Hungary Top 2% scientists 2026: Stanford–Elsevier list, 369 scholars
Live ABS Nexora analytics: Hungary lists 369 Top 2% scientists in the 2026 single-year cohort (~0.15% of the SY analytics total), led by Clinical Medicine (77) and Budapest University of Technology and Economics (42).
How many Top 2% scientists are from Hungary?
Direct answer: ABS Nexora’s latest single-year country profile for Hungary (hun) lists 369 Top 2% scientists for selected year 2026 — about 0.15% of the Directory’s single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers). Average citations in this snapshot are about 928, with average h-index near 11.3, across 86 distinct institutions.
Hungary’s compact 2026 cohort is Clinical Medicine–led, with Physics & Astronomy and Chemistry next. Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Eötvös Loránd University, and Semmelweis University are the largest listed affiliations.
Stanford / Elsevier Top 2% scientists list: Hungary
Direct answer: Queries such as “top 2% scientists Hungary”, “Stanford top 2% scientists Hungary”, “most cited scientists Hungary 2026”, and “Ioannidis top 2 percent” all refer to the same public bibliometric database — the Elsevier / Stanford–Ioannidis World’s Top 2% Scientists lists (August 2026 data-update, version 9). ABS Nexora indexes that list and shows the single-year 2026 Hungary cohort on the live Hungary country page.
How to verify a Hungary scholar certificate
Search the name on Directory search, open the scholar profile, and match name, institution, field, rank, and listing year. A Directory certificate is a convenience overlay — Stanford does not issue a diploma for this list; the source is the Ioannidis / Elsevier standardized citation-indicator database.
Central Europe: Austria and Poland.
Who are the most cited scientists in Hungary in 2026?
Direct answer: In ABS Nexora’s Hungary country profile (hun, single-year 2026), the top 10 listed scholars by Directory ranking start with Győrffy, Balázs (Semmelweis Egyetem; Clinical Medicine; global rank 672; ~4,115 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 | Győrffy, Balázs | Semmelweis Egyetem | Clinical Medicine | 672 | 4,115 |
| 2 | Wigner, Eugene P. | Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem | Physics & Astronomy | 2,574 | 1,072 |
| 3 | Búzás, Edit Irén | Semmelweis Egyetem | Clinical Medicine | 3,177 | 5,822 |
| 4 | Albert, Réka | Plant Protection Institute | Physics & Astronomy | 5,079 | 3,428 |
| 5 | Erdós, Paul | Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics | Mathematics & Statistics | 5,455 | 1,159 |
| 6 | Mesko, Bertalan | Debreceni Egyetem | Information & Communication Technologies | 5,499 | 1,235 |
| 7 | Mosavi, Amir | Obuda University | Information & Communication Technologies | 6,257 | 5,066 |
| 8 | Lovász, László | Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics | Information & Communication Technologies | 6,391 | 1,020 |
| 9 | Gali, Adam | Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia | Physics & Astronomy | 6,920 | 2,427 |
| 10 | Singh, Tej | Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 7,317 | 2,063 |
Open any linked name for the full Directory scholar profile. Country order follows the live top_researchers panel on Hungary analytics.
What are Hungary’s strongest fields?
Hungary’s largest Top 2% field cohort is Clinical Medicine with 77 listed scholars. The next fields in the live profile are:
| Field | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Clinical Medicine | 77 |
| Physics & Astronomy | 48 |
| Chemistry | 44 |
| Biomedical Research | 32 |
| Information & Communication Technologies | 31 |
Which institutions lead in Hungary?
The largest institutional cohort in the Hungary profile is Budapest University of Technology and Economics (42 listed scholars). Other leading affiliations:
| Institution | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Budapest University of Technology and Economics | 42 |
| Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem | 33 |
| Semmelweis Egyetem | 29 |
| Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE) | 29 |
| Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics | 12 |
How has Hungary’s Top 2% cohort changed from 2020 to 2026?
In the country-profile timeline, Hungary moved from 247 listed scholars (2020) to 369 (2026) — a change of 122 (~+49%).
| Edition year | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 247 |
| 2021 | 285 |
| 2022 | 289 |
| 2023 | 285 |
| 2024 | 300 |
| 2025 | 345 |
| 2026 | 369 |
Snapshot metrics (single-year 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Listed scholars | 369 |
| Share of global (SY analytics) | 0.15% |
| Avg. citations | 928 |
| Avg. h-index | 11.3 |
| Best rank (in profile) | 672 |
| Distinct institutions | 86 |
| Leading field | Clinical Medicine (77) |
One highly ranked profile example in this snapshot: Győrffy, Balázs (Semmelweis Egyetem; Clinical Medicine). Rankings shift with listing type and year — always verify on the live Directory.
Explore Hungary on ABS Nexora
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FAQ
How many Top 2% scientists does Hungary have in 2026? 369 listed scholars in ABS Nexora’s single-year country profile for selected year 2026.
What share of the global list is that? About 0.15% of the single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers in the matching dashboard snapshot).
Which field is strongest in Hungary? Clinical Medicine, with 77 listed scholars in the live profile.
Which institution has the most listed scholars? Budapest University of Technology and Economics, with 42 in this snapshot (affiliation coding follows the underlying dataset).
Did Hungary grow between 2020 and 2026? Yes — from 247 to 369 listed scholars (~+49%) in the country timeline.
Who ranks highest among Hungary’s Top 2% scientists? In this snapshot, Győrffy, Balázs leads the country top_researchers list (see the top-10 table above for linked profiles).
Where can I verify these figures? Open the live Hungary 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.
Is there a Stanford top 2% scientists list for Hungary? Yes. The Stanford–Elsevier / Ioannidis database includes Hungary affiliations. ABS Nexora lists 369 scholars in the 2026 single-year Hungary profile (hun).
How do I check if a researcher is in the Ioannidis top 2 percent? Search the exact Scopus-style name on ABS Nexora, or filter by institution and country. Inclusion means the composite c-score reached the top 100,000 globally or the top 2% of a Science-Metrix subfield.
How do I verify a Top 2% scientist certificate for someone in Hungary? Open the linked scholar profile from the Hungary country page or Directory search. Confirm the 2026 single-year (or career) listing, rank, and affiliation. Treat unmatched PDFs or screenshots as unverified.
What is the difference between single-year and career Top 2% listings? Single-year uses citations received in one recent calendar year (2025 citations in the 2026 edition). Career-long uses citations from 1996–2025. This article uses the single-year 2026 country profile.