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Luxembourg's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Luxembourg has 53 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 6.0% from 50 in 2023. That places Luxembourg 65th in the world by number of listed scientists. University of Luxembourg has the most listed scientists (28), followed by Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (9).
Data Type
Year
Single Year
74
+6 (+8.8%) vs 2023
Career Data
53
+3 (+6.0%) vs 2023
World rank by count
#65
No change vs 2023
Institutes
14
No change vs 2023
Scientists in Luxembourg on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 56% 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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| 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
Career-long list2024
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- 1University of Luxembourg28
- 2Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology9
- 3Luxembourg Institute of Health5
- 4Athénée du Luxembourg1
- 5Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg1
- 6European Commission1
- 7Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire du Cancer (LBMCC)1
- 8Luxembourg Clinical Proteomics Center1
- 9Luxembourg Institute of Research in Orthopaedics1
- 10Member of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS)1
All 53 scientists
Career-long list2024
| Rank in Luxembourg | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7,396 | University of Luxembourg | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 630 | |
| 2 | 14,907 | University of Luxembourg | Chemical Physics | Rank 346 | |
| 3 | 30,861 | University of Luxembourg | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 259 | |
| 4 | 31,099 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 651 | |
| 5 | 38,274 | University of Luxembourg | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 321 | |
| 6 | 38,507 | University of Luxembourg | Applied Physics | Rank 954 | |
| 7 | 41,723 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Food Science | Rank 167 | |
| 8 | 42,207 | University of Luxembourg | General Physics | Rank 252 | |
| 9 | 51,089 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 104 | |
| 10 | 52,890 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 3,656 | |
| 11 | 60,961 | University of Luxembourg | Developmental Biology | Rank 1,948 | |
| 12 | 61,820 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,238 | |
| 13 | 63,923 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 167 | |
| 14 | 76,009 |
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Luxembourg Clinical Proteomics Center | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,978 |
| 15 | 79,451 | University of Luxembourg | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 112 | |
| 16 | 80,537 | Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire du Cancer (LBMCC) | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,254 | |
| 17 | 89,338 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Virology | Rank 708 | |
| 18 | 95,476 | Ministry of Health | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,201 | |
| 19 | 95,858 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 1,278 | |
| 20 | 98,484 | University of Luxembourg | Applied Physics | Rank 2,578 | |
| 21 | 100,489 | University for Digital Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 2,088 | |
| 22 | 100,558 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,977 | |
| 23 | 113,573 | Athénée du Luxembourg | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 837 | |
| 24 | 115,576 |
CJ
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Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,298 |
| 25 | 115,837 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,456 | |
| 26 | 118,157 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 820 | |
| 27 | 121,698 | University of Luxembourg | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 1,313 | |
| 28 | 124,599 | Member of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 769 | |
| 29 | 126,026 |
SR
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Luxembourg Institute of Research in Orthopaedics | Orthopedics | Rank 950 |
| 30 | 128,325 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,841 | |
| 31 | 130,925 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 981 | |
| 32 | 131,540 | University of Luxembourg | Applied Mathematics | Rank 293 | |
| 33 | 150,448 | Skinperium Clinic | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 925 | |
| 34 | 154,812 | Z.A.C. Laangwiss | Virology | Rank 1,298 | |
| 35 | 156,019 | University of Luxembourg | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,206 | |
| 36 | 156,386 |
TQ
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Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,137 |
| 37 | 168,771 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 4,622 | |
| 38 | 170,506 |
KJ
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University of Luxembourg | Applied Physics | Rank 4,655 |
| 39 | 182,875 | Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg | Sport Sciences | Rank 613 | |
| 40 | 186,261 |
VH
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University of Luxembourg | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,397 |
| 41 | 194,684 | University of Luxembourg | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,000 | |
| 42 | 198,307 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,045 | |
| 43 | 225,770 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,666 | |
| 44 | 241,865 | University of Luxembourg | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,820 | |
| 45 | 246,263 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,121 | |
| 46 | 249,987 | University of Luxembourg | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,473 | |
| 47 | 251,253 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 3,763 | |
| 48 | 269,377 | European Commission | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,691 | |
| 49 | 272,738 | University of Luxembourg | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,295 | |
| 50 | 302,982 |
MS
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University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,452 |
| 51 | 335,756 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 7,255 | |
| 52 | 339,005 | University of Luxembourg | Education | Rank 2,714 | |
| 53 | 341,219 | University of Luxembourg | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,501 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Luxembourg are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
74 scientists affiliated with Luxembourg are on the 2024 single-year list, and 53 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Luxembourg has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, University of Luxembourg has the most listed scientists from Luxembourg, with 28. It is followed by Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology with 9.
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 53 in 2024, a change of +55.9%.
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.