Estonia's Top 2% Scientists 2023

Estonia has 77 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, down 3.8% from 80 in 2022. That places Estonia 65th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Tartu Ülikool has the most listed scientists (19), followed by Tallinna Tehnikaülikool (12).

Single Year

-3 (-3.8%) vs 2022

Career Data

+11 (+19.6%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#65

down 2 places vs 2022

Institutes

No change vs 2022

Scientists in Estonia on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 33% 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	790	NÜ Niinemets, Ülo	Eesti Maaülikool	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 9
2	4,630	TL Tedersoo, Leho	Tartu Ülikool	Microbiology	Rank 90
3	9,651	BR Bhat, Rajeev	Eesti Maaülikool	Food Science	Rank 67
4	10,923	PK Prashanth, K. G.	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Materials	Rank 175
5	12,807	BM Brik, M. G.	Tartu Ülikooli Füüsika Instituut	Applied Physics	Rank 257
6	15,913	ZM Zobel, Martin	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Ecology	Rank 337
7	26,396	SS Sugita, S.	Institute of Ecology, Tallinn	Paleontology	Rank 46
8	26,793	KT Kutser, Tiit	Eesti Mereinstituut	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 250
9	28,436	DM Dumas, Marlon	Tartu Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 955
10	29,108	KT Koivisto, Tomi	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 333
11	33,841	PM Pärtel, Meelis	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Ecology	Rank 668
12	35,551	LJ Love, James H.	Tartu Ülikool	Economics	Rank 480
13	39,663	KU Kõljalg, Urmas	Tartu Ülikool	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 46
14	40,364	AJ Allik, Jüri	Tartu Ülikool	Social Psychology	Rank 589
15	47,310	RM Raidal, M.	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 547
16	49,177	Sak, Katrin	NGO Praeventio	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,733
17	50,405	FA Forbes, Alastair	Tartu Ülikool	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 576
18	51,039	KK Kannike, Kristjan	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 589
19	56,195	AK Abarenkov, Kessy	Tartu Ülikooli loodusmuuseum	Microbiology	Rank 1,285
20	57,014	KA Kahru, Anne	Academia Scientiarum Estoniae	Environmental Sciences	Rank 922
21	61,528	MA Metspalu, Andres	Tartu Ülikooli Genoomika Instituut	Developmental Biology	Rank 1,592
22	63,183	HM Hohmann, Manuel	Tartu Ülikooli Füüsika Instituut	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 726
23	68,673	SS Sakr, Sherif	Tartu Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,198
24	70,668	LÜ Lepik, Ülo	Tartu Ülikool	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 666
25	74,269	DS Durst, Susanne	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Business & Management	Rank 1,454
26	79,103	HJ Harro, Jaanus	Tartu Ülikooli Keemia Instituut	Psychiatry	Rank 1,326
27	80,383	MÜ Mander, Ülo	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Environmental Engineering	Rank 483
28	83,251	AR Ahas, Rein	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 1,541
29	83,896	SJ Stanturf, John	Eesti Maaülikool	Forestry	Rank 81
30	86,904	IA Ivask, Angela	Tartu Ülikool	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,486
31	93,440	MR Mägi, Reedik	Tartu Ülikooli Genoomika Instituut	Developmental Biology	Rank 2,390
32	96,951	ÖM Öpik, Maarja	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,680
33	98,391	Vinn, Olev	Tartu Ülikool	Paleontology	Rank 289
34	108,594	KJ Kurnitski, Jarek	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Building & Construction	Rank 746
35	112,225	MM Moora, Mari	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Ecology	Rank 1,989
36	116,300	PP Peterson, Pärt	Tartu Ülikool	Immunology	Rank 2,420
37	116,854	LI Leito, Ivo	Tartu Ülikooli Keemia Instituut	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 838
38	117,915	DS Datta, Soumya Kanti	DIGIOTOUCH OU	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,197
39	118,422	SS Shanmugam, Sabarathinam	Eesti Maaülikool	Energy	Rank 3,021
40	118,910	UD Unruh, Dominique	Tartu Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,686
41	134,618	WI Williams, Ingrid H.	Eesti Maaülikool	Entomology	Rank 290
42	137,182	OH Orru, Hans	Tartu Ülikool	Toxicology	Rank 551
43	137,904	PM Pedaste, Margus	Tartu Ülikool	Education	Rank 1,409
44	138,203	TK Tammeveski, Kaido	Tartu Ülikooli Keemia Instituut	Energy	Rank 3,582
45	141,133	HI Hussainova, Irina	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Materials	Rank 2,894
46	149,777	KH Kollist, Hannes	Tartu Ülikooli Tehnoloogiainstituut	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,625
47	152,340	ZI Zekker, I.	Tartu Ülikooli Keemia Instituut	Environmental Engineering	Rank 956
48	157,147	MR Mändar, Reet	Tartu Ülikool	Microbiology	Rank 3,564
49	163,144	PM Punab, Margus	Tartu Ülikool	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,061
50	164,538	VM Viigimaa, Margus	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 4,098
51	165,425	AS Anslan, Sten	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Microbiology	Rank 3,761
52	194,624	ST Soomere, Tarmo	Academia Scientiarum Estoniae	Oceanography	Rank 306
53	194,625	OM Olle, Margit	NPO Veggies Cultivation	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 1,388
54	219,014	KM Karelson, Mati	Tartu Ülikooli Keemia Instituut	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 999
55	226,513	NA Nikiforova, Anastasija	Tartu Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,956
56	228,003	OI Ostonen, Ivika	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Forestry	Rank 339
57	229,386	PK Põldmaa, K.	Ökoloogia ja Maateaduste Instituut	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 346
58	230,125	HD Hooshyar, Danial	Tallinna Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,068
59	230,255	TS Tomasiello, Stefania	Tartu Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,075
60	242,065	BO Bondarenko, Olesja	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Toxicology	Rank 1,059
61	270,727	NA Norta, Alex	Tallinna Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,307
62	272,178	SP Saari, Peeter	Academia Scientiarum Estoniae	Optics	Rank 1,036
63	287,401	VD Vinnikov, Dmitri	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,195
64	302,355	FA Fazeli, Alireza	Eesti Maaülikool	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 2,015
65	327,694	JM Jürisson, Mikk	Meditsiiniteaduste Valdkond	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,702
66	330,068	SY Shen, Yanfeng	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,437
67	330,648	RA Raal, Ain	Meditsiiniteaduste Valdkond	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,710
68	356,157	AM Alam, Muhammad Mahtab	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4,103
69	374,664	RA Rassõlkin, Anton	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,659
70	468,628	HO Husev, Oleksandr	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 2,130
71	492,436	RA Rebane, Aleksander	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 1,849
72	495,555	DD Draheim, Dirk	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 15,066
73	517,596	TT Tillmann, Taavi	Tartu Ülikooli Genoomika Instituut	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,656
74	602,072	CA Chub, Andrii	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 2,854
75	624,668	TM Tamm, Marek	Tallinna Ülikool	History	Rank 162
76	662,534	KM Krivý, Maroš	Estonian Academy of Arts	Architecture	Rank 15
77	762,711	TK Tribe, Keith	Tartu Ülikool	History	Rank 240
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Estonia are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

77 scientists affiliated with Estonia are on the 2023 single-year list, and 67 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 single-year list, Tartu Ülikool has the most listed scientists from Estonia, with 19. It is followed by Tallinna Tehnikaülikool with 12.

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 77 in 2023, a change of +32.8%.

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.