Austria's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List

Austria has 1,311 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 5.2% from 1,246 in 2022. That places Austria 22nd in the world by number of listed scientists. Universität Wien has the most listed scientists (157), followed by Technische Universität Wien (141).

Single Year

1,300

+39 (+3.1%) vs 2022

Career Data

1,311

+65 (+5.2%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#22

No change vs 2022

Institutes

191

+11 (+6.1%) vs 2022

Scientists in Austria on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 36% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+20.8%

2022+7.2%

2023+5.2%

2024+7.0%

2025+4.9%

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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	4	KG Kresse, Georg	Universität Wien	Applied Physics	Rank 1
2	521	KC Kappe, C. Oliver	Universität Graz, Institut für Chemie	Organic Chemistry	Rank 12
3	528	LH Lassmann, Hans	Zentrum für Hirnforschung Medizinische Universität Wien	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 53
4	682	PG Pfurtscheller, Gert	Technische Universitat Graz	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 68
5	1,087	HJ Hafner, Jürgen	Universität Wien	Applied Physics	Rank 45
6	1,292	JK Jellinger, Kurt A.	Institut für klinische Neurobiologie	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 126
7	1,493	SJ Smolen, Josef S.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 11
8	1,861	PW Poewe, Werner	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 184
9	1,972	BN Barton, Nick	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 30
10	2,116	KW Klimesch, Wolfgang	Universität Salzburg	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 202
11	2,406	DU Diebold, Ulrike	Technische Universität Wien	Chemical Physics	Rank 73
12	2,641	TH Tilg, Herbert	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 46
13	2,798	HK Hornik, Kurt	Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien	Statistics & Probability	Rank 21
14	3,020	CA Constantin, A.	Universität Wien Institut für Mathematik	General Mathematics	Rank 6
15	3,048	ZA Zeilinger, Anton	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	General Physics	Rank 25
16	3,063	HP Holzer, Peter	Medizinische Universität Graz	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 18
17	3,271	HT Henzinger, Thomas A.	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 80
18	3,621	SN Sariciftci, Niyazi Serdar	Johannes Kepler University Linz	Applied Physics	Rank 113
19	3,877	WE Wouters, Emiel F.M.	Ludwig Boltzmann Institute	Respiratory System	Rank 32
20	4,270	VP Valent, Peter	Medizinische Universität Wien	Immunology	Rank 172
21	4,716	HS Hochreiter, Sepp	Johannes Kepler University Linz	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 106
22	4,734	KW Knoll, W.	Austrian Institute of Technology	Chemical Physics	Rank 131
23	4,773	WE Wagner, Erwin F.	Medizinische Universität Wien Universitätsklinik für Dermatologie	Developmental Biology	Rank 248
24	4,794	PJ Peters, Jan Michael	Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna	Developmental Biology	Rank 249
25	5,226	SA Stohl, Andreas	Universität Wien	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 62
26	5,419	KS Kasper, Siegfried	Medizinische Universität Wien	Psychiatry	Rank 153
27	5,484	ZP Zoller, Peter	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	General Physics	Rank 37
28	5,817	FP Ferenci, Peter	Medizinische Universität Wien	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 92
29	5,818	AM Angermeyer, Matthias	Center for Public Mental Health	Psychiatry	Rank 168
30	5,836	FJ Finsterer, Josef	Neurology & Neurophysiology Center	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 291
31	5,847	FJ Friml, Jiří	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 47
32	5,848	WM Wagner, Michael	Universität Wien	Microbiology	Rank 147
33	6,166	MH Makkar, Harinder	Sustainable Bioeconomy	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 3
34	6,361	DA Diamantopoulos, Adamantios	Universität Wien	Marketing	Rank 8
35	6,429	BA Bernkop-Schnürch, Andreas	Universität Innsbruck	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 43
36	6,559	WG Weiss, Günter	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Immunology	Rank 254
37	6,828	BG Berg, Gabriele	Technische Universitat Graz	Microbiology	Rank 172
38	7,035	EH Esterbauer, Hermann	Universität Graz	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 357
39	7,047	HG Holzapfel, Gerhard A.	Technische Universitat Graz	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 29
40	7,214	HO Hornykiewicz, Oleh	Medizinische Universität Wien	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 621
41	7,682	FF Fazekas, Franz	Medizinische Universität Graz	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 656
42	7,990	MB Mayer, Bernd	Universität Graz	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 398
43	8,293	JK Jellinger, Kurt A.	Institute of Clinical Neurobiology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 715
44	8,685	BT Blaschke, Thomas	Universität Salzburg	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 19
45	8,770	BG Blöschl, Günter	Technische Universität Wien	Environmental Engineering	Rank 21
46	8,798	SK Schwarz, K.	TU Wien Institut für Materialchemie	Applied Physics	Rank 226
47	8,848	HI Hofacker, Ivo L.	Universität Wien	Bioinformatics	Rank 25
48	8,933	FW Fitch, W. Tecumseh	Universität Wien	Experimental Psychology	Rank 146
49	8,998	SC Schlötterer, Christian	Institut für Populationsgenetik	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 112
50	9,138	KJ Knoblich, Juergen A.	Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Vienna	Developmental Biology	Rank 447
51	9,228	EH Edelsbrunner, Herbert	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 22
52	9,382	AA Abbas, Abul K.	Universität Salzburg	Immunology	Rank 364
53	9,485	EJ Eckert, Jürgen	Montanuniversitat Leoben	Materials	Rank 115
54	9,608	MW Maass, Wolfgang	Technische Universitat Graz	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 197
55	9,866	SW Sieghart, Werner	Medizinische Universität Wien	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 837
56	11,197	HW Horl, Walter H.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 110
57	11,310	KD Kerjaschki, Dontscho	Medizinische Universität Wien	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 112
58	11,418	AD Aletaha, Daniel	Medizinische Universität Wien	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 104
59	11,747	KC Kubicek, Christian P.	Technische Universität Wien	Microbiology	Rank 278
60	12,507	BH Budka, Herbert	Medizinische Universität Wien	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,038
61	12,552	Zeileis, Achim	Universität Innsbruck	Statistics & Probability	Rank 58
62	12,556	TP Turchin, Peter	Complexity Science Hub Vienna	Ecology	Rank 226
63	12,961	VR Valenta, Rudolf	Medizinische Universitat Wien, Zentrum für Pathophysiologie, Infektiologie und Immunologie	Allergy	Rank 45
64	13,162	KF Kronenberg, Florian	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 612
65	13,733	SU Schmidt-Erfurth, Ursula	Medizinische Universität Wien	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 55
66	13,970	KV Kolmogorov, Vladimir	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 276
67	14,230	SK Sigmund, Karl	Universität Wien Institut für Mathematik	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 176
68	14,282	DW Drexler, Wolfgang	Medizinische Universität Wien, Zentrum für Medizinische Physik und Biomedizinische Technik	Optics	Rank 51
69	14,564	GT Gruber, Thomas	Austrian Institute of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 286
70	15,028	MM Marberger, Michael	Medizinische Universität Wien	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 160
71	15,390	LH Ludwig, Heinz	Wilhelminen Cancer Research Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 690
72	16,146	TM Trauner, Michael	Medizinische Universität Wien	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 268
73	16,251	DV De Vries, Jan E.	Novartis Institutes for Biomed. Res.	Immunology	Rank 592
74	16,455	FA Fercher, Adolf F.	Medizinische Universität Wien, Zentrum für Medizinische Physik und Biomedizinische Technik	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 45
75	16,468	UG Utermann, Gerd	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 73
76	16,564	BM Busslinger, Meinrad	Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna	Developmental Biology	Rank 706
77	16,667	GN Gleicher, Norbert	Medizinische Universität Wien	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 116
78	16,971	FW Foissner, Wilhelm	Universität Salzburg	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 18
79	17,003	NM Nordborg, Magnus	Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 723
80	17,108	SJ Sandkühler, Jürgen	Zentrum für Hirnforschung Medizinische Universität Wien	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,380
81	17,460	BP Blaha, Peter	Technische Universität Wien	Applied Physics	Rank 426
82	17,472	HB Huppertz, Berthold	Medizinische Universität Graz	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 123
83	17,549	SJ Small, J. Victor	Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Vienna	Developmental Biology	Rank 739
84	17,773	WH Wimmer, H.	Universität Salzburg	Experimental Psychology	Rank 262
85	18,095	LC Lass-Flörl, Cornelia	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Microbiology	Rank 442
86	18,245	SM Sippl, Manfred J.	Universität Salzburg	Bioinformatics	Rank 53
87	18,367	SG Schernthaner, Guntram	Medizinische Universität Wien	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 492
88	18,833	BS Bauer, Siegfried	Johannes Kepler University Linz	Applied Physics	Rank 458
89	18,881	FW Fleischhacker, W. Wolfgang	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Psychiatry	Rank 496
90	18,904	HA Holzinger, Andreas	Medizinische Universität Graz	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 383
91	19,373	HH Haberl, Helmut	Universitat fur Bodenkultur Wien	Environmental Sciences	Rank 95
92	19,480	CL Cerroni, Lorenzo	Medizinische Universität Graz	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 90
93	19,622	DG Daum, Günther	Technische Universitat Graz	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 931
94	19,718	SS Shariat, Shahrokh F.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 222
95	20,334	WG Wenning, Gregor K.	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,609
96	20,371	PJ Perner, Josef	Universität Salzburg	Experimental Psychology	Rank 290
97	20,451	SR Schmidt, Reinhold	Medizinische Universität Graz	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,616
98	21,383	SE Schernhammer, Eva	Medizinische Universität Wien Zentrum für Public Health	Epidemiology	Rank 67
99	21,641	PH Partsch, Hugo	Austrian Working Group for Phlebology	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 919
100	21,784	BJ Besenhard, Jürgen Otto	Technische Universitat Graz	Energy	Rank 223
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Austria are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,300 scientists affiliated with Austria are on the 2023 single-year list, and 1,311 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 career-long list, Universität Wien has the most listed scientists from Austria, with 157. It is followed by Technische Universität Wien with 141.

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

On the career-long list, Austria went from 962 scientists in 2020 to 1,311 in 2023, a change of +36.3%.

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.