Hungary's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List

Hungary has 282 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Hungary 38th in the world by number of listed scientists. Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia has the most listed scientists (34), followed by Budapest University of Technology and Economics (29).

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247

First year listed

Career Data

282

First year listed

World rank by count

#38

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Scientists in Hungary on the list, by year

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+17.4%

2022+5.7%

2023+4.9%

2024+4.9%

2025+10.1%

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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%

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Rank in Hungary	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	1,530	WE Wigner, Eugene P.	Eötvös Loránd University	-	-
2	2,426	FT Freund, Tamás	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 236
3	4,605	LL Lovász, László	Eötvös Loránd University	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 8
4	4,635	EP Erdös, Paul	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 9
5	4,833	VT Vicsek, Tamas	Eötvös Loránd University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 50
6	6,266	KJ Karger-Kocsis, József	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Polymers	Rank 48
7	8,426	PM Palkovits, Miklos	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 762
8	9,489	CA Czeizel, Andrew E.	Foundation for the Community Control of Hereditary Diseases	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 47
9	10,125	SJ Szejtli, József	CycloLab Cyclodextrin Research & Development Laboratory, Ltd.	Organic Chemistry	Rank 233
10	10,928	VE Vizi, E. S.	Institute of Experimental Medicine Hungarian Academy of Sciences	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 973
11	12,224	BF Benazzi, Franco	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Psychiatry	Rank 347
12	15,540	UT Ungár, Tamás	Eötvös Loránd University	Materials	Rank 172
13	16,188	CI Csiszar, Imre	Alfred Renyi Institute of Mathematics Hungarian Academy of Sciences	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 139
14	16,482	SF Solymosi, Frigyes	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Physical Chemistry	Rank 71
15	17,171	MI Mayer, István	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Chemical Physics	Rank 412
16	19,529	CP Csermely, Péter	Semmelweis Egyetem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 832
17	19,567	SP Surai, Peter F.	Szent István Egyetem	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 22
18	23,503	PB Pukánszky, Béla	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Polymers	Rank 207
19	23,938	VJ Varga, József	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Polymers	Rank 211
20	23,981	SJ Szolcsányi, János	University of Pécs Medical School	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 204
21	24,330	NZ Nusser, Zoltan	Institute of Experimental Medicine Hungarian Academy of Sciences	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,960
22	24,450	SA Szolnoki, Attila	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 226
23	25,547	WI Winkler, István	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Experimental Psychology	Rank 342
24	26,136	KT Kiss, Tamás	Biological Research Center at Hungarian Academy of Sciences	Developmental Biology	Rank 1,170
25	27,900	MÁ Miklósi, Ádám	Eötvös Loránd University	Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology	Rank 83
26	28,302	PL Patthy, Laszlo	Institute of Enzymology Hungarian Academy of Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,122
27	30,681	GA Guttman, Andras	Debreceni Egyetem Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 219
28	31,015	LP Lakatos, Peter L.	Semmelweis Egyetem	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 490
29	34,113	KK Kovács, Krisztina J.	Institute of Experimental Medicine Hungarian Academy of Sciences	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,610
30	34,597	CA Császár, Attila G.	Eötvös Loránd University	Chemical Physics	Rank 769
31	35,107	RG Rozvany, George	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Design Practice & Management	Rank 11
32	35,709	SJ Szebeni, János	Semmelweis Egyetem	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 311
33	35,770	DL Diósi, Lajos	Wigner Research Centre for Physics	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 571
34	35,819	RZ Rihmer, Zoltan	Semmelweis Egyetem	Psychiatry	Rank 779
35	37,298	DI Dékány, Imre	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Chemical Physics	Rank 838
36	37,369	CG Cserni, Gabor	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,760
37	38,183	SG Szabó, György	Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 377
38	38,264	SO Schramm, Oded	Microsoft Research	General Mathematics	Rank 101
39	38,323	HJ Haller, József	Institute of Experimental Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,875
40	38,408	VI Vass, Imre	Biological Research Center at Hungarian Academy of Sciences	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 462
41	39,194	GL Guczi, L.	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Physical Chemistry	Rank 149
42	39,742	KA Koller, Akos	Semmelweis Egyetem	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,598
43	41,323	OL Otvos, Laszlo	Semmelweis Egyetem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,583
44	42,255	FF Fülöp, Ferenc	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Organic Chemistry	Rank 825
45	42,868	MÁ Molnár, Árpád	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Physical Chemistry	Rank 164
46	43,363	MD Marx, Dániel	Computer and Automation Research Institute Hungarian Academy of Sciences	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 110
47	44,218	IG Inzelt, György	Eötvös Loránd University	Energy	Rank 410
48	44,401	SD Sperber, Dan	Közép-Európai Egyetem	Experimental Psychology	Rank 559
49	45,045	FL Fésüs, László	Debreceni Egyetem Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,715
50	45,673	BJ Baranyi, J.	Debreceni Egyetem	Microbiology	Rank 1,117
51	46,204	KJ Kertész, János	Közép-Európai Egyetem	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 453
52	46,421	FP Frankl, Peter	Alfred Renyi Institute of Mathematics Hungarian Academy of Sciences	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 122
53	46,756	HK Héberger, Károly	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 326
54	47,387	VL Virág, László	Debreceni Egyetem Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,799
55	47,397	MK Medzihradszky, Katalin F.	Biological Research Center at Hungarian Academy of Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,800
56	47,442	TG Tóth, Géza	Wigner Research Centre for Physics	General Physics	Rank 340
57	47,701	GG Gergely, György	Közép-Európai Egyetem	Experimental Psychology	Rank 587
58	48,833	RT Roska, Tamas	Pazmany Peter Katolikus Egyetem	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 118
59	49,075	SZ Szekanecz, Zoltán	Debreceni Egyetem Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 365
60	49,327	BD Brooks, Daniel R.	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 74
61	49,386	PJ Parratt, James R.	University of Szeged Faculty of Medicine	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 426
62	49,438	PL Polgár, László A.A.	Institute of Enzymology Hungarian Academy of Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,866
63	49,646	SJ Szekeres-Bartho, Julia	Pécsi Tudományegyetem	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 484
64	50,248	JF Joó, Ferenc	Debreceni Egyetem	Organic Chemistry	Rank 970
65	50,309	FP Ferdinandy, Péter	Semmelweis Egyetem	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,930
66	50,673	FZ Füredi, Zoltán	Alfred Renyi Institute of Mathematics Hungarian Academy of Sciences	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 134
67	51,804	PJ Padisák, Judit	Pannon Egyetem	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 364
68	51,866	AV Adam-Vizi, Vera	Semmelweis Egyetem	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,775
69	52,087	RZ Radak, Zsolt	Testnevelesi es Sporttudomanyi Kar Semmelweis Egyetem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,964
70	52,264	KG Keseru, György Miklós	Research Centre for Natural Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 183
71	52,530	SA Schubert, András	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Science Studies	Rank 33
72	52,858	ZM Zrinyi, Miklós	Semmelweis Egyetem	Polymers	Rank 485
73	52,869	SG Stepan, Gabor	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 373
74	53,178	HP Halász, Péter	National Institute of Neuroscience	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,849
75	53,295	SP Szalay, Péter G.	Eötvös Loránd University	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,153
76	54,992	SG Szabó, Gábor	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,957
77	55,277	PT Pajkossy, T.	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Energy	Rank 533
78	55,540	KS Kéri, Szabolcs	National Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,997
79	55,632	GL Gránásy, L.	Wigner Research Centre for Physics	Materials	Rank 685
80	57,112	ML Maródi, László	Semmelweis Egyetem	Immunology	Rank 1,733
81	57,171	MJ Molnar, J.	Atommagkutató Intézete	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 939
82	57,574	MA Mócsai, Attila	Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine	Immunology	Rank 1,742
83	57,957	BM Bartók, Mihály	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Physical Chemistry	Rank 226
84	58,992	NÁ Nagy, Ágnes	Debreceni Egyetem	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,264
85	59,459	GA Gali, Adam	Wigner Research Centre for Physics	Applied Physics	Rank 1,487
86	59,974	OT Obrenovitch, Tihomir P.	University of Szeged Faculty of Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 4,294
87	60,061	PB Pikó, Bettina F.	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Psychiatry	Rank 1,164
88	60,176	FJ Fodor, János	Obuda University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 995
89	60,890	MI Molnár-Perl, Ibolya	Eötvös Loránd University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 427
90	61,050	RA Rényi, Alfred	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	-	-
91	61,137	SB Sarkadi, Balázs	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,301
92	61,384	VJ Varga, János	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Microbiology	Rank 1,566
93	62,748	TT Turányi, Tamás	Eötvös Loránd University	Energy	Rank 637
94	63,500	PJ Podani, János	Eötvös Loránd University	Ecology	Rank 1,020
95	63,580	CT Csorgo, T.	Eszterhazy Karoly University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,020
96	63,649	KC Koncz, Csaba	Biological Research Center at Hungarian Academy of Sciences	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 814
97	64,238	TE Tombácz, Etelka	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,342
98	64,333	PD Petz, Dénes	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Mathematical Physics	Rank 51
99	64,394	TT Tél, T.	Eötvös Loránd University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 644
100	64,607	SO Sørensen, Ole W.	Debreceni Egyetem	Biophysics	Rank 197
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Hungary are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

247 scientists affiliated with Hungary are on the 2020 single-year list, and 282 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2020 career-long list, Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia has the most listed scientists from Hungary, with 34. It is followed by Budapest University of Technology and Economics with 29.

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.