Estonia's Top 2% Scientists 2024

Estonia has 83 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 7.8% from 77 in 2023. That places Estonia 66th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Tartu Ülikool has the most listed scientists (46), followed by Tallinna Tehnikaülikool (16).

Single Year

+6 (+7.8%) vs 2023

Career Data

+3 (+4.5%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#66

down 1 place vs 2023

Institutes

-8 (-40.0%) vs 2023

Scientists in Estonia on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 43% 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	847	NÜ Niinemets, Ülo	Eesti Maaülikool	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 10
2	4,455	TL Tedersoo, Leho	Tartu Ülikool	Microbiology	Rank 74
3	6,989	BR Bhat, Rajeev	Eesti Maaülikool	Food Science	Rank 42
4	13,361	ZM Zobel, Martin	Tartu Ülikool	Ecology	Rank 302
5	14,736	PK Prashanth, Konda Gokuldoss	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Materials	Rank 262
6	23,193	KT Kutser, Tiit	Tartu Ülikool	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 224
7	23,991	KT Koivisto, Tomi S.	Tartu Ülikool	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 273
8	27,095	BM Bahram, Mohammad	Tartu Ülikool	Microbiology	Rank 578
9	27,658	DM Dumas, Marlon	Tartu Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,128
10	28,948	PM Pärtel, Meelis	Tartu Ülikool	Ecology	Rank 601
11	29,388	SM Smith, Melanie Kay	Tartu Ülikooli Pärnu Kolledž	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 149
12	34,672	Sak, Katrin	NGO Praeventio	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,107
13	36,224	KU Kõljalg, Urmas	Tartu Ülikool	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 39
14	39,090	HM Hohmann, M.	Tartu Ülikool	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 477
15	39,105	AJ Allik, Jüri	Tartu Ülikool	Social Psychology	Rank 590
16	41,176	RM Raidal, M.	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 504
17	43,607	FA Forbes, Alastair	Tartu Ülikool	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 499
18	52,950	MÜ Mander, Ülo	Tartu Ülikool	Environmental Engineering	Rank 276
19	53,612	AK Abarenkov, Kessy	Tartu Ülikool	Microbiology	Rank 1,124
20	60,760	KK Kannike, Kristjan	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 751
21	61,606	KA Kahru, Anne	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,190
22	62,656	SS Sugita, S.	Tallinna Ülikool	Paleontology	Rank 130
23	65,222	SJ Stanturf, John	Eesti Maaülikool	Forestry	Rank 58
24	77,955	SS Sakr, Sherif	Tartu Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,949
25	85,335	MR Mägi, Reedik	Tartu Ülikool	Developmental Biology	Rank 2,005
26	87,354	ÖM Öpik, Maarja	Tartu Ülikool	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,459
27	88,351	UD Unruh, Dominique	Tartu Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,350
28	90,270	MA Metspalu, Andres	Tartu Ülikool	Developmental Biology	Rank 2,117
29	92,477	OH Orru, Hans	Tartu Ülikool	Toxicology	Rank 351
30	93,155	LÜ Lepik, Ülo	Tartu Ülikool	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 861
31	93,483	KK Kull, Kalevi	Tartu Ülikool	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 411
32	97,104	HJ Harro, Jaanus	Tartu Ülikool	Psychiatry	Rank 1,547
33	102,334	CC Carmona, Carlos P.	Tartu Ülikool	Ecology	Rank 1,838
34	107,976	PM Pedaste, Margus	Tartu Ülikool	Education	Rank 1,309
35	109,883	ST Soomere, Tarmo	Academia Scientiarum Estoniae	Oceanography	Rank 141
36	110,221	KJ Kurnitski, Jarek	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Building & Construction	Rank 845
37	110,548	SS Shanmugam, Sabarathinam	Eesti Maaülikool	Energy	Rank 3,074
38	115,348	ZI Zekker, Ivar	Tartu Ülikool	Environmental Engineering	Rank 681
39	118,030	HI Hussainova, Irina	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Materials	Rank 2,475
40	123,459	KT Kalamees, Targo	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Building & Construction	Rank 953
41	123,923	Vinn, Olev	Tartu Ülikool	Paleontology	Rank 324
42	134,797	WI Williams, Ingrid H.	Eesti Maaülikool	Entomology	Rank 286
43	135,076	PK Põldmaa, Kadri	Tartu Ülikool	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 177
44	139,598	NA Nikiforova, Anastasija	Tartu Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,203
45	140,839	KH Kollist, Hannes	Tartu Ülikool	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,473
46	147,828	TT Teesalu, Tambet	Tartu Ülikool	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,846
47	152,806	HD Hooshyar, Danial	Tallinna Ülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,676
48	152,962	LI Leito, Ivo	Tartu Ülikool	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,132
49	155,611	ET Esko, Tonu	Tartu Ülikool	Developmental Biology	Rank 3,550
50	161,089	VM Viigimaa, Margus	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 3,797
51	170,426	SA Samoson, Ago	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Chemical Physics	Rank 2,027
52	172,513	TK Toros, Karmen	Tallinna Ülikool	Social Work	Rank 118
53	187,329	TK Tammeveski, Kaido	Tartu Ülikool	Energy	Rank 5,435
54	190,888	ID Iosifidis, Damianos	Tartu Ülikool	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,190
55	193,653	OM Olle, Margit	NPO Veggies Cultivation	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 1,399
56	197,835	DS Datta, Soumya Kanti	DIGIOTOUCH OU	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,273
57	202,166	KM Karelson, Mati	Tartu Ülikool	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 862
58	203,352	AS Anslan, Sten	Tartu Ülikool	Microbiology	Rank 4,272
59	204,655	PM Punab, Margus	Tartu Ülikool	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,288
60	208,985	PS Põlme, Sergei	Tartu Ülikool	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,771
61	209,392	OI Ostonen, Ivika	Tartu Ülikool	Forestry	Rank 302
62	214,983	VR Vaarandi, Risto	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,874
63	216,953	VD Vinnikov, Dmitri	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 957
64	221,599	DD Draheim, Dirk	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,121
65	233,872	RA Rassõlkin, Anton	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,035
66	244,085	KM Koel, Mihkel	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 2,031
67	254,906	SA Salumets, Andres	Tartu Ülikool	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,614
68	261,644	TM Tamm, Marek	Tallinna Ülikool	History	Rank 68
69	275,812	SÜ Suursaar, Ülo	Tartu Ülikool	Oceanography	Rank 381
70	300,507	BO Bondarenko, Olesja	National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn	Toxicology	Rank 1,294
71	314,392	JM Jürisson, Mikk	Tartu Ülikool	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,574
72	317,581	LE Lust, Enn	Tartu Ülikool	Energy	Rank 9,494
73	346,887	RA Raal, Ain	Tartu Ülikool	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,791
74	350,240	CA Chub, Andrii	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,621
75	387,327	HO Husev, Oleksandr	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,818
76	389,464	TP Talving, Peep	North Estonia Medical Centre	Surgery	Rank 2,519
77	418,209	VT Vaimann, Toomas	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,981
78	502,442	DR Drenkhan, Rein	Eesti Maaülikool	Forestry	Rank 933
79	540,026	AA Aabloo, Alvo	Tartu Ülikool	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 1,618
80	564,341	KA Kallaste, Ants	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 2,839
81	601,075	KM Krivý, Maroš	Estonian Academy of Arts	Architecture	Rank 15
82	813,437	BA Blinov, Andrei	Tallinna Tehnikaülikool	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 4,323
83	1,362,650	MR Marling, Raili	Tartu Ülikool	Literary Studies	Rank 608
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Estonia are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

83 scientists affiliated with Estonia are on the 2024 single-year list, and 70 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 single-year list, Tartu Ülikool has the most listed scientists from Estonia, with 46. It is followed by Tallinna Tehnikaülikool with 16.

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 83 in 2024, a change of +43.1%.

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.