Czech Republic's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List

The Czech Republic has 428 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 27.8% from 335 in 2020. That places the Czech Republic 36th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Charles University has the most listed scientists (69), followed by Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (45).

Single Year

458

+99 (+27.6%) vs 2020

Career Data

428

+93 (+27.8%) vs 2020

World rank by count

#36

down 1 place vs 2020

Institutes

+5 (+7.2%) vs 2020

Scientists in the Czech Republic on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 28% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+27.8%

2022+7.7%

2023+11.3%

2024+8.2%

2025+5.9%

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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	878	VR Varma, Rajender S.	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Organic Chemistry	Rank 25
2	2,061	HP Hobza, P.	Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Physics	Rank 68
3	2,351	HK Hemminki, Kari	Charles University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 108
4	3,129	HJ Homola, Jiří	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 10
5	3,225	ŠF Švec, František	Charles University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 11
6	3,405	PP Pyšek, Petr	Charles University	Ecology	Rank 68
7	5,210	FJ Fawcett, James W.	Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 466
8	5,846	VJ Vymazal, Jan	Czech University of Life Sciences Prague	Environmental Engineering	Rank 10
9	6,009	BP Baldrian, Petr	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Microbiology	Rank 150
10	10,275	DR Desnick, Robert J.	Charles University	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 39
11	10,378	SD Smith, David	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 52
12	11,140	SJ Stejskal, Jaroslav	Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Polymers	Rank 95
13	12,807	MJ Musil, J.	University of West Bohemia	Applied Physics	Rank 298
14	13,450	PE Paleček, Emil	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 73
15	13,824	JP Jungwirth, Pavel	Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Physics	Rank 349
16	14,463	ŠJ Šponer, Jiří	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Physics	Rank 360
17	16,987	HZ Hubálek, Zdeněk	Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Microbiology	Rank 405
18	18,445	MJ Matoušek, Jiří	Charles University	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 49
19	18,573	SD Schröder, Detlef	Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	General Chemistry	Rank 106
20	18,630	ČJ Čejka, Jiří	Charles University	Physical Chemistry	Rank 73
21	18,713	JP Jandera, Pavel	University of Pardubice	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 101
22	19,411	NM Nikl, Martin	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 469
23	23,295	RA Reshak, Ali H.	Czech Technical University in Prague	Materials	Rank 278
24	24,130	DJ Doležel, Jaroslav	Institute of Experimental Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 269
25	24,579	KJ Klemeš, Jiří Jaromír	Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering	Energy	Rank 231
26	24,709	TF Tureček, František	Mikrobiologický ústav AV ČR	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 149
27	24,741	SG Stefano, George B.	Charles University	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,055
28	24,983	LJ Lepš, Jan	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Ecology	Rank 418
29	26,536	VJ Volavka, Jan	Fakultní nemocnice Plzeň	Psychiatry	Rank 649
30	27,224	MM Michal, Michal	Charles University	Pathology	Rank 86
31	27,850	PR Pavela, Roman	Research Institute of Crop Production	Biotechnology	Rank 65
32	28,694	BV Brabec, Viktor	Institute of Biophysics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,194
33	30,962	MJ Málek, Jiří	University of Pardubice	Physical Chemistry	Rank 115
34	32,013	JJ Jefferys, John G.R.	Charles University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,403
35	32,019	CM Chytrý, Milan	Masarykova Univerzita	Ecology	Rank 556
36	32,087	HA Honěk, Alois	Masarykova Univerzita	Entomology	Rank 45
37	34,220	FJ Flusser, Jan	Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 578
38	35,562	NJ Neuzil, Jiri	Institute of Biotechnology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,597
39	37,609	RE Russo, Ethan B.	International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 331
40	37,831	HP Hajek, Peter	Fakultní Nemocnice v Motole	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,505
41	39,529	FJ Flegr, Jaroslav	Charles University	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 65
42	41,670	SZ Samec, Zdeněk	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Energy	Rank 433
43	41,792	SP Skladal, Petr	Masarykova Univerzita	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 282
44	41,899	VA Vlček, Antonín	J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 293
45	42,203	KP Kalač, Pavel	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Food Science	Rank 150
46	43,120	FJ Fiurášek, Jaromír	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	General Physics	Rank 298
47	43,605	LJ Lom, Jiří	Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 72
48	43,820	Kristoufek, Ladislav	Charles University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 395
49	44,370	SR Sram, Radim J.	Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Toxicology	Rank 184
50	44,805	PM Pohanka, Miroslav	University of Defence in Brno Faculty of Military Health Sciences	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 300
51	44,817	KP Kočovský, Pavel	Charles University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 857
52	45,475	HV Hořejší, Vaclav	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Immunology	Rank 1,416
53	46,873	PK Pavelka, K.	Institute of Rheumatology	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 331
54	47,186	ZM Znojil, Miloslav	Univerzita Hradec Králové	Mathematical Physics	Rank 36
55	47,201	BR Belohlavek, Radim	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 780
56	47,898	JM Jirásek, Milan	Czech Technical University in Prague	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 274
57	48,220	TL Tichý, Lubomír	Masarykova Univerzita	Ecology	Rank 810
58	50,247	NV Novotny, Vojtech	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Ecology	Rank 844
59	50,394	WP Widimský, Petr	Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,882
60	51,346	HF Hrouda, František	Charles University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 876
61	52,809	VD Vokrouhlicky, David	Charles University	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 646
62	53,335	SP Spanel, Patrik	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 360
63	53,474	KV Košťál, Vladimír	Biology Centre of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Entomology	Rank 104
64	54,821	AM Abramowicz, Marek	Slezská univerzita v Opave	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 682
65	55,609	KJ Komárek, Jiří	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 403
66	56,341	SV Sklenář, Vladimír	Masarykova Univerzita	Biophysics	Rank 127
67	56,573	KJ Kyselý, Jan	Czech University of Life Sciences Prague	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 835
68	57,055	HP Hájková, Petra	Masarykova Univerzita	Ecology	Rank 932
69	58,188	MJ Matas, Jiri	Czech Technical University in Prague	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 937
70	58,495	PK Prach, Karel	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Ecology	Rank 949
71	58,607	ZR Zboril, Radek	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 510
72	59,069	RP Ripka, P.	Czech Technical University in Prague	Applied Physics	Rank 1,530
73	59,391	Hocek, Michal	Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,135
74	59,449	VV Vavryčuk, Václav	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 1,026
75	59,494	SM Strnad, Miroslav	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 763
76	61,040	SH Sovova, Helena	Institute of Chemical Process of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Engineering	Rank 242
77	61,265	HA Holý, Antonín	Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	General Chemistry	Rank 244
78	62,021	HR Huth, Radan	Charles University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 910
79	63,155	KJ Kautzner, Josef	Institutu Klinické a Experimentální Medicíny	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,250
80	64,014	ŘB Říhová, Blanka	Institute of Microbiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 594
81	64,077	BM Babjuk, Marek	Fakultní Nemocnice v Motole	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 720
82	64,471	PL Palatinus, Lukáš	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 441
83	64,854	BS Brody, Stuart	Charles University	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 625
84	64,930	DK Dušek, Karel	Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Polymers	Rank 606
85	65,210	SL Sandratskii, L. M.	Charles University	Applied Physics	Rank 1,693
86	65,397	DB de Bello, Francesco	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Ecology	Rank 1,060
87	65,445	JP Ježek, Petr	Institute of Physiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,818
88	65,446	FJ Frouz, J.	Charles University	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 310
89	66,176	WB Wichterlová, Blanka	J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Physical Chemistry	Rank 251
90	66,991	PJ Petzelt, J.	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 1,725
91	67,381	ŘT Řezanka, Tomáš	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Microbiology	Rank 1,713
92	68,779	KV Křivan, Vlastimil	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 621
93	69,153	MA Miller, Andrew D.	Mendelova univerzita v Brne	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,308
94	69,247	CD Cibula, David	Veobecná Fakultní Nemocnice V Praze	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 661
95	69,455	JJ Jakubek, Jan	Advacam	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,167
96	70,880	MF Moravec, František	Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 138
97	72,435	VJ Vanecek, Jiri	Technology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 4,911
98	73,768	PM Paluš, Milan	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 665
99	73,787	HD Horák, Daniel	Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Polymers	Rank 677
100	74,123	ŘJ Řezáč, Jan	Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,566
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the Czech Republic are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

458 scientists affiliated with the Czech Republic are on the 2021 single-year list, and 428 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2021 career-long list, Charles University has the most listed scientists from the Czech Republic, with 69. It is followed by Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic with 45.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in the Czech Republic changed since 2020?

On the career-long list, the Czech Republic went from 335 scientists in 2020 to 428 in 2021, a change of +27.8%.

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.