Luxembourg's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List

Luxembourg has 74 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 13.8% from 65 in 2025. That places Luxembourg 67th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. University of Luxembourg has the most listed scientists (31), followed by Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (14).

Single Year

+8 (+8.9%) vs 2025

Career Data

+9 (+13.8%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#67

down 1 place vs 2025

Institutes

+4 (+23.5%) vs 2025

Scientists in Luxembourg on the list, by year

The career-long count has more than doubled 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%

2026+13.8%

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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%
2026	98	+8.9%	74	+13.8%

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Rank in Luxembourg	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	11,420	TA Tkatchenko, Alexandre	University of Luxembourg	Chemical Physics	Rank 250
2	28,588	OB Ottersten, Björn E.	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 245
3	28,857	BT Bohn, Torsten	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Food Science	Rank 135
4	33,043	CJ Coron, Jean Sébastien Sébastien	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 768
5	38,094	SS Siebentritt, Susanne	University of Luxembourg	Applied Physics	Rank 894
6	50,136	KR Krüger, Rejko	Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,384
7	51,384	HL Hoffmann, Lucien	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 104
8	61,154	BA Biryukov, Alex	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,354
9	63,777	TC Thornsberry, Clyde T.	Eurofins GSC LUX	Microbiology	Rank 1,599
10	67,784	RP Rodríguez, Pedro M.	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 180
11	68,054	BR Balling, Rudi	University of Luxembourg	Developmental Biology	Rank 2,062
12	71,174	DM Dijst, Martin J.	University of Luxembourg	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 104
13	80,947	DM Dicato, Mario	Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 3,191
14	82,382	CF Capitanescu, Florin	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 1,192
15	83,679	ÍJ Íñiguez, Jorge	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 2,049
16	83,840	DB Domon, Bruno M.	Luxembourg Clinical Proteomics Center	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,017
17	84,268	FG Fagherazzi, Guy	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 595
18	88,407	AA Alkerwi, Ala'a	Luxembourg Institute of Health	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,099
19	89,758	SR Seppelt, Ralf	Luxembourg University	Ecology	Rank 1,549
20	93,473	MC Muller, Claude P.	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Virology	Rank 709
21	103,208	BP Bertoldi, Paolo	Eurostat	Energy	Rank 1,521
22	104,284	MJ Marichal, Jean Luc	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,293
23	105,023	LJ Lagerwall, Jan Peter Felix	University of Luxembourg	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,346
24	106,884	SM Spratling, Michael W.	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,352
25	108,902	SR Seil, Romain	Luxembourg Institute of Research in Orthopaedics	Orthopedics	Rank 786
26	109,613	RM Rupp, Matthias	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,968
27	109,937	PA Pfútzner, Andreas H.	Institut Supérieur de Formation Continue	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 2,176
28	113,340	SG Schumann, Guy Jean Pierre	RSS-Hydro	Environmental Engineering	Rank 555
29	115,504	NS Niclou, Simone P.	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,348
30	124,715	PN Polfer, Nick C.	Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 907
31	125,753	HJ Hausman, Jean Francois	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,812
32	128,456	BS Bordas, Stéphane P.A.	Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine	Applied Mathematics	Rank 286
33	131,245	VS Villas-Bôas, Silas G.	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 969
34	133,081	AA Afzal, Asif	University of Luxembourg	Energy	Rank 1,997
35	146,418	PO Päpke, Olaf	Eurofins GSC LUX	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,255
36	147,253	RS Rastogi, Suresh Chandra	Member of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS)	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 905
37	155,347	TQ Tang, Qiang	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,534
38	156,065	VH Voos, Holger	University of Luxembourg	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,197
39	156,234	DC Dierickx, Christine C.	Private Dermatology Clinic	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 953
40	158,745	DY Devaux, Yvan	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 4,721
41	159,263	WR Wennig, Robert	University of Luxembourg	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,198
42	169,176	CS Chatzinotas, Symeon	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,615
43	171,175	KJ Kreisel, Jens	Inter-institutional Research Group	Applied Physics	Rank 4,405
44	173,473	WB Weber, Bernard	Laboratoire Réunis	Virology	Rank 1,374
45	175,165	BN Bahlawane, Naoufal	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 4,528
46	182,781	SE Schymanski, Emma L.	University of Luxembourg	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,626
47	185,524	BB Bramfitt, Bruce L.	ArcelorMittal	Materials	Rank 2,734
48	185,926	UA Urhausen, Axel J.P.	Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg	Sport Sciences	Rank 669
49	193,299	BP Beaufils, Phillippe	ESSKA consensus projects advisor Centre Médical	Orthopedics	Rank 1,501
50	197,069	WP Wilmes, Paul	University of Luxembourg	Microbiology	Rank 4,673
51	205,963	LT Le Traon, Yves La	University of Luxembourg	Software Engineering	Rank 466
52	206,192	GG Guerriero, Gea	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,074
53	214,213	VD van der, Torre Leendert	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,970
54	217,926	WR White, Robin J.	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Organic Chemistry	Rank 3,645
55	229,890	ST Schaubroeck, Thomas	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,164
56	240,520	WL Wirtz, Ludger	University of Luxembourg	Applied Physics	Rank 6,354
57	266,325	RP Ryan, Peter Y.A.	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,293
58	275,601	GJ Großschädl, Johann	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,545
59	282,274	SC Soukoulis, Christos	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Food Science	Rank 1,898
60	293,552	RF Ricciato, Fabio	European Commission Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,000
61	318,669	BP Bouvry, Pascal	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,701
62	319,822	SS Sharma, Shree Krishna	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,292
63	322,565	MS Mauw, Sjouke	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,806
64	345,042	KW Khan, Wali Ullah	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,594
65	360,185	AB Appenzeller, Brice M.R.	Luxembourg Institute of Health	Environmental Sciences	Rank 3,764
66	391,010	LV Lenders, Vincent	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4,109
67	401,953	OH Omrani, Hichem	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 10,095
68	422,582	BD Brida, Daniele	University of Luxembourg	Optics	Rank 1,675
69	450,446	KC Kirchsteiger, Christian	European Commission	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 607
70	460,110	LL Leiva, Luis A.	University of Luxembourg	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 11,724
71	495,547	MA Michels, Andreas	University of Luxembourg	Applied Physics	Rank 13,673
72	736,264	CJ Charles, Jacques	ArcelorMittal	Mining & Metallurgy	Rank 579
73	876,695	HK Hadler, Kathryn	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology	Mining & Metallurgy	Rank 743
74	941,983	NP Naidu, Praveen Vummadisetty	University of Luxembourg	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 11,290
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Luxembourg are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

98 scientists affiliated with Luxembourg are on the 2026 single-year list, and 74 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 career-long list, University of Luxembourg has the most listed scientists from Luxembourg, with 31. It is followed by Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology with 14.

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 74 in 2026, a change of +117.6%.

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.