Austria's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List

Austria has 1,472 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 4.9% from 1,403 in 2024. That places Austria 23rd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Universität Wien has the most listed scientists (181), followed by Medizinische Universität Wien (153).

Single Year

1,433

+52 (+3.8%) vs 2024

Career Data

1,472

+69 (+4.9%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#23

down 2 places vs 2024

Institutes

226

+59 (+35.3%) vs 2024

Scientists in Austria on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 53% 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	522	LH Lassmann, Hans P.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 49
3	543	KC Kappe, C. Oliver	Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH	Organic Chemistry	Rank 12
4	740	PG Pfùrtscheller, Gert	Technische Universitat Graz	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 71
5	884	HJ Häfner, Juergen	Universität Wien	Applied Physics	Rank 32
6	1,486	SJ Smolen, Josef Sebastian	Medizinische Universität Wien	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 12
7	1,562	JK Jellinger, Kurt A.	Institute of Clinical Neurobiology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 151
8	1,605	PW Poewe, Werner H.	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 155
9	1,733	SM Smyth, Mark J.	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	Immunology	Rank 63
10	2,034	KW Klimesch, Wolfgang	Universität Salzburg	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 191
11	2,087	BN Barton, Nicholas H.	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 31
12	2,154	TH Tilg, Herbert	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 38
13	2,475	HK Hornik, Kurt	WU Vienna University of Economics and Business	Statistics & Probability	Rank 20
14	2,508	DU Diebold, Ulrike	Technische Universität Wien	Chemical Physics	Rank 72
15	2,544	HS Hochreiter, Sepp	Johannes Kepler University Linz	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 72
16	2,657	BF Bookstein, Fred L.	Universität Wien	Dentistry	Rank 3
17	3,095	CA Constantin, Adrian	Universität Wien Institut für Mathematik	General Mathematics	Rank 6
18	3,115	ZA Zeilinger, Anton	Universität Wien	General Physics	Rank 23
19	3,343	HP Holzer, P.	Medizinische Universität Graz	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 18
20	3,814	HT Henzinger, Thomas A.A.	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 100
21	3,950	VP Valent, Peter	Medizinische Universität Wien	Immunology	Rank 150
22	4,126	SS Serdar Sariciftci, Niyazi Serdar	Johannes Kepler University Linz	Applied Physics	Rank 117
23	4,562	WG Wagner, Günter Paul	Universität Wien	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 48
24	4,935	BG Berg, Gabriele	Technische Universitat Graz	Microbiology	Rank 125
25	5,004	FJ Finsterer, Josef H.	Neurology & Neurophysiology Center	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 244
26	5,098	FJ Friml, Jiri Í.	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 38
27	5,127	SA Stohl, Andreas	Universität Wien	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 63
28	5,134	RM Roden, M. W.	Allgemeines KrankenHaus Wien	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 152
29	5,161	PJ Peters, Jan Michael	Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna	Developmental Biology	Rank 254
30	5,220	WE Wagner, Erwin F.	Medizinische Universität Wien Universitätsklinik für Dermatologie	Developmental Biology	Rank 259
31	5,343	EH Esterbauer, Herrmann	Universität Graz	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 237
32	5,366	KS Kasper, Siegfried F.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Psychiatry	Rank 162
33	5,409	KW Knoll, Wolfgang	Danube Private University (DPU)	Chemical Physics	Rank 139
34	5,418	DA Diamantopoulos, Adamantios	Universität Wien	Marketing	Rank 9
35	5,572	BA Bernkop-Schnürch, Andreas	Universität Innsbruck	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 39
36	5,736	ZP Zoller, Peter	Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften	General Physics	Rank 37
37	5,848	BT Blaschke, Thomas	Universität Salzburg	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 13
38	5,850	WM Wagner, Michael	Universität Wien	Microbiology	Rank 145
39	5,936	WG Weiss, Günter	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Immunology	Rank 230
40	6,034	WD Wolpert, David H.	Complexity Science Hub Vienna	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 150
41	6,083	KF Krammer, Florian H.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Virology	Rank 26
42	6,207	AM Angermeyer, Matthias Claus	Gösing am Wagram	Psychiatry	Rank 183
43	6,254	FP Ferenci, Péter	Medizinische Universität Wien	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 102
44	6,858	MW Maass, Wolfgang	Technische Universitat Graz	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 163
45	7,196	JK Jellinger, Kurt A.	Institute of Clinical Neurobiology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 603
46	7,217	BG Blöschl, Günter	Technische Universität Wien	Environmental Engineering	Rank 18
47	8,207	WR Wodak, Ruth	Central European University	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 9
48	8,250	FW Fitch, William Tecumseh S.	Universität Wien	Experimental Psychology	Rank 136
49	8,421	HO Hornykiewicz, Oleh D.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 686
50	8,515	AD Aletaha, Daniel	Medizinische Universität Wien	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 76
51	8,558	KJ Knoblich, Juergen Arthur	Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Vienna	Developmental Biology	Rank 398
52	9,033	EJ Eckert, Juergen H.	Montanuniversitat Leoben	Materials	Rank 109
53	9,125	HI Hofacker, Ivo L.	Universität Wien	Bioinformatics	Rank 29
54	9,154	SK Schwarz, Karlheinz	TU Wien Institut für Materialchemie	Applied Physics	Rank 229
55	9,489	SC Schlötterer, Christian	Institut für Populationsgenetik	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 110
56	9,594	EH Edelsbrunner, Herbert	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 20
57	10,234	Zeileis, Achim	Universität Innsbruck	Statistics & Probability	Rank 51
58	10,465	KF Kronenberg, Florian	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 491
59	10,599	HA Holzinger, Andreas T.	BOKU University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 229
60	11,256	SW Sieghart, Werner C.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 912
61	11,547	VR Valenta, Rudolf	Medizinische Universitat Wien, Zentrum für Pathophysiologie, Infektiologie und Immunologie	Allergy	Rank 38
62	11,681	KC Kubicek, Christian Peter	Technische Universität Wien	Microbiology	Rank 281
63	12,200	HW Hörl, Walter Hermann	Medizinische Universität Wien	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 118
64	12,326	SU Schmidt-Erfurth, Ursula Margarethe	Medizinische Universität Wien	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 50
65	12,587	KD Kerjaschki, Dontscho I.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 123
66	13,358	TP Turchin, Peter	Complexity Science Hub Vienna	Ecology	Rank 248
67	13,753	TM Trauner, Michael A.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 229
68	13,820	BH Budka, H.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,087
69	14,002	SK Sigmund, Karl	Universität Wien	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 157
70	14,018	PJ Penninger, Josef Martin	Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Vienna	Immunology	Rank 489
71	14,682	LC Lass-Flörl, Cornelia	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Microbiology	Rank 355
72	14,792	DW Drexler, Wolfgang	Medizinische Universität Wien, Zentrum für Medizinische Physik und Biomedizinische Technik	Optics	Rank 69
73	14,905	CG Csibra, Gergely	Central European University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 229
74	15,721	HH Haberl, Helmut	BOKU University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 97
75	15,850	KV Kolmogorov, Vladimir N.	Institute of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 343
76	16,215	VT Vogl, Thomas Josef	Medizinische Universität Wien	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 68
77	16,334	LH Ludwig, Heinz P.	Wilhelminen Cancer Research Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 713
78	16,956	MM Marberger, Michael Johann	Medizinische Universität Wien	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 174
79	17,195	BP Blaha, Peter	Technische Universität Wien	Applied Physics	Rank 401
80	17,459	FW Foissner, Wilhelm	Universität Salzburg	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 20
81	17,636	HB Huppertz, Berthold	Medizinische Universität Graz	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 118
82	17,719	SR Schmidt, Reinhold Ernst	Medizinische Universität Graz	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,375
83	17,854	SG Schernthaner, Guntram H.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 466
84	18,097	NM Nordborg, Magnus	Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 726
85	18,209	BM Busslinger, Meinrad	Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna	Developmental Biology	Rank 730
86	18,235	CL Cerroni, Lorenzo	Medizinische Universität Graz	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 83
87	18,332	FA Fercher, Adolf Friedrich	Medizinische Universität Wien	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 36
88	18,505	FE Fröhlich, Eleonore	Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 134
89	18,696	UG Utermann, Gerd	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 86
90	18,795	DV de Vries, Jan E.	Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research	Immunology	Rank 657
91	19,103	SJ Sandkühler, Jürgen	Zentrum für Hirnforschung Medizinische Universität Wien	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,464
92	19,118	TE Trinka, Eugen	Christian-Doppler-Klinik	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,467
93	19,290	WG Wenning, Gregor Karl	Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,483
94	19,343	WH Wimmer, Heinz	Universität Salzburg	Experimental Psychology	Rank 273
95	19,502	EP Ertl, Peter F.	Technische Universität Wien	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 59
96	19,543	BS Bauer, Siegfried	Johannes Kepler University Linz	Applied Physics	Rank 455
97	19,546	PR Pippan, Reinhard	Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science	Materials	Rank 247
98	19,585	RW Reinisch, Walter W.	Medizinische Universität Wien	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 311
99	20,053	SM Sippl, Manfred J.	Universität Salzburg	Bioinformatics	Rank 52
100	20,170	WW Wagner, Wolfgang W.	Technische Universität Wien	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 83
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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 career-long list, Universität Wien has the most listed scientists from Austria, with 181. It is followed by Medizinische Universität Wien with 153.

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 1,472 in 2025, a change of +53.0%.

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.