Luxembourg's Top 2% Scientists 2023

Luxembourg has 68 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, down 5.6% from 72 in 2022. That places Luxembourg 67th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. University of Luxembourg has the most listed scientists (38), followed by Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (13).

Single Year

-4 (-5.6%) vs 2022

Career Data

+4 (+8.7%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#67

down 2 places vs 2022

Institutes

-3 (-23.1%) vs 2022

Scientists in Luxembourg on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 42% 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%

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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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Single-year list2023

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Rank in Luxembourg	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	1,455	HM Heneka, M.	University of Luxembourg	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 90
2	2,741	TA Tkatchenko, Alexandre	University of Luxembourg	Chemical Physics	Rank 52
3	6,256	BT Bohn, Torsten	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Food Science	Rank 40
4	14,804	EM Esposito, Massimiliano	University of Luxembourg	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 94
5	16,346	AA Alkerwi, Ala’a	Luxembourg Institute of Health	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 269
6	26,155	BL Briand, Lionel	University of Luxembourg	Software Engineering	Rank 33
7	27,650	FC Fisch, Christian	University of Luxembourg	Business & Management	Rank 665
8	29,164	FG Fagherazzi, Guy	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 220
9	32,198	SS Siebentritt, Susanne	University of Luxembourg	Applied Physics	Rank 630
10	37,215	CF Capitanescu, Florin	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 859
11	39,828	EA Elbir, Ahmet M.	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 355
12	41,058	OB Ottersten, Bjorn	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 368
13	45,919	DM Dijst, Martin	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 131
14	47,125	CJ Coron, Jean Sébastien	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,526
15	48,056	BS Bordas, Stéphane P.A.	University of Luxembourg	Applied Mathematics	Rank 129
16	51,011	WP Wilmes, Paul	University of Luxembourg	Microbiology	Rank 1,167
17	55,610	BA Bisdorff, Alexandre	Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch Esch-sur-Alzette	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,797
18	57,381	BA Biryukov, Alex	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,857
19	57,669	KR Krüger, Rejko	University of Luxembourg	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,877
20	57,781	SE Schymanski, Emma L.	University of Luxembourg	Environmental Sciences	Rank 937
21	64,437	HL Hoffmann, Lucien	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 145
22	69,210	NM Noman, Muhammad Zaeem	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,513
23	70,339	AF Azuaje, Francisco	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Bioinformatics	Rank 231
24	77,365	DY Devaux, Yvan	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,162
25	77,665	HJ Hausman, J. F.	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,314
26	79,572	SR Seil, R.	Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg	Orthopedics	Rank 433
27	80,243	GG Guerriero, Gea	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,362
28	84,563	MC Muller, Claude P.	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Virology	Rank 445
29	85,449	DF Docquier, Frédéric	University of Luxembourg	Economics	Rank 1,017
30	87,981	LJ Lagerwall, Jan P.F.	University of Luxembourg	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,980
31	88,038	ÍJ Íñiguez, Jorge	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 1,725
32	93,088	LT Le Traon, Yves	University of Luxembourg	Software Engineering	Rank 160
33	93,588	SS Sharma, Shree Krishna	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 924
34	94,250	SJ Schwamborn, Jens	University of Luxembourg	Developmental Biology	Rank 2,410
35	99,933	PM Papadakis, Mike	University of Luxembourg	Software Engineering	Rank 179
36	104,200	KJ Klucken, Jochen	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 4,910
37	105,839	CS Chatzinotas, Symeon	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,049
38	106,383	GE Glaab, Enrico	University of Luxembourg	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 5,009
39	107,129	SC Soukoulis, Christos	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Food Science	Rank 1,127
40	108,083	MJ Marichal, Jean Luc	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,361
41	108,798	ST Schaubroeck, Thomas	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,881
42	111,191	KJ Kreisel, J.	University of Luxembourg	Applied Physics	Rank 2,177
43	112,093	MJ Mossong, Joel	Health Directorate	Microbiology	Rank 2,547
44	112,614	VH Voos, Holger	University of Luxembourg	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,074
45	117,793	TQ Tang, Qiang	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,652
46	119,824	JB Janji, Bassam	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,249
47	121,056	MM Mittelbronn, Michel	University of Luxembourg	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 5,655
48	124,278	GJ Gonzalez-Gutierrez, Joamin	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 2,491
49	128,098	GS Greiff, Samuel	University of Luxembourg	Education	Rank 1,308
50	131,190	KW Khan, Wali Ullah	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,350
51	135,969	OH Omrani, Hichem	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,223
52	143,104	WL Wirtz, Ludger	University of Luxembourg	Applied Physics	Rank 2,882
53	151,277	PB Peters, Bernhard	University of Luxembourg	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,247
54	152,173	BN Bahlawane, Naoufal	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 3,060
55	167,499	BT Bissyandé, Tegawendé F.	University of Luxembourg	Software Engineering	Rank 328
56	170,190	DM Dicato, Mario	Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Cancer et les Maladies du Sang	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 6,101
57	186,437	DB Domon, Bruno	Luxembourg Clinical Proteomics Center	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,716
58	197,071	CJ Cao, Jun	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 5,282
59	199,239	WF Werner, Florian	University of Luxembourg	Applied Physics	Rank 4,108
60	202,901	GJ Gonçalves, Jorge	University of Luxembourg	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,935
61	210,823	RM Remacle, Marc	Center Hospitalier de Luxembourg	Otorhinolaryngology	Rank 418
62	222,440	CP Cudazzo, Pierluigi	University of Luxembourg	Applied Physics	Rank 4,668
63	232,569	PM Palattella, Maria Rita	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,550
64	248,344	GA Gutleb, Arno C.	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Toxicology	Rank 1,085
65	253,647	AM Azari, M. Mahdi	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,813
66	256,635	BD Brida, Daniele	University of Luxembourg	Optics	Rank 966
67	721,242	NL Nijs, Luc	University of Luxembourg	Music	Rank 45
68	905,366	MA Michels, Andreas	University of Luxembourg	Applied Physics	Rank 21,053
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Luxembourg are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

68 scientists affiliated with Luxembourg are on the 2023 single-year list, and 50 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 single-year list, University of Luxembourg has the most listed scientists from Luxembourg, with 38. It is followed by Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology with 13.

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 68 in 2023, a change of +41.7%.

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.