Austria in the Top 2% Scientists list 2026: 1,501 scholars, fields, and institutions
Live ABS Nexora analytics: Austria lists 1,501 Top 2% scientists in the 2026 single-year cohort (~0.61% of the SY analytics total), led by Clinical Medicine (509) and Medizinische Universität Wien (174).
How many Top 2% scientists are from Austria?
Direct answer: ABS Nexora’s latest single-year country profile for Austria (aut) lists 1,501 Top 2% scientists for selected year 2026 — about 0.61% of the Directory’s single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers). Average citations in this snapshot are about 1,136, with average h-index near 13.2, across 225 distinct institutions.
Austria’s cohort is compact but high-impact: the country-profile best rank in this snapshot is #2 globally (Kresse, Universität Wien), with Clinical Medicine the largest field and a Vienna cluster (MedUni Wien, Universität Wien, TU Wien).
German-speaking and Alpine peers: Germany and Switzerland.
Who are the top 10 Top 2% scientists in Austria?
Direct answer: In ABS Nexora’s Austria country profile (aut, single-year 2026), the top 10 listed scholars by Directory ranking start with Kresse, Georg (Universität Wien; Physics & Astronomy; global rank 2; ~38,601 citations). The table below uses # in country for order within this national list and Global rank for the scholar’s overall rank_all in the single-year listing.
| # in country | Researcher | Institution | Field | Global rank | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kresse, Georg | Universität Wien | Physics & Astronomy | 2 | 38,601 |
| 2 | Hochreiter, Sepp | Johannes Kepler University Linz | Information & Communication Technologies | 132 | 19,847 |
| 3 | Häfner, Juergen | Universität Wien | Physics & Astronomy | 545 | 8,484 |
| 4 | Smolen, Josef Sebastian | Medizinische Universität Wien | Clinical Medicine | 704 | 9,691 |
| 5 | Tilg, Herbert | Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck | Clinical Medicine | 918 | 8,742 |
| 6 | Holzinger, Andreas | BOKU University | Information & Communication Technologies | 928 | 3,775 |
| 7 | Krammer, Florian H. | Medizinische Universität Wien | Biomedical Research | 1,090 | 5,243 |
| 8 | Hornik, Kurt | WU Vienna University of Economics and Business | Mathematics & Statistics | 1,159 | 4,023 |
| 9 | Lassmann, Hans P. | Zentrum für Hirnforschung Medizinische Universität Wien | Clinical Medicine | 1,269 | 4,341 |
| 10 | Klimesch, Wolfgang | Universität Salzburg | Clinical Medicine | 1,306 | 2,150 |
Open any linked name for the full Directory scholar profile. Country order follows the live top_researchers panel on Austria analytics.
What are Austria’s strongest fields?
Austria’s largest Top 2% field cohort is Clinical Medicine with 509 listed scholars. The next fields in the live profile are:
| Field | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Clinical Medicine | 509 |
| Physics & Astronomy | 166 |
| Biomedical Research | 141 |
| Chemistry | 93 |
| Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 87 |
Which institutions lead in Austria?
The largest institutional cohort in the Austria profile is Medizinische Universität Wien (174 listed scholars). Other leading affiliations:
| Institution | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Medizinische Universität Wien | 174 |
| Universität Wien | 170 |
| TU Wien | 109 |
| Universität Innsbruck | 79 |
| BOKU University | 77 |
How has Austria’s Top 2% cohort changed from 2020 to 2026?
In the country-profile timeline, Austria moved from 984 listed scholars (2020) to 1,501 (2026) — a change of 517 (~+53%).
| Edition year | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 984 |
| 2021 | 1,217 |
| 2022 | 1,260 |
| 2023 | 1,298 |
| 2024 | 1,380 |
| 2025 | 1,431 |
| 2026 | 1,501 |
Snapshot metrics (single-year 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Listed scholars | 1,501 |
| Share of global (SY analytics) | 0.61% |
| Avg. citations | 1,136 |
| Avg. h-index | 13.2 |
| Best rank (in profile) | 2 |
| Distinct institutions | 225 |
| Leading field | Clinical Medicine (509) |
One highly ranked profile example in this snapshot: Kresse, Georg (Universität Wien; Physics & Astronomy). Rankings shift with listing type and year — always verify on the live Directory.
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FAQ
How many Top 2% scientists does Austria have in 2026? 1,501 listed scholars in ABS Nexora’s single-year country profile for selected year 2026.
What share of the global list is that? About 0.61% of the single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers in the matching dashboard snapshot).
Which field is strongest in Austria? Clinical Medicine, with 509 listed scholars in the live profile.
Which institution has the most listed scholars? Medizinische Universität Wien, with 174 in this snapshot (affiliation coding follows the underlying dataset).
Did Austria grow between 2020 and 2026? Yes — from 984 to 1,501 listed scholars (~+53%) in the country timeline.
Who ranks highest among Austria’s Top 2% scientists? In this snapshot, Kresse, Georg leads the country top_researchers list (see the top-10 table above for linked profiles).
Where can I verify these figures? Open the live Austria country page or Analytics on ABS Nexora; numbers refresh with the Directory database. Data source: Elsevier / Stanford–Ioannidis World’s Top 2% Scientists lists via ABS Nexora.