Luxembourg's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Luxembourg has 65 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 22.6% from 53 in 2024. That places Luxembourg 66th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. University of Luxembourg has the most listed scientists (29), followed by Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (10).
Scientists in Luxembourg on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 91% 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 Luxembourg29
- 2Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology10
- 3Luxembourg Institute of Health6
- 4ArcelorMittal4
- 5Eurofins GSC LUX3
- 6Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg2
- 7Centre Médical1
- 8European Commission Luxembourg1
- 9Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine1
- 10Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg1
All 65 scientists
| Rank in Luxembourg | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6,768 | University of Luxembourg | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 565 | |
| 2 | 13,348 | University of Luxembourg | Chemical Physics | Rank 305 | |
| 3 | 29,490 | University of Luxembourg | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 248 | |
| 4 | 30,882 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 687 | |
| 5 | 34,276 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Food Science | Rank 145 | |
| 6 | 34,754 | University of Luxembourg | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 278 | |
| 7 | 37,575 | University of Luxembourg | Applied Physics | Rank 910 | |
| 8 | 50,879 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 101 | |
| 9 | 52,147 | Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 3,558 | |
| 10 | 59,897 | Eurofins GSC LUX | Microbiology | Rank 1,499 | |
| 11 | 59,943 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,267 | |
| 12 | 63,926 | University of Luxembourg | Developmental Biology | Rank 1,999 | |
| 13 | 65,557 | Luxemboug Institute of Science and Technology | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 176 | |
| 14 | 75,911 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,569 | |
| 15 | 75,919 | University of Luxembourg | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 110 | |
| 16 | 79,385 | Luxembourg Clinical Proteomics Center | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,993 | |
| 17 | 79,898 | Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,192 | |
| 18 | 88,641 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 1,247 | |
| 19 | 91,014 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 2,294 | |
| 20 | 91,080 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Virology | Rank 714 | |
| 21 | 91,634 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,130 | |
| 22 | 102,244 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 719 | |
| 23 | 103,872 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,156 | |
| 24 | 112,273 | University of Luxembourg | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 1,348 | |
| 25 | 113,114 | Luxembourg Institute of Health | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,301 | |
| 26 | 115,064 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,395 | |
| 27 | 116,527 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Chemical Physics | Rank 2,113 | |
| 28 | 117,133 | Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 852 | |
| 29 | 120,956 | RSS-Hydro | Environmental Engineering | Rank 594 | |
| 30 | 125,339 | Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine | Applied Mathematics | Rank 275 | |
| 31 | 126,141 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,819 | |
| 32 | 130,050 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 960 | |
| 33 | 135,267 |
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Eurofins GSC LUX | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,054 |
| 34 | 137,335 | Member of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 843 | |
| 35 | 152,359 | Private Dermatology Clinic | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 946 | |
| 36 | 154,309 | University of Luxembourg | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,182 | |
| 37 | 163,415 |
TQ
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Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,499 |
| 38 | 166,588 | Inter-institutional Research Group | Applied Physics | Rank 4,406 | |
| 39 | 166,832 |
DY
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Luxembourg Institute of Health | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 4,923 |
| 40 | 169,876 |
VH
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University of Luxembourg | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,283 |
| 41 | 171,298 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 4,540 | |
| 42 | 177,763 | University of Luxembourg | Chemical Engineering | Rank 939 | |
| 43 | 180,062 | Luxembourg Institute of Research in Orthopedics | Sport Sciences | Rank 627 | |
| 44 | 195,145 | ArcelorMittal | Materials | Rank 2,819 | |
| 45 | 196,042 | University of Luxembourg | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,905 | |
| 46 | 199,704 | University of Luxembourg | Software Engineering | Rank 464 | |
| 47 | 200,603 | Centre Médical | Orthopedics | Rank 1,585 | |
| 48 | 205,155 | University of Luxembourg | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,783 | |
| 49 | 206,546 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,492 | |
| 50 | 211,707 | Eurofins GSC LUX | Organic Chemistry | Rank 3,575 | |
| 51 | 225,633 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 3,359 | |
| 52 | 230,910 | University of Luxembourg | Applied Physics | Rank 6,263 | |
| 53 | 256,061 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,684 | |
| 54 | 261,873 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,817 | |
| 55 | 279,946 | European Commission Luxembourg | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,844 | |
| 56 | 283,490 | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,628 | |
| 57 | 304,590 |
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University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,895 |
| 58 | 328,425 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 7,499 | |
| 59 | 331,340 | University of Luxembourg | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,431 | |
| 60 | 351,547 | ArcelorMittal | Materials | Rank 5,603 | |
| 61 | 421,581 |
YH
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ArcelorMittal | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 237 |
| 62 | 462,351 | University of Luxembourg | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 5,058 | |
| 63 | 519,534 | University of Luxembourg | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 12,597 | |
| 64 | 706,808 | ArcelorMittal | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 540 | |
| 65 | 937,945 | University of Luxembourg | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 11,288 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Luxembourg are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
90 scientists affiliated with Luxembourg are on the 2025 single-year list, and 65 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Luxembourg has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, University of Luxembourg has the most listed scientists from Luxembourg, with 29. It is followed by Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology with 10.
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 65 in 2025, a change of +91.2%.
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.