Austria's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List

Austria has 1,403 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 7.0% from 1,311 in 2023. That places Austria 21st in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Medizinische Universität Wien has the most listed scientists (183), followed by Universität Wien (163).

Single Year

1,381

+81 (+6.2%) vs 2023

Career Data

1,403

+92 (+7.0%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#21

up 1 place vs 2023

Institutes

167

-24 (-12.6%) vs 2023

Scientists in Austria on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 46% 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	529	LH Lassmann, Hans	Medizinische Universität Wien	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 49
3	536	KC Kappe, C. Oliver	Universität Graz	Organic Chemistry	Rank 12
4	715	PG Pfurtscheller, Gert	Technische Universitat Graz	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 68
5	970	HJ Hafner, Jürgen	Universität Wien	Applied Physics	Rank 37
6	1,018	PM Perc, Matjaž	Complexity Science Hub Vienna	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 10
7	1,431	JK Jellinger, Kurt A.	Institut für klinische Neurobiologie	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 138
8	1,517	SJ Smolen, Josef S.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 12
9	1,926	PW Poewe, Werner	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 185
10	2,064	KW Klimesch, Wolfgang	Universität Salzburg	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 195
11	2,068	BN Barton, Nicholas	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 31
12	2,291	TH Tilg, Herbert	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 41
13	2,418	DU Diebold, Ulrike	Technische Universität Wien	Chemical Physics	Rank 72
14	2,425	BF Bookstein, Fred L.	Universität Wien	Dentistry	Rank 3
15	2,569	HK Hornik, Kurt	WU Vienna University of Economics and Business	Statistics & Probability	Rank 20
16	3,030	CA Constantin, A.	Universität Wien Institut für Mathematik	General Mathematics	Rank 6
17	3,043	ZA Zeilinger, Anton	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	General Physics	Rank 24
18	3,227	HP Holzer, Peter	Medizinische Universität Graz	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 19
19	3,427	HS Hochreiter, Sepp	Johannes Kepler University Linz	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 90
20	3,521	HT Henzinger, Thomas A.	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 91
21	3,918	SN Sariciftci, Niyazi Serdar	Johannes Kepler University Linz	Applied Physics	Rank 116
22	4,099	VP Valent, Peter	Ludwig Boltzmann Institute	Immunology	Rank 165
23	4,809	WE Wagner, Erwin F.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Developmental Biology	Rank 243
24	4,907	EH Esterbauer, Hermann	Universität Graz	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 229
25	4,922	PJ Peters, Jan Michael	Vienna Biocenter	Developmental Biology	Rank 250
26	5,183	KW Knoll, Wolfgang	Danube Private University (DPU)	Chemical Physics	Rank 139
27	5,194	SA Stohl, Andreas	Universität Wien	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 61
28	5,358	FJ Finsterer, Josef	Neurology & Neurophysiology Center	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 267
29	5,383	KS Kasper, Siegfried	Medizinische Universität Wien	Psychiatry	Rank 156
30	5,494	FJ Friml, Jiří	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 44
31	5,626	MH Makkar, Harinder P.S.	Sustainable Bioeconomy	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 3
32	5,680	BG Berg, Gabriele	Technische Universitat Graz	Microbiology	Rank 141
33	5,689	ZP Zoller, Peter	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	General Physics	Rank 36
34	5,745	JK Jellinger, Kurt A.	Institute of Clinical Neurobiology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 497
35	5,796	DA Diamantopoulos, Adamantios	Universität Wien	Marketing	Rank 8
36	5,834	BA Bernkop-Schnürch, Andreas	Universität Innsbruck	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 41
37	5,953	AM Angermeyer, Matthias Claus	Center for Public Mental Health	Psychiatry	Rank 172
38	5,979	FP Ferenci, Peter	Medizinische Universität Wien	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 100
39	6,153	WG Weiss, Günter	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Immunology	Rank 244
40	7,019	BT Blaschke, Thomas	Universität Salzburg	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 14
41	7,828	FF Fazekas, Franz	Medizinische Universität Graz	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 662
42	7,874	HO Hornykiewicz, Oleh	Medizinische Universität Wien	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 664
43	8,159	BG Blöschl, Günter	Technische Universität Wien	Environmental Engineering	Rank 21
44	8,521	MW Maass, Wolfgang	Technische Universitat Graz	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 187
45	8,593	FW Fitch, W. Tecumseh	Universität Wien	Experimental Psychology	Rank 145
46	8,902	SK Schwarz, K.	Technische Universität Wien	Applied Physics	Rank 228
47	8,920	KJ Knoblich, Jürgen A.	Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Vienna	Developmental Biology	Rank 426
48	8,936	HI Hofacker, Ivo	Universität Wien	Bioinformatics	Rank 28
49	9,016	SC Schlötterer, Christian	Institut für Populationsgenetik	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 109
50	9,283	EJ Eckert, Jürgen	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	Materials	Rank 110
51	9,417	WR Wodak, Ruth	Central European University	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 9
52	9,472	EH Edelsbrunner, Herbert	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 22
53	9,910	AD Aletaha, Daniel	Medizinische Universität Wien	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 97
54	10,589	SW Sieghart, Werner	Medizinische Universität Wien	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 872
55	11,320	VR Valenta, Rudolf	Medizinische Universität Wien	Allergy	Rank 35
56	11,513	Zeileis, Achim	Universität Innsbruck	Statistics & Probability	Rank 55
57	11,576	KC Kubicek, Christian P.	Technische Universität Wien	Microbiology	Rank 274
58	11,863	KD Kerjaschki, Dontscho	Medizinische Universität Wien	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 113
59	11,899	HW Horl, Walter H.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 114
60	11,937	KF Kronenberg, Florian	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 563
61	12,856	TP Turchin, Peter	Complexity Science Hub Vienna	Ecology	Rank 235
62	13,126	SU Schmidt-Erfurth, Ursula	Medizinische Universität Wien	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 53
63	13,128	BH Budka, Herbert	Allgemeines KrankenHaus Wien	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,069
64	14,042	HA Holzinger, Andreas	BOKU University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 290
65	14,367	SK Sigmund, Karl	Universität Wien Institut für Mathematik	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 174
66	14,498	DW Drexler, Wolfgang	Medizinische Universität Wien	Optics	Rank 67
67	14,558	KV Kolmogorov, Vladimir	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 299
68	14,952	CG Csibra, Gergely	Central European University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 234
69	14,956	TM Trauner, Michael	Medizinische Universität Wien	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 249
70	15,510	GT Gruber, Thomas	Austrian Institute of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 323
71	15,928	MM Marberger, Michael	Medizinische Universität Wien	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 168
72	16,055	LH Ludwig, Heinz	Wilhelminen Cancer Research Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 716
73	16,263	LC Lass-Flörl, Cornelia	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Microbiology	Rank 388
74	16,461	SG Schernthaner, Guntram	Medizinische Universität Wien	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 449
75	16,488	GN Gleicher, Norbert	Medizinische Universität Wien	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 106
76	17,021	HH Haberl, Helmut	BOKU University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 92
77	17,220	FA Fercher, Adolf F.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 33
78	17,252	FW Foissner, Wilhelm	Universität Salzburg	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 18
79	17,365	DV De Vries, Jan E.	Novartis Institutes for Biomed. Res.	Immunology	Rank 615
80	17,458	SS Shariat, Shahrokh	Medizinische Universität Wien	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 183
81	17,532	BM Busslinger, Meinrad	Vienna Biocenter	Developmental Biology	Rank 730
82	17,631	NM Nordborg, Magnus	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	Developmental Biology	Rank 733
83	17,706	UG Utermann, Gerd	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 85
84	17,756	HB Huppertz, Berthold	Medizinische Universität Graz	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 123
85	17,850	SJ Sandkühler, Jürgen	Medizinische Universität Wien	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,417
86	18,002	BP Blaha, Peter	Technische Universität Wien	Applied Physics	Rank 434
87	18,391	WH Wimmer, H.	Universität Salzburg	Experimental Psychology	Rank 268
88	18,439	WA Wimmer, Andreas	Technische Universitat Graz	Energy	Rank 205
89	19,093	CL Cerroni, Lorenzo	Medizinische Universität Graz	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 87
90	19,256	SJ Small, J. Victor	Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Vienna	Developmental Biology	Rank 773
91	19,285	SM Sippl, Manfred J.	Universität Salzburg	Bioinformatics	Rank 50
92	19,339	GJ Gasteiger, J.	Universität Wien	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 57
93	19,402	WG Wenning, Gregor K.	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,532
94	19,701	BS Bauer, Siegfried	Johannes Kepler University Linz	Applied Physics	Rank 475
95	20,067	PJ Perner, Josef	Universität Salzburg	Experimental Psychology	Rank 288
96	20,135	SR Schmidt, Reinhold	Medizinische Universität Graz	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,586
97	20,253	SE Schernhammer, Eva S.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Epidemiology	Rank 66
98	20,266	DG Daum, Günther	Technische Universitat Graz	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 924
99	20,596	WW Wagner, Wolfgang	Technische Universität Wien	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 80
100	20,663	RW Reinisch, Walter	Medizinische Universität Wien	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 324
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Austria are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,381 scientists affiliated with Austria are on the 2024 single-year list, and 1,403 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 career-long list, Medizinische Universität Wien has the most listed scientists from Austria, with 183. It is followed by Universität Wien with 163.

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 1,403 in 2024, a change of +45.8%.

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.