Czech Republic's Top 2% Scientists 2020

The Czech Republic has 359 scientists on the 2020 single-year Top 2% list. That places the Czech Republic 38th in the world by number of listed scientists. Charles University has the most listed scientists (57), followed by Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci (31).

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359

First year listed

Career Data

335

First year listed

World rank by count

#38

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Scientists in the Czech Republic on the list, by year

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+27.6%

2022+1.1%

2023+1.9%

2024+5.9%

2025+7.6%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	359		335
2021	458	+27.6%	428	+27.8%
2022	463	+1.1%	461	+7.7%
2023	472	+1.9%	513	+11.3%
2024	500	+5.9%	555	+8.2%
2025	538	+7.6%	588	+5.9%

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Rank in the Czech Republic	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	203	PM Pumera, Martin	Brno University of Technology, Central European Institute of Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 13
2	920	VR Varma, Rajender S.	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Organic Chemistry	Rank 11
3	1,179	VJ Vymazal, Jan	Czech University of Life Sciences Prague	Environmental Engineering	Rank 6
4	1,461	BP Baldrian, Petr	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Microbiology	Rank 22
5	1,878	HJ Homola, Jirí	Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 9
6	2,027	PP Pyšek, Petr	Charles University	Ecology	Rank 62
7	4,053	HP Hobza, Pavel	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Chemical Physics	Rank 94
8	5,028	Kristoufek, Ladislav	Charles University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 42
9	5,359	PR Pavela, Roman	Research Institute of Crop Production	Biotechnology	Rank 17
10	5,715	RA Reshak, A. H.	Ceské vysoké ucení technické v Praze	Materials	Rank 101
11	7,280	SJ Stejskal, Jaroslav	Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Polymers	Rank 55
12	8,623	SF Svec, Frantisek	Charles University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 36
13	8,680	KJ Klemeš, Jirí Jaromír	Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering	Energy	Rank 172
14	8,979	ZR Zboril, Radek	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 259
15	9,009	KL Kavan, Ladislav	J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 261
16	10,269	MJ Musil, Jindrich	University of West Bohemia	Applied Physics	Rank 221
17	11,917	PM Pohanka, Miroslav	University of Defence in Brno Faculty of Military Health Sciences	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 57
18	12,793	NM Nikl, Martin	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 286
19	12,998	JP Jungwirth, Pavel	Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Physics	Rank 262
20	13,793	MJ Matas, Jirí	Ceské vysoké ucení technické v Praze	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 418
21	13,796	CJ Cejka, J.	Charles University	Physical Chemistry	Rank 90
22	15,823	DB De Bello, Francesco	Jihoceská Univerzita v Ceských Budejovicích	Ecology	Rank 390
23	17,284	MJ Maroušek, Josef	Institute of Technology and Business in Ceské Budejovice	Environmental Sciences	Rank 180
24	18,072	SE Syková, Eva	Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,070
25	19,200	RJ Rezác, Jan	Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Physics	Rank 372
26	19,320	KJ Klimeš, Jirí	Charles University	Chemical Physics	Rank 373
27	19,511	LJ Lepš, Jan	Jihoceská Univerzita v Ceských Budejovicích	Ecology	Rank 469
28	19,926	HZ Hubálek, Zdenek	Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Microbiology	Rank 417
29	20,456	DJ Doležel, Jaroslav	Institute of Experimental Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 243
30	20,797	PL Palatinus, Lukas	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 88
31	20,897	FJ Frouz, Jan	Charles University	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 110
32	21,926	BM Babjuk, Marek	Fakultní Nemocnice v Motole	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 141
33	22,000	VV Vavrycuk, Václav	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 441
34	22,307	KP Kalac, Pavel	Jihoceská Univerzita v Ceských Budejovicích	Food Science	Rank 109
35	23,849	FJ Flegr, J.	Charles University	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 26
36	24,519	LA Liebhold, Andrew	Czech University of Life Sciences Prague	Ecology	Rank 561
37	24,829	JM Jirásek, Milan	Ceské vysoké ucení technické v Praze	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 250
38	25,037	HA Honek, Alois	Research Institute of Crop Production	Entomology	Rank 31
39	25,191	TL Tichý, Lubomír	Masaryk University	Ecology	Rank 568
40	25,411	SZ Sofer, Zdenek	University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 715
41	25,660	CM Chytrý, Milan	Masaryk University	Ecology	Rank 579
42	25,937	MJ Málek, Jirí	University of Pardubice	Physical Chemistry	Rank 150
43	28,664	GM Gawande, Manoj B.	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Organic Chemistry	Rank 462
44	30,622	JP Jandera, Pavel	University of Pardubice	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 171
45	33,729	MJ Matoušek, Jirí	Charles University	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 73
46	34,284	KJ Komárek, Jiří	Jihoceská Univerzita v Ceských Budejovicích	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 226
47	35,333	ŠJ Šponer, Jirí	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Physics	Rank 622
48	35,771	SO Slaby, Ondrej	Masaryk University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,255
49	36,091	OJ Ovalle, J.	Slezská univerzita v Opave	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 381
50	36,505	BS Bulanov, S. V.	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 330
51	37,483	BR Belohlavek, R.	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,003
52	37,702	KJ Kyselý, Jan	Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 706
53	37,778	SM Strnad, Miroslav	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 491
54	39,809	FE Feireisl, Eduard	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	General Mathematics	Rank 174
55	40,260	VL Vítek, Libor	Charles University	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 434
56	40,388	EV Ettler, Vojtech	Charles University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 439
57	41,234	MJ Macak, Jan M.	University of Pardubice	Energy	Rank 852
58	41,552	SD Schröder, Detlef	Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	General Chemistry	Rank 134
59	41,951	KV Koštál, Vladimír	Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Entomology	Rank 64
60	42,371	NV Novotny, Vojtech	Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Ecology	Rank 903
61	42,630	MD Mašín, David	Charles University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 331
62	44,314	KD Kubicka, David	University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague	Physical Chemistry	Rank 250
63	44,416	PP Pospíšil, Pavel	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 857
64	49,016	RP Ripka, Pavel	Ceské vysoké ucení technické v Praze	Applied Physics	Rank 1,070
65	49,641	HR Huth, Radan	Charles University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 943
66	50,495	PS Pekár, S.	Masaryk University	Entomology	Rank 79
67	50,541	CO Chum, Ondrej	Ceské vysoké ucení technické v Praze	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,301
68	50,637	HM Holecek, Milan	Charles University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 374
69	51,222	SZ Stuchlík, Z.	Slezská univerzita v Opave	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 543
70	51,896	MM Michal, Michal	Charles University	Pathology	Rank 92
71	52,609	HF Hrouda, František	Charles University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 1,040
72	52,770	SH Sovova, Helena	Institute of Chemical Process of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Engineering	Rank 338
73	52,930	PK Pavelka, Karel	Charles University	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 301
74	53,080	FJ Flusser, Jan	Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,369
75	54,014	CJ Cosson, J.	Jihoceská Univerzita v Ceských Budejovicích	Fisheries	Rank 121
76	54,399	KH Küpper, Hendrik	Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 763
77	54,476	VD Vokrouhlicky, D.	Charles University	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 478
78	54,560	GT Gomiero, Tiziano	Masaryk University	Ecology	Rank 1,130
79	55,660	CD Cibula, David	V?eobecná Fakultní Nemocnice V Praze	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 320
80	58,218	PE Palecek, Emil	Institute of Biophysics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 416
81	58,917	VD Vojtech, Dalibor	University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague	Materials	Rank 1,109
82	60,801	ŠM Špinka, M.	Institute of Animal Science	Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology	Rank 155
83	60,983	NL Nováková, Lucie	Charles University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 436
84	61,096	LJ Lukeš, Julius	Jihoceská Univerzita v Ceských Budejovicích	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 74
85	61,174	PK Prach, Karel	Jihoceská Univerzita v Ceských Budejovicích	Ecology	Rank 1,242
86	61,647	TE Topinkova, Eva	Charles University	Geriatrics	Rank 118
87	62,003	SA Skálová, Alena	Charles University	Pathology	Rank 109
88	62,039	HT Havranek, Tomas	Charles University	Economics	Rank 798
89	62,795	KJ Kautzner, Josef	Institutu Klinické a Experimentální Medicíny	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,701
90	63,248	CT Cajthaml, Tomáš	Charles University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 730
91	63,312	KJ Kuneš, Jan	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 1,381
92	63,932	KB Klímová, Blanka	Univerzita Hradec Králové	Education	Rank 531
93	64,194	CR Cerný, R.	Ceské vysoké ucení technické v Praze	Building & Construction	Rank 322
94	65,215	JJ Jakubek, Jan	Advacam	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 720
95	65,408	HE Havrdova, Eva Kubala	V?eobecná Fakultní Nemocnice V Praze	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,524
96	66,647	TM Trchová, Miroslava	Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Polymers	Rank 652
97	67,158	Toloo, Mehdi	VSB – Technical University of Ostrava	Operations Research	Rank 374
98	67,366	CT Cajka, Tomas	Institute of Physiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 483
99	67,965	FJ Fiurášek, Jaromír	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	General Physics	Rank 384
100	69,328	SW Strielkowski, Wadim	Czech University of Life Sciences Prague	Economics	Rank 880
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the Czech Republic are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

359 scientists affiliated with the Czech Republic are on the 2020 single-year list, and 335 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in the Czech Republic has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2020 single-year list, Charles University has the most listed scientists from the Czech Republic, with 57. It is followed by Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci with 31.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.