Hungary's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List

Hungary has 385 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 4.9% from 367 in 2023. That places Hungary 38th in the world by number of listed scientists. Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE) has the most listed scientists (45), followed by Budapest University of Technology and Economics (44).

Single Year

301

+15 (+5.2%) vs 2023

Career Data

385

+18 (+4.9%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#38

No change vs 2023

Institutes

-4 (-6.3%) vs 2023

Scientists in Hungary on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 37% since 2020.

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	3,318	FT Freund, Tamás F.	Institute of Experimental Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 297
2	4,204	EP Erdos, P.	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	General Mathematics	Rank 10
3	4,575	LL Lovász, László	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 9
4	5,087	VT Vicsek, Tamás	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 38
5	6,856	KJ Karger-Kocsis, József	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Polymers	Rank 54
6	8,157	CA Czeizel, Andrew E.	Foundation for the Community Control of Hereditary Diseases	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 138
7	10,523	PM Palkovits, Miklós	Semmelweis Egyetem	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 867
8	13,864	UT Ungár, Tamas	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Materials	Rank 168
9	14,892	VE Vizi, E. Sylvester	Institute of Experimental Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,211
10	15,817	BF Benazzi, Franco	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Psychiatry	Rank 425
11	15,914	MI Mayer, István	Chemical Research Center, Budapest	Chemical Physics	Rank 372
12	16,101	SJ Szejtli, J.	CycloLab Cyclodextrin Research & Development Laboratory, Ltd.	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 112
13	17,790	CI Csiszár, Imre	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 140
14	18,524	GB Győrffy, Balázs	Semmelweis Egyetem	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 825
15	19,059	SA Szallasi, Arpad	Semmelweis Egyetem	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 135
16	20,157	SF Solymosi, Frigyes	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Physical Chemistry	Rank 76
17	21,752	SA Szolnoki, Attila	Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 162
18	22,432	PB Pukánszky, Béla	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Polymers	Rank 188
19	22,776	CP Csermely, Peter	Semmelweis Egyetem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,024
20	23,485	Gani, Rafiqul	Széchenyi István University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 91
21	23,954	MÁ Miklósi, Ádám	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology	Rank 73
22	24,600	OL Otvos, Laszlo	Semmelweis Egyetem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,096
23	25,583	AM Ajtai, Miklós	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 72
24	27,435	LP Lakatos, Peter L.	Semmelweis Egyetem	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 420
25	27,710	WI Winkler, István	Research Centre for Natural Sciences	Experimental Psychology	Rank 398
26	27,794	DL Diósi, Lajos	Wigner Research Centre for Physics	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 398
27	29,379	NZ Nusser, Zoltan	Institute of Experimental Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,190
28	29,517	VJ Varga, József	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Polymers	Rank 254
29	29,705	SJ Szolcsányi, János	Pécsi Tudományegyetem	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,214
30	30,609	GL Garamszegi, László Zsolt	Institute of Ecology and Botany	Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology	Rank 92
31	33,759	SE Szathmáry, Eörs	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 320
32	34,377	KG Kovacs, Gyula	Pécsi Tudományegyetem	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,542
33	35,347	RG Rozvany, George	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 221
34	35,559	GA Guttman, Andras	Debreceni Egyetem	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 224
35	36,065	CA Császár, Attila G.	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Chemical Physics	Rank 779
36	36,385	HT Hortobágyi, Tibor	Pécsi Tudományegyetem	Sport Sciences	Rank 110
37	37,499	RZ Rihmer, Zoltán	Semmelweis Egyetem	Psychiatry	Rank 810
38	37,505	GA Gali, Adam	Wigner Research Centre for Physics	Applied Physics	Rank 930
39	37,948	PL Patthy, László	Institute of Enzymology	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,577
40	38,162	HJ Haller, József	Ludovika University of Public Service	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,752
41	39,711	VI Vass, Imre	Szegedi Biológiai Kutatóközpontjának	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,632
42	41,253	CG Cserni, Gábor	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,807
43	41,818	KA Koller, Akos	Semmelweis Egyetem	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,615
44	42,279	TG Tóth, Géza	Wigner Research Centre for Physics	General Physics	Rank 253
45	42,560	FP Frankl, Péter	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 118
46	43,703	ML Monostori, László	Számítástechnikai és Automatizálási Kutatóintézet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 338
47	43,770	HK Héberger, Károly	Research Centre for Natural Sciences	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 284
48	44,330	MÁ Molnár, Árpád	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Physical Chemistry	Rank 153
49	44,573	SG Szabó, György	Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 372
50	44,806	SG Stépán, Gábor	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 345
51	46,398	FZ Füredi, Zoltán	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 131
52	46,995	DI Dékány, Imre	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Chemical Physics	Rank 982
53	47,817	PJ Padisák, Judit	Pannon Egyetem	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 362
54	48,809	FF Fülöp, Ferenc	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Organic Chemistry	Rank 912
55	50,413	FP Ferdinandy, Péter	Semmelweis Egyetem	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,860
56	50,482	UZ Ungvari, Zoltan	Semmelweis Egyetem	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,864
57	50,663	MA Mócsai, Attila	Semmelweis Egyetem	Immunology	Rank 1,497
58	50,679	SZ Szekanecz, Zoltán	Debreceni Egyetem	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 356
59	50,749	KG Kaptay, George	Miskolci Egyetem	Materials	Rank 652
60	50,779	MK Medzihradszky, Katalin F.	Szegedi Biológiai Kutatóközpontjának	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,038
61	51,296	KG Keserű, György M.	Research Centre for Natural Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 157
62	51,501	KZ Kövecses, Zoltán	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 87
63	52,095	SJ Szekeres-Bartho, Julia	Pécsi Tudományegyetem	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 487
64	52,232	GL Guczi, L.	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Physical Chemistry	Rank 185
65	52,592	IG Inzelt, György	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Energy	Rank 667
66	53,987	VL Virág, László	Debreceni Egyetem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,163
67	54,144	BJ Baranyi, József	Debreceni Egyetem	Microbiology	Rank 1,359
68	55,541	HP Halász, Péter	Semmelweis Egyetem	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,812
69	55,603	BP Baranyi, Peter	Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,123
70	55,972	ZM Zrínyi, Miklós	Pécsi Tudományegyetem	Polymers	Rank 495
71	56,028	KS Kéri, Szabolcs	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,840
72	57,623	FL Fésüs, László	Debreceni Egyetem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,288
73	57,801	GL Gránásy, László	Wigner Research Centre for Physics	Materials	Rank 752
74	58,083	PD Petz, Dénes	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	General Mathematics	Rank 237
75	58,100	TB Tóthmérész, Béla	Debreceni Egyetem	Ecology	Rank 987
76	58,629	PL Polgár, László A.A.	Institute of Enzymology	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,321
77	58,720	SA Schubert, András	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Science Studies	Rank 50
78	58,807	AV Adam-Vizi, Vera	Semmelweis Egyetem	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 4,015
79	59,978	Piko, Bettina F.	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Psychiatry	Rank 1,168
80	60,063	JF Joó, Ferenc	Debreceni Egyetem	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,117
81	60,366	NÁ Nagy, Ágnes	Debreceni Egyetem	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,231
82	61,714	SP Szalay, Péter G.	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,262
83	61,774	PJ Podani, Janos	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Ecology	Rank 1,033
84	62,530	BE Buzás, Edit I.	Semmelweis Egyetem	Immunology	Rank 1,797
85	62,585	ML Maródi, László	Semmelweis Egyetem	Immunology	Rank 1,798
86	63,005	PT Pajkossy, Tamás	Research Centre for Natural Sciences	Energy	Rank 796
87	63,164	TE Tombácz, Etelka	Pannon Egyetem	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,288
88	64,276	RA Rényi, Alfréd	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	General Mathematics	Rank 276
89	65,550	RT Roska, Tamás	Pazmany Peter Katolikus Egyetem	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 175
90	66,634	IT Insperger, Tamas	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 510
91	66,693	MD Molnár, Dénes	Pécsi Tudományegyetem	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 472
92	66,728	VJ Varga, János	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Microbiology	Rank 1,676
93	67,381	TT Tél, T.	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 583
94	68,948	TT Turányi, T.	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Energy	Rank 870
95	69,309	Mosavi, Amirhosein	John von Neumann Faculty of Informatics	Energy	Rank 878
96	70,202	PJ Parratt, James R.	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 623
97	70,588	CT Csorgo, T.	Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,106
98	70,615	FJ Fodor, János	Obuda University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,388
99	71,089	JA Jull, A. J.Timothy	Atommagkutató Intézet	Paleontology	Rank 283
100	71,305	SM Sipiczki, Matthias	Debreceni Egyetem	Microbiology	Rank 1,789
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Frequently asked questions

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

301 scientists affiliated with Hungary are on the 2024 single-year list, and 385 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 career-long list, Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE) has the most listed scientists from Hungary, with 45. It is followed by Budapest University of Technology and Economics with 44.

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

On the career-long list, Hungary went from 282 scientists in 2020 to 385 in 2024, a change of +36.5%.

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.