität Wien	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 18
25	3,020	DA Diamantopoulos, Adamantios	Universität Wien	Marketing	Rank 24
26	3,142	ZA Zeilinger, Anton	Universität Wien	General Physics	Rank 26
27	3,265	WR Wodak, Ruth	Central European University	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 20
28	3,383	MJ Matthes, Jörg	Universität Wien	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 14
29	3,860	SM Smyth, Mark J.	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	Immunology	Rank 83
30	3,877	CA Constantin, Adrian	Universität Wien Institut für Mathematik	General Mathematics	Rank 11
31	4,020	MS Mercer, Sarah	Universität Graz	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 25
32	4,632	EM Eisend, Martin	Universität Wien	Marketing	Rank 36
33	4,797	FJ Finsterer, Josef H.	Neurology & Neurophysiology Center	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 128
34	4,810	FJ Friml, Jiri Í.	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 40
35	5,031	BN Barton, Nicholas H.	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 37
36	5,081	CM Coeckelbergh, Mark	Universität Wien	Applied Ethics	Rank 3
37	5,117	BR Baumgartner, Rupert J.	Universität Graz	Environmental Sciences	Rank 109
38	5,642	EP Ertl, Peter F.	Technische Universität Wien	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 17
39	5,770	SJ Smolen, Josef Sebastian	Medizinische Universität Wien	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 36
40	6,407	MG Madsen, Georg Kent Hellerup	Technische Universität Wien	Applied Physics	Rank 140
41	6,540	WG Weiss, Günter	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Immunology	Rank 143
42	6,733	AP Auer, Péter	Technische Universitat Graz	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 346
43	6,765	FW Fitch, William Tecumseh S.	Universität Wien	Experimental Psychology	Rank 118
44	6,770	DU Diebold, Ulrike	Technische Universität Wien	Chemical Physics	Rank 121
45	7,061	KM Koller, Martin	Universität Graz	Biotechnology	Rank 23
46	7,107	BA Bernkop-Schnürch, Andreas	Universität Innsbruck	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 34
47	7,434	LC Lass-Flörl, Cornelia	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Microbiology	Rank 113
48	7,499	VP Valent, Peter	Medizinische Universität Wien	Immunology	Rank 160
49	7,517	RK Riahi, Keywan	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 131
50	7,654	FE Fröhlich, Eleonore	Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 38
51	7,963	SA Stohl, Andreas	Universität Wien	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 141
52	8,004	KJ Knoblich, Juergen Arthur	Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Vienna	Developmental Biology	Rank 211
53	8,551	SK Sigmund, Karl	Universität Wien	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 66
54	8,861	BM Benedek, Mathias	Universität Graz	Experimental Psychology	Rank 149
55	8,915	WG Wagner, Günter Paul	Universität Wien	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 69
56	9,262	MD Maraun, Douglas	Universität Graz	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 163
57	9,522	SH Schellnhuber, Hans Joachim	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 167
58	9,618	SF Schneider, Friedrich Georg Georg	Johannes Kepler University Linz	Economics	Rank 175
59	9,724	GT Greitemeyer, Tobias	Universität Innsbruck	Social Psychology	Rank 220
60	10,316	HH Haberl, Helmut	BOKU University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 230
61	10,668	EF Essl, Franz	Universität Wien	Ecology	Rank 249
62	11,023	SK Schwarz, Karlheinz	TU Wien Institut für Materialchemie	Applied Physics	Rank 216
63	11,148	TE Trinka, Eugen	Christian-Doppler-Klinik	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 554
64	11,649	KS Kasper, Siegfried F.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Psychiatry	Rank 251
65	11,650	SU Schmidt-Erfurth, Ursula Margarethe	Medizinische Universität Wien	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 34
66	11,786	JD Jannach, Dietmar	Universität Klagenfurt	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 570
67	12,134	HG Heinze, Georg	Medizinische Universität Wien	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 346
68	12,425	TM Trippl, Michaela	Universität Wien	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 38
69	12,492	WE Wagner, Erwin F.	Medizinische Universität Wien Universitätsklinik für Dermatologie	Developmental Biology	Rank 321
70	12,576	AM Aspelmeyer, Markus	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	General Physics	Rank 99
71	12,604	BT Bolch, Tobias	Technische Universitat Graz	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 218
72	12,733	AN Antonakakis, Nikolaos	Webster University Vienna	Economics	Rank 216
73	12,818	HM Hönigl, Martin	Medizinische Universität Graz	Microbiology	Rank 214
74	12,958	BP Blaha, Peter	Technische Universität Wien	Applied Physics	Rank 253
75	13,066	TM Trauner, Michael A.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 154
76	13,370	BC Bock, Christoph	Medizinische Universität Wien	Developmental Biology	Rank 333
77	13,517	ZP Zoller, Peter	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	General Physics	Rank 104
78	13,559	WW Weckwerth, Wolfram	Universität Wien	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 177
79	13,606	HP Holzer, P.	Medizinische Universität Graz	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 65
80	13,747	WW Wagner, Wolfgang W.	Technische Universität Wien	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 154
81	14,441	RW Reinisch, Walter W.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 165
82	14,586	WM Wagner, Michael	Universität Wien	Microbiology	Rank 252
83	14,909	WM Wagner, Markus	Universität Wien	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 121
84	15,024	EJ Eckert, Juergen H.	Montanuniversitat Leoben	Materials	Rank 283
85	15,187	AM Angermeyer, Matthias Claus	Gösing am Wagram	Psychiatry	Rank 301
86	15,280	SC Schneider, Carsten Q.	Central European University	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 126
87	15,318	EK Erb, Karl Heinz	BOKU University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 341
88	15,544	PT Peixoto, Tiago P.	IT:U Interdisciplinary Transformation University Austria	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 102
89	15,800	CG Csibra, Gergely	Central European University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 240
90	15,828	BF Bookstein, Fred L.	Universität Wien	Dentistry	Rank 56
91	16,468	MF Madeo, Frank F.	BioTechMed-Graz	Developmental Biology	Rank 417
92	16,642	BC Brukner, Cˇaslav	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	General Physics	Rank 125
93	16,907	RR Riedl, Reńe	University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, School of Medical Engineering and Applied Social Sciences	Information Systems	Rank 73
94	16,968	JK Jellinger, Kurt A.	Institute of Clinical Neurobiology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 804
95	16,973	WG Wenning, Gregor Karl	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 805
96	17,120	EH Edelsbrunner, Herbert	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 29
97	17,215	LV Latora, Vito C.	Complexity Science Hub Vienna	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 113
98	17,246	SD Sperber, Dan D.	Central European University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 259
99	17,481	DS Dustdar, Schahram	Technische Universität Wien	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 827
100	17,616	DW Dorigo, Wouter Arnoud	Technische Universität Wien	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 186
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Austria are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,433 scientists affiliated with Austria are on the 2025 single-year list, and 1,472 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2025 single-year list, Universität Wien has the most listed scientists from Austria, with 176. It is followed by Medizinische Universität Wien with 167.

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 1,433 in 2025, a change of +45.6%.

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.