Hungary's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Hungary has 345 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 14.6% from 301 in 2024. That places Hungary 43rd in the world by number of listed scientists. Budapest University of Technology and Economics has the most listed scientists (36), followed by Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem (30).

Single Year

345

+44 (+14.6%) vs 2024

Career Data

424

+39 (+10.1%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#43

No change vs 2024

Institutes

+30 (+49.2%) vs 2024

Scientists in Hungary on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 40% 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%

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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%

Top 10 institutes in Hungary

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Rank in Hungary	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	1,176	GB Győrffy, Balázs	Semmelweis Egyetem	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 20
2	2,203	WE Wigner, Eugene P.	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Applied Physics	Rank 57
3	3,028	BE Búzás, Edit Irén	HCEMM-SU Extracellular Vesicle Research Group	Immunology	Rank 62
4	4,057	AR Albert, Réka	Plant Protection Institute	Bioinformatics	Rank 18
5	4,893	EP Erdós, Paul	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	General Mathematics	Rank 13
6	5,931	MB Mesko, Bertalan	The Medical Futurist Institute	Medical Informatics	Rank 5
7	6,315	LL Lovász, László Miklós	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 10
8	7,251	Mosavi, Amirhosein	Obuda University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 361
9	7,367	VT Vicsek, Tamás ́s	MTA-ELTE Statistical and Biological Physics Research Group	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 45
10	8,016	SA Szolnoki, Attila	Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 49
11	10,993	KZ Kövecses, Zoltán	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 63
12	11,030	GA Gali, Adam	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Applied Physics	Rank 217
13	11,917	SP Suraǐ, P. F.	Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 14
14	12,243	RA Rejeb, Abderahman	Széchenyi István University	Business & Management	Rank 363
15	12,437	ST Singh, Tej	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Materials	Rank 232
16	15,836	AE Arnér, Elias S.J.	Országos Onkológiai Intézet Budapest	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 241
17	15,846	MG Márió, Gajdács O.	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Microbiology	Rank 285
18	17,488	MB Mauro Bernardi, Mauro	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 198
19	17,545	AM Ajtai, Miklós	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 31
20	21,782	SM Smith, Melanie Kay	Budapest Business University	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 119
21	24,728	CI CsiszÁr, Imre	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 261
22	25,804	MÁ Miklósi, Ádám	MTA-ELTE Comparative Ethology Research Group	Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology	Rank 36
23	26,960	MI Mayer, István	Chemical Research Center, Budapest	Chemical Physics	Rank 392
24	26,971	DL Diósi, Lajos	Wigner Research Centre for Physics	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 346
25	27,834	MM Mayer, Martin János	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Energy	Rank 759
26	28,021	Gani, Rafiqul	Széchenyi István University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 188
27	28,209	LP Lakatos, Péter László	Semmelweis Egyetem	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 324
28	28,516	GJ Gubicza, Jenõ Ő.	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Materials	Rank 555
29	28,870	UZ Ungvári, Zoltán I.	Semmelweis Egyetem	Developmental Biology	Rank 695
30	28,963	KJ Karger-Kocsis, Jõzsef K.	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Polymers	Rank 230
31	29,384	MB Merkely, Béla Peter	Semmelweis Egyetem	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 867
32	29,525	KM Kállay, Mihály	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Chemical Physics	Rank 414
33	30,365	PJ Popp, József	John von Neumann University	Energy	Rank 826
34	31,254	HK Héberger, Károly	Central Research Institute for Chemistry Hungarian Academy of Sciences	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 149
35	31,748	PD Petz, Dénes	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	General Mathematics	Rank 133
36	31,797	KG Kaptay, George	HUN-REN-ME Materials Science Research Group	Materials	Rank 623
37	32,034	CK Csizér, Kata	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 169
38	32,328	RT Röszer, Tamás	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 502
39	32,336	ML Monostori, László	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 340
40	32,889	PB Pukánszky, Béla A.	Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry	Polymers	Rank 265
41	32,951	SA Szállási, A´rpad	Semmelweis Egyetem	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 166
42	33,647	BZ Botta-Dukát, Zoltán	Institute of Ecology and Botany	Ecology	Rank 670
43	35,170	AF Almeida, Fernando Luis F.	Collegium Budapest Institute for Advanced Study	Business & Management	Rank 940
44	36,702	RA Rényi, Alfréd	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	General Mathematics	Rank 156
45	37,811	BP Bay, Péter	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 595
46	38,263	Szabo, Attila	Széchenyi István University	Sport Sciences	Rank 170
47	38,934	FT Freund, Taḿas F.F.	Institute of Experimental Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,768
48	39,079	PJ Podani, Janos	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Ecology	Rank 757
49	39,415	HI Horváth, István T.	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Organic Chemistry	Rank 471
50	39,838	BP Batáry, Péter P.	HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research	Ecology	Rank 773
51	39,845	DZ Dosztányi, Zsuzsanna	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Developmental Biology	Rank 911
52	43,835	PJ Padisák, Judit	HUN-REN-PE Limnoecology Research Group	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 223
53	44,004	RG Rozvany, George I.N.	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Design Practice & Management	Rank 22
54	44,517	MN Miskolczi, Norbert	Pannon Egyetem	Energy	Rank 1,257
55	44,827	HT Hortobágyi, Tibor	Hungarian University of Sports Science	Sport Sciences	Rank 205
56	45,171	MA Mo´csai, Attila	Semmelweis Egyetem	Immunology	Rank 857
57	45,482	OJ Oláh, Judit	Debreceni Egyetem Gazdaságtudományi Kar	Energy	Rank 1,289
58	46,030	SE Szathmáry, Eörs	Centre for Ecological Research	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 277
59	46,108	VL Vécsei, László	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,096
60	46,407	SG Szabó, György	Centre for Ecological Research	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 304
61	46,645	EL Erdős, László	Debreceni Egyetem	Ecology	Rank 896
62	46,965	SZ Szekanecz, Zoltán A.	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 276
63	49,901	SJ Szejtli, József	CycloLab Cyclodextrin Research & Development Laboratory, Ltd.	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 279
64	52,733	NP Nagy, Péter Literáti	Debreceni Egyetem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 845
65	53,524	FA Fehér, Attila	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 809
66	55,440	FZ Füredi, Zoltån	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 99
67	55,606	SV Simon, Vilmos V.	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Design Practice & Management	Rank 36
68	55,705	FP Frankl, Péter	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 100
69	58,890	TG Tóth, Gergely L.	Institute for Soil Sciences	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 419
70	59,274	BA Buzogány, Aron	Institute for Political Science	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 482
71	59,630	TB Tóthmérész, Béla	Debreceni Egyetem Természettudományi és Technológiai Kar	Ecology	Rank 1,127
72	59,872	WI Winkler, István	HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences	Experimental Psychology	Rank 732
73	61,056	FP Ferdinandy, Péter Péter	Semmelweis Egyetem	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,574
74	61,106	GM Garai-Fodor, Mónika	Obuda University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,585
75	61,543	SG Stepan, Gabor	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 656
76	61,773	PH Péter, Hegyi	University of Pécs Medical School	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 648
77	62,864	CT Czigány, Tibor	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Materials	Rank 1,322
78	64,085	ÖL Ötvös, László	Semmelweis Egyetem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,036
79	64,497	BP Baranyi, Péter Zoltán	Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,733
80	64,734	TT Turányi, Tamás	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Energy	Rank 1,925
81	65,238	IT Insperger, Tamás	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 691
82	65,305	VJ Vetter, Jänos	University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest	Food Science	Rank 744
83	65,888	MF Móricz, Ferenc	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	General Mathematics	Rank 306
84	68,743	VP Varbanov, Petar Sabev	Széchenyi István University	Energy	Rank 2,054
85	68,933	MÁ Molnár, Árpád	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Physical Chemistry	Rank 261
86	71,078	CL Csató, László	Számítástechnikai és Automatizálási Kutatóintézet	Operations Research	Rank 324
87	72,081	MZ Molnár, Zsolt	Institute of Ecology and Botany	Ecology	Rank 1,328
88	73,201	CC Chinopoulos, Christos C.	Semmelweis Egyetem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,179
89	73,295	HJ Haller, Jözsef	Institute for Drug Research Budapest	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,187
90	73,957	KO Király, Orsolya	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Psychiatry	Rank 1,189
91	74,936	BA Báldi, András	Institute of Ecology and Botany	Ecology	Rank 1,384
92	75,473	CA Czeizel, Andr̀ew Endre	Foundation for the Community Control of Hereditary Diseases	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 789
93	76,738	VB Vásárhelyi, Balázs	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 812
94	77,494	TÁ Tabák, Ádám Gy	Semmelweis Egyetem	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,085
95	77,613	PB Pikó, Bettina Franciska	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Psychiatry	Rank 1,241
96	77,713	MT Mizik, Tamás	Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem	Energy	Rank 2,331
97	77,977	DZ Donkó, Zoltán	Wigner Research Centre for Physics	Applied Physics	Rank 1,467
98	80,395	GL Góth, László	Debreceni Egyetem	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 27
99	83,582	Jeney, Viktória	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,342
100	83,622	GN Geier, Norbert	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 899
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Hungary are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

345 scientists affiliated with Hungary are on the 2025 single-year list, and 424 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2025 single-year list, Budapest University of Technology and Economics has the most listed scientists from Hungary, with 36. It is followed by Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem with 30.

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 345 in 2025, a change of +39.7%.

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.