Austria's Top 2% Scientists 2022

Austria has 1,261 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 3.4% from 1,219 in 2021. That places Austria 23rd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Universität Wien has the most listed scientists (152), followed by Medizinische Universität Wien (147).

Single Year

1,261

+42 (+3.4%) vs 2021

Career Data

1,246

+84 (+7.2%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#23

down 1 place vs 2021

Institutes

160

+25 (+18.5%) vs 2021

Scientists in Austria on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 28% 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%

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	201	HS Hochreiter, Sepp	Johannes Kepler University Linz	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 16
3	686	HK Hornik, Kurt	Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien	Statistics & Probability	Rank 13
4	756	LH Lassmann, Hans	Zentrum für Hirnforschung Medizinische Universität Wien	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 61
5	980	PG Pfurtscheller, Gert	Technische Universitat Graz	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 71
6	991	TH Tilg, Herbert	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 14
7	1,109	HJ Hafner, Jürgen	Universität Wien	Applied Physics	Rank 36
8	1,141	KW Klimesch, Wolfgang	Universitat Salzburg	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 75
9	1,424	SM Smyth, Mark	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	Immunology	Rank 46
10	1,517	SJ Smolen, Josef	Medizinische Universität Wien	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 11
11	1,613	Zeileis, Achim	Universität Innsbruck	Statistics & Probability	Rank 22
12	1,645	KC Kappe, C. Oliver	Universität Graz, Institut für Chemie	Organic Chemistry	Rank 23
13	1,690	PW Poewe, Werner	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 109
14	1,975	BT Blaschke, Thomas	Universitat Salzburg	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 7
15	2,177	CA Constantin, Adrian	Universität Wien Institut für Mathematik	General Mathematics	Rank 8
16	2,234	BG Berg, Gabriele	Technische Universitat Graz	Microbiology	Rank 45
17	2,761	JK Jellinger, Kurt A.	Medizinische Universität Wien Institut für Klinische Neurobiologie	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 178
18	2,791	DA Diamantopoulos, Adamantios	Universität Wien	Marketing	Rank 16
19	2,827	AD Aletaha, Daniel	Medizinische Universität Wien	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 21
20	3,378	SA Stohl, Andreas	Universität Wien	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 54
21	3,561	MH Makkar, Harinder P.S.	International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 3
22	3,654	DU Diebold, Ulrike	Technische Universität Wien	Chemical Physics	Rank 71
23	3,814	BN Barton, Nick	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 39
24	4,050	ZA Zeilinger, Anton	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	General Physics	Rank 26
25	4,220	FE Fröhlich, E.	Medizinische Universität Graz	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 17
26	4,303	BG Blöschl, Günter	Technische Universität Wien	Environmental Engineering	Rank 15
27	4,465	MW Maass, Wolfgang	Technische Universitat Graz	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 151
28	4,537	FJ Friml, Jiri	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 42
29	4,571	VP Valent, Peter	Medizinische Universität Wien	Immunology	Rank 129
30	4,867	HA Holzinger, Andreas	Medizinische Universität Graz	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 159
31	4,973	WY Wada, Yoshihide	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 84
32	5,129	BF Bookstein, Fred L.	Universität Wien	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 56
33	5,153	WG Weiss, Günter	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Immunology	Rank 152
34	5,671	BA Bernkop-Schnürch, Andreas	Universität Innsbruck	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 29
35	6,013	WE Wagner, Erwin F.	Medizinische Universität Wien Universitätsklinik für Dermatologie	Developmental Biology	Rank 232
36	6,222	MJ Matthes, Jörg	Universität Wien	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 20
37	6,414	WM Wagner, Michael	Universität Wien	Microbiology	Rank 133
38	6,426	KJ Knoblich, Juergen A.	Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Vienna	Developmental Biology	Rank 241
39	6,687	FW Fitch, W. Tecumseh	Universität Wien	Experimental Psychology	Rank 122
40	6,699	KH Kokko, Hanna	Veterinarmedizinische Universitat Wien	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 72
41	7,432	BC Bock, Christoph	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	Developmental Biology	Rank 275
42	7,775	HH Hartung, Hans Peter	Medizinische Universität Wien	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 498
43	7,782	HG Heinze, Georg	Medizinische Universität Wien	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 291
44	7,941	JK Jellinger, Kurt A.	Institute of Clinical Neurobiology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 509
45	7,961	CM Coeckelbergh, Mark	Universität Wien	Applied Ethics	Rank 4
46	8,574	HP Holzer, Peter	Medizinische Universität Graz	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 43
47	8,680	LC Lass-Flörl, Cornelia	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Microbiology	Rank 191
48	8,736	KM Koller, Martin	Universität Graz, Institut für Chemie	Biotechnology	Rank 26
49	8,843	SK Sigmund, Karl	Universität Wien Institut für Mathematik	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 92
50	9,675	KF Kronenberg, Florian	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 335
51	9,915	AC Atzberger, Clement	Universitat fur Bodenkultur Wien	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 83
52	10,057	RK Riahi, Keywan	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 182
53	10,182	BM Benedek, Mathias	Universitat Graz	Experimental Psychology	Rank 167
54	10,268	MG Madsen, Georg K.H.	TU Wien	Applied Physics	Rank 213
55	10,277	PJ Peters, Jan Michel	Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna	Developmental Biology	Rank 364
56	10,329	HH Haberl, Helmut	Universitat fur Bodenkultur Wien	Environmental Sciences	Rank 109
57	10,345	FJ Finsterer, Josef	Neurology & Neurophysiology Center	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 638
58	10,400	AM Angermeyer, Matthias	Center for Public Mental Health	Psychiatry	Rank 240
59	10,870	SC Schlötterer, Christian	Institut für Populationsgenetik	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 103
60	11,230	EJ Eckert, Jürgen	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	Materials	Rank 167
61	11,424	MD Maraun, Douglas	Universitat Graz	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 219
62	12,025	BS Bauer, Siegfried	Johannes Kepler University Linz	Applied Physics	Rank 243
63	12,476	WW Wagner, Wolfgang	Technische Universität Wien	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 96
64	12,588	TM Trauner, Michael	Medizinische Universität Wien	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 156
65	12,605	RW Reinisch, Walter	Medizinische Universität Wien	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 157
66	12,723	HI Hofacker, Ivo L.	Universität Wien	Bioinformatics	Rank 55
67	12,818	BR Baumgartner, Rupert J.	Universitat Graz	Environmental Sciences	Rank 149
68	13,232	TE Trinka, Eugen	Christian-Doppler-Klinik	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 800
69	13,787	AP Auer, Peter	Montanuniversitat Leoben	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 444
70	13,927	KS Kasper, Siegfried	Medizinische Universität Wien	Psychiatry	Rank 311
71	13,950	DW Dorigo, Wouter	TU Wien	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 113
72	13,962	EF Essl, Franz	Universität Wien	Ecology	Rank 337
73	14,191	FP Ferenci, Peter	Medizinische Universität Wien	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 174
74	14,251	SS Shariat, Shahrokh F.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 90
75	14,676	PR Palme, Rupert	Veterinarmedizinische Universitat Wien	Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology	Rank 29
76	14,913	FF Fazekas, Franz	Medizinische Universität Graz	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 890
77	15,094	SE Schernhammer, Eva	Medizinische Universität Wien Zentrum für Public Health	Epidemiology	Rank 30
78	15,263	DI Darnhofer, Ika	Universitat fur Bodenkultur Wien	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 90
79	15,399	MF Madeo, Frank	Universitat Graz	Developmental Biology	Rank 517
80	15,751	KC Kubicek, Christian P.	Technische Universität Wien	Microbiology	Rank 380
81	15,779	TU Theuretzbacher, Ursula	Center For Anti-Infective Agents, Vienna	Microbiology	Rank 381
82	15,879	GA Grubler, Arnulf	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg	Energy	Rank 320
83	15,931	SK Schliep, Klaus	Technische Universitat Graz	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 147
84	16,038	MJ Müller, Julian M.	Fachhochschule Kufstein Tirol-University of Applied Sciences	Business & Management	Rank 362
85	16,063	SF Schneider, Friedrich	Johannes Kepler University Linz	Economics	Rank 249
86	16,102	KF Krausmann, Fridolin	Universitat fur Bodenkultur Wien	Environmental Sciences	Rank 191
87	16,222	GT Greitemeyer, Tobias	Universität Innsbruck	Social Psychology	Rank 301
88	16,463	ZP Zoller, Peter	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	General Physics	Rank 98
89	16,571	HB Huppertz, Berthold	Medizinische Universität Graz	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 76
90	17,066	SJ Smolen, Josef S.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 113
91	17,215	DH Daims, Holger	Universität Wien	Microbiology	Rank 417
92	17,288	SK Schwarz, K.	TU Wien Institut für Materialchemie	Applied Physics	Rank 370
93	17,459	FJ Füller, Johann	Universität Innsbruck	Business & Management	Rank 395
94	17,567	PR Pippan, Reinhard	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	Materials	Rank 271
95	17,840	SR Scholz, Roland W.	Donau-Universitat Krems	Environmental Sciences	Rank 211
96	17,955	BM Brainin, Michael	Donau-Universitat Krems	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,052
97	18,306	HT Higham, Tom	Universität Wien	Archaeology	Rank 11
98	18,922	MS Mercer, Sarah	Universitat Graz	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 57
99	18,960	GT Gruber, Thomas	Austrian Institute of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 578
100	19,115	HT Henzinger, Thomas A.	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 584
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Austria are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,261 scientists affiliated with Austria are on the 2022 single-year list, and 1,246 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 single-year list, Universität Wien has the most listed scientists from Austria, with 152. It is followed by Medizinische Universität Wien with 147.

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 1,261 in 2022, a change of +28.2%.

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.