Romania's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Romania has 169 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 14.2% from 148 in 2022. That places Romania 47th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. University Politehnica of Bucharest has the most listed scientists (18), followed by Academia Româna (14).
Scientists in Romania on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 69% 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 Bucharest18
- 2Academia Româna14
- 3Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai13
- 4Universitatea din Bucuresti13
- 5Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara12
- 6Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza9
- 7Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry8
- 8Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering7
- 9Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara6
- 10Universitatea Tehnica din Cluj-Napoca6
All 169 scientists
| Rank in Romania | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,785 | Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai | Organic Chemistry | Rank 76 | |
| 2 | 14,174 |
PI
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Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 89 |
| 3 | 19,623 | Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy | Computation Theory & Mathematics | Rank 49 | |
| 4 | 25,337 | Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 196 | |
| 5 | 25,657 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Energy | Rank 271 | |
| 6 | 27,862 |
BI
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Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 64 |
| 7 | 32,922 | Universitatea Tehnica Gh. Asachi din IasI | Environmental Engineering | Rank 110 | |
| 8 | 33,626 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 559 | |
| 9 | 34,186 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 199 | |
| 10 | 39,692 |
KP
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Morsani College of Medicine | Surgery | Rank 322 |
| 11 | 39,704 | Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia, Rome | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 665 | |
| 12 | 40,972 |
MM
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Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov | Applied Mathematics | Rank 89 |
| 13 | 42,535 | Academia Româna | General Mathematics | Rank 150 | |
| 14 | 46,287 | Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 723 | |
| 15 | 47,509 | Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 756 | |
| 16 | 49,377 | Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology Nicolae Simionescu | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,080 | |
| 17 | 50,238 | Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 807 | |
| 18 | 50,451 |
ID
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Octav Mayer Institute of Mathematics (Romanian Academy) | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 311 |
| 19 | 51,890 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila din Bucuresti | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 1,914 | |
| 20 | 56,690 | Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 505 | |
| 21 | 57,983 |
GP
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Universitatea din Bucuresti | Physical Chemistry | Rank 210 |
| 22 | 59,168 | Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 533 | |
| 23 | 61,470 | Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza | General Mathematics | Rank 249 | |
| 24 | 65,218 | Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai | Energy | Rank 794 | |
| 25 | 68,379 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Physical Chemistry | Rank 248 | |
| 26 | 68,982 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 404 | |
| 27 | 71,429 | Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai | General Mathematics | Rank 314 | |
| 28 | 76,451 | University Politehnica of Bucharest | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 663 | |
| 29 | 80,936 | Academia Româna | General Mathematics | Rank 385 | |
| 30 | 81,789 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila din Bucuresti | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 3,333 | |
| 31 | 82,016 | National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies Romania | Physical Chemistry | Rank 291 | |
| 32 | 82,665 | University Politehnica of Bucharest | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 840 | |
| 33 | 83,245 | National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 590 | |
| 34 | 85,109 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | General Mathematics | Rank 411 | |
| 35 | 88,412 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Grigore T. Popa din Iasi | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 983 | |
| 36 | 95,039 | Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov | Allergy | Rank 268 | |
| 37 | 95,807 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Applied Physics | Rank 2,572 | |
| 38 | 100,372 |
ML
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Universitatea din Bucuresti | Applied Mathematics | Rank 212 |
| 39 | 102,570 | George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures | Biomedical Engineering | Rank 447 | |
| 40 | 103,021 | Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai | Clinical Psychology | Rank 353 | |
| 41 | 103,541 | Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,682 | |
| 42 | 106,400 | SM-S National Institute of Research and Development for Technical Physics | Applied Physics | Rank 2,889 | |
| 43 | 107,668 | Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai | General Mathematics | Rank 559 | |
| 44 | 110,734 | Academia Româna | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 757 | |
| 45 | 121,136 |
LV
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National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 495 |
| 46 | 124,484 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila din Bucuresti | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 1,703 | |
| 47 | 124,845 |
DM
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University Politehnica of Bucharest | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 554 |
| 48 | 128,097 | Universitatea Tehnica Gh. Asachi din IasI | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 889 | |
| 49 | 133,024 | Academia Româna | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 264 | |
| 50 | 136,316 |
BI
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Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara | Polymers | Rank 1,237 |
| 51 | 139,634 |
CD
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Universitatea Valahia din Targoviste | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,677 |
| 52 | 140,298 |
SI
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Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Victor Babes din Timisoara | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 1,289 |
| 53 | 142,452 |
BN
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Universitatea din Pitesti | Energy | Rank 1,891 |
| 54 | 143,717 |
IL
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Academia Româna | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,319 |
| 55 | 146,695 |
MD
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Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara | General Mathematics | Rank 861 |
| 56 | 149,007 | Academia Română, Institutul de Biologie Bucureşti | Applied Physics | Rank 4,155 | |
| 57 | 155,244 | Institute of Physical Chemistry, Romanian Academy of Sciences | Materials | Rank 2,112 | |
| 58 | 157,194 |
BM
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Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 1,412 |
| 59 | 158,965 | Universitatea Dunarea de Jos din Galati | Energy | Rank 2,143 | |
| 60 | 159,696 | Sapientia Erdélyi Magyar Tudományegyetem | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,063 | |
| 61 | 162,099 | Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,152 | |
| 62 | 163,263 |
CO
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Institute of Physical Chemistry, Romanian Academy of Sciences | Physical Chemistry | Rank 588 |
| 63 | 163,535 | Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 1,458 | |
| 64 | 168,113 | Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,225 | |
| 65 | 168,651 |
SI
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Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Energy | Rank 2,268 |
| 66 | 170,017 | Universitatea Stefan cel Mare din Suceava | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,273 | |
| 67 | 170,538 | Universitatea Tehnica Gh. Asachi din IasI | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 526 | |
| 68 | 171,064 | Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza | Materials | Rank 2,325 | |
| 69 | 172,278 | Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Grigore T. Popa din Iasi | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,696 | |
| 70 | 175,602 |
DP
|
Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,856 |
| 71 | 178,305 | Institutul Clinic Fundeni | Surgery | Rank 1,676 | |
| 72 | 179,610 |
SS
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International Centre for Advanced Training and Research in Physics | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,911 |
| 73 | 180,782 |
RI
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Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai | General Mathematics | Rank 1,160 |
| 74 | 182,605 | Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,961 | |
| 75 | 184,005 | University of Craiova | General Mathematics | Rank 1,190 | |
| 76 | 194,438 | Universitatea Stefan cel Mare din Suceava | Food Science | Rank 1,053 | |
| 77 | 195,105 |
BE
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Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai | Applied Physics | Rank 5,536 |
| 78 | 195,226 | University Politehnica of Bucharest | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,868 | |
| 79 | 195,293 | Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 1,777 | |
| 80 | 197,695 | Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara din Cluj-Napoca | Food Science | Rank 1,077 | |
| 81 | 198,058 |
SO
|
Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 3,201 |
| 82 | 200,063 | Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | General Physics | Rank 1,325 | |
| 83 | 200,967 | Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,658 | |
| 84 | 201,758 |
PD
|
Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,929 |
| 85 | 204,586 |
DD
|
Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Civil Engineering | Rank 453 |
| 86 | 204,693 | University Politehnica of Bucharest | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,693 | |
| 87 | 206,475 | Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 1,350 | |
| 88 | 207,688 | Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular chemistry | Polymers | Rank 1,882 | |
| 89 | 210,026 | Academia Româna | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 3,379 | |
| 90 | 213,556 | Universitatea din Bucuresti | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,537 | |
| 91 | 217,944 | Universitatea Tehnica Gh. Asachi din IasI | Polymers | Rank 1,956 | |
| 92 | 218,423 | University Politehnica of Bucharest | Applied Physics | Rank 6,207 | |
| 93 | 221,492 | Universitatea din Oradea | General Mathematics | Rank 1,527 | |
| 94 | 222,288 | Institut de Physique des Matériaux, Bucarest-Magurele | Applied Physics | Rank 6,333 | |
| 95 | 224,283 | National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 1,020 | |
| 96 | 226,940 | University Politehnica of Bucharest | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,460 | |
| 97 | 227,878 | Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 720 | |
| 98 | 230,010 | Academia Româna | Applied Physics | Rank 6,617 | |
| 99 | 237,982 | Universitatea Tehnica din Cluj-Napoca | Materials | Rank 3,386 | |
| 100 | 242,235 | University Politehnica of Bucharest | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,775 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Romania are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
238 scientists affiliated with Romania are on the 2023 single-year list, and 169 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Romania has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 career-long list, University Politehnica of Bucharest has the most listed scientists from Romania, with 18. It is followed by Academia Româna with 14.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Romania changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Romania went from 100 scientists in 2020 to 169 in 2023, a change of +69.0%.
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.