Latvia's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Latvia has 16 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 6.7% from 15 in 2022. That places Latvia 88th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Latvijas Universitāte has the most listed scientists (6), followed by Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia (4).
Scientists in Latvia on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2021 | 15 | +87.5% | 13 | +62.5% |
| 2022 | 18 | +20.0% | 15 | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 20 | +11.1% | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 19 | -5.0% | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2025 | 26 | +36.8% | 21 | +50.0% |
Institutes in Latvia
By number of listed scientists
All 16 scientists
| Rank in Latvia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31,048 | Latvijas Universitāte | Computation Theory & Mathematics | Rank 88 | |
| 2 | 41,253 |
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Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia | Applied Physics | Rank 1,066 |
| 3 | 61,718 | Latvijas Universitāte | Optics | Rank 195 | |
| 4 | 107,815 | Latvijas Universitāte | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 907 | |
| 5 | 115,343 | Latvijas Universitāte | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | Rank 429 | |
| 6 | 123,809 | Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia | Applied Physics | Rank 3,425 | |
| 7 | 124,233 | Riga Technical University | Materials | Rank 1,666 | |
| 8 | 152,555 |
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Riga Technical University | Materials | Rank 2,075 |
| 9 | 162,874 | Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia | Applied Physics | Rank 4,577 | |
| 10 | 216,138 | Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia | Applied Physics | Rank 6,144 | |
| 11 | 286,106 | Institute of Horticulture | Food Science | Rank 1,625 | |
| 12 | 299,302 | Latvijas Universitāte | Materials | Rank 4,442 | |
| 13 | 335,480 | Riga Technical University | Materials | Rank 5,097 | |
| 14 | 336,837 | Latvijas Universitātes Matemātikas un Informātikas Institūts | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,910 | |
| 15 | 344,631 | Riga Technical University | Materials | Rank 5,259 | |
| 16 | 423,439 | Latvijas Universitāte | Optics | Rank 1,445 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Latvia are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
20 scientists affiliated with Latvia are on the 2023 single-year list, and 16 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Latvia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 career-long list, Latvijas Universitāte has the most listed scientists from Latvia, with 6. It is followed by Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia with 4.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Latvia changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Latvia went from 8 scientists in 2020 to 16 in 2023, a change of +100.0%.
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.