Czech Republic's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

The Czech Republic has 461 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 7.7% from 428 in 2021. That places the Czech Republic 36th in the world by number of listed scientists. Charles University has the most listed scientists (69), followed by Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (29).

Single Year

463

+5 (+1.1%) vs 2021

Career Data

461

+33 (+7.7%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#36

No change vs 2021

Institutes

+12 (+16.2%) vs 2021

Scientists in the Czech Republic on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 38% 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	827	VR Varma, Rajender S.	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Organic Chemistry	Rank 23
2	2,167	HP Hobza, Pavel	Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Physics	Rank 68
3	3,185	HJ Homola, Jiří	Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 10
4	3,266	PP Pyšek, Petr	Charles University	Ecology	Rank 66
5	3,435	ŠF Švec, František	Univerzita Karlova, Farmaceutická Fakulta v Hradci Králové	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 11
6	5,597	BP Baldrian, Petr	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Microbiology	Rank 136
7	5,826	VJ Vymazal, Jan	Czech University of Life Sciences Prague	Environmental Engineering	Rank 12
8	11,098	SJ Stejskal, Jaroslav	Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Polymers	Rank 90
9	13,164	MJ Musil, Jindřich	University of West Bohemia	Applied Physics	Rank 332
10	14,193	PE Paleček, Emil	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 73
11	14,228	JP Jungwirth, Pavel	Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Physics	Rank 348
12	15,077	ŠJ Šponer, Jiří	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Physics	Rank 365
13	17,062	HZ Hubálek, Zdenek	Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Microbiology	Rank 408
14	17,657	ČJ Čejka, Jiří	Charles University	Physical Chemistry	Rank 68
15	18,804	MJ Matoušek, Jiří	Charles University	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 50
16	19,271	JP Jandera, Pavel	Univerzita Pardubice	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 101
17	19,488	SD Schröder, Detlef	Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	General Chemistry	Rank 99
18	19,829	NM Nikl, Martin	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 512
19	21,871	KJ Klemeš, Jiří Jaromír	Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering	Energy	Rank 209
20	23,497	DJ Doležel, Jaroslav	Institute of Experimental Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 264
21	24,505	SG Stefano, George B.	Charles University	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,040
22	25,414	LJ Leps, Jan	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Ecology	Rank 433
23	25,999	PR Pavela, Roman	Research Institute of Crop Production	Biotechnology	Rank 61
24	26,076	TF Tureček, František	Mikrobiologický ústav AV ČR	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 152
25	26,242	KR Konoplya, R. A.	Slezská univerzita v Opave	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 403
26	26,754	MM Michal, Michal	Charles University	Pathology	Rank 85
27	27,163	VJ Volavka, Jan	Charles University	Psychiatry	Rank 649
28	29,757	PJ Pfaus, James G.	Charles University	Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology	Rank 92
29	30,153	CM Chytrý, Milan	Masaryk University	Ecology	Rank 525
30	30,272	BV Brabec, Viktor	Institute of Biophysics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,241
31	32,136	HA Honek, Alois	Research Institute of Crop Production	Entomology	Rank 46
32	32,168	MJ Málek, Jiří	Univerzita Pardubice	Physical Chemistry	Rank 115
33	32,563	JJ Jefferys, John G.R.	Charles University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,449
34	34,125	LA Liebhold, Andrew M.	Czech University of Life Sciences Prague	Ecology	Rank 593
35	35,325	SD Smith, David	J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 231
36	35,384	FJ Flusser, Jan	Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 658
37	36,214	NJ Neuzil, Jiri	Institute of Biotechnology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,643
38	38,867	WP Widimsky, Petr	Fakultní Nemocnice Královské Vinohrady	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,529
39	40,127	FJ Flegr, Jaroslav	Charles University	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 61
40	40,367	BY Basset, Yves	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Ecology	Rank 697
41	40,584	BS Bulanov, S. V.	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 352
42	41,528	PM Pohanka, Miroslav	University of Defence in Brno Faculty of Military Health Sciences	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 272
43	41,752	KP Kalač, Pavel	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Food Science	Rank 152
44	41,982	Kristoufek, Ladislav	Charles University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 360
45	42,724	SP Skládal, Petr	Masaryk University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 280
46	43,516	SR Sram, Radim J.	Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Toxicology	Rank 179
47	43,642	FJ Fiurašek, Jaromir	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	General Physics	Rank 280
48	43,836	MT Mikolov, Tomas	Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 819
49	43,866	SZ Samec, Zdeněk	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Energy	Rank 477
50	45,314	PK Pavelka, Karel	Charles University	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 323
51	45,532	FE Feireisl, Eduard	Institute of Mathematics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	General Mathematics	Rank 164
52	46,328	LJ Lom, Jiří	Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 70
53	46,385	KP Kočovský, Pavel	Univerzita Karlova, Farmaceutická Fakulta v Hradci Králové	Organic Chemistry	Rank 923
54	47,048	KM Kubista, Mikael	Institute of Biotechnology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,066
55	47,424	TL Tichý, Lubomír	Masaryk University	Ecology	Rank 810
56	47,529	BR Belohlavek, Radim	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 868
57	48,110	HV Hořejší, Vaclav	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Immunology	Rank 1,496
58	48,268	ZM Znojil, Miloslav	Nuclear Physics Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v. v. i.	Mathematical Physics	Rank 34
59	48,756	JM Jirásek, Milan	Czech Technical University in Prague	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 289
60	50,061	VD Vokrouhlický, David	Charles University	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 615
61	52,043	KJ Komárek, Jiří	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 390
62	52,253	VV Vavryčuk, Václav	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 894
63	52,264	HF Hrouda, František	Charles University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 895
64	52,399	NV Novotny, Vojtech	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Ecology	Rank 885
65	54,081	ŠP Španěl, Patrik	J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 353
66	54,453	KV Koštál, Vladimír	Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Entomology	Rank 107
67	56,035	HP Hájková, Petra	Masaryk University	Ecology	Rank 931
68	56,570	MJ Matas, Jiri	Czech Technical University in Prague	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,014
69	56,607	KJ Kyselý, Jan	Czech University of Life Sciences Prague	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 826
70	58,367	DB de Bello, Francesco	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Ecology	Rank 960
71	58,446	PK Prach, Karel	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Ecology	Rank 962
72	58,628	ZR Zboril, Radek	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 547
73	59,008	Hocek, Michal	Charles University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,161
74	59,261	RP Ripka, Pavel	Czech Technical University in Prague	Applied Physics	Rank 1,584
75	59,281	SV Sklenář, Vladimír	Masaryk University	Biophysics	Rank 114
76	59,366	SM Strnad, Miroslav	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 756
77	61,010	KJ Kautzner, Josef	Institutu Klinické a Experimentální Medicíny	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,185
78	61,959	JP Ježek, Petr	Institute of Physiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,682
79	62,205	BM Babjuk, Marko	Fakultní Nemocnice v Motole	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 705
80	62,683	SH Sovová, Helena	Institute of Chemical Process of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Engineering	Rank 243
81	63,325	FJ Frouz, Jan	Institute of Soil Biology Ceske Budejovice	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 291
82	64,337	HA Holý, Antonín	Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	General Chemistry	Rank 231
83	64,415	PL Palatinus, Lukáš	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 393
84	64,471	HR Huth, Radan	Charles University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 947
85	65,366	JJ Jakubek, Jan	Advacam	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,080
86	65,559	BS Brody, Stuart	Charles University	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 634
87	65,605	WB Wichterlová, Blanka	J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Physical Chemistry	Rank 241
88	65,748	ŘT Řezanka, Tomáš	Institute of Microbiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Microbiology	Rank 1,673
89	66,262	CD Cibula, David	Všeobecná Fakultní Nemocnice v Praze	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,764
90	66,337	SL Sandratskii, L. M.	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 1,778
91	67,571	ŘB Říhová, Blanka	Institute of Microbiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 616
92	67,812	DK Dušek, Karel	Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Polymers	Rank 622
93	68,705	PJ Petzelt, Jan	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 1,852
94	69,254	HP Hájek, Petr	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,226
95	70,356	MA Miller, Andrew D.	Veterinary Research Institute, Brno	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,361
96	71,119	SJ Sivic, Josef	Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,255
97	72,346	KV Křivan, Vlastimil	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 646
98	72,451	PM Paluš, Milan	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 629
99	72,471	RJ Rezáč, J.	Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,501
100	72,526	MF Moravec, František	Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 136
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the Czech Republic are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

463 scientists affiliated with the Czech Republic are on the 2022 single-year list, and 461 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 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 29.

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 461 in 2022, a change of +37.6%.

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.