Tartu Ülikool in the Stanford/Elsevier 2026 list
The Stanford/Elsevier list covers the top 2% most-cited scientists in each subfield. These are the people from this institution on at least one of its two rankings: career-long and single-year (citations from 2025).
59
researchers on the list
1
rank in Estonia
1,066
rank worldwide, of 38,384
Ranks by number of people on the list; we calculate them from the same data.
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zobel, Martin | Ecology | 227 / 82,882 | 296 / 82,882 |
| Kutser, Tiit | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 279 / 82,760 | 243 / 82,760 |
| Langel, Ülo | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2,006 / 379,830 | 2,598 / 379,830 |
| Dumas, Marlon | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 980 / 517,648 | 1,381 / 517,648 |
| Forbes, Alastair | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 459 / 113,536 | 679 / 113,536 |
| Allik, Jüri | Social Psychology | 405 / 27,908 | 731 / 27,908 |
| Rosa, João Luís | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 666 / 164,120 |
| Abarenkov, Kessy | Microbiology | — | 841 / 232,186 |
| Hansson, Sten | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 492 / 32,161 | 90 / 32,161 |
| Mander, Ülo | Environmental Engineering | 435 / 68,664 | 280 / 68,664 |
| Carmona, Carlos Perez | Ecology | — | 1,116 / 82,882 |
| Reintam Blaser, Annika | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | — | 179 / 44,281 |
| Kaasa, Anneli | Business & Management | — | 1,479 / 68,786 |
| Orru, Hans | Toxicology | — | 249 / 69,049 |
| Pedaste, Margus | Education | — | 1,006 / 115,687 |
| Nikiforova, Anastasija | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 3,813 / 517,648 |
| Aru, Jaan | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 3,626 / 379,830 |
| Mägi, Reedik | Developmental Biology | — | 1,810 / 167,121 |
| Võsa, Urmo | Developmental Biology | — | 1,842 / 167,121 |
| Karelson, Mati | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 317 / 120,621 | 761 / 120,621 |
| Jürimäe, Jaak | Sport Sciences | 342 / 41,112 | — |
| Helariutta, Ykä | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,913 / 204,373 | 1,746 / 204,373 |
| Lepik, Ülo | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 1,509 / 157,792 | 1,095 / 157,792 |
| Sakr, Sherif | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 2,542 / 517,648 | 5,082 / 517,648 |
| Kuusk, Andres | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 615 / 82,760 | — |
| Esko, Tönu | Developmental Biology | — | 2,360 / 167,121 |
| Kull, Kalevi | Languages & Linguistics | 305 / 25,930 | — |
| Unruh, Dominique | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,531 / 517,648 | 5,794 / 517,648 |
| Anslan, Sten | Microbiology | — | 2,509 / 232,186 |
| Lipmaa, Helger | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,198 / 517,648 | — |
| Org, Elin | Developmental Biology | — | 3,031 / 167,121 |
| Salumets, Andres A. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | — | 870 / 105,735 |
| Koppel, Ilmar A. | Organic Chemistry | 2,911 / 188,664 | — |
| Awaysheh, Feras M. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 7,544 / 517,648 |
| Põlme, Sergei | Microbiology | — | 3,300 / 232,186 |
| Peterson, Pärt | Immunology | — | 3,074 / 176,292 |
| Kollist, Hannes | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 3,331 / 204,373 |
| Mändar, Reet | Microbiology | — | 3,618 / 232,186 |
| Ostonen, Ivika | Forestry | — | 314 / 36,413 |
| Laisk, Triin | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | — | 1,128 / 105,735 |
| Vicente, Raúl | Fluids & Plasmas | — | 1,344 / 58,297 |
| Carnielli, Virgilio Paolo | Pediatrics | 1,381 / 81,129 | 632 / 81,129 |
| Truu, Jaak | Microbiology | — | 4,492 / 232,186 |
| Marzola, Luca | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 3,230 / 164,120 |
| Nilson, Tiit | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 1,420 / 82,760 | — |
| Raal, A. É. | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | — | 1,280 / 120,621 |
| Accorsi, Rafael | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 7,063 / 517,648 | — |
| Ivask, Angela | Environmental Sciences | 2,821 / 140,934 | — |
| Laan, Maris | Genetics & Heredity | — | 748 / 42,273 |
| Orru, Kati | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | — | 558 / 32,161 |
| Metspalu, Mait | Genetics & Heredity | — | 833 / 42,273 |
| Cheddad, Abbas | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 8,642 / 517,648 | — |
| JÜRISSON, Mikk H. | General & Internal Medicine | — | 4,023 / 360,081 |
| García-Sosa, Alfonso T. | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 1,750 / 120,621 | — |
| Matulevičius, Raimundas | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 9,261 / 517,648 | — |
| Merits, Andres | Virology | — | 1,544 / 79,508 |
| Koshovyi, Oleh M. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | — | 3,283 / 166,116 |
| Tillmann, Taavi | General & Internal Medicine | — | 6,242 / 360,081 |
| Astapova, Anastasiya | Folklore | — | 9 / 762 |
Source: Ioannidis JPA, Elsevier (2026). August 2026 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". Mendeley Data, version 9. Licence CC BY-NC 3.0. doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9
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