Luxembourg's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List
Luxembourg has 34 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Luxembourg 61st in the world by number of listed scientists. University of Luxembourg has the most listed scientists (18), followed by Luxembourg Institute of Health (6).
Scientists in Luxembourg on the list, by year
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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% |
Institutes in Luxembourg
By number of listed scientists
All 34 scientists
| Rank in Luxembourg | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13,549 | University of Luxembourg | Software Engineering | Rank 11 | |
| 2 | 20,235 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Statistics & Probability | Rank 74 | |
| 3 | 22,695 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Polymers | Rank 198 | |
| 4 | 30,442 | University of Luxembourg | Chemical Physics | Rank 701 | |
| 5 | 36,885 | University of Luxembourg | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 309 | |
| 6 | 40,982 | University of Luxembourg | Applied Physics | Rank 983 | |
| 7 | 41,083 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 711 | |
| 8 | 52,101 |
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University of Luxembourg | Developmental Biology | Rank 1,935 |
| 9 | 53,979 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 375 | |
| 10 | 54,847 | University of Luxembourg | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 550 | |
| 11 | 55,562 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 4,002 | |
| 12 | 62,868 |
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Luxembourg Clinical Proteomics Center | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,360 |
| 13 | 79,930 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,293 | |
| 14 | 88,802 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 663 | |
| 15 | 89,907 |
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Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,756 |
| 16 | 96,198 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,568 | |
| 17 | 98,162 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Virology | Rank 952 | |
| 18 | 114,907 | Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 148 | |
| 19 | 120,571 | University of Luxembourg | Applied Physics | Rank 3,199 | |
| 20 | 125,405 | Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg | Otorhinolaryngology | Rank 385 | |
| 21 | 142,941 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,992 | |
| 22 | 145,254 | University of Luxembourg | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 1,201 | |
| 23 | 145,358 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 1,641 | |
| 24 | 156,769 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Sport Sciences | Rank 440 | |
| 25 | 159,023 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,269 | |
| 26 | 164,445 |
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Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg | Orthopedics | Rank 1,310 |
| 27 | 166,075 | University of Luxembourg | Languages & Linguistics | Rank 212 | |
| 28 | 173,849 | University of Luxembourg | Computer Hardware & Architecture | Rank 197 | |
| 29 | 187,185 |
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Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,060 |
| 30 | 199,912 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,297 | |
| 31 | 215,100 | University of Luxembourg | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,031 | |
| 32 | 231,303 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,855 | |
| 33 | 247,094 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,149 | |
| 34 | 472,894 | University of Luxembourg | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 4,993 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Luxembourg are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?
48 scientists affiliated with Luxembourg are on the 2020 single-year list, and 34 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Luxembourg has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2020 career-long list, University of Luxembourg has the most listed scientists from Luxembourg, with 18. It is followed by Luxembourg Institute of Health with 6.
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.