Estonia's Top 2% Scientists 2022

Estonia has 80 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 27.0% from 63 in 2021. That places Estonia 63rd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Tartu Ülikool has the most listed scientists (19), followed by Tallinna Tehnikaülikool (14).

Single Year

+17 (+27.0%) vs 2021

Career Data

+4 (+7.7%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#63

down 1 place vs 2021

Institutes

+3 (+17.6%) vs 2021

Scientists in Estonia on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 38% since 2020.

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	720	NÜ Niinemets, Ülo	Estonian University of Life Sciences	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 7
2	1,440	HL Hollebeek, Linda D.	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Marketing	Rank 8
3	5,632	TL Tedersoo, Leho	Tartu Ülikool	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 66
4	9,826	ZM Zobel, Martin	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Ecology	Rank 247
5	14,309	BR Bhat, Rajeev	Estonian University of Life Sciences	Food Science	Rank 83
6	18,452	KT Kutser, Tiit	Eesti Mereinstituut	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 157
7	30,323	KT Koivisto, Tomi S.	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 380
8	31,060	PM Pärtel, Meelis	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Ecology	Rank 675
9	31,449	AJ Allik, Jüri	Tartu Ülikool	Social Psychology	Rank 477
10	37,614	KK Kannike, Kristjan	NICPB	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 461
11	39,145	Sak, Katrin	NGO Praeventio	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,482
12	42,522	KU Kõljalg, Urmas	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 52
13	43,441	SS Sugita, Shinya	Institute of Ecology, Tallinn	Paleontology	Rank 115
14	47,393	MÜ Mander, Ülo	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Environmental Engineering	Rank 273
15	53,036	DM Dumas, Marlon	Tartu Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,469
16	58,393	AR Ahas, Rein	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 1,074
17	60,885	AK Abarenkov, Kessy	Tartu Ülikooli loodusmuuseum	Microbiology	Rank 1,447
18	62,843	MM Moora, Mari	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Ecology	Rank 1,263
19	64,851	MM Minkov, Michael	Tartu Ülikool	Social Psychology	Rank 761
20	71,453	KA Kahru, Anne	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Environmental Sciences	Rank 930
21	76,298	TR Taagepera, Rein	Tartu Ülikool	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 510
22	82,650	SS Sakr, Sherif	Tartu Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,240
23	83,171	HM Hohmann, Manuel	Tartu Ülikooli Füüsika Instituut	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,042
24	84,596	LÜ Lepik, Ülo	Tartu Ülikool	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 732
25	86,071	HJ Harro, Jaanus	Tartu Ülikooli Keemia Instituut	Psychiatry	Rank 1,426
26	89,052	SJ Stanturf, John A.	Estonian University of Life Sciences	Forestry	Rank 98
27	89,978	MR Mägi, Reedik	Tartu Ülikooli Genoomika Instituut	Developmental Biology	Rank 2,608
28	93,572	KK Kull, Kalevi	Tartu Ülikool	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 292
29	94,902	MA Metspalu, Andres	Tartu Ülikooli Genoomika Instituut	Developmental Biology	Rank 2,736
30	96,216	ÖM Öpik, Maarja	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,565
31	97,881	IA Ivask, Angela	Tartu Ülikool	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,341
32	102,675	RA Reintam-Blaser, A.	Tartu Ülikool	Emergency & Critical Care Medicine	Rank 354
33	105,993	RM Raidal, M.	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,329
34	109,176	RM Raidal, M.	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,373
35	112,779	KT Kalamees, Targo	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Building & Construction	Rank 625
36	125,805	LI Leito, Ivo	Tartu Ülikooli Keemia Instituut	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 873
37	126,887	TK Tammeveski, Kaido	Tartu Ülikooli Keemia Instituut	Energy	Rank 2,925
38	131,209	WI Williams, Ingrid H.	Estonian University of Life Sciences	Entomology	Rank 324
39	132,214	TT Teesalu, Tambet	Tartu Ülikool	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,967
40	141,240	LA Lõhmus, Asko	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Ecology	Rank 2,552
41	141,395	UD Unruh, Dominique	Tartu Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,761
42	147,216	SA Samoson, Ago	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,906
43	150,122	JJ Jürimäe, Jaak	Meditsiiniteaduste Valdkond	Sport Sciences	Rank 684
44	157,832	KH Kollist, Hannes	Tartu Ülikooli Tehnoloogiainstituut	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,603
45	168,721	HI Hussainova, Irina	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Materials	Rank 3,203
46	176,452	KM Koel, Mihkel	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,317
47	177,244	KA Kaasik, Allen	Tartu Ülikool	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 4,058
48	177,975	RA Racioppi, Antonio	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,185
49	185,329	Vinn, Olev	Tartu Ülikool	Paleontology	Rank 671
50	196,713	SS Shanmugam, Sabarathinam	Estonian University of Life Sciences	Energy	Rank 4,783
51	200,588	LM Laan, Maris	Tartu Ülikool	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 743
52	212,350	SA Salumets, Andres	Tartu Ülikool	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,434
53	216,362	VG Vainikko, Gennadi	Tartu Ülikooli matemaatika ja statistika instituut	General Mathematics	Rank 1,215
54	218,205	OI Ostonen, Ivika	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Forestry	Rank 332
55	222,724	KM Karelson, Mati	Tartu Ülikooli Keemia Instituut	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 978
56	239,892	VD Vinnikov, Dmitri	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 932
57	241,431	PK Põldmaa, Kadri	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 409
58	251,190	SP Saari, Peeter	Academia Scientiarum Estoniae	Optics	Rank 1,074
59	255,319	HS Hall, Stephen J.G.	Estonian University of Life Sciences	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 805
60	255,365	NA Norta, Alex	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,645
61	256,747	ST Soomere, Tarmo	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Oceanography	Rank 436
62	262,813	LE Lust, Enn	Tartu Ülikooli Keemia Instituut	Energy	Rank 6,610
63	277,375	FA Fazeli, Alireza	Estonian University of Life Sciences	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,861
64	308,645	SY Shen, Yanfeng	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,263
65	323,066	TT Tillmann, Taavi	Tartu Ülikool	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,537
66	395,952	JM Jürisson, Mikk	Tartu Ülikool	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,199
67	418,460	VN Vosoughi, Naser	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,818
68	460,208	HO Husev, Oleksandr	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,995
69	462,469	CA Chub, Andrii	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 2,008
70	494,194	DR Drenkhan, Rein	Estonian University of Life Sciences	Forestry	Rank 959
71	529,672	GA García-Sosa, Alfonso T.	Tartu Ülikooli Keemia Instituut	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 3,280
72	588,935	AA Aabloo, Alvo	Tartu Ülikooli Tehnoloogiainstituut	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,031
73	622,415	TK Tribe, Keith	Tartu Ülikool	History	Rank 176
74	701,896	RA Rassõlkin, Anton	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 3,325
75	729,942	TM Tamm, Marek	Tallinn University School of Humanities	History	Rank 227
76	846,525	PA Pietarinen, Ahti Veikko	Majandusteaduskond	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 22,515
77	901,770	BJ Burlakovs, Juris	Estonian University of Life Sciences	Mining & Metallurgy	Rank 934
78	912,850	WA Wojnar, Aneta	Tartu Ülikooli Füüsika Instituut	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 9,798
79	916,099	VT Vaimann, Toomas	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 4,555
80	1,086,360	KM Krivy, Maros	Estonian Academy of Arts	Architecture	Rank 31
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Frequently asked questions

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

80 scientists affiliated with Estonia are on the 2022 single-year list, and 56 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 single-year list, Tartu Ülikool has the most listed scientists from Estonia, with 19. It is followed by Tallinna Tehnikaülikool with 14.

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

On the single-year list, Estonia went from 58 scientists in 2020 to 80 in 2022, a change of +37.9%.

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.