Latvia's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Latvia has 21 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 50.0% from 14 in 2024. That places Latvia 87th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 5 places. Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia has the most listed scientists (6), followed by Latvijas Universitāte (6).
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% |
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All 21 scientists
| Rank in Latvia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28,094 | Latvijas Universitāte | Computation Theory & Mathematics | Rank 76 | |
| 2 | 45,263 | Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia | Applied Physics | Rank 1,110 | |
| 3 | 55,589 | Riga Technical University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 855 | |
| 4 | 58,884 | Latvijas Universitāte | Optics | Rank 236 | |
| 5 | 101,323 |
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Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | Rank 364 |
| 6 | 109,269 | Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia | Applied Physics | Rank 2,795 | |
| 7 | 114,347 | Latvijas Universitāte | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 954 | |
| 8 | 136,359 | Riga Technical University | Materials | Rank 1,905 | |
| 9 | 164,506 | Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia | Applied Physics | Rank 4,348 | |
| 10 | 220,682 | Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis | Organic Chemistry | Rank 3,740 | |
| 11 | 230,107 | Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia | Applied Physics | Rank 6,242 | |
| 12 | 237,310 | Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 522 | |
| 13 | 238,140 | Institute of Horticulture | Food Science | Rank 1,477 | |
| 14 | 276,922 | Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia | Applied Physics | Rank 7,590 | |
| 15 | 317,066 | Latvijas Universitāte | Materials | Rank 4,970 | |
| 16 | 318,890 | Latvijas Universitāte | Energy | Rank 5,400 | |
| 17 | 333,608 | Latvijas Universitātes Matemātikas un Informātikas Institūts | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 7,621 | |
| 18 | 357,280 | Riga Technical University | Materials | Rank 5,703 | |
| 19 | 404,447 | Latvijas Universitāte | Optics | Rank 1,658 | |
| 20 | 415,730 | Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia | Applied Physics | Rank 11,697 | |
| 21 | 1,042,964 | Riga Technical University | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 929 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Latvia are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
26 scientists affiliated with Latvia are on the 2025 single-year list, and 21 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Latvia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia has the most listed scientists from Latvia, with 6. It is followed by Latvijas Universitāte with 6.
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 21 in 2025, a change of +162.5%.
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.