Slovakia's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Slovakia has 70 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 52.2% from 46 in 2020. That places Slovakia 52nd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 3 places. Slovak Academy of Sciences has the most listed scientists (12), followed by Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave (12).
Scientists in Slovakia on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 52% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 65 | 46 | ||
| 2021 | 86 | +32.3% | 70 | +52.2% |
| 2022 | 96 | +11.6% | 72 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 99 | +3.1% | 83 | +15.3% |
| 2024 | 111 | +12.1% | 97 | +16.9% |
| 2025 | 122 | +9.9% | 107 | +10.3% |
Top 10 institutes in Slovakia
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Slovak Academy of Sciences12
- 2Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave12
- 3Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava8
- 4Institute of Electrical Engineering Slovak Academy of Sciences3
- 5Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics Slovak Academy of Sciences3
- 6Polymer Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences3
- 7Technická Univerzita v Košiciach3
- 8Institute of Construction and Architecture Slovak Academy of Sciences2
- 9Institute of Experimental Endocrinology Slovak Academy of Sciences2
- 10Institute of Experimental Pharmacology Slovak Academy of Sciences2
All 70 scientists
| Rank in Slovakia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13,410 |
SE
|
Institute of Neuroimmunology Slovak Academy of Sciences | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,134 |
| 2 | 31,103 |
BP
|
Slovak Academy of Sciences | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 1,418 |
| 3 | 32,114 | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 545 | |
| 4 | 33,257 | Technická Univerzita v Košiciach | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 258 | |
| 5 | 33,702 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 556 | |
| 6 | 47,671 |
BR
|
University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 328 |
| 7 | 49,683 |
BP
|
Institute of Geotechnics Slovak Academy of Sciences | Materials | Rank 630 |
| 8 | 50,630 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Polymers | Rank 466 | |
| 9 | 52,549 |
CI
|
Slovenskej akadémie vied Ústav merania je vedeckou inštitúciou | Polymers | Rank 489 |
| 10 | 58,384 |
BV
|
Institute of Physics Slovak Academy of Sciences | General Physics | Rank 428 |
| 11 | 60,815 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,046 | |
| 12 | 66,207 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,851 | |
| 13 | 67,960 |
PI
|
Technická Univerzita v Košiciach | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 496 |
| 14 | 78,346 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 546 | |
| 15 | 87,899 |
ŠP
|
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Physical Chemistry | Rank 333 |
| 16 | 88,409 | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 611 | |
| 17 | 90,137 | University of SS. Cyril and Methodius | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,860 | |
| 18 | 93,083 | Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 223 | |
| 19 | 96,179 |
BJ
|
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,972 |
| 20 | 99,617 | Institute of Experimental Endocrinology Slovak Academy of Sciences | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 2,127 | |
| 21 | 100,160 |
VJ
|
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 727 |
| 22 | 102,040 |
GE
|
Research Institute of Nutrition Slovakia | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 3,344 |
| 23 | 104,739 |
RM
|
Remedika | Chemical Physics | Rank 2,161 |
| 24 | 108,124 |
ŠF
|
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,841 |
| 25 | 108,827 | Med Faculty of Safarik University | Microbiology | Rank 2,706 | |
| 26 | 111,308 | Institute of Experimental Endocrinology Slovak Academy of Sciences | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 7,117 | |
| 27 | 111,888 |
KJ
|
Institute of Electrical Engineering Slovak Academy of Sciences | Applied Physics | Rank 3,029 |
| 28 | 112,287 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 776 | |
| 29 | 119,921 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Education | Rank 612 | |
| 30 | 124,445 | Univerzita Komenského Fakulta matematiky, fyziky a informatiky | Applied Physics | Rank 3,392 | |
| 31 | 127,826 | Veterinary University Medicine in Kosice | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 409 | |
| 32 | 128,041 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Microbiology | Rank 3,144 | |
| 33 | 130,698 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,004 | |
| 34 | 135,143 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,408 | |
| 35 | 137,510 |
BD
|
Slovak Academy of Sciences | Polymers | Rank 1,249 |
| 36 | 139,140 |
CI
|
Polymer Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences | Polymers | Rank 1,262 |
| 37 | 146,098 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | General Mathematics | Rank 865 | |
| 38 | 153,407 |
SJ
|
Institute of Construction and Architecture Slovak Academy of Sciences | Applied Mathematics | Rank 349 |
| 39 | 153,939 | Institute of Electrical Engineering Slovak Academy of Sciences | General Physics | Rank 1,093 | |
| 40 | 160,659 | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 481 | |
| 41 | 161,225 | Institute of Construction and Architecture Slovak Academy of Sciences | Building & Construction | Rank 323 | |
| 42 | 167,354 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,067 | |
| 43 | 171,786 | University of Trnava | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,445 | |
| 44 | 180,956 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Biophysics | Rank 354 | |
| 45 | 197,096 |
LI
|
Polymer Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences | Polymers | Rank 1,843 |
| 46 | 206,083 |
SF
|
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 5,970 |
| 47 | 207,444 | Institute of Experimental Pharmacology Slovak Academy of Sciences | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,745 | |
| 48 | 208,596 |
LJ
|
Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics Slovak Academy of Sciences | Materials | Rank 2,970 |
| 49 | 214,331 |
PE
|
Institute of Electrical Engineering Slovak Academy of Sciences | General Physics | Rank 1,527 |
| 50 | 218,257 | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,855 | |
| 51 | 218,498 |
CP
|
Polymer Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences | Polymers | Rank 2,050 |
| 52 | 220,742 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Organic Chemistry | Rank 3,833 | |
| 53 | 222,478 | Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics Slovak Academy of Sciences | Materials | Rank 3,203 | |
| 54 | 227,823 |
LA
|
Institute of Animal Physiology Slovak Academy of Sciences | Microbiology | Rank 5,399 |
| 55 | 228,923 | Technical University in Zvolen | Forestry | Rank 327 | |
| 56 | 240,793 | Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice | Applied Physics | Rank 6,945 | |
| 57 | 261,049 |
DJ
|
Institute of Materials Research Slovak Academy of Sciences | Materials | Rank 3,813 |
| 58 | 267,777 | Institute of Experimental Pharmacology Slovak Academy of Sciences | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,832 | |
| 59 | 273,092 |
DP
|
Slovak Academy of Sciences | General Physics | Rank 1,943 |
| 60 | 277,073 | Slovenskej akadémie vied Ústav merania je vedeckou inštitúciou | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,754 | |
| 61 | 288,143 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Materials | Rank 4,298 | |
| 62 | 319,828 |
BP
|
Slovak Medical University | Materials | Rank 4,868 |
| 63 | 320,634 | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,584 | |
| 64 | 328,825 |
MP
|
Slovak Academy of Sciences | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 566 |
| 65 | 376,907 |
BM
|
Slovak Academy of Sciences | Materials | Rank 5,896 |
| 66 | 422,611 | Technická Univerzita v Košiciach | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 232 | |
| 67 | 529,370 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Religions & Theology | Rank 125 | |
| 68 | 648,304 | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 4,885 | |
| 69 | 662,109 | Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 449 | |
| 70 | 917,249 | Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics Slovak Academy of Sciences | Automobile Design & Engineering | Rank 46 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Slovakia are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
86 scientists affiliated with Slovakia are on the 2021 single-year list, and 70 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Slovakia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 career-long list, Slovak Academy of Sciences has the most listed scientists from Slovakia, with 12. It is followed by Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave with 12.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Slovakia changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Slovakia went from 46 scientists in 2020 to 70 in 2021, a change of +52.2%.
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.