Slovenia's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

Slovenia has 160 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 8.8% from 147 in 2021. That places Slovenia 45th in the world by number of listed scientists. Univerza v Ljubljani has the most listed scientists (59), followed by Jozef Stefan Institute (36).

Single Year

173

+8 (+4.8%) vs 2021

Career Data

160

+13 (+8.8%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#45

No change vs 2021

Institutes

+2 (+10.0%) vs 2021

Scientists in Slovenia on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 40% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+28.9%

2022+8.8%

2023+7.5%

2024+11.6%

2025+13.0%

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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

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Rank in Slovenia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	1,249	PM Perc, Matjaz	Univerza v Mariboru	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 11
2	2,674	RM Randić, Milan	National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana	Chemical Physics	Rank 86
3	13,318	DL De Leo, Diego	University of Primorska	Psychiatry	Rank 375
4	14,627	TB Turk, Boris	Jozef Stefan Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 749
5	16,250	PT Prosen, Tomaž	Univerza v Ljubljani	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 120
6	17,289	KA Kokalj, Anton	Jozef Stefan Institute	Chemical Physics	Rank 422
7	23,795	BR Blinc, R.	Jozef Stefan Institute	Applied Physics	Rank 613
8	27,171	KI Kononenko, Igor	Univerza v Ljubljani	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 506
9	31,860	DR Dominko, Robert	National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana	Energy	Rank 332
10	34,009	FP Fajfar, Peter	Univerza v Ljubljani	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 28
11	36,266	MD Miklavčič, Damijan	Univerza v Ljubljani	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 160
12	43,680	KŽ Knez, Željko	Univerza v Mariboru	Chemical Engineering	Rank 150
13	44,177	VM Valant, Matjaž	University of Nova Gorica	Materials	Rank 541
14	45,289	BM Brešar, M.	Univerza v Mariboru	General Mathematics	Rank 162
15	45,706	VN van Noorden, Cornelis J.F.	National Institute of Biology Ljubljana	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,025
16	45,828	RM Rupnik, Maja	Medicinska Fakulteta Univerze v Mariboru	Microbiology	Rank 1,159
17	45,997	MI Milošev, Ingrid	Jozef Stefan Institute	Energy	Rank 500
18	47,867	PA Pintar, Albin	National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana	Physical Chemistry	Rank 163
19	50,096	ŽM Žnidarič, Marko	Univerza v Ljubljani	General Physics	Rank 333
20	55,714	HM Horvat, Milena	Jozef Stefan Institute	Environmental Sciences	Rank 275
21	55,795	KS Klavžar, Sandi	Univerza v Mariboru	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 157
22	56,153	SF Strle, Franc	Univerzitetni Klinični Center Ljubljana	Microbiology	Rank 1,425
23	57,222	TV Turk, Vito	Jozef Stefan Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,478
24	58,327	CJ Campbell, John L.	Jozef Stefan Institute	Applied Physics	Rank 1,563
25	58,824	TI Turel, Iztok	Univerza v Ljubljani	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 354
26	60,122	DJ Dubois, Jean Marie	Jozef Stefan Institute	Materials	Rank 764
27	60,196	LJ Levec, Janez	National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana	Chemical Engineering	Rank 229
28	60,772	JR Jerala, Roman	National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,629
29	60,931	SB Sket, Boris	Univerza v Ljubljani	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,196
30	61,598	SG Sersa, Gregor	Onkološki Inštitut Ljubljana	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,606
31	62,843	ŽS Žumer, Slobodan	Jozef Stefan Institute	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 558
32	62,845	DS Džeroski, Sašo	Jozef Stefan Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,114
33	62,933	ŠP Šemrl, Peter	Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics Ljubljana	General Mathematics	Rank 271
34	63,847	JJ Jamnik, Janko	National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana	Energy	Rank 720
35	72,842	KM Kalin, Mitjan	Univerza v Ljubljani	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 452
36	78,668	RM Remškar, Maja	Jozef Stefan Institute	Applied Physics	Rank 2,123
37	80,413	MI Muševič, I.	Jozef Stefan Institute	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 704
38	80,719	DM Drofenik, Mihael	Univerza v Mariboru	Materials	Rank 1,032
39	82,426	GM Gaberšček, Miran	National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana	Energy	Rank 975
40	88,686	MD Mihailovic, Dragan	Jozef Stefan Institute	Applied Physics	Rank 2,425
41	89,334	DM de Marco, Ario	University of Nova Gorica	Biotechnology	Rank 239
42	89,445	LN Lavrac, Nada	Jozef Stefan Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,582
43	89,932	MM Mozetič, Miran	Jozef Stefan Institute	Applied Physics	Rank 2,473
44	90,387	BJ Brest, Janez	Univerza v Mariboru Fakultete za Elektrotehniko, Računalništvo in Informatiko	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,602
45	91,928	TP Trkman, Peter	Univerza v Ljubljani Ekonomska Fakulteta	Business & Management	Rank 905
46	92,383	KJ Kopač, J.	Univerza v Ljubljani	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 661
47	93,347	OB Orel, Boris	National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana	Applied Physics	Rank 2,582
48	94,323	DV Dolenc, Vinko V.	Univerzitetni Klinični Center Ljubljana	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 6,208
49	95,272	LM Lainscak, Mitja	Univerza v Ljubljani Medicinska Fakulteta	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 3,156
50	100,412	BT Battelino, T.	University Children's Hospital, Ljubljana	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 2,116
51	100,723	FM Finšgar, Matjaž	Univerza v Mariboru	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 726
52	102,627	TD Turk, Dusan	Jozef Stefan Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 4,247
53	104,664	RT Rizner, Tea Lanisnik	Univerza v Ljubljani Medicinska Fakulteta	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 2,181
54	106,431	RB Rozman, Blaz	Univerzitetni Klinični Center Ljubljana	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 648
55	110,432	PM Poljak, Mario	Univerza v Ljubljani Medicinska Fakulteta	Virology	Rank 980
56	112,518	PB Podgornik, B.	Institute of Metals and Technology Ljubljana	Materials	Rank 1,481
57	112,700	ŠB Šarler, Božidar	Univerza v Ljubljani	Applied Mathematics	Rank 252
58	112,724	ŠI Škrjanc, Igor	Univerza v Ljubljani	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,003
59	113,016	MD Marušič, Dragan	University of Primorska	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 318
60	114,446	FS Fajfer, Svjetlana	Jozef Stefan Institute	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,897
61	114,879	FM Filipič, Metka	National Institute of Biology Ljubljana	Toxicology	Rank 514
62	115,526	SP Strojan, Primoz	Onkološki Inštitut Ljubljana	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,480
63	117,521	Mernik, Marjan	Univerza v Mariboru Fakultete za Elektrotehniko, Računalništvo in Informatiko	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,103
64	119,701	PP Prelovšek, P.	Jozef Stefan Institute	Applied Physics	Rank 3,387
65	121,663	AT Avšič-županc, Tatjana	Univerza v Ljubljani Medicinska Fakulteta	Microbiology	Rank 3,004
66	122,359	SS Stavber, Stojan	Jozef Stefan Institute	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2,230
67	124,666	VA Vesel, Alenka	Jozef Stefan Institute	Applied Physics	Rank 3,539
68	125,630	PP Poredos, Pavel	Univerzitetni Klinični Center Ljubljana	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 3,959
69	127,592	ZM Zupan, Marko	Univerza v Ljubljani	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2,323
70	128,212	KG Kramberger, G.	Univerza v Ljubljani	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,106
71	130,224	GJ Grum, Janez	Univerza v Ljubljani	Materials	Rank 1,699
72	131,755	KT Kosmač, Tomaž	Jozef Stefan Institute	Materials	Rank 1,727
73	132,810	VR Veberič, Robert	Univerza v Ljubljani	Food Science	Rank 624
74	134,028	SB Stanovnik, Branko	Univerza v Ljubljani	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2,436
75	136,285	RM Robnik, Marko	Univerza v Mariboru	Mathematical Physics	Rank 99
76	142,119	RP Raspor, Peter	Univerza v Ljubljani	Microbiology	Rank 3,485
77	142,968	ŽR Žitko, Rok	Jozef Stefan Institute	Applied Physics	Rank 4,090
78	143,104	LB Likozar, Blaz	National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana	Chemical Engineering	Rank 670
79	143,129	KZ Kravanja, Zdravko	Univerza v Mariboru	Chemical Engineering	Rank 673
80	148,434	DD Drobne, Damjana	Univerza v Ljubljani	Environmental Sciences	Rank 917
81	149,873	PU Poklar Ulrih, Nataša	Univerza v Ljubljani	Food Science	Rank 732
82	150,960	KZ Kutnjak, Zdravko	Jozef Stefan Institute	Applied Physics	Rank 4,340
83	151,929	KT Kotnik, Tadej	Univerza v Ljubljani	Biophysics	Rank 253
84	156,016	KJ Kos, Janko	Univerza v Ljubljani	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 5,885
85	156,194	IA Iglič, Aleš	Univerza v Ljubljani	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 671
86	157,289	CU Cvelbar, Uroš	Jozef Stefan Institute	Applied Physics	Rank 4,531
87	157,902	VK Virant Klun, Irma	Univerzitetni Klinični Center Ljubljana	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,597
88	158,520	DM Dolšek, Matjaž	Univerza v Ljubljani	Civil Engineering	Rank 299
89	160,252	KB Kegl, B.	Univerza v Mariboru	Energy	Rank 2,045
90	164,639	MD Mladenić, Dunja	Jozef Stefan Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,987
91	167,307	RM Robnik-Šikonja, Marko	Univerza v Ljubljani	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,043
92	169,187	GI Grabec, I.	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,251
93	172,783	BV Batagelj, Vladimir	Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics Ljubljana	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,153
94	178,855	UA Ude, Aleš	Jozef Stefan Institute	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,317
95	187,439	LD Lestan, Domen	Univerza v Ljubljani	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,209
96	187,466	CM Cemazar, Maja	Onkološki Inštitut Ljubljana	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 7,027
97	190,235	VJ Vukman, Joso	Univerza v Mariboru	General Mathematics	Rank 1,265
98	195,095	DM Dular, Matevž	Univerza v Ljubljani	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,382
99	195,965	RD Repovs̆, Dus̆an D.	Univerza v Ljubljani	General Mathematics	Rank 1,320
100	196,550	BA Byrne, A. R.	Jozef Stefan Institute	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,615
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Slovenia are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

173 scientists affiliated with Slovenia are on the 2022 single-year list, and 160 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Slovenia has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2022 career-long list, Univerza v Ljubljani has the most listed scientists from Slovenia, with 59. It is followed by Jozef Stefan Institute with 36.

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 160 in 2022, a change of +40.4%.

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.