Latvia's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Latvia has 14 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, down 12.5% from 16 in 2023. That places Latvia 92nd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 4 places. Latvijas Universitāte has the most listed scientists (10), followed by Riga Technical University (2).
Scientists in Latvia on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 75% 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% |
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By number of listed scientists
All 14 scientists
| Rank in Latvia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29,880 | Latvijas Universitāte | Computation Theory & Mathematics | Rank 84 | |
| 2 | 43,278 | Latvijas Universitāte | Applied Physics | Rank 1,085 | |
| 3 | 105,611 | Latvijas Universitāte | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | Rank 387 | |
| 4 | 113,316 | Latvijas Universitāte | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 952 | |
| 5 | 117,640 | Latvijas Universitāte | Applied Physics | Rank 3,147 | |
| 6 | 127,693 | Riga Technical University | Materials | Rank 1,750 | |
| 7 | 157,904 | Latvijas Universitāte | Applied Physics | Rank 4,290 | |
| 8 | 218,750 | Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia | Applied Physics | Rank 6,062 | |
| 9 | 264,251 | Institute of Horticulture | Food Science | Rank 1,566 | |
| 10 | 271,877 |
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Latvijas Universitāte | Applied Physics | Rank 7,708 |
| 11 | 305,051 | Latvijas Universitāte | Materials | Rank 4,643 | |
| 12 | 346,505 | Riga Technical University | Materials | Rank 5,419 | |
| 13 | 371,823 | Latvijas Universitāte | Energy | Rank 6,178 | |
| 14 | 408,485 | Latvijas Universitāte | Optics | Rank 1,737 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Latvia are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
19 scientists affiliated with Latvia are on the 2024 single-year list, and 14 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Latvia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, Latvijas Universitāte has the most listed scientists from Latvia, with 10. It is followed by Riga Technical University with 2.
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 14 in 2024, a change of +75.0%.
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.