Luxembourg's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Luxembourg has 50 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 8.7% from 46 in 2022. That places Luxembourg 65th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. University of Luxembourg has the most listed scientists (27), followed by Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (6).
Scientists in Luxembourg on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 47% 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 Luxembourg27
- 2Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology6
- 3Luxembourg Institute of Health5
- 4Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg2
- 5Athénée du Luxembourg1
- 6Center Hospitalier de Luxembourg1
- 7Eurostat1
- 8Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Cancer et les Maladies du Sang1
- 9Luxembourg Clinical Proteomics Center1
- 10Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)1
All 50 scientists
| Rank in Luxembourg | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8,837 |
HM
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University of Luxembourg | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 765 |
| 2 | 12,707 | University of Luxembourg | Software Engineering | Rank 8 | |
| 3 | 16,940 | University of Luxembourg | Chemical Physics | Rank 406 | |
| 4 | 31,059 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 615 | |
| 5 | 32,828 | University of Luxembourg | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 268 | |
| 6 | 37,413 | University of Luxembourg | Applied Physics | Rank 956 | |
| 7 | 40,831 | University of Luxembourg | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 351 | |
| 8 | 49,241 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Food Science | Rank 201 | |
| 9 | 51,022 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 96 | |
| 10 | 53,512 | University of Luxembourg | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 3,744 | |
| 11 | 57,761 | University of Luxembourg | Developmental Biology | Rank 1,883 | |
| 12 | 66,580 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,265 | |
| 13 | 68,439 |
DB
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Luxembourg Clinical Proteomics Center | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,816 |
| 14 | 77,812 | Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Cancer et les Maladies du Sang | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,201 | |
| 15 | 83,912 | Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 114 | |
| 16 | 86,596 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Bioinformatics | Rank 215 | |
| 17 | 92,012 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Virology | Rank 751 | |
| 18 | 98,027 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,836 | |
| 19 | 98,618 | University for Digital Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 2,087 | |
| 20 | 102,246 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 2,765 | |
| 21 | 104,046 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,338 | |
| 22 | 108,895 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 1,362 | |
| 23 | 110,970 | Athénée du Luxembourg | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 828 | |
| 24 | 118,460 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,601 | |
| 25 | 124,055 | Center Hospitalier de Luxembourg | Otorhinolaryngology | Rank 364 | |
| 26 | 128,451 | University of Luxembourg | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 1,286 | |
| 27 | 130,656 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,858 | |
| 28 | 135,052 |
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Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg | Orthopedics | Rank 1,026 |
| 29 | 138,478 | Member of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 865 | |
| 30 | 139,067 | University of Luxembourg | Applied Mathematics | Rank 301 | |
| 31 | 142,596 | Z.A.C. Laangwiss | Virology | Rank 1,222 | |
| 32 | 147,465 | Skinperium Clinic | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 909 | |
| 33 | 156,697 | University of Luxembourg | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,215 | |
| 34 | 162,380 |
TQ
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Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,120 |
| 35 | 167,715 |
KJ
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University of Luxembourg | Applied Physics | Rank 4,714 |
| 36 | 168,761 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 4,750 | |
| 37 | 176,199 | Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg | Sport Sciences | Rank 565 | |
| 38 | 194,024 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,782 | |
| 39 | 196,895 | University of Luxembourg | Chemical Engineering | Rank 985 | |
| 40 | 199,964 |
VH
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University of Luxembourg | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,475 |
| 41 | 224,975 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,425 | |
| 42 | 241,317 | University of Luxembourg | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,786 | |
| 43 | 241,564 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,764 | |
| 44 | 272,672 | Eurostat | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,696 | |
| 45 | 300,590 |
MS
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University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,113 |
| 46 | 309,698 | University of Luxembourg | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,116 | |
| 47 | 355,022 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 7,355 | |
| 48 | 356,977 | University of Luxembourg | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,668 | |
| 49 | 411,177 | University of Luxembourg | Education | Rank 3,231 | |
| 50 | 411,452 | University of Luxembourg | Optics | Rank 1,398 | |
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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 career-long list, University of Luxembourg has the most listed scientists from Luxembourg, with 27. It is followed by Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology with 6.
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 50 in 2023, a change of +47.1%.
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.