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Luxembourg's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

Luxembourg has 46 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 9.5% from 42 in 2021. That places Luxembourg 64th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. University of Luxembourg has the most listed scientists (23), followed by Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (8).

Single Year
72
+14 (+24.1%) vs 2021
Career Data
46
+4 (+9.5%) vs 2021
World rank by count
#64
down 2 places vs 2021
Institutes
12
+1 (+9.1%) vs 2021

Scientists in Luxembourg on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 35% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+23.5%
2022+9.5%
2023+8.7%
2024+6.0%
2025+22.6%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
20204834
202158+20.8%42+23.5%
202272+24.1%46+9.5%
202368-5.6%50+8.7%
202474+8.8%53+6.0%
202590+21.6%65+22.6%

Top 10 institutes in Luxembourg

By number of listed scientists

Career-long list2022
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  1. 1University of Luxembourg23
  2. 2Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology8
  3. 3Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg4
  4. 4Luxembourg Institute of Health3
  5. 5Athénée du Luxembourg1
  6. 6Eurostat Luxembourg1
  7. 7Health Directorate1
  8. 8Hopital Kirchberg1
  9. 9Laboratoires Réunis Luxembourg S.A1
  10. 10Luxembourg Clinical Proteomics Center1

All 46 scientists

Career-long list2022

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Rank in Luxembourg World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 12,563 University of Luxembourg Software Engineering Rank 8
2 17,968 Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology Polymers Rank 156
3 20,832 University of Luxembourg Chemical Physics Rank 502
4 29,888 University of Luxembourg Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 566
5 32,936 University of Luxembourg Networking & Telecommunications Rank 264
6 37,437 University of Luxembourg Applied Physics Rank 981
7 43,715 University of Luxembourg Fluids & Plasmas Rank 383
8 51,341 Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology Dairy & Animal Science Rank 91
9 53,561 University of Luxembourg General Physics Rank 369
10 55,514 University of Luxembourg Developmental Biology Rank 1,858
11 55,876 Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 3,953
12 61,059 Luxembourg Institute of Health Food Science Rank 251
13 63,565 Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 164
14 63,772 Luxembourg Clinical Proteomics Center Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 2,763
15 67,360 University of Luxembourg Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 1,190
16 77,998 Hopital Kirchberg Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 3,204
17 97,302 University for Digital Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry Endocrinology & Metabolism Rank 2,071
18 98,259 University of Luxembourg Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 1,751
19 101,172 Luxembourg Institute of Health Virology Rank 884
20 103,033 University of Luxembourg Applied Physics Rank 2,866
21 110,425 Athénée du Luxembourg Analytical Chemistry Rank 825
22 118,773 Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology Energy Rank 1,422
23 121,180 Luxembourg Institute of Health Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 4,674
24 123,303 Health Directorate General & Internal Medicine Rank 1,575
25 125,836 Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg Otorhinolaryngology Rank 379
26 133,228 University of Luxembourg Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Rank 1,225
27 136,269 Laboratoires Réunis Luxembourg S.A Virology Rank 1,200
28 136,950 Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology Analytical Chemistry Rank 1,057
29 138,353 Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology Plant Biology & Botany Rank 1,955
30 140,512 Skinperium Clinic Dermatology & Venereal Diseases Rank 883
31 142,617 University of Luxembourg Applied Mathematics Rank 317
32 151,182 Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg Orthopedics Rank 1,164
33 154,239 University of Luxembourg Analytical Chemistry Rank 1,206
34 161,202 Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 2,918
35 163,767 University of Luxembourg Applied Physics Rank 4,727
36 168,804 Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg Sport Sciences Rank 523
37 178,228 Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology Applied Physics Rank 5,178
38 193,121 University of Luxembourg Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 3,564
39 206,933 University of Luxembourg Chemical Engineering Rank 1,024
40 214,887 University of Luxembourg Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 3,982
41 220,665 University of Luxembourg Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 1,595
42 238,725 University of Luxembourg Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 4,491
43 262,203 University of Luxembourg Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 1,926
44 264,710 Eurostat Luxembourg Networking & Telecommunications Rank 2,644
45 287,113 University of Luxembourg Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 5,516
46 356,614 University of Luxembourg Networking & Telecommunications Rank 3,699
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Luxembourg are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

72 scientists affiliated with Luxembourg are on the 2022 single-year list, and 46 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 career-long list, University of Luxembourg has the most listed scientists from Luxembourg, with 23. It is followed by Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology with 8.

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 46 in 2022, a change of +35.3%.

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.