Hungary's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List

Hungary has 441 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 4.0% from 424 in 2025. That places Hungary 41st in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Budapest University of Technology and Economics has the most listed scientists (49), followed by Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE) (45).

Single Year

371

+26 (+7.5%) vs 2025

Career Data

441

+17 (+4.0%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#41

down 2 places vs 2025

Institutes

-3 (-3.4%) vs 2025

Scientists in Hungary on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 56% 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%

2026+4.0%

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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	2,451	WE Wigner, Eugene P.	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Applied Physics	Rank 82
2	2,800	AR Albert, Réka	Plant Protection Institute	Bioinformatics	Rank 14
3	4,028	FT Freund, Taḿas F.F.	Pazmany Peter Katolikus Egyetem	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 341
4	4,070	EP Erdós, Paul	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	General Mathematics	Rank 12
5	4,561	LL Lovász, László	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 8
6	5,392	VT Vicsek, Tamás ́s	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 39
7	7,423	KJ Karger-Kocsis, Jõzsef K.	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Polymers	Rank 57
8	8,590	GB Győrffy, Balázs	Semmelweis Egyetem	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 370
9	8,741	CA Czeizel, Andr̀ew Endre	Foundation for the Community Control of Hereditary Diseases	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 145
10	12,116	PM Palkovits, Miklós	Semmelweis Egyetem	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 952
11	16,335	AE Arnér, Elias S.J.	Országos Onkológiai Intézet Budapest	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 700
12	16,708	MI Mayer, István	Chemical Research Center, Budapest	Chemical Physics	Rank 373
13	17,488	SJ Szejtli, József	CycloLab Cyclodextrin Research & Development Laboratory, Ltd.	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 122
14	17,724	VE Vízi, Elek Sylvester	HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,355
15	19,530	CI Csiszâr, Imre	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 157
16	19,974	SA Szolnoki, Attila	Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 139
17	20,473	HI Horváth, István T.	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Organic Chemistry	Rank 414
18	22,360	PB Pukánszky, Béla A.	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Polymers	Rank 185
19	22,384	SF Solymosi, Frigyes	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Physical Chemistry	Rank 82
20	23,081	MÁ Miklósi, Ádám	MTA-ELTE Comparative Ethology Research Group	Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology	Rank 68
21	24,310	CP Csermely, Péter	Semmelweis Egyetem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 984
22	24,975	AM Ajtai, Miklós	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 64
23	25,324	LP Lakatos, Péter László	Semmelweis Egyetem	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 388
24	25,545	SJ Szebeni, János	Semmelweis Egyetem	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 195
25	26,170	ÖL Ötvös, László	Semmelweis Egyetem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,061
26	26,250	DL Diósi, Lajos	HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 356
27	28,489	FA Ferenczy, Alex S.	Semmelweis Egyetem	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 221
28	29,250	GA Gali, Adam	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Applied Physics	Rank 686
29	30,358	WI Winkler, István	HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences	Experimental Psychology	Rank 421
30	30,771	BE Búzás, Edit Irén	Semmelweis Egyetem	Immunology	Rank 951
31	32,616	SJ Szolcsányi, Janós	University of Pécs Medical School	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,324
32	32,965	SE Szathmáry, Eörs	HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 295
33	33,769	VJ Varga, Jõzsef	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Polymers	Rank 301
34	34,189	NZ Nusser, Zoltán	HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,423
35	37,132	KZ Kövecses, Zoltán	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 77
36	37,968	GA Guttman, András	Pannon Egyetem	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 234
37	37,983	RG Rozvany, George I.N.	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Design Practice & Management	Rank 15
38	38,002	CA Császár, Attila G.	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Chemical Physics	Rank 773
39	38,864	RZ Rihmer, Zoltán	Semmelweis Egyetem	Psychiatry	Rank 843
40	39,249	HJ Haller, Jözsef	Institute for Drug Research Budapest	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,729
41	40,524	PJ Padisák, Judit	HUN-REN-PE Limnoecology Research Group	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 284
42	40,580	MA Mosavi, Amir	Obuda University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 937
43	40,644	CG Cserni, Gábor	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,753
44	40,794	UZ Ungvári, Zoltán I.	Semmelweis Egyetem	Developmental Biology	Rank 1,360
45	40,936	HK Héberger, Károly	Central Research Institute for Chemistry Hungarian Academy of Sciences	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 253
46	41,153	FP Frankl, Péter	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 109
47	41,485	KG Kovacs, Gyula	University of Pécs Medical School	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,780
48	42,349	ML Monostori, László	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 344
49	42,432	FZ Füredi, Zoltån	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 113
50	42,614	VI Vass, Imre Z.	HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 534
51	42,996	PL Patthy, László	Institute of Molecular Life Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,616
52	44,887	SG Stepan, Gabor	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 364
53	46,035	KÁ Koller, Ákos	Hungarian University of Sports Science	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,701
54	46,316	MÁ Molnár, Árpád	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Physical Chemistry	Rank 151
55	46,585	SZ Szekanecz, Zoltán A.	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 334
56	46,851	KG Kaptay, George	Miskolci Egyetem	Materials	Rank 628
57	47,112	KK Kovács, Krisztina J.	HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,208
58	48,477	SG Szabó, György	HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 390
59	49,538	FP Ferdinandy, Péter Péter	Semmelweis Egyetem	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,818
60	49,992	RZ Radak, Zsolt	Hungarian University of Sports Science	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,848
61	50,010	GD Gadsby, David C.	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Physiology	Rank 202
62	50,935	KG Keserü, György Miklós	HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 157
63	51,224	TG Tigyi, Gábor J.	Semmelweis Egyetem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,889
64	51,300	MA Mo´csai, Attila	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Immunology	Rank 1,465
65	51,347	PD Petz, Dénes	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	General Mathematics	Rank 220
66	51,717	FF Fülöp, Ferenc	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Organic Chemistry	Rank 952
67	52,735	DI Dékány, Imre	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,031
68	53,558	IG Inzelt, György	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Energy	Rank 729
69	54,101	SJ Szekeres-Barthó, Júlia	University of Pécs Medical School	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 486
70	55,104	HP Halász, Péter	Semmelweis Egyetem	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,676
71	55,536	BP Baranyi, Péter Zoltán	Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,270
72	56,066	TB Tóthmérész, Béla	Debreceni Egyetem Természettudományi és Technológiai Kar	Ecology	Rank 988
73	56,929	GL Guczi, Láaszló	Institute of Isotopes	Physical Chemistry	Rank 199
74	57,441	VL Virág, László	Debreceni Egyetem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,095
75	58,913	PJ Podani, Janos	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Ecology	Rank 1,033
76	58,968	GJ Gubicza, Jenõ Ő.	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Materials	Rank 799
77	59,097	KS Kéri, Szabolcs Z.	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Psychiatry	Rank 1,139
78	59,141	ZM Zrínyi, Miklös	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Polymers	Rank 514
79	60,363	PB Pikó, Bettina Franciska	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Psychiatry	Rank 1,155
80	61,176	EL Erdős, László	Debreceni Egyetem	Ecology	Rank 1,070
81	63,791	SA Schubert, András P.	ELTE Institute of Library and Information Science	Science Studies	Rank 57
82	64,269	SP Szalay, Péter G.	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,237
83	64,315	NÁ Nagy, Ágnes	Debreceni Egyetem Természettudományi és Technológiai Kar	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,240
84	64,561	SM Smith, Melanie Kay	Budapest University of Economics and Business	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 114
85	64,737	TE Tombácz, Etelka	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,246
86	64,799	DM Dénes, Molnár Attila	Pécsi Tudományegyetem	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 463
87	65,181	SG Szabó, Gábor Viktor	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 4,288
88	65,190	BD Brooks, Daniel Rusk	HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 111
89	65,522	ÁV Ádám-Vizi, Vera	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 4,307
90	65,570	PT Pajkossy, Tamäs	Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry	Energy	Rank 920
91	65,900	FL Fésüs, László	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,383
92	66,080	JF Joó, Ferenc	Debreceni Egyetem	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,191
93	66,563	TT Turányi, Tamás	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Energy	Rank 935
94	66,661	ST Székely, Tamás	Debreceni Egyetem Természettudományi és Technológiai Kar	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 569
95	66,845	RA Rényi, Alfréd	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	General Mathematics	Rank 304
96	67,403	DZ Donkó, Zoltán	HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics	Applied Physics	Rank 1,623
97	67,702	ML Máródi, László D.R.	Semmelweis Egyetem	Immunology	Rank 1,848
98	67,747	IT Insperger, Tamás	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 525
99	68,070	PL Polgär, Lâszlô A.A.	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,446
100	68,160	CT Csörgő, Tamás F.	MATE Institute of Technogy	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,054
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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 career-long list, Budapest University of Technology and Economics has the most listed scientists from Hungary, with 49. It is followed by Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE) with 45.

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 441 in 2026, a change of +56.4%.

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.