Estonia's Top 2% Scientists 2020

Estonia has 58 scientists on the 2020 single-year Top 2% list. That places Estonia 56th in the world by number of listed scientists. University of Tartu has the most listed scientists (31), followed by Tallinna Tehnikaülikool (9).

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#56

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Scientists in Estonia on the list, by year

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+8.6%

2022+27.0%

2023-3.8%

2024+7.8%

2025+30.1%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	58		42
2021	63	+8.6%	52	+23.8%
2022	80	+27.0%	56	+7.7%
2023	77	-3.8%	67	+19.6%
2024	83	+7.8%	70	+4.5%
2025	108	+30.1%	85	+21.4%

Top 10 institutes in Estonia

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Rank in Estonia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	822	NÜ Niinemets, Ülo	Estonian University of Life Sciences	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 5
2	8,057	TL Tedersoo, Leho	University of Tartu	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 92
3	9,187	ZM Zobel, Martin	University of Tartu	Ecology	Rank 244
4	16,950	BR Bhat, Rajeev	Estonian University of Life Sciences	Food Science	Rank 84
5	23,149	PM Pärtel, Meelis	University of Tartu	Ecology	Rank 542
6	23,862	SS Sugita, Shinya	Tallinn University	Paleontology	Rank 62
7	24,891	KT Kutser, Tiit	Estonian Marine Institute	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 198
8	25,831	KT Koivisto, Tomi S.	University of Tartu	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 264
9	26,720	AJ Allik, Jüri	Academia Scientiarum Estoniae	Social Psychology	Rank 379
10	40,238	DM Dumas, Marlon	University of Tartu	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,068
11	44,691	KU Kõljalg, Urmas	Estonian Institute of Ecology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 594
12	44,934	MM Moora, Mari	University of Tartu	Ecology	Rank 950
13	48,066	LÜ Lepik, Ülo	University of Tartu	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 102
14	51,580	KK Kannike, Kristjan	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 547
15	59,201	MÜ Mander, Ülo	University of Tartu	Environmental Engineering	Rank 365
16	59,328	MM Minkov, Michael	University of Tartu	Social Psychology	Rank 666
17	61,113	KA Kahru, Anne	Academia Scientiarum Estoniae	Environmental Sciences	Rank 694
18	62,200	NR Näätänen, R.	University of Tartu	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,376
19	64,598	Sak, Katrin	NGO	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,257
20	66,681	MA Metspalu, Andres	University of Tartu	Developmental Biology	Rank 1,996
21	73,058	RM Raidal, M.	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 815
22	78,022	KI Krams, Indrikis A.	University of Tartu	Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology	Rank 211
23	78,547	AK Abarenkov, Kessy	University of Tartu	Microbiology	Rank 1,655
24	80,384	AR Ahas, Rein	University of Tartu	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 1,490
25	80,415	ÖM Öpik, Maarja	University of Tartu	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,180
26	80,907	IA Ivask, Angela	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Environmental Sciences	Rank 970
27	82,057	GV Gupta, Vijai K.	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Microbiology	Rank 1,721
28	86,620	HJ Harro, Jaanus	University of Tartu	Psychiatry	Rank 1,469
29	91,225	TR Taagepera, Rein	University of Tartu	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 568
30	95,568	MR Mägi, Reedik	University of Tartu	Developmental Biology	Rank 2,744
31	98,254	UD Unruh, Dominique	University of Tartu	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,450
32	106,271	HI Hussainova, Irina	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Materials	Rank 2,097
33	106,665	JJ Jürimäe, Jaak	University of Tartu	Sport Sciences	Rank 401
34	113,436	MF Maggi, Fabrizio Maria	University of Tartu	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,801
35	113,920	VR Vaarandi, Risto	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,281
36	114,082	ET Esko, Tonu	University of Tartu	Developmental Biology	Rank 3,207
37	114,937	TK Tammeveski, Kaido	University of Tartu	Energy	Rank 2,606
38	116,942	AG Anbarjafari, Gholamreza	University of Tartu	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,875
39	121,040	TM Trapido, Marina	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Environmental Engineering	Rank 804
40	125,676	SJ Stanturf, John	Estonian University of Life Sciences	Forestry	Rank 150
41	126,551	LI Leito, Ivo	University of Tartu	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,039
42	155,879	RM Raidal, M.	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,818
43	156,105	HM Hohmann, Manuel	University of Tartu	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,822
44	157,265	KT Kalamees, Targo	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Building & Construction	Rank 756
45	157,806	LA Lõhmus, Asko	Estonian Institute of Ecology	Ecology	Rank 2,683
46	159,223	WI Williams, Ingrid H.	Estonian University of Life Sciences	Entomology	Rank 388
47	163,200	LH Lipmaa, Helger	University of Tartu	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,912
48	164,297	KA Kruve, Anneli	University of Tartu	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,478
49	177,916	KM Koel, M.	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,596
50	179,634	KM Karelson, Mati	University of Tartu	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 734
51	194,240	RA Racioppi, Antonio	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,201
52	196,369	AS Altmäe, Signe	Competence Centre on Health Technologies	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,366
53	197,659	PK Põldmaa, Kadri	Estonian Institute of Ecology	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 319
54	209,478	VD Vinnikov, Dmitri	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 885
55	253,231	OI Ostonen, Ivika	University of Tartu	Forestry	Rank 409
56	450,163	HO Husev, Oleksandr	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 2,124
57	459,647	AA Aabloo, Alvo	University of Tartu	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 1,787
58	488,219	HM Hitch, Michael	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Mining & Metallurgy	Rank 521
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Estonia are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

58 scientists affiliated with Estonia are on the 2020 single-year list, and 42 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2020 single-year list, University of Tartu has the most listed scientists from Estonia, with 31. It is followed by Tallinna Tehnikaülikool with 9.

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.