Slovenia's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Slovenia has 147 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 28.9% from 114 in 2020. That places Slovenia 45th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Univerza v Ljubljani has the most listed scientists (55), followed by Jozef Stefan Institute (35).
Scientists in Slovenia on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 29% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 124 | 114 | ||
| 2021 | 165 | +33.1% | 147 | +28.9% |
| 2022 | 173 | +4.8% | 160 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 191 | +10.4% | 172 | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 197 | +3.1% | 192 | +11.6% |
| 2025 | 204 | +3.6% | 217 | +13.0% |
Top 10 institutes in Slovenia
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Univerza v Ljubljani55
- 2Jozef Stefan Institute35
- 3Univerza v Mariboru16
- 4National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana12
- 5Univerzitetni Klinični Center Ljubljana5
- 6University of Nova Gorica4
- 7National Institute of Biology Ljubljana3
- 8Onkološki Inštitut Ljubljana3
- 9Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute2
- 10Univerza v Ljubljani Medicinska Fakulteta2
All 147 scientists
| Rank in Slovenia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,294 |
PM
|
Univerza v Mariboru | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 11 |
| 2 | 2,528 | National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana | Chemical Physics | Rank 85 | |
| 3 | 14,690 |
TB
|
Jozef Stefan Institute | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 753 |
| 4 | 17,836 | Jozef Stefan Institute | Chemical Physics | Rank 447 | |
| 5 | 17,860 | Univerza v Ljubljani | General Physics | Rank 116 | |
| 6 | 23,079 |
BR
|
Jozef Stefan Institute | Applied Physics | Rank 563 |
| 7 | 28,446 | Univerza v Ljubljani | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 478 | |
| 8 | 31,237 | National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana | Energy | Rank 311 | |
| 9 | 33,705 | Univerza v Ljubljani | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 28 | |
| 10 | 43,427 | Univerza v Ljubljani | Biomedical Engineering | Rank 193 | |
| 11 | 43,602 | University of Nova Gorica | Materials | Rank 546 | |
| 12 | 43,622 | Univerza v Mariboru | General Mathematics | Rank 149 | |
| 13 | 44,676 |
KŽ
|
Univerza v Mariboru | Chemical Engineering | Rank 156 |
| 14 | 45,384 |
RM
|
Medicinska Fakulteta Univerze v Mariboru | Microbiology | Rank 1,112 |
| 15 | 45,462 | National Institute of Biology Ljubljana | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 1,993 | |
| 16 | 45,866 | National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana | Physical Chemistry | Rank 166 | |
| 17 | 48,475 | Jozef Stefan Institute | Energy | Rank 513 | |
| 18 | 52,996 | Univerza v Ljubljani | Computation Theory & Mathematics | Rank 153 | |
| 19 | 54,103 | Univerza v Ljubljani | General Physics | Rank 403 | |
| 20 | 55,267 |
TV
|
Jozef Stefan Institute | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,394 |
| 21 | 55,722 | Jozef Stefan Institute | Environmental Sciences | Rank 281 | |
| 22 | 56,379 |
SF
|
Univerzitetni Klinični Center Ljubljana | Microbiology | Rank 1,411 |
| 23 | 57,569 |
TI
|
Univerza v Ljubljani | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 392 |
| 24 | 57,832 |
LJ
|
National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana | Chemical Engineering | Rank 221 |
| 25 | 59,946 | Jozef Stefan Institute | Materials | Rank 763 | |
| 26 | 60,235 |
ŠP
|
Univerza v Ljubljani | General Mathematics | Rank 239 |
| 27 | 61,269 | National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,650 | |
| 28 | 61,314 | National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana | Energy | Rank 668 | |
| 29 | 61,507 | Onkološki Inštitut Ljubljana | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,615 | |
| 30 | 62,250 | Jozef Stefan Institute | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 565 | |
| 31 | 62,856 |
SB
|
Univerza v Ljubljani | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,202 |
| 32 | 65,411 | Jozef Stefan Institute | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,042 | |
| 33 | 73,759 | Univerza v Ljubljani | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 452 | |
| 34 | 76,192 | Jozef Stefan Institute | Applied Physics | Rank 1,984 | |
| 35 | 79,483 | Univerza v Mariboru | Materials | Rank 1,034 | |
| 36 | 80,594 | National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana | Energy | Rank 921 | |
| 37 | 81,919 | Jozef Stefan Institute | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 734 | |
| 38 | 88,129 | Jozef Stefan Institute | Applied Physics | Rank 2,331 | |
| 39 | 88,618 |
LN
|
Jozef Stefan Institute | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,407 |
| 40 | 90,183 |
OB
|
National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana | Applied Physics | Rank 2,394 |
| 41 | 91,019 |
BJ
|
Univerza v Mariboru | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,445 |
| 42 | 91,046 | Univerzitetni Klinični Center Ljubljana | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 5,976 | |
| 43 | 91,888 | Univerza v Ljubljani Ekonomska Fakulteta | Business & Management | Rank 883 | |
| 44 | 91,926 |
KJ
|
Univerza v Ljubljani | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 663 |
| 45 | 92,679 | University of Nova Gorica | Biotechnology | Rank 264 | |
| 46 | 97,301 | Jozef Stefan Institute | Applied Physics | Rank 2,591 | |
| 47 | 97,524 | General Hospital Murska Sobota | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 3,207 | |
| 48 | 100,528 |
TD
|
Jozef Stefan Institute | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 4,184 |
| 49 | 104,569 |
RB
|
Univerzitetni Klinični Center Ljubljana | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 641 |
| 50 | 104,949 | Univerza v Mariboru | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 778 | |
| 51 | 105,767 | University Children's Hospital, Ljubljana | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 2,205 | |
| 52 | 106,142 | Univerza v Ljubljani | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 2,209 | |
| 53 | 107,463 | University of Primorska | Computation Theory & Mathematics | Rank 304 | |
| 54 | 111,227 | Univerza v Ljubljani | Applied Mathematics | Rank 241 | |
| 55 | 112,692 | National Institute of Biology Ljubljana | Food Science | Rank 492 | |
| 56 | 112,722 | Institute of Metals and Technology Ljubljana | Materials | Rank 1,521 | |
| 57 | 114,825 | Univerza v Ljubljani | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,825 | |
| 58 | 115,690 | Univerza v Mariboru | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,842 | |
| 59 | 116,538 | Univerza v Ljubljani Medicinska Fakulteta | Virology | Rank 1,042 | |
| 60 | 117,639 | Jozef Stefan Institute | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,985 | |
| 61 | 118,966 | Onkološki Inštitut Ljubljana | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,629 | |
| 62 | 119,706 | Univerza v Ljubljani Medicinska Fakulteta | Microbiology | Rank 2,943 | |
| 63 | 120,349 | Jozef Stefan Institute | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,151 | |
| 64 | 123,044 | Jozef Stefan Institute | Materials | Rank 1,659 | |
| 65 | 125,148 | Univerzitetni Klinični Center Ljubljana | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 3,957 | |
| 66 | 125,938 |
ZM
|
Univerza v Ljubljani | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,246 |
| 67 | 126,084 | Jozef Stefan Institute | Applied Physics | Rank 3,448 | |
| 68 | 128,047 | Jozef Stefan Institute | Applied Physics | Rank 3,508 | |
| 69 | 129,363 |
GJ
|
Univerza v Ljubljani | Materials | Rank 1,752 |
| 70 | 130,336 | Univerza v Mariboru | Mathematical Physics | Rank 100 | |
| 71 | 132,299 | Univerza v Ljubljani | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,348 | |
| 72 | 138,557 | Univerza v Ljubljani | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,333 | |
| 73 | 138,820 | Univerza v Mariboru | Chemical Engineering | Rank 665 | |
| 74 | 139,241 | Univerza v Ljubljani | Microbiology | Rank 3,381 | |
| 75 | 142,159 | Univerza v Ljubljani | Food Science | Rank 657 | |
| 76 | 143,329 | Univerza v Ljubljani | Chemical Physics | Rank 2,862 | |
| 77 | 144,318 |
ŽR
|
Jozef Stefan Institute | Applied Physics | Rank 3,975 |
| 78 | 145,204 | Jozef Stefan Institute | Applied Physics | Rank 3,997 | |
| 79 | 147,796 | Univerza v Ljubljani | Biophysics | Rank 295 | |
| 80 | 149,691 | Univerza v Ljubljani | Environmental Sciences | Rank 943 | |
| 81 | 150,074 | National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana | Chemical Engineering | Rank 721 | |
| 82 | 152,692 |
KJ
|
Jozef Stefan Institute | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 5,765 |
| 83 | 153,481 | Univerza v Ljubljani | Food Science | Rank 725 | |
| 84 | 156,292 |
IA
|
Univerza v Ljubljani | Biomedical Engineering | Rank 694 |
| 85 | 156,839 |
KB
|
Univerza v Mariboru | Energy | Rank 1,919 |
| 86 | 158,934 | Jozef Stefan Institute | Applied Physics | Rank 4,383 | |
| 87 | 160,009 | Univerza v Ljubljani | Civil Engineering | Rank 306 | |
| 88 | 163,211 | Univerzitetni Klinični Center Ljubljana | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,651 | |
| 89 | 164,592 |
GI
|
Univerza v Ljubljani | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,210 |
| 90 | 170,606 | Jozef Stefan Institute | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,776 | |
| 91 | 182,441 | Univerza v Ljubljani | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,009 | |
| 92 | 184,367 |
UA
|
Jozef Stefan Institute | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,339 |
| 93 | 184,513 |
VJ
|
Univerza v Mariboru | General Mathematics | Rank 1,204 |
| 94 | 184,999 | Univerza v Ljubljani | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,199 | |
| 95 | 188,647 |
BA
|
Jozef Stefan Institute | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 1,371 |
| 96 | 189,381 | Onkološki Inštitut Ljubljana | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 7,101 | |
| 97 | 189,401 | Univerza v Ljubljani | General Mathematics | Rank 1,255 | |
| 98 | 195,394 | Univerza v Mariboru | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 609 | |
| 99 | 200,114 | Univerza v Ljubljani | General Mathematics | Rank 1,357 | |
| 100 | 200,425 | Jozef Stefan Institute | Biophysics | Rank 382 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Slovenia are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
165 scientists affiliated with Slovenia are on the 2021 single-year list, and 147 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Slovenia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 career-long list, Univerza v Ljubljani has the most listed scientists from Slovenia, with 55. It is followed by Jozef Stefan Institute with 35.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Slovenia changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Slovenia went from 114 scientists in 2020 to 147 in 2021, a change of +28.9%.
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.