Czech Republic's Top 2% Scientists 2023

The Czech Republic has 472 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 1.9% from 463 in 2022. That places the Czech Republic 39th in the world by number of listed scientists. Charles University has the most listed scientists (63), followed by Masaryk University (31).

Single Year

472

+9 (+1.9%) vs 2022

Career Data

513

+52 (+11.3%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#39

No change vs 2022

Institutes

-3 (-3.3%) vs 2022

Scientists in the Czech Republic on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 31% since 2020.

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%

Top 10 institutes in the Czech Republic

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Rank in the Czech Republic	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	271	PM Pumera, Martin	VSB – Technical University of Ostrava	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 9
2	459	VR Varma, Rajender S.	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2
3	885	VJ Vymazal, Jan	Czech University of Life Sciences Prague	Environmental Engineering	Rank 6
4	1,477	BP Baldrian, Petr	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Microbiology	Rank 24
5	1,946	PP Pyšek, Petr	Charles University	Ecology	Rank 55
6	2,689	KJ Klemeš, Jirí Jaromír	Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering	Energy	Rank 61
7	3,069	PR Pavela, Roman	Research Institute of Crop Production	Biotechnology	Rank 11
8	3,361	HJ Homola, Jirí	Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 13
9	4,839	PM Pohanka, Miroslav	University of Defence in Brno Faculty of Military Health Sciences	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 17
10	6,430	MT Mikolov, Tomas	Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 252
11	6,846	Kristoufek, Ladislav	Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 41
12	7,574	WC Wasternack, Claus	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 103
13	7,782	SJ Stejskal, Jaroslav	Univerzita Tomáse Bati ve Zline	Polymers	Rank 46
14	8,288	KR Konoplya, R. A.	Slezská univerzita v Opave	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 79
15	9,702	ZR Zboril, Radek	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 295
16	10,465	MM Malik, Marek	Masaryk University	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 356
17	11,147	HP Hobza, P.	Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Physics	Rank 190
18	13,043	HK Hemminki, Kari	Charles University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 467
19	15,869	MJ Matas, Jirí	Czech Technical University in Prague	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 580
20	16,196	CV Chvátal, Vašek	Charles University	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 27
21	17,559	KP Kalac, Pavel	Jihoceská Univerzita v Ceských Budejovicích	Food Science	Rank 136
22	17,784	KB Klimova, Blanka	Univerzita Hradec Králové	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 633
23	17,919	HZ Hubálek, Zdenek	Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Microbiology	Rank 404
24	17,994	FJ Frouz, Jan	Institute of Soil Biology Ceske Budejovice	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 115
25	18,136	KL Kavan, L.	J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Energy	Rank 398
26	18,391	NM Nikl, Martin	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 373
27	18,476	HM Holecek, Milan	Charles University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 135
28	19,387	SJ Sivic, Josef	Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 690
29	19,427	BM Babjuk, Marko	Fakultní Nemocnice v Motole	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 123
30	19,746	CM Chytrý, Milan	Masaryk University	Ecology	Rank 421
31	20,866	DB de Bello, Francesco	Jihoceská Univerzita v Ceských Budejovicích	Ecology	Rank 442
32	21,298	MJ Musil, Jindrich	University of West Bohemia	Applied Physics	Rank 426
33	21,581	OJ Ovalle, Jorge	Slezská univerzita v Opave	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 234
34	22,051	RJ Rezác, Jan	Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Physics	Rank 337
35	22,766	JP Jungwirth, Pavel	Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Physics	Rank 346
36	23,386	MJ Maroušek, Josef	Jihoceská Univerzita v Ceských Budejovicích	Environmental Sciences	Rank 374
37	24,040	VV Vavrycuk, Václav	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 383
38	24,174	TL Tichý, Lubomír	Masaryk University	Ecology	Rank 496
39	24,664	DJ Doležel, Jaroslav	Institute of Experimental Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 352
40	25,341	LJ Lepš, Jan	Jihoceská Univerzita v Ceských Budejovicích	Ecology	Rank 522
41	25,481	VL Vítek, Libor	Všeobecná Fakultní Nemocnice v Praze	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 296
42	25,529	PL Palatinus, Lukas	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 85
43	25,564	CD Cibula, David	Všeobecná Fakultní Nemocnice v Praze	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 899
44	26,403	KJ Komárek, Jiří	Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 154
45	26,558	SZ Sofer, Zdenek	University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 810
46	29,480	JM Jirásek, Milan	Czech Technical University in Prague	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 289
47	29,774	CJ Cejka, Jiri	Charles University	Physical Chemistry	Rank 123
48	30,829	EV Ettler, Vojtech	Charles University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 487
49	31,668	KK Kuca, Kamil	Univerzita Hradec Králové	Toxicology	Rank 120
50	32,131	PP Pospíšil, Pavel	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 658
51	32,602	SG Santoro, Gabriele	Università degli Studi di Torino	Business & Management	Rank 760
52	32,880	FE Feireisl, Eduard	Institute of Mathematics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	General Mathematics	Rank 133
53	34,924	MV Melenovsky, Vojtech	Institutu Klinické a Experimentální Medicíny	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,097
54	35,252	PT Pevny, Tomas	Czech Technical University in Prague	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,160
55	35,787	AC Annen, Catherine	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 578
56	36,080	MD Mašín, D.	Charles University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 343
57	36,221	Militky, Jiri	Technická Univerzita v Liberci	Materials	Rank 636
58	37,980	SG Stefano, George B.	Všeobecná Fakultní Nemocnice v Praze	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,974
59	38,730	JP Jandera, Pavel	Univerzita Pardubice	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 204
60	39,642	MJ Matoušek, Jirí	Charles University	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 85
61	40,520	ST Sattler, Torsten	Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,326
62	40,592	KJ Kyselý, Jan	Czech University of Life Sciences Prague	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 773
63	41,324	SZ Stuchlík, Zdenek	Slezská univerzita v Opave	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 471
64	42,212	BY Bilan, Yuriy	Czech University of Life Sciences Prague	Business & Management	Rank 946
65	42,842	ŠJ Šponer, Jirí	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Physics	Rank 600
66	43,374	FJ Flegr, Jaroslav	Charles University	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 51
67	43,517	HP Hajek, Petr	Univerzita Pardubice	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,424
68	43,857	SO Slaby, Ondrej	Masaryk University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,549
69	43,998	HA Honek, Alois	Research Institute of Crop Production	Entomology	Rank 70
70	44,163	Riad, Abanoub	Masaryk University	Toxicology	Rank 159
71	44,833	WS Waclawek, Stanislaw	Technická Univerzita v Liberci	Polymers	Rank 380
72	45,231	RI Rychlik, Ivan	Veterinary Research Institute, Brno	Microbiology	Rank 1,054
73	46,152	CT Cajthaml, Tomáš	Univerzita Karlova, Ústav pro Životní Prostredí	Environmental Sciences	Rank 713
74	46,482	ŠF Švec, František	Univerzita Karlova, Farmaceutická Fakulta v Hradci Králové	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 260
75	46,742	NJ Neuzil, Jiri	Charles University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 946
76	49,445	WP Widimsky, Petr	Fakultní Nemocnice Královské Vinohrady	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,436
77	50,146	CO Chum, Ondrej	Czech Technical University in Prague	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,623
78	50,308	SM Strnad, Miroslav	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 825
79	50,409	TV Tesar, Vladimir	Všeobecná Fakultní Nemocnice v Praze	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 370
80	50,488	VM Vaverková, Magdalena Daria	Mendelova univerzita v Brne	Environmental Sciences	Rank 797
81	51,450	KV Kostal, Vladimír	Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Entomology	Rank 88
82	52,547	PJ Pfaus, James G.	Charles University	Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology	Rank 96
83	52,798	NV Novotny, Vojtech	Jihoceská Univerzita v Ceských Budejovicích	Ecology	Rank 999
84	52,856	LA Linhart, Ales	Všeobecná Fakultní Nemocnice v Praze	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,524
85	53,078	KH Küpper, Hendrik	Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 863
86	53,109	HR Huth, Radan	Charles University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 1,026
87	53,896	SP Skládal, Petr	Masaryk University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 321
88	54,140	SA Skalova, A.	Charles University	Pathology	Rank 92
89	54,190	HR Hajek, Roman	University Hospital in Ostrava	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,921
90	54,287	BR Belohlavek, Radim	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,762
91	55,676	MJ Málek, Jirí	Univerzita Pardubice	Physical Chemistry	Rank 216
92	55,888	DK Deshmukh, Kalim	University of West Bohemia	Polymers	Rank 481
93	56,095	HT Havranek, Tomas	Charles University	Economics	Rank 722
94	56,737	PS Pekár, Stano	Masaryk University	Entomology	Rank 101
95	56,919	BF Bureš, Filip	Univerzita Pardubice	Organic Chemistry	Rank 747
96	58,112	VD Vojtech, Dalibor	University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague	Materials	Rank 1,054
97	58,931	SH Sovová, Helena	Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS	Chemical Engineering	Rank 419
98	59,013	MM Michal, Michael	Charles University	Pathology	Rank 101
99	59,206	BL Beesley, Luke	Czech University of Life Sciences Prague	Environmental Sciences	Rank 973
100	59,330	TE Topinková, Eva	Charles University	Geriatrics	Rank 116
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the Czech Republic are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

472 scientists affiliated with the Czech Republic are on the 2023 single-year list, and 513 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 single-year list, Charles University has the most listed scientists from the Czech Republic, with 63. It is followed by Masaryk University with 31.

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

On the single-year list, the Czech Republic went from 359 scientists in 2020 to 472 in 2023, a change of +31.5%.

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.