Slovenia's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List

Slovenia has 192 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 11.6% from 172 in 2023. That places Slovenia 46th in the world by number of listed scientists. Univerza v Ljubljani has the most listed scientists (74), followed by Institut Jožef Stefan (43).

Single Year

197

+6 (+3.1%) vs 2023

Career Data

192

+20 (+11.6%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#46

No change vs 2023

Institutes

No change vs 2023

Scientists in Slovenia on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 68% 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%

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Rank in Slovenia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	3,004	RM Randić, Milan	National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana	Chemical Physics	Rank 91
2	12,577	KA Kokalj, Anton	Institut Jožef Stefan	Chemical Physics	Rank 289
3	13,806	CM Cvetič, Mirjam	Univerza v Mariboru	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 184
4	13,845	PT Prosen, Tomaž	Univerza v Ljubljani	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 101
5	14,049	TB Turk, Boris	Institut Jožef Stefan	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 665
6	22,235	KI Kononenko, Igor	Univerza v Ljubljani	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 460
7	27,969	BR Blinc, R.	Institut Jožef Stefan	Applied Physics	Rank 685
8	31,053	MD Miklavčič, Damijan	Univerza v Ljubljani	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 129
9	32,123	DR Dominko, Robert	National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana	Energy	Rank 376
10	33,781	FP Fajfar, Peter	Univerza v Ljubljani	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 32
11	36,317	KŽ Knez, Željko	Univerza v Mariboru	Chemical Engineering	Rank 137
12	39,465	VM Valant, Matjaz	University of Nova Gorica	Materials	Rank 505
13	41,788	MI Milošev, Ingrid	Institut Jožef Stefan	Energy	Rank 500
14	42,710	ZM Znidaric, Marko	Univerza v Ljubljani	General Physics	Rank 259
15	45,695	BM Brešar, Matej	Univerza v Mariboru	General Mathematics	Rank 172
16	46,410	VN van Noorden, Cornelis J.F.	National Institute of Biology Ljubljana	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,889
17	47,283	RM Rupnik, Maja	Univerza v Mariboru	Microbiology	Rank 1,198
18	49,399	PA Pintar, Albin	National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana	Physical Chemistry	Rank 170
19	50,582	GM Gaberšček, Miran	National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana	Energy	Rank 636
20	52,600	KS Klavžar, Sandi	Univerza v Mariboru	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 147
21	57,025	SF Strle, Franc	Univerzitetni Klinični Center Ljubljana	Microbiology	Rank 1,436
22	58,267	DS Džeroski, Sašo	Institut Jožef Stefan	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,177
23	58,588	HM Horvat, Milena	Institut Jožef Stefan	Environmental Sciences	Rank 373
24	62,082	JR Jerala, Roman	National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,445
25	62,737	SG Sersa, Gregor	Onkološki Inštitut Ljubljana	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,609
26	62,739	TI Turel, Iztok	Univerza v Ljubljani	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 355
27	63,957	ŠP Šemrl, Peter	Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics Ljubljana	General Mathematics	Rank 273
28	64,249	TV Turk, Vito	Institut Jožef Stefan	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,527
29	64,623	DJ Dubois, Jean Marie	Institut Jožef Stefan	Materials	Rank 852
30	65,988	KM Kalin, M.	Univerza v Ljubljani	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 435
31	67,516	LJ Levec, Janez	National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana	Chemical Engineering	Rank 282
32	70,092	JJ Jamnik, Janko	National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana	Energy	Rank 889
33	71,093	ŽS Žumer, Slobodan	Institut Jožef Stefan	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 612
34	71,151	MM Mozetič, Miran	Institut Jožef Stefan	Applied Physics	Rank 1,810
35	72,349	FM Finšgar, Matjaž	Univerza v Mariboru	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 489
36	73,869	SB Sket, Boris	Univerza v Ljubljani	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 566
37	78,087	BT Battelino, Tadej	Univerza v Ljubljani	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,659
38	79,859	LM Lainscak, Mitja	Univerza v Ljubljani	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,700
39	81,856	TP Trkman, Peter	Univerza v Ljubljani	Information Systems	Rank 199
40	82,550	HJ Hancock, John M.	Univerza v Ljubljani Medicinska Fakulteta	Developmental Biology	Rank 2,468
41	82,726	MI Muševič, I.	Institut Jožef Stefan	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 713
42	83,968	LB Likozar, Blaž	National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana	Chemical Engineering	Rank 369
43	84,362	RM Remškar, M.	Institut Jožef Stefan	Applied Physics	Rank 2,175
44	85,432	DM de Marco, Ario	University of Nova Gorica	Biotechnology	Rank 231
45	85,960	BJ Brest, Janez	Univerza v Mariboru	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,691
46	86,059	LN Lavrač, Nada	Institut Jožef Stefan	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,695
47	87,786	DM Drofenik, Miha	Univerza v Mariboru	Materials	Rank 1,171
48	91,534	KJ Kopac, Janez	Univerza v Ljubljani	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 682
49	93,960	PM Poljak, Mario	Univerza v Ljubljani	Virology	Rank 757
50	94,175	RT Rižner, Tea Lanišnik	Univerza v Ljubljani Medicinska Fakulteta	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,984
51	94,404	SP Strojan, Primož	Onkološki Inštitut Ljubljana	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 3,706
52	95,017	MD Mihailovic, Dragan	Institut Jožef Stefan	Applied Physics	Rank 2,479
53	98,815	DV Dolenc, Vinko V.	Univerzitetni Klinični Center Ljubljana	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 6,283
54	98,930	TD Turk, Dušan	Institut Jožef Stefan	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,823
55	99,371	PB Podgornik, Bojan	Institute of Metals and Technology Ljubljana	Materials	Rank 1,331
56	99,816	FM Filipič, Metka	National Institute of Biology Ljubljana	Food Science	Rank 527
57	100,561	ŠI Škrjanc, Igor	Univerza v Ljubljani	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,978
58	111,641	PU Poklar Ulrih, Nataša	Univerza v Ljubljani	Food Science	Rank 587
59	113,969	VR Veberic, Robert	Univerza v Ljubljani	Food Science	Rank 597
60	114,039	ŠB Šarler, Božidar	Univerza v Ljubljani	Applied Mathematics	Rank 249
61	114,511	RB Rozman, Blaz	Univerzitetni Klinični Center Ljubljana	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 691
62	114,813	VA Vesel, Alenka	Institut Jožef Stefan	Applied Physics	Rank 3,059
63	117,056	MD Marušič, Dragan	Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics Ljubljana	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 311
64	117,779	FS Fajfer, Svjetlana	Institut Jožef Stefan	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,855
65	118,813	Mernik, Marjan	Univerza v Mariboru	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,356
66	119,074	AT Avšič-Županc, Tatjana	Univerza v Ljubljani	Microbiology	Rank 2,943
67	120,777	PP Poredoš, Pavel	Univerzitetni Klinični Center Ljubljana	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 3,764
68	125,613	PP Prelovšek, Peter	Institut Jožef Stefan	Applied Physics	Rank 3,386
69	126,848	KG Kramberger, G.	Institut Jožef Stefan	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,011
70	126,903	SS Stavber, Stojan	Institut Jožef Stefan	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2,219
71	130,747	ŽR Žitko, Rok	Institut Jožef Stefan	Applied Physics	Rank 3,524
72	133,228	DM Dolšek, Matjaž	Univerza v Ljubljani	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 159
73	134,504	GJ Grum, Janez	Univerza v Ljubljani	Materials	Rank 1,847
74	134,850	KT Kosmač, Tomaž	Institut Jožef Stefan	Materials	Rank 1,855
75	135,098	RM Robnik-Šikonja, Marko	Univerza v Ljubljani	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,687
76	138,255	VI Virant-Klun, Irma	Univerzitetni Klinični Center Ljubljana	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,341
77	138,767	KJ Kos, Janko	Institut Jožef Stefan	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 5,241
78	139,366	DD Drobne, Damjana	Univerza v Ljubljani	Environmental Sciences	Rank 991
79	141,864	RP Raspor, Peter	Univerza v Ljubljani	Microbiology	Rank 3,475
80	142,960	KZ Kravanja, Zdravko	Univerza v Mariboru	Chemical Engineering	Rank 704
81	143,599	SB Stanovnik, Branko	Univerza v Ljubljani	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2,485
82	144,179	ZM Zupan, Marko	Univerza v Ljubljani	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2,496
83	146,535	KT Kotnik, Tadej	Univerza v Ljubljani	Biophysics	Rank 232
84	147,090	DM Dular, Matevž	Univerza v Ljubljani	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,065
85	147,753	CU Cvelbar, Uroš	Institut Jožef Stefan	Applied Physics	Rank 4,017
86	148,628	ZJ Zupan, Jure	National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,140
87	149,468	KZ Kutnjak, Zdravko	Institut Jožef Stefan	Applied Physics	Rank 4,063
88	151,828	Kitanovski, Andrej	Univerza v Ljubljani	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,101
89	152,166	RM Robnik, Marko	Univerza v Mariboru	Mathematical Physics	Rank 110
90	154,059	IA Iglič, Aleš	Univerza v Ljubljani	Chemical Physics	Rank 2,803
91	155,332	ZR Zorec, Robert	Univerze v Ljubljani Medicinske Fakultete, Inštitut za Patološko Fiziologijo	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 9,329
92	161,019	BV Batagelj, Vladimir	Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics Ljubljana	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,232
93	162,242	MD Mladenić, Dunja	Institut Jožef Stefan	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,253
94	167,900	UA Ude, Aleš	Institut Jožef Stefan	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,253
95	169,261	KB Kegl, Breda	Univerza v Mariboru	Energy	Rank 2,409
96	175,161	CM Cemazar, Maja	Onkološki Inštitut Ljubljana	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 6,517
97	176,572	GP Glavič, Peter	Univerza v Mariboru	Chemical Engineering	Rank 897
98	176,969	LD Lestan, Domen	Univerza v Ljubljani	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,346
99	177,097	Repovš, Dušan D.	Univerza v Ljubljani	General Mathematics	Rank 1,119
100	184,501	GI Grabec, Igor	Univerza v Ljubljani	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,383
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Slovenia are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

197 scientists affiliated with Slovenia are on the 2024 single-year list, and 192 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 career-long list, Univerza v Ljubljani has the most listed scientists from Slovenia, with 74. It is followed by Institut Jožef Stefan with 43.

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 192 in 2024, a change of +68.4%.

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.