Luxembourg's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Luxembourg has 98 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 8.9% from 90 in 2025. That places Luxembourg 67th in the world by number of listed scientists. University of Luxembourg has the most listed scientists (46), followed by Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (18).

Single Year

+8 (+8.9%) vs 2025

Career Data

+9 (+13.8%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#67

No change vs 2025

Institutes

+6 (+37.5%) vs 2025

Scientists in Luxembourg on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than doubled since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+20.8%

2022+24.1%

2023-5.6%

2024+8.8%

2025+21.6%

2026+8.9%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	48		34
2021	58	+20.8%	42	+23.5%
2022	72	+24.1%	46	+9.5%
2023	68	-5.6%	50	+8.7%
2024	74	+8.8%	53	+6.0%
2025	90	+21.6%	65	+22.6%
2026	98	+8.9%	74	+13.8%

Top 10 institutes in Luxembourg

By number of listed scientists

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Rank in Luxembourg	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	2,355	TA Tkatchenko, Alexandre	University of Luxembourg	Chemical Physics	Rank 42
2	5,617	BT Bohn, Torsten	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Food Science	Rank 43
3	15,307	BP Bertoldi, Paolo	Eurostat	Energy	Rank 415
4	16,012	FC Fisch, Christian O.	University of Luxembourg	Business & Management	Rank 483
5	20,391	FG Fagherazzi, Guy	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 127
6	24,337	AA Alkerwi, Ala'a	Luxembourg Institute of Health	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 399
7	25,744	OB Ottersten, Björn E.	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 264
8	30,159	SE Schymanski, Emma L.	University of Luxembourg	Environmental Sciences	Rank 665
9	32,906	RP Rodríguez, Pedro M.	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 109
10	33,356	AA Afzal, Asif	University of Luxembourg	Energy	Rank 934
11	33,365	CF Capitanescu, Florin	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 935
12	35,752	RM Rupp, Matthias	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Chemical Physics	Rank 462
13	39,117	SG Schumann, Guy Jean Pierre	RSS-Hydro	Environmental Engineering	Rank 206
14	43,823	ÍJ Íñiguez, Jorge	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 793
15	45,470	KW Khan, Wali Ullah	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 493
16	47,907	CS Chatzinotas, Symeon	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 522
17	53,949	BA Bisdorff, Alexandre R.	Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch Esch-sur-Alzette	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,352
18	54,961	ST Schaubroeck, Thomas	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,201
19	55,547	WP Wilmes, Paul	University of Luxembourg	Microbiology	Rank 1,070
20	58,220	SR Seil, Romain	Luxembourg Institute of Research in Orthopaedics	Orthopedics	Rank 252
21	60,531	DP Di Pietro, Giorgio	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)	Economics	Rank 801
22	61,568	SM Spratling, Michael W.	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,880
23	62,317	KR Krüger, Rejko	Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,688
24	62,327	DM Dijst, Martin J.	University of Luxembourg	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 235
25	69,796	DF Docquier, Fréderic	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)	Economics	Rank 886
26	71,379	SR Seppelt, Ralf	Luxembourg University	Ecology	Rank 1,381
27	71,649	SS Siebentritt, Susanne	University of Luxembourg	Applied Physics	Rank 1,299
28	72,323	CJ Coron, Jean Sébastien Sébastien	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,415
29	77,533	LJ Lagerwall, Jan Peter Felix	University of Luxembourg	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 3,029
30	78,986	GG Guerriero, Gea	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,271
31	83,172	BS Bordas, Stéphane P.A.	Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine	Applied Mathematics	Rank 218
32	85,424	BA Biryukov, Alex	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,981
33	89,500	MJ Molina, José Alberto	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)	Economics	Rank 1,097
34	91,077	BM Beine, Michel	University of Luxembourg	Economics	Rank 1,107
35	95,330	BB Bramfitt, Bruce L.	ArcelorMittal	Materials	Rank 2,194
36	96,074	GJ González-Gutiérrez, Joamin	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 2,216
37	96,956	SC Sohn, Christophe	University of Luxembourg	Geography	Rank 514
38	101,578	LA Leist, Anja K.	University of Luxembourg	Public Health	Rank 1,025
39	102,051	HL Hoffmann, Lucien	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 265
40	103,151	VH Voos, Holger	University of Luxembourg	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,151
41	106,300	BD Brenner, Dirk	University of Luxembourg	Immunology	Rank 1,812
42	111,244	ZD Zetzsche, Dirk A.	Economics and Finance	Law	Rank 116
43	117,898	TQ Tang, Qiang	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,409
44	118,437	SC Soukoulis, Christos	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Food Science	Rank 1,675
45	119,444	DE Dove, Edward S.	Luxembourg National Data Service	Applied Ethics	Rank 129
46	124,578	KJ Kreisel, Jens	Inter-institutional Research Group	Applied Physics	Rank 2,231
47	125,104	SS Sharma, Shree Krishna	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,469
48	126,873	SJ Schwamborn, Jens Christian	University of Luxembourg	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 5,082
49	128,140	AO Aouedi, Ons	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,506
50	128,530	MM Mittelbronn, Michel A.	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 5,142
51	132,204	ZM Zapp, Mike	University of Luxembourg	Education	Rank 1,840
52	139,990	GE Glaab, Enrico	University of Luxembourg	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 5,591
53	142,787	WR White, Robin J.	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,767
54	145,380	DY Devaux, Yvan	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 3,286
55	145,946	LT Le Traon, Yves La	University of Luxembourg	Software Engineering	Rank 273
56	148,938	BP Beaufils, Phillippe	ESSKA consensus projects advisor Centre Médical	Orthopedics	Rank 748
57	152,670	KJ Klucken, Jochen	University of Luxembourg	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 6,078
58	153,816	HJ Hausman, Jean Francois	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,667
59	155,694	AM Azari, Mohammad Mahdi	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,868
60	156,971	TS Tikhomirov, Sergei	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,197
61	158,575	SM Suhrcke, Marc	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)	Public Health	Rank 1,629
62	164,664	PM Papadakis, Mike	University of Luxembourg	Software Engineering	Rank 307
63	165,268	KA Kornadt, Anna E.	University of Luxembourg	Gerontology	Rank 252
64	165,873	NM Noman, Muhammad Zaeem	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 5,086
65	168,035	SA Simon Araya, Samuel Simon	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 5,377
66	169,765	BT Bissyandé, Tégawendé François	University of Luxembourg	Software Engineering	Rank 319
67	173,779	PJ Powell, Justin J.W.	University of Luxembourg	Education	Rank 2,380
68	184,994	OH Omrani, Hichem	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,350
69	185,081	LE Lagunas, Eva	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,249
70	193,539	WL Wirtz, Ludger	University of Luxembourg	Applied Physics	Rank 3,581
71	207,123	MJ Mossong, Joël R.	Health Directorate	Microbiology	Rank 3,951
72	211,111	AM Almada, Marco	University of Luxembourg	Law	Rank 269
73	212,620	DM Dicato, Mario	Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 6,617
74	217,509	JN Joshi, Nirav J.	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,692
75	219,094	NS Nagarajan, Senthil Murugan	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,695
76	222,082	BA Boualouache, Abdelwahab	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,741
77	224,287	CJ Cao, Jun	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 7,344
78	224,496	VS Villas-Bôas, Silas G.	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,761
79	225,933	SA Sengupta, Anupam	University of Luxembourg	Chemical Physics	Rank 2,363
80	230,450	JB Janji, B.	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 7,223
81	232,970	PA Pathak, Atul	Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 4,929
82	253,781	DE Defay, Emmanuel	University of Luxembourg	Applied Physics	Rank 4,739
83	265,014	DB Domon, Bruno M.	Luxembourg Clinical Proteomics Center	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,839
84	273,633	BS Bhavani Shankar, Mysore Ravi R.	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,426
85	282,151	KO Kodheli, Oltjon	Societe Europeenne des Satellites	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,546
86	293,495	LL Leiva, Luis A.	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 12,990
87	293,757	HH Hofmann, Herwig C.H.	University of Luxembourg	Law	Rank 400
88	293,908	NT Nguyen, Thanh Tung	University of Luxembourg	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,798
89	297,400	BF Betsou, Fay	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 4,317
90	348,396	LV Lenders, Vincent	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4,411
91	348,481	MC Muller, Claude P.	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Virology	Rank 1,434
92	352,693	DP Diederich, Paul	Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle Luxembourg	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 502
93	378,611	BD Brida, Daniele	University of Luxembourg	Optics	Rank 1,563
94	482,299	MA Menzel, Alain	Laboratoires Reunis Kutter-Lieners-Hastert Centre Langwies	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 1,083
95	492,294	RM Ruiz-Castell, María	Luxembourg Institute of Health, Department of Population Health	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,583
96	544,323	AG Aguayo, Gloria A.	Luxembourg Institute of Health	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 6,158
97	645,748	NL Nijs, Luc	University of Luxembourg	Music	Rank 73
98	738,549	HK Hadler, Kathryn	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Mining & Metallurgy	Rank 841
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Slovakia124 scientists

Estonia116 scientists

Algeria101 scientists

Lebanon97 scientists

Tunisia91 scientists

Ghana90 scientists

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Germany10,939 scientists

France5,914 scientists

Netherlands4,888 scientists

Switzerland3,595 scientists

Belgium2,182 scientists

Austria1,502 scientists

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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Luxembourg are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

98 scientists affiliated with Luxembourg are on the 2026 single-year list, and 74 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 single-year list, University of Luxembourg has the most listed scientists from Luxembourg, with 46. It is followed by Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology with 18.

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

On the single-year list, Luxembourg went from 48 scientists in 2020 to 98 in 2026, a change of +104.2%.

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.