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Slovakia's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Slovakia has 97 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 16.9% from 83 in 2023. That places Slovakia 51st in the world by number of listed scientists. Slovak Academy of Sciences has the most listed scientists (23), followed by Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave (18).
Data Type
Year
Single Year
111
+12 (+12.1%) vs 2023
Career Data
97
+14 (+16.9%) vs 2023
World rank by count
#51
No change vs 2023
Institutes
27
-10 (-27.0%) vs 2023
Scientists in Slovakia on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled since 2020.
Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+52.2%
2022+2.9%
2023+15.3%
2024+16.9%
2025+10.3%
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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
Career-long list2024
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- 1Slovak Academy of Sciences23
- 2Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave18
- 3Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava13
- 4Institute of Chemistry Slovak Academy of Sciences4
- 5Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics Slovak Academy of Sciences4
- 6Polymer Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences4
- 7Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice3
- 8Technická Univerzita v Košiciach3
- 9University of SS Cyril and Methodius, Trnava3
- 10Institute of Electrical Engineering Slovak Academy of Sciences2
All 97 scientists
Career-long list2024
| Rank in Slovakia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,119 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 24 | |
| 2 | 14,660 |
SE
|
Slovak Academy of Sciences | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,193 |
| 3 | 29,808 | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 624 | |
| 4 | 32,612 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 540 | |
| 5 | 33,391 | Technická Univerzita v Košiciach | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 268 | |
| 6 | 34,454 |
BP
|
Institute of Chemistry Slovak Academy of Sciences | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 1,444 |
| 7 | 41,600 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | General Physics | Rank 245 | |
| 8 | 47,907 |
BP
|
Slovak Academy of Sciences | Materials | Rank 612 |
| 9 | 49,948 |
BR
|
University of SS Cyril and Methodius, Trnava | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 292 |
| 10 | 53,485 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Polymers | Rank 474 | |
| 11 | 57,909 |
CI
|
Slovak Academy of Sciences | Polymers | Rank 508 |
| 12 | 60,792 |
PI
|
Technická Univerzita v Košiciach | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 463 |
| 13 | 63,689 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,098 | |
| 14 | 67,547 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,676 | |
| 15 | 78,954 | IUMS International Commission on Yeasts | Microbiology | Rank 1,970 | |
| 16 | 79,530 | Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 184 | |
| 17 | 87,096 |
ŠP
|
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Physical Chemistry | Rank 309 |
| 18 | 90,622 | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 530 | |
| 19 | 93,405 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,770 | |
| 20 | 95,809 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 565 | |
| 21 | 96,583 | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Applied Physics | Rank 2,528 | |
| 22 | 102,442 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Education | Rank 578 | |
| 23 | 102,694 |
MS
|
University of SS Cyril and Methodius, Trnava | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,925 |
| 24 | 103,956 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 3,990 | |
| 25 | 104,823 |
GE
|
Research Institute of Nutrition Slovakia | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 3,358 |
| 26 | 106,586 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,892 | |
| 27 | 110,943 |
VJ
|
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 846 |
| 28 | 111,538 |
PP
|
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Environmental Sciences | Rank 776 |
| 29 | 111,793 |
ŠF
|
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,772 |
| 30 | 112,010 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 7,028 | |
| 31 | 113,987 |
RM
|
Remedika | Chemical Physics | Rank 2,132 |
| 32 | 120,011 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 7,470 | |
| 33 | 127,784 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | General Mathematics | Rank 710 | |
| 34 | 128,321 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 953 | |
| 35 | 130,576 |
KJ
|
Institute of Electrical Engineering Slovak Academy of Sciences | Applied Physics | Rank 3,515 |
| 36 | 131,329 | Med Faculty of Safarik University | Microbiology | Rank 3,210 | |
| 37 | 134,498 | Veterinary University Medicine in Kosice | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 436 | |
| 38 | 140,668 |
MP
|
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Applied Physics | Rank 3,803 |
| 39 | 140,938 |
CI
|
Polymer Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences | Polymers | Rank 1,265 |
| 40 | 141,929 | Vysoká škola zdravotníctva a sociálnej práce sv. Alžbety, Bratislava | Microbiology | Rank 3,478 | |
| 41 | 142,172 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Food Science | Rank 777 | |
| 42 | 144,331 |
TP
|
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice | General Mathematics | Rank 845 |
| 43 | 145,353 | Institute of Chemistry Slovak Academy of Sciences | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,519 | |
| 44 | 149,721 | Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,149 | |
| 45 | 150,675 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Building & Construction | Rank 383 | |
| 46 | 151,456 |
BD
|
Slovak Academy of Sciences | Polymers | Rank 1,333 |
| 47 | 155,418 | University of Trnava | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,242 | |
| 48 | 159,672 |
GF
|
Slovak Academy of Sciences | General Physics | Rank 1,029 |
| 49 | 173,166 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Biophysics | Rank 272 | |
| 50 | 173,441 |
SJ
|
Slovak Academy of Sciences | Applied Mathematics | Rank 410 |
| 51 | 178,157 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,356 | |
| 52 | 180,233 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,633 | |
| 53 | 185,128 | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,491 | |
| 54 | 185,457 | Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,705 | |
| 55 | 191,246 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Virology | Rank 1,592 | |
| 56 | 194,044 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,578 | |
| 57 | 201,842 | Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics Slovak Academy of Sciences | Materials | Rank 2,867 | |
| 58 | 204,555 |
SF
|
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 5,898 |
| 59 | 208,287 |
LJ
|
Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics Slovak Academy of Sciences | Materials | Rank 2,968 |
| 60 | 209,394 |
PE
|
Institute of Electrical Engineering Slovak Academy of Sciences | General Physics | Rank 1,346 |
| 61 | 211,868 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 7,820 | |
| 62 | 214,985 |
LI
|
Polymer Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences | Polymers | Rank 1,932 |
| 63 | 216,446 |
CP
|
Institute of Chemistry Slovak Academy of Sciences | Polymers | Rank 1,944 |
| 64 | 217,321 |
BM
|
Slovak Academy of Sciences | Materials | Rank 3,093 |
| 65 | 230,046 |
DJ
|
Institute of Materials Research Slovak Academy of Sciences | Materials | Rank 3,315 |
| 66 | 232,538 | Technická univerzita vo Zvolene | Forestry | Rank 331 | |
| 67 | 236,446 | Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice | Applied Physics | Rank 6,631 | |
| 68 | 236,627 | Institute of Animal Physiology Slovak Academy of Sciences | Microbiology | Rank 5,644 | |
| 69 | 241,415 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Biophysics | Rank 377 | |
| 70 | 244,584 |
CP
|
Polymer Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences | Polymers | Rank 2,206 |
| 71 | 253,756 | Polymer Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences | Polymers | Rank 2,293 | |
| 72 | 256,464 |
MP
|
Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics Slovak Academy of Sciences | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 483 |
| 73 | 270,586 |
ŠP
|
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Food Science | Rank 1,620 |
| 74 | 285,762 | University of Trnava | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,787 | |
| 75 | 286,537 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,059 | |
| 76 | 289,259 |
TJ
|
Institute of Chemistry Slovak Academy of Sciences | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 2,525 |
| 77 | 293,882 | Institute of Experimental Pharmacology Slovak Academy of Sciences | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,958 | |
| 78 | 294,568 |
DP
|
Institute of Experimental Physics Slovak Academy of Sciences | General Physics | Rank 1,894 |
| 79 | 294,589 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Materials | Rank 4,455 | |
| 80 | 299,349 |
MM
|
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 1,908 |
| 81 | 311,537 | Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,670 | |
| 82 | 330,542 |
FP
|
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,480 |
| 83 | 339,640 | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 7,332 | |
| 84 | 366,470 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,951 | |
| 85 | 379,071 |
BP
|
Institute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine Slovakia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,123 |
| 86 | 392,998 |
GI
|
University of Žilina | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 1,649 |
| 87 | 394,625 | Slovak Academy of Sciences | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 8,684 | |
| 88 | 447,135 |
ŠJ
|
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | General Chemistry | Rank 1,133 |
| 89 | 452,567 | Alexander Dubcek University of Trencin | Materials | Rank 7,344 | |
| 90 | 458,962 | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Biotechnology | Rank 1,820 | |
| 91 | 471,803 | Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 2,532 | |
| 92 | 509,920 | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 3,952 | |
| 93 | 532,072 | University of SS Cyril and Methodius, Trnava | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 335 | |
| 94 | 586,677 | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Materials | Rank 10,141 | |
| 95 | 620,105 | University of Žilina | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 14,388 | |
| 96 | 756,569 | Technická Univerzita v Košiciach | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 578 | |
| 97 | 981,182 | Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics Slovak Academy of Sciences | Automobile Design & Engineering | Rank 50 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Slovakia are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
111 scientists affiliated with Slovakia are on the 2024 single-year list, and 97 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Slovakia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, Slovak Academy of Sciences has the most listed scientists from Slovakia, with 23. It is followed by Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave with 18.
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 97 in 2024, a change of +110.9%.
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.