Romania's Top 2% Scientists 2021
Romania has 190 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 29.3% from 147 in 2020. That places Romania 45th in the world by number of listed scientists. University Politehnica of Bucharest has the most listed scientists (14), followed by Universitatea din Bucuresti (13).
Scientists in Romania on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 29% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 147 | 100 | ||
| 2021 | 190 | +29.3% | 133 | +33.0% |
| 2022 | 209 | +10.0% | 148 | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 238 | +13.9% | 169 | +14.2% |
| 2024 | 257 | +8.0% | 188 | +11.2% |
| 2025 | 294 | +14.4% | 220 | +17.0% |
Top 10 institutes in Romania
By number of listed scientists
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- 1University Politehnica of Bucharest14
- 2Universitatea din Bucuresti13
- 3Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara12
- 4Technical University of Cluj-Napoca11
- 5Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai11
- 6Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry9
- 7Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila din Bucuresti9
- 8Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Iuliu Hatieganu din Cluj-Napoca9
- 9Universitatea Transilvania din Brasov9
- 10Academia Româna7
All 190 scientists
| Rank in Romania | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,826 |
MM
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Universitatea Transilvania din Brasov | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 61 |
| 2 | 8,131 |
PI
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Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 82 |
| 3 | 11,997 | Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 84 | |
| 4 | 12,084 | Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai | Organic Chemistry | Rank 177 | |
| 5 | 15,783 | Academia Româna | Environmental Engineering | Rank 76 | |
| 6 | 16,806 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 303 | |
| 7 | 17,186 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 444 | |
| 8 | 19,447 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Energy | Rank 392 | |
| 9 | 20,010 | University of Craiova | General Mathematics | Rank 78 | |
| 10 | 20,479 | Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy | Computation Theory & Mathematics | Rank 43 | |
| 11 | 20,809 | Moffitt Cancer Center | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 763 | |
| 12 | 21,353 | Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 178 | |
| 13 | 21,790 | Universitatea Tehnica Gh. Asachi din IasI | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 223 | |
| 14 | 21,791 | Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 162 | |
| 15 | 23,798 | Universitatea Transilvania din Brasov | Allergy | Rank 52 | |
| 16 | 25,682 |
BI
|
Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 80 |
| 17 | 27,909 | University Politehnica of Bucharest | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 696 | |
| 18 | 32,321 | Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai | Energy | Rank 683 | |
| 19 | 34,033 |
ID
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Academia Româna | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 332 |
| 20 | 34,551 | FL | Orthopedics | Rank 161 | |
| 21 | 36,440 |
SI
|
Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Energy | Rank 766 |
| 22 | 37,153 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila din Bucuresti | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 1,110 | |
| 23 | 38,671 | Universitatea Spiru Haret | Education | Rank 340 | |
| 24 | 38,918 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Environmental Sciences | Rank 459 | |
| 25 | 42,469 |
IL
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Academia Româna | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 522 |
| 26 | 42,874 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 181 | |
| 27 | 45,703 |
NE
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Bucharest University of Economic Studies | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 23 |
| 28 | 46,655 | Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza | General Mathematics | Rank 233 | |
| 29 | 47,176 | Università degli Studi di Catania | Polymers | Rank 420 | |
| 30 | 48,099 | Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 597 | |
| 31 | 49,599 | Universitatea Stefan cel Mare din Suceava | Food Science | Rank 353 | |
| 32 | 50,680 | Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,175 | |
| 33 | 50,793 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Physical Chemistry | Rank 252 | |
| 34 | 52,379 | Universitatea Dunarea de Jos din Galati | Energy | Rank 1,093 | |
| 35 | 52,577 |
BN
|
Universitatea din Pitesti | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 146 |
| 36 | 54,919 | Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 508 | |
| 37 | 58,308 | Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai | Clinical Psychology | Rank 256 | |
| 38 | 60,625 | Academia Româna | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 130 | |
| 39 | 62,258 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Iuliu Hatieganu din Cluj-Napoca | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,248 | |
| 40 | 62,324 | Universitatea Stefan cel Mare din Suceava | Geography | Rank 313 | |
| 41 | 62,386 | Universitatea Stefan cel Mare din Suceava | Human Factors | Rank 136 | |
| 42 | 63,904 | Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University | Energy | Rank 1,348 | |
| 43 | 67,014 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Grigore T. Popa din Iasi | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 502 | |
| 44 | 69,851 | Technical University of Cluj-Napoca | General Mathematics | Rank 379 | |
| 45 | 70,680 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Environmental Sciences | Rank 883 | |
| 46 | 71,277 |
VM
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Universitatea Transilvania din Brasov | Environmental Engineering | Rank 450 |
| 47 | 72,362 | University Politehnica of Bucharest | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 563 | |
| 48 | 75,840 | University of South Florida, Tampa | Nursing | Rank 196 | |
| 49 | 75,937 |
BM
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Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 727 |
| 50 | 77,391 | Technical University of Cluj-Napoca | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 608 | |
| 51 | 77,885 | Bucharest University of Economic Studies | Economics | Rank 964 | |
| 52 | 78,753 |
MI
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Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Victor Babes din Timisoara | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,845 |
| 53 | 79,599 | Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai | General Mathematics | Rank 441 | |
| 54 | 82,488 | Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara din Cluj-Napoca | Food Science | Rank 634 | |
| 55 | 84,735 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila din Bucuresti | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 2,230 | |
| 56 | 86,042 |
CD
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Universitatea Valahia din Targoviste | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,929 |
| 57 | 86,958 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Craiova | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 929 | |
| 58 | 88,981 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Microbiology | Rank 1,976 | |
| 59 | 90,902 | Universitatea Tehnica Gh. Asachi din IasI | Environmental Engineering | Rank 593 | |
| 60 | 91,867 |
TS
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Technical University of Cluj-Napoca | Applied Physics | Rank 1,926 |
| 61 | 92,035 | Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,204 | |
| 62 | 93,424 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 171 | |
| 63 | 95,573 | Universitatea Tehnica Gh. Asachi din IasI | Polymers | Rank 917 | |
| 64 | 96,332 | Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara | Geography | Rank 506 | |
| 65 | 96,493 | Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 927 | |
| 66 | 97,772 |
BI
|
Hydraulic and Environmental Department | Polymers | Rank 939 |
| 67 | 98,975 | Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 958 | |
| 68 | 99,239 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila din Bucuresti | Legal & Forensic Medicine | Rank 27 | |
| 69 | 99,960 | Universitatea Transilvania din Brasov | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 923 | |
| 70 | 100,409 |
RI
|
Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai | General Mathematics | Rank 569 |
| 71 | 100,827 |
SI
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Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Victor Babes din Timisoara | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 595 |
| 72 | 103,461 | Universitatea Dunarea de Jos din Galati | Civil Engineering | Rank 384 | |
| 73 | 104,899 | Victor Babes National Institute | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,744 | |
| 74 | 107,227 | Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 1,054 | |
| 75 | 110,924 | Universitatea de Stiinte Agronomice si Medicina Veterinara din Bucuresti | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,607 | |
| 76 | 111,466 | Universitatea Constantin Brancusi din Targu-Jiu | General Mathematics | Rank 650 | |
| 77 | 112,623 | Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology Nicolae Simionescu | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,493 | |
| 78 | 113,392 |
ML
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Universitatea din Bucuresti | Applied Mathematics | Rank 313 |
| 79 | 124,937 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila din Bucuresti | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,749 | |
| 80 | 125,044 | Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,826 | |
| 81 | 127,579 | Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai | Ecology | Rank 2,287 | |
| 82 | 130,209 | National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies Romania | Physical Chemistry | Rank 670 | |
| 83 | 130,266 | Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza | Materials | Rank 2,583 | |
| 84 | 132,534 | Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara din Cluj-Napoca | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 225 | |
| 85 | 133,705 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Iuliu Hatieganu din Cluj-Napoca | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,784 | |
| 86 | 134,636 | Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Materials | Rank 2,694 | |
| 87 | 135,760 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Iuliu Hatieganu din Cluj-Napoca | Food Science | Rank 1,109 | |
| 88 | 137,515 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila din Bucuresti | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 3,415 | |
| 89 | 139,239 | University Politehnica of Bucharest | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,144 | |
| 90 | 139,408 | Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,772 | |
| 91 | 139,920 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 733 | |
| 92 | 142,413 | Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,224 | |
| 93 | 142,718 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Iuliu Hatieganu din Cluj-Napoca | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 5,123 | |
| 94 | 146,788 | Universitatea de Stiinte Agronomice si Medicina Veterinara din Bucuresti | General Chemistry | Rank 403 | |
| 95 | 146,911 |
NI
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University Politehnica of Bucharest | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,303 |
| 96 | 150,124 | University Politehnica of Bucharest | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,244 | |
| 97 | 152,130 | Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Materials | Rank 3,079 | |
| 98 | 157,510 | Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,468 | |
| 99 | 157,511 | Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,210 | |
| 100 | 158,796 | Technical University of Cluj-Napoca | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,418 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Romania are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
190 scientists affiliated with Romania are on the 2021 single-year list, and 133 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Romania has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 single-year list, University Politehnica of Bucharest has the most listed scientists from Romania, with 14. It is followed by Universitatea din Bucuresti with 13.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Romania changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Romania went from 147 scientists in 2020 to 190 in 2021, a change of +29.3%.
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.