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Estonia's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Estonia has 70 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 4.5% from 67 in 2023. That places Estonia 60th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Tartu Ülikool has the most listed scientists (38), followed by Tallinna Tehnikaülikool (12).
Data Type
Year
Single Year
83
+6 (+7.8%) vs 2023
Career Data
70
+3 (+4.5%) vs 2023
World rank by count
#60
down 2 places vs 2023
Institutes
10
-8 (-44.4%) vs 2023
Scientists in Estonia on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 67% 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%
Show the numbers
| 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
By number of listed scientists
Career-long list2024
All 70 scientists
Career-long list2024
| Rank in Estonia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,637 | Eesti Maaülikool | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 9 | |
| 2 | 12,885 | Tartu Ülikool | Ecology | Rank 236 | |
| 3 | 17,067 |
RM
|
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 230 |
| 4 | 27,688 | Tartu Ülikool | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 427 | |
| 5 | 33,721 | Tartu Ülikool | Microbiology | Rank 860 | |
| 6 | 36,473 | Tartu Ülikool | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 537 | |
| 7 | 40,679 | Tartu Ülikool | Ecology | Rank 709 | |
| 8 | 40,843 |
AJ
|
Tartu Ülikool | Social Psychology | Rank 406 |
| 9 | 44,136 |
BR
|
Eesti Maaülikool | Food Science | Rank 188 |
| 10 | 47,142 |
SS
|
Tallinna Ülikool | Paleontology | Rank 155 |
| 11 | 52,720 | Tartu Ülikool | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,064 | |
| 12 | 66,111 | Tartu Ülikool | Psychiatry | Rank 1,262 | |
| 13 | 66,796 |
KT
|
Tartu Ülikool | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 285 |
| 14 | 73,629 |
SA
|
Tallinna Tehnikaülikool | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,449 |
| 15 | 82,872 | Tartu Ülikooli Pärnu Kolledž | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 127 | |
| 16 | 91,415 | Eesti Maaülikool | Entomology | Rank 237 | |
| 17 | 92,126 | Tallinna Tehnikaülikool | Materials | Rank 1,227 | |
| 18 | 98,210 |
MÜ
|
Tartu Ülikool | Environmental Engineering | Rank 443 |
| 19 | 100,070 | National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,580 | |
| 20 | 103,592 | Tartu Ülikool | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 342 | |
| 21 | 110,379 | Tartu Ülikool | Developmental Biology | Rank 3,127 | |
| 22 | 112,000 | Tallinna Ülikool | Education | Rank 651 | |
| 23 | 115,189 |
KA
|
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn | Environmental Sciences | Rank 813 |
| 24 | 116,251 | Tartu Ülikool | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 542 | |
| 25 | 117,256 | Tartu Ülikool | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 253 | |
| 26 | 117,610 |
KK
|
Tartu Ülikool | Languages & Linguistics | Rank 249 |
| 27 | 119,171 | Tartu Ülikool | Sport Sciences | Rank 378 | |
| 28 | 122,115 | NGO Praeventio | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,689 | |
| 29 | 135,913 |
SS
|
Tartu Ülikool | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,700 |
| 30 | 137,420 | Tartu Ülikool | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,728 | |
| 31 | 138,007 | Eesti Maaülikool | Forestry | Rank 156 | |
| 32 | 143,710 | Tallinna Tehnikaülikool | Environmental Engineering | Rank 715 | |
| 33 | 154,595 | Tallinna Tehnikaülikool | Materials | Rank 2,141 | |
| 34 | 156,055 | Tartu Ülikool | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,695 | |
| 35 | 158,343 | Tartu Ülikool | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,168 | |
| 36 | 158,442 |
LA
|
Tartu Ülikool | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,295 |
| 37 | 158,481 |
KM
|
Tallinna Tehnikaülikool | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,236 |
| 38 | 163,049 | Academia Scientiarum Estoniae | Oceanography | Rank 336 | |
| 39 | 172,403 |
VA
|
Tartu Ülikool | Sport Sciences | Rank 571 |
| 40 | 173,600 |
LÜ
|
Tartu Ülikool | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,283 |
| 41 | 179,791 |
KO
|
Tartu Ülikool | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,626 |
| 42 | 180,600 | Tartu Ülikool | Paleontology | Rank 844 | |
| 43 | 190,207 |
SA
|
Tartu Ülikool | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,780 |
| 44 | 198,331 | Tallinna Tehnikaülikool | Building & Construction | Rank 533 | |
| 45 | 200,186 | Tartu Ülikool | Energy | Rank 2,931 | |
| 46 | 211,445 |
LI
|
Tartu Ülikool | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,748 |
| 47 | 211,529 |
KK
|
Tartu Ülikool | Applied Physics | Rank 5,870 |
| 48 | 212,637 | Tallinna Tehnikaülikool | Building & Construction | Rank 579 | |
| 49 | 214,637 | Tartu Ülikool | General Mathematics | Rank 1,492 | |
| 50 | 218,897 | Tallinna Tehnikaülikool | Organic Chemistry | Rank 3,730 | |
| 51 | 219,737 |
LE
|
Tartu Ülikool | Energy | Rank 3,257 |
| 52 | 230,090 | DIGIOTOUCH OU | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,256 | |
| 53 | 241,289 |
KE
|
Tallinna Ülikool | Education | Rank 1,773 |
| 54 | 241,969 |
NT
|
Tartu Ülikool | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 1,177 |
| 55 | 244,379 | Academia Scientiarum Estoniae | Optics | Rank 1,034 | |
| 56 | 251,854 | Eesti Maaülikool | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 2,132 | |
| 57 | 257,582 | Eesti Maaülikool | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 903 | |
| 58 | 266,569 | Tartu Ülikool | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,243 | |
| 59 | 278,517 | Tartu Ülikool | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,850 | |
| 60 | 312,887 | Tartu Ülikool | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,698 | |
| 61 | 330,680 | Tallinna Tehnikaülikool | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 7,123 | |
| 62 | 392,933 |
LP
|
Cybernetica AS | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 8,642 |
| 63 | 393,797 | Tallinna Tehnikaülikool | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,413 | |
| 64 | 399,173 | Academia Scientiarum Estoniae | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 3,100 | |
| 65 | 449,092 | Tartu Ülikool | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 2,374 | |
| 66 | 452,790 |
JA
|
Tartu Ülikool | Energy | Rank 7,762 |
| 67 | 512,454 | Tartu Ülikool | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,128 | |
| 68 | 513,153 | Tallinna Tehnikaülikool | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 11,663 | |
| 69 | 534,529 |
TM
|
Tallinna Ülikool | History | Rank 433 |
| 70 | 934,491 | Tallinna Tehnikaülikool | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 4,133 | |
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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 career-long list, Tartu Ülikool has the most listed scientists from Estonia, with 38. It is followed by Tallinna Tehnikaülikool with 12.
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 70 in 2024, a change of +66.7%.
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.