Luxembourg's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Luxembourg has 42 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 23.5% from 34 in 2020. That places Luxembourg 62nd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. University of Luxembourg has the most listed scientists (18), followed by Luxembourg Institute of Health (7).
Scientists in Luxembourg on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 24% since 2020.
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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% |
Top 10 institutes in Luxembourg
By number of listed scientists
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- 1University of Luxembourg18
- 2Luxembourg Institute of Health7
- 3Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology6
- 4Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg4
- 5Eurostat Luxembourg1
- 6Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine1
- 7Laboratoires Réunis Luxembourg S.A.1
- 8Luxembourg Clinical Proteomics Center1
- 9Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)1
- 10Private Dermatology Clinic1
All 42 scientists
| Rank in Luxembourg | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 19,219 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Polymers | Rank 173 | |
| 2 | 19,937 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Statistics & Probability | Rank 82 | |
| 3 | 22,203 | University of Luxembourg | Chemical Physics | Rank 539 | |
| 4 | 31,986 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 543 | |
| 5 | 34,865 | University of Luxembourg | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 279 | |
| 6 | 37,187 | University of Luxembourg | Applied Physics | Rank 927 | |
| 7 | 49,795 | University of Luxembourg | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 453 | |
| 8 | 50,835 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 90 | |
| 9 | 54,140 | University of Luxembourg | Developmental Biology | Rank 1,928 | |
| 10 | 55,936 | Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 3,926 | |
| 11 | 63,135 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 442 | |
| 12 | 63,680 |
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Luxembourg Clinical Proteomics Center | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,747 |
| 13 | 77,097 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,225 | |
| 14 | 80,525 |
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Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,287 |
| 15 | 91,933 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,462 | |
| 16 | 95,650 | Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 118 | |
| 17 | 97,041 | University for Digital Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 2,076 | |
| 18 | 98,836 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Virology | Rank 872 | |
| 19 | 100,676 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Bioinformatics | Rank 249 | |
| 20 | 106,053 |
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University of Luxembourg | Applied Physics | Rank 2,839 |
| 21 | 123,243 | Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg | Otorhinolaryngology | Rank 365 | |
| 22 | 123,522 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 1,442 | |
| 23 | 129,631 | Laboratoires Réunis Luxembourg S.A. | Virology | Rank 1,154 | |
| 24 | 131,551 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 5,047 | |
| 25 | 133,005 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,448 | |
| 26 | 133,966 | University of Luxembourg | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 1,181 | |
| 27 | 136,397 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,914 | |
| 28 | 141,613 | Private Dermatology Clinic | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 886 | |
| 29 | 142,779 | University of Luxembourg | Applied Mathematics | Rank 313 | |
| 30 | 147,983 |
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Luxembourg Institute of Health | Orthopedics | Rank 1,145 |
| 31 | 158,873 | University of Luxembourg | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,263 | |
| 32 | 166,399 | Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg | Sport Sciences | Rank 510 | |
| 33 | 171,657 |
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University of Luxembourg | Applied Physics | Rank 4,777 |
| 34 | 175,966 |
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Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,880 |
| 35 | 180,399 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 5,055 | |
| 36 | 208,420 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,465 | |
| 37 | 209,968 | Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,053 | |
| 38 | 224,163 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,756 | |
| 39 | 238,516 |
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University of Luxembourg | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,739 |
| 40 | 245,234 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,140 | |
| 41 | 259,755 | Eurostat Luxembourg | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,536 | |
| 42 | 413,912 | University of Luxembourg | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 4,298 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Luxembourg are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
58 scientists affiliated with Luxembourg are on the 2021 single-year list, and 42 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Luxembourg has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 career-long list, University of Luxembourg has the most listed scientists from Luxembourg, with 18. It is followed by Luxembourg Institute of Health with 7.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Luxembourg changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Luxembourg went from 34 scientists in 2020 to 42 in 2021, a change of +23.5%.
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.