Romania's Top 2% Scientists 2022
Romania has 209 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 10.0% from 190 in 2021. That places Romania 45th in the world by number of listed scientists. University Politehnica of Bucharest has the most listed scientists (15), followed by Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila din Bucuresti (14).
Scientists in Romania on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 42% 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 Bucharest15
- 2Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila din Bucuresti14
- 3Universitatea din Bucuresti14
- 4Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara13
- 5Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai12
- 6Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry11
- 7Universitatea Transilvania din Brasov10
- 8Technical University of Cluj-Napoca9
- 9Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Iuliu Hatieganu din Cluj-Napoca9
- 10Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering8
All 209 scientists
| Rank in Romania | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,025 | Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai | Marketing | Rank 6 | |
| 2 | 8,304 |
MM
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Universitatea Transilvania din Brasov | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 71 |
| 3 | 11,766 |
PI
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Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 111 |
| 4 | 13,368 | University of Craiova | General Mathematics | Rank 48 | |
| 5 | 13,552 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 205 | |
| 6 | 13,985 | Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai | Organic Chemistry | Rank 192 | |
| 7 | 14,693 | Universitatea Tehnica Gh. Asachi din IasI | Environmental Engineering | Rank 73 | |
| 8 | 15,018 | Universitatea Spiru Haret | Business & Management | Rank 343 | |
| 9 | 15,420 | Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 109 | |
| 10 | 15,576 | Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 165 | |
| 11 | 16,470 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Energy | Rank 328 | |
| 12 | 17,140 | Universitatea Tehnica Gh. Asachi din IasI | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 162 | |
| 13 | 17,687 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 491 | |
| 14 | 17,875 | Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy | Computation Theory & Mathematics | Rank 34 | |
| 15 | 20,799 | Universitatea Transilvania din Brasov | Allergy | Rank 44 | |
| 16 | 21,702 | Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 168 | |
| 17 | 21,799 | Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 150 | |
| 18 | 27,783 |
BI
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Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 88 |
| 19 | 29,716 | Universitatea Transilvania din Brasov | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 252 | |
| 20 | 30,072 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Environmental Sciences | Rank 362 | |
| 21 | 34,004 |
CI
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Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 422 |
| 22 | 40,059 | Universitatea Stefan cel Mare din Suceava | Food Science | Rank 295 | |
| 23 | 40,229 | Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai | Energy | Rank 851 | |
| 24 | 41,842 |
SI
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Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Energy | Rank 886 |
| 25 | 42,428 | Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,178 | |
| 26 | 44,981 |
ID
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Octav Mayer Institute of Mathematics (Romanian Academy) | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 407 |
| 27 | 47,572 |
NE
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Bucharest University of Economic Studies | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 19 |
| 28 | 48,025 | Bucharest University of Economic Studies | Economics | Rank 610 | |
| 29 | 50,117 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Iuliu Hatieganu din Cluj-Napoca | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 1,908 | |
| 30 | 54,554 | Technical University of Cluj-Napoca | General Mathematics | Rank 249 | |
| 31 | 55,675 | Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai | Clinical Psychology | Rank 232 | |
| 32 | 56,421 |
IL
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Academia Româna | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 714 |
| 33 | 56,534 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Physical Chemistry | Rank 227 | |
| 34 | 57,451 | Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 493 | |
| 35 | 58,014 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila din Bucuresti | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 1,660 | |
| 36 | 58,024 | Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza | General Mathematics | Rank 265 | |
| 37 | 58,351 | Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara din Cluj-Napoca | Food Science | Rank 444 | |
| 38 | 58,789 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 227 | |
| 39 | 60,508 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Grigore T. Popa din Iasi | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 461 | |
| 40 | 61,121 |
BN
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Universitatea din Pitesti | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 184 |
| 41 | 61,151 | Universitatea Dunarea de Jos din Galati | Energy | Rank 1,323 | |
| 42 | 63,637 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila din Bucuresti | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 1,800 | |
| 43 | 64,182 | Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Economics | Rank 782 | |
| 44 | 65,675 |
BM
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Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 561 |
| 45 | 66,341 | Academia Româna | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 128 | |
| 46 | 68,120 | University Politehnica of Bucharest | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 497 | |
| 47 | 69,478 | Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,927 | |
| 48 | 76,586 |
MI
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Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Victor Babes din Timisoara | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,929 |
| 49 | 77,058 |
CD
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Universitatea Valahia din Targoviste | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,100 |
| 50 | 80,314 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Craiova | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 927 | |
| 51 | 80,537 | Bucharest University of Economic Studies | Business & Management | Rank 1,453 | |
| 52 | 82,766 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila din Bucuresti | Legal & Forensic Medicine | Rank 23 | |
| 53 | 83,599 | Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara | Geography | Rank 409 | |
| 54 | 84,325 | Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara | Geography | Rank 413 | |
| 55 | 84,448 | Universitatea Tehnica Gh. Asachi din IasI | Environmental Engineering | Rank 510 | |
| 56 | 85,647 | Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,309 | |
| 57 | 86,011 | Victor Babes National Institute | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,271 | |
| 58 | 88,194 | Universitatea Transilvania din Brasov | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 752 | |
| 59 | 89,892 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Microbiology | Rank 2,112 | |
| 60 | 91,776 |
VM
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Universitatea Transilvania din Brasov | Environmental Engineering | Rank 551 |
| 61 | 93,096 | Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University | Energy | Rank 2,065 | |
| 62 | 96,097 | Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai | General Mathematics | Rank 469 | |
| 63 | 96,728 | Universitatea Dunarea de Jos din Galati | Energy | Rank 2,151 | |
| 64 | 98,209 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila din Bucuresti | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 2,656 | |
| 65 | 99,242 | Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara | General Mathematics | Rank 491 | |
| 66 | 101,057 | Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 933 | |
| 67 | 101,874 | Universitatea Tehnica Gh. Asachi din IasI | Polymers | Rank 939 | |
| 68 | 102,192 |
SI
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Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Victor Babes din Timisoara | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 607 |
| 69 | 103,683 | Universitatea de Stiinte Agronomice si Medicina Veterinara din Bucuresti | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 347 | |
| 70 | 104,692 | Universitatea Stefan cel Mare din Suceava | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,778 | |
| 71 | 104,821 | Universitatea din Oradea, Facultatea de Medicina | Materials | Rank 1,814 | |
| 72 | 107,981 |
RI
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Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai | General Mathematics | Rank 535 |
| 73 | 109,108 | Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,509 | |
| 74 | 109,972 |
TS
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Technical University of Cluj-Napoca | Applied Physics | Rank 2,235 |
| 75 | 111,483 | Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology Nicolae Simionescu | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,588 | |
| 76 | 112,109 | Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 814 | |
| 77 | 113,199 | Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 1,055 | |
| 78 | 114,822 |
AI
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Universitatea din Bucuresti | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 200 |
| 79 | 118,152 | Universitatea Constantin Brancusi din Targu-Jiu | General Mathematics | Rank 606 | |
| 80 | 118,711 | University Politehnica of Bucharest | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,149 | |
| 81 | 119,507 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Iuliu Hatieganu din Cluj-Napoca | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,511 | |
| 82 | 119,592 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Iuliu Hatieganu din Cluj-Napoca | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,516 | |
| 83 | 121,463 | Universitatea Stefan cel Mare din Suceava | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 402 | |
| 84 | 122,036 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Craiova | Toxicology | Rank 500 | |
| 85 | 123,440 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Craiova | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,649 | |
| 86 | 126,875 | Universitatea Apollonia | Polymers | Rank 1,197 | |
| 87 | 127,604 | Technical University of Cluj-Napoca | Materials | Rank 2,281 | |
| 88 | 134,162 | Technical University of Cluj-Napoca | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,186 | |
| 89 | 134,697 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Iuliu Hatieganu din Cluj-Napoca | Food Science | Rank 1,178 | |
| 90 | 136,674 | Emergency Hospital of Bucharest | Surgery | Rank 827 | |
| 91 | 137,323 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 650 | |
| 92 | 144,889 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila din Bucuresti | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 3,285 | |
| 93 | 145,686 | Institut de Physique des Matériaux, Bucarest-Magurele | Materials | Rank 2,684 | |
| 94 | 147,457 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Microbiology | Rank 3,448 | |
| 95 | 147,920 | Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 1,427 | |
| 96 | 147,979 | Universitatea Stefan cel Mare din Suceava | Forestry | Rank 196 | |
| 97 | 149,094 | Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Materials | Rank 2,754 | |
| 98 | 151,332 | Universitatea Valahia din Targoviste | Polymers | Rank 1,470 | |
| 99 | 151,519 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Iuliu Hatieganu din Cluj-Napoca | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 951 | |
| 100 | 155,946 | Universitatea Transilvania din Brasov | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,334 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Romania are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
209 scientists affiliated with Romania are on the 2022 single-year list, and 148 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Romania has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 single-year list, University Politehnica of Bucharest has the most listed scientists from Romania, with 15. It is followed by Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila din Bucuresti with 14.
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 209 in 2022, a change of +42.2%.
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.