Estonia's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

Estonia has 56 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 7.7% from 52 in 2021. That places Estonia 59th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Tartu Ülikool has the most listed scientists (15), followed by Tallinna Tehnikaülikool (9).

Single Year

+17 (+27.0%) vs 2021

Career Data

+4 (+7.7%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#59

up 1 place vs 2021

Institutes

+2 (+14.3%) vs 2021

Scientists in Estonia on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 33% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+23.8%

2022+7.7%

2023+19.6%

2024+4.5%

2025+21.4%

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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	2,048	NÜ Niinemets, Ülo	Estonian University of Life Sciences	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 11
2	12,890	ZM Zobel, Martin	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Ecology	Rank 234
3	24,377	RM Raidal, M.	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 363
4	31,776	HL Hollebeek, Linda D.	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Marketing	Rank 59
5	40,206	KT Koivisto, Tomi S.	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 635
6	43,570	AJ Allik, Jüri	Tartu Ülikool	Social Psychology	Rank 406
7	44,615	PM Pärtel, Meelis	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Ecology	Rank 763
8	45,697	SS Sugita, Shinya	Institute of Ecology, Tallinn	Paleontology	Rank 148
9	52,209	TL Tedersoo, Leho	Tartu Ülikool	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 649
10	56,575	TR Taagepera, Rein	Tartu Ülikool	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 197
11	62,262	DM Dumas, Marlon	Tartu Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,105
12	68,313	HJ Harro, Jaanus	Tartu Ülikooli Keemia Instituut	Psychiatry	Rank 1,295
13	68,518	SA Samoson, Ago	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,438
14	68,928	BR Bhat, Rajeev	Estonian University of Life Sciences	Food Science	Rank 284
15	76,479	KT Kutser, Tiit	Eesti Mereinstituut	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 296
16	93,494	WI Williams, Ingrid H.	Estonian University of Life Sciences	Entomology	Rank 258
17	95,038	KM Karelson, Mati	Tartu Ülikooli Keemia Instituut	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 298
18	106,190	MÜ Mander, Ülo	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Environmental Engineering	Rank 482
19	111,302	KA Kuusk, Andres	Tartu Ülikool	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 459
20	113,595	KK Kannike, Kristjan	NICPB	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,883
21	122,179	JJ Jürimäe, Jaak	Meditsiiniteaduste Valdkond	Sport Sciences	Rank 366
22	128,489	KU Kõljalg, Urmas	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 284
23	131,917	KK Kull, Kalevi	Tartu Ülikool	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 219
24	137,740	VA Viru, Atko	Tartu Ülikool	Sport Sciences	Rank 426
25	141,639	TM Trapido, Marina	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Environmental Engineering	Rank 670
26	146,337	LA Laisk, Agu	Tartu Ülikool	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,084
27	147,747	KA Kahru, Anne	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Environmental Sciences	Rank 913
28	148,849	Sak, Katrin	NGO Praeventio	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 5,639
29	153,519	KM Koel, Mihkel	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,197
30	157,690	KO Kull, Olevi	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,255
31	162,507	SS Sakr, Sherif	Tartu Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,939
32	168,706	SJ Stanturf, John A.	Estonian University of Life Sciences	Forestry	Rank 209
33	181,629	LÜ Lepik, Ülo	Tartu Ülikool	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,283
34	185,324	HI Hussainova, Irina	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Materials	Rank 2,495
35	187,407	SA Sellin, Arne	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,683
36	188,275	ST Soomere, Tarmo	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Oceanography	Rank 418
37	188,699	KK Kukli, Kaupo	Tartu Ülikooli Füüsika Instituut	Applied Physics	Rank 5,506
38	189,840	UD Unruh, Dominique	Tartu Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,494
39	196,075	FA Fazeli, Alireza	Estonian University of Life Sciences	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,941
40	204,695	TK Tammeveski, Kaido	Tartu Ülikooli Keemia Instituut	Energy	Rank 2,732
41	216,708	LI Leito, Ivo	Tartu Ülikooli Keemia Instituut	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,830
42	222,394	NT Nilson, Tiit	Tartu Ülikool	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 974
43	229,722	KT Kalamees, Targo	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Building & Construction	Rank 520
44	236,933	SP Saari, Peeter	Academia Scientiarum Estoniae	Optics	Rank 867
45	240,197	KJ Kurnitski, Jarek	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Building & Construction	Rank 545
46	244,671	LE Lust, Enn	Tartu Ülikooli Keemia Instituut	Energy	Rank 3,362
47	261,603	HS Hall, Stephen J.G.	Estonian University of Life Sciences	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 936
48	276,336	KE Kikas, Eve	Tallinna Ülikool	Education	Rank 1,834
49	301,632	AA Awad, Ahmed	Tartu Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,835
50	308,637	TS Tomasiello, Stefania	Tartu Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,990
51	353,387	TK Tribe, Keith	Tartu Ülikool	History	Rank 127
52	394,151	EJ Engelbrecht, Jüri	Academia Scientiarum Estoniae	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,969
53	409,663	VD Vinnikov, Dmitri	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,489
54	423,601	JA Janes, A.	Tartu Ülikooli Keemia Instituut	Energy	Rank 6,535
55	515,986	LM Lember, Margus	Tartu Ülikooli Kliinikum	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 7,360
56	724,807	PA Pietarinen, Ahti Veikko	Majandusteaduskond	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 15,310
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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 career-long list, Tartu Ülikool has the most listed scientists from Estonia, with 15. It is followed by Tallinna Tehnikaülikool with 9.

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

On the career-long list, Estonia went from 42 scientists in 2020 to 56 in 2022, a change of +33.3%.

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.