Hungary's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Hungary has 371 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 7.5% from 345 in 2025. That places Hungary 43rd in the world by number of listed scientists. Budapest University of Technology and Economics has the most listed scientists (42), followed by Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem (33).

Single Year

371

+26 (+7.5%) vs 2025

Career Data

441

+17 (+4.0%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#43

No change vs 2025

Institutes

-5 (-5.5%) vs 2025

Scientists in Hungary on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 50% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+15.4%

2022+1.4%

2023-1.0%

2024+5.2%

2025+14.6%

2026+7.5%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	247		282
2021	285	+15.4%	331	+17.4%
2022	289	+1.4%	350	+5.7%
2023	286	-1.0%	367	+4.9%
2024	301	+5.2%	385	+4.9%
2025	345	+14.6%	424	+10.1%
2026	371	+7.5%	441	+4.0%

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Rank in Hungary	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	684	GB Győrffy, Balázs	Semmelweis Egyetem	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 14
2	2,257	WE Wigner, Eugene P.	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Applied Physics	Rank 58
3	3,293	BE Búzás, Edit Irén	Semmelweis Egyetem	Immunology	Rank 66
4	4,729	EP Erdós, Paul	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	General Mathematics	Rank 15
5	4,865	MB Mesko, Bertalan	Debreceni Egyetem	Medical Informatics	Rank 5
6	5,027	AR Albert, Réka	Plant Protection Institute	Bioinformatics	Rank 19
7	5,863	LL Lovász, László	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 9
8	5,872	MA Mosavi, Amir	Obuda University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 316
9	7,720	ST Singh, Tej	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Materials	Rank 143
10	8,666	GA Gali, Adam	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Applied Physics	Rank 166
11	8,905	RA Rejeb, Abderahman	Széchenyi István University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 471
12	10,873	SA Szolnoki, Attila	Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 65
13	11,222	VT Vicsek, Tamás ́s	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 69
14	11,365	KZ Kövecses, Zoltán	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 78
15	11,495	MG Márió, Gajdács O.	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Microbiology	Rank 193
16	11,499	UZ Ungvári, Zoltán I.	Semmelweis Egyetem	Developmental Biology	Rank 294
17	12,404	SJ Szebeni, János	Semmelweis Egyetem	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 60
18	13,189	SM Smith, Melanie Kay	Budapest University of Economics and Business	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 64
19	15,335	AE Arnér, Elias S.J.	Országos Onkológiai Intézet Budapest	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 221
20	19,946	AM Ajtai, Miklós	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 32
21	20,942	MI Mayer, István	Chemical Research Center, Budapest	Chemical Physics	Rank 297
22	21,762	MB Merkely, Béla Peter	Semmelweis Egyetem	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 659
23	24,052	PD Petz, Dénes	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	General Mathematics	Rank 101
24	24,754	KG Kaptay, George	Miskolci Egyetem	Materials	Rank 467
25	24,995	GJ Gubicza, Jenõ Ő.	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Materials	Rank 473
26	27,001	DL Diósi, Lajos	HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 355
27	28,166	CK Csizér, Kata	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 175
28	28,901	HK Héberger, Károly	Central Research Institute for Chemistry Hungarian Academy of Sciences	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 122
29	30,296	KM Kállay, Mihály	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Chemical Physics	Rank 408
30	31,006	BZ Botta-Dukát, Zoltán	Institute of Ecology and Botany	Ecology	Rank 641
31	32,244	CI Csiszâr, Imre	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 336
32	32,985	MÁ Miklósi, Ádám	MTA-ELTE Comparative Ethology Research Group	Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology	Rank 50
33	33,421	PB Pukánszky, Béla A.	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Polymers	Rank 269
34	33,758	MM Mayer, Martin János	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Energy	Rank 942
35	33,789	FP Frankl, Péter	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 57
36	33,916	PJ Popp, József	John von Neumann University	Energy	Rank 950
37	35,908	PJ Padisák, Judit	HUN-REN-PE Limnoecology Research Group	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 169
38	36,163	KJ Karger-Kocsis, Jõzsef K.	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Polymers	Rank 287
39	38,075	FT Freund, Taḿas F.F.	Pazmany Peter Katolikus Egyetem	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,702
40	38,276	BP Bay, Péter	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 553
41	39,118	ML Monostori, László	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 405
42	39,478	LP Lakatos, Péter László	Semmelweis Egyetem	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 423
43	40,384	Szabo, Attila	Széchenyi István University	Sport Sciences	Rank 198
44	40,518	BP Batáry, Péter P.	HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research	Ecology	Rank 832
45	41,118	EL Erdős, László	Debreceni Egyetem	Ecology	Rank 848
46	42,561	DZ Dosztányi, Zsuzsanna	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Developmental Biology	Rank 925
47	43,331	RT Röszer, Tamás	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 632
48	43,940	GL Gyöngyösi, Laszlo	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 472
49	44,343	MT Mizik, Tamás	Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem	Energy	Rank 1,275
50	44,972	SZ Szekanecz, Zoltán A.	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 231
51	45,207	TM Tanaka, Masaru	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Immunology	Rank 811
52	45,292	RA Rényi, Alfréd	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	General Mathematics	Rank 206
53	45,622	Wang, Shaofeng	Fuzhou University of International Studies and Trade	Business & Management	Rank 1,168
54	46,682	MP Maurovich-Horvat, Pál	Semmelweis Egyetem	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,285
55	48,600	NP Nagy, Péter Literáti	Debreceni Egyetem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 708
56	49,007	RZ Radak, Zsolt	Hungarian University of Sports Science	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 713
57	49,018	PJ Podani, Janos	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Ecology	Rank 986
58	49,190	MA Mo´csai, Attila	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Immunology	Rank 884
59	50,437	DM Demeter, Marton	Ludovika University of Public Service	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 244
60	50,472	PH Péter, Hegyi Jenő	University of Pécs Medical School	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 534
61	51,241	HI Horváth, István T.	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Organic Chemistry	Rank 575
62	51,443	SE Szathmáry, Eörs	HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 294
63	51,521	SJ Szejtli, József	CycloLab Cyclodextrin Research & Development Laboratory, Ltd.	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 299
64	52,633	VL Vécsei, László	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,309
65	53,953	KA Kovari, A.	Eszterházy Károly Catholic University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,531
66	54,375	MZ Molnár, Zsolt	Institute of Ecology and Botany	Ecology	Rank 1,078
67	54,776	FP Ferdinandy, Péter Péter	Semmelweis Egyetem	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,456
68	54,915	RG Rozvany, George I.N.	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Design Practice & Management	Rank 30
69	55,513	OJ Oláh, Judit	Debreceni Egyetem Gazdaságtudományi Kar	Energy	Rank 1,653
70	55,796	MÁ Mesterházy, Ákos	Cereal Research Non-profit Ltd.	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 868
71	55,957	TG Tóth, Gergely L.	Pannon Egyetem	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 410
72	56,002	VP Varbanov, Petar Sabev	Széchenyi István University	Energy	Rank 1,666
73	56,128	ED Esztergár-Kiss, Domokos	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 211
74	59,005	MN Miskolczi, Norbert	Pannon Egyetem	Energy	Rank 1,751
75	59,726	FA Fehér, Attila	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 929
76	60,673	ÖL Ötvös, László	Semmelweis Egyetem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 904
77	60,980	WI Winkler, István	HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences	Experimental Psychology	Rank 699
78	61,112	Dávid, Lóránt Dénes	Széchenyi István University	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 291
79	61,814	SL Székelyhidi, László	Debreceni Egyetem Természettudományi és Technológiai Kar	General Mathematics	Rank 279
80	64,411	FZ Füredi, Zoltån	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 120
81	66,490	BA Bus, Adriana G.	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Education	Rank 932
82	66,997	GN Geier, Norbert	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Materials	Rank 1,472
83	67,126	CC Chinopoulos, Christos C.	Semmelweis Egyetem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 989
84	69,094	JU Jessner, Ulrike	Pannon Egyetem	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 375
85	69,200	NL Nagy, László Tibor	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Immunology	Rank 1,231
86	69,458	CT Czigány, Tibor	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Materials	Rank 1,546
87	69,913	TT Turányi, Tamás	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Energy	Rank 2,088
88	70,368	AM Ashfaq, Muhammad	Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem	Business & Management	Rank 1,671
89	71,282	VJ Vetter, Jänos	ÁTE Növénytani Tanszék	Food Science	Rank 914
90	72,005	MÉ Morava, Éva	University of Pécs Medical School	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 139
91	72,006	KO Király, Orsolya	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Psychiatry	Rank 1,143
92	72,718	HJ Haller, Jözsef	Institute for Drug Research Budapest	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,087
93	72,946	Gergely, László Árpád	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 898
94	73,552	RZ Rihmer, Zoltán	Semmelweis Egyetem	Psychiatry	Rank 1,173
95	73,956	FS Fischer, Szabolcs	Széchenyi István University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,487
96	74,523	RM Rad, Majid Movahedi	Széchenyi István University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,511
97	74,725	SM Sipiczki, Matthias P.	Debreceni Egyetem	Microbiology	Rank 1,428
98	75,485	IT Insperger, Tamás	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 824
99	75,591	ST Székely, Tamás	Debreceni Egyetem Természettudományi és Technológiai Kar	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 411
100	75,697	CG Cserni, Gábor	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,308
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Hungary are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

371 scientists affiliated with Hungary are on the 2026 single-year list, and 441 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 single-year list, Budapest University of Technology and Economics has the most listed scientists from Hungary, with 42. It is followed by Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem with 33.

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

On the single-year list, Hungary went from 247 scientists in 2020 to 371 in 2026, a change of +50.2%.

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.