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Hungary
Hungary ranks between 17th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Quantum sensors
17–21tied, of 483.6 papers of credit
1stCN22.5%14–16SG1.0%17–21CA0.9%17–21HU0.9%17–21DK0.8%17–21IN0.8%
HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics0.5% of the top 10%
Nuclear fusion
20–22tied, of 502.6 papers of credit
1stUS27.5%17–19AT0.4%20–22BE0.3%20–22HU0.3%20–22PT0.3%23–30NO0.2%
HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research0.1% of the top 10%
High-performance computing
22–35tied, of 451.3 papers of credit
1stUS36.3%14–21NO0.6%22–35RS0.5%22–35HU0.5%22–35TW0.5%22–35FI0.5%
Pázmány Péter Catholic University0.5% of the top 10%
Advanced composites
24–30tied, of 684.9 papers of credit
1stCN50.8%22–23TW0.6%22–23EG0.6%24–30HU0.5%24–30IE0.5%24–30PK0.4%
Budapest University of Technology and Economics0.4% of the top 10%
Quantum communication
22–26tied, of 572.2 papers of credit
1stCN28.9%22–26SA0.5%22–26HK0.4%22–26HU0.4%22–26PK0.4%27–40TR0.3%
Budapest University of Technology and Economics0.3% of the top 10%
Hyperspectral imaging
22–26tied, of 542.1 papers of credit
1stCN71.4%22–26PL0.3%22–26SG0.3%22–26HU0.2%27–36FI0.2%27–36NL0.1%
University of Szeged0.2% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
26–29tied, of 71
1stUS34.9%26–29EG0.3%26–29ZA0.3%26–29HU0.3%30–35IE0.2%30–35PK0.2%
Budapest University of Technology and Economics0.1% of the top 10%
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
23–29tied, of 562.0 papers of credit
1stCN40.8%23–29CH0.3%23–29AT0.3%23–29HU0.3%30–40DK0.2%30–40FI0.2%
HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics0.2% of the top 10%
Additive manufacturing
33–40tied, of 90
1stCN34.0%30–32PK0.4%33–40FI0.3%33–40HU0.3%33–40CZ0.3%33–40TW0.3%
Outside the top 30
Budapest University of Technology and Economics0.1% of the top 10%
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
31–37tied, of 701.4 papers of credit
1stUS38.7%31–37HK0.2%31–37MO0.2%31–37HU0.1%31–37AE0.1%38–40EE0.1%
Outside the top 30
Semmelweis University0.1% of the top 10%
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
32–40tied, of 681.9 papers of credit
1stCN44.5%32–40MO0.2%32–40BE0.2%32–40HU0.2%32–40ID0.2%32–40SE0.2%
Outside the top 30
Eötvös Loránd University0.1% of the top 10%
Large language models
40thof 96
1stCN27.4%28–39JO0.3%28–39DK0.3%28–39BE0.3%28–39RO0.3%40thHU0.2%
Outside the top 30
University of Miskolc0.0% of the top 10%
New antibiotics and antivirals
39–40tied, of 822.3 papers of credit
1stCN30.3%33–38MO0.4%33–38NG0.3%33–38IL0.3%39–40SG0.3%39–40HU0.3%
Outside the top 30
University of Debrecen0.1% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Small satellites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced aircraft engines
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Drones and swarming
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Autonomous underwater vehicles
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electric batteries
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Supercapacitors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Perovskite solar cells
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen by electrolysis
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Critical minerals processing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Gene editing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
AI chips
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced chip manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Satellite navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Inertial navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Radar
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Sonar and underwater acoustics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Metamaterials
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Magnets and superconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fission power
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Synthetic biology
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Genome sequencing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Optical communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
6G and advanced wireless
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Cybersecurity
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Distributed ledgers
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced robotics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method