LU
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ranks between 5th and 39th 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
Small satellites
5–7tied, of 473.5 papers of credit
1stUS13.7%5–7AE3.5%5–7NO3.1%5–7LU2.8%8–14JP2.6%8–14DE2.5%
University of Luxembourg1.5% of the top 10%
Radar
16–32tied, of 411.5 papers of credit
1stCN77.0%10–15BE0.3%10–15IR0.3%16–32LU0.3%16–32TR0.2%16–32JP0.2%
University of Luxembourg0.1% of the top 10%
6G and advanced wireless
22–25tied, of 80
1stCN39.9%20thTR0.9%21stMY0.8%22–25LU0.7%22–25ES0.7%22–25BD0.6%
University of Luxembourg0.5% of the top 10%
Electronic warfare
20–23tied, of 230.1 papers of credit
1stCN81.0%4–19GR0.2%20–23LB0.1%20–23SA0.1%20–23JP0.1%20–23LU0.1%
University of Luxembourg0.0% of the top 10%
Satellite navigation
28–32tied, of 451.3 papers of credit
1stCN56.1%28–32RU0.3%28–32SK0.2%28–32LU0.2%28–32SE0.2%33–40GR0.2%
Outside the top 30
University of Luxembourg0.2% of the top 10%
Quantum sensors
26–36tied, of 480.4 papers of credit
1stCN22.5%26–36IE0.1%26–36LT0.1%26–36LU0.1%26–36CL0.1%26–36PT0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Luxembourg0.1% of the top 10%
Drones and swarming
34–36tied, of 814.5 papers of credit
1stCN52.2%30–33NL0.4%34–36EG0.3%34–36LU0.3%34–36TN0.3%37–40PT0.2%
Outside the top 30
University of Luxembourg0.2% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
27–39tied, of 591.2 papers of credit
1stCN20.4%27–39TW0.4%27–39GE0.4%27–39IE0.4%27–39LU0.4%40thEE0.3%
Outside the top 30
University of Luxembourg0.3% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Large language models
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
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%.
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%.
Nuclear fusion
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Additive manufacturing
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%.
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
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%.
High-performance computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Inertial navigation
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%.
Hyperspectral imaging
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%.
New antibiotics and antivirals
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Optical communication
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%.
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced composites
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