Czech Republic's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List

The Czech Republic has 555 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 8.2% from 513 in 2023. That places the Czech Republic 36th in the world by number of listed scientists. Charles University has the most listed scientists (92), followed by Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (69).

Single Year

500

+28 (+5.9%) vs 2023

Career Data

555

+42 (+8.2%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#36

No change vs 2023

Institutes

-23 (-24.7%) vs 2023

Scientists in the Czech Republic on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 66% 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	488	PM Pumera, Martin	VSB – Technical University of Ostrava	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 18
2	1,107	SD Sabatini, David M.	Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Developmental Biology	Rank 72
3	2,455	HP Hobza, Pavel	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Physics	Rank 74
4	2,584	PP Pyšek, Petr	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Ecology	Rank 54
5	2,634	HK Hemminki, Kari	Charles University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 113
6	3,164	HJ Homola, Jiří	Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 11
7	3,372	KP Kroupa, Pavel	Astronomical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v.v.i.	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 18
8	3,881	VJ Vymazal, Jan	Czech University of Life Sciences Prague	Environmental Engineering	Rank 10
9	3,975	BP Baldrian, Petr	Institute of Microbiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Microbiology	Rank 85
10	4,059	ŠF Švec, František	Univerzita Karlova, Farmaceutická Fakulta v Hradci Králové	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 15
11	9,606	SJ Stejskal, Jaroslav	Univerzita Tomáse Bati ve Zlině	Polymers	Rank 74
12	12,055	TJ Tauc, J.	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 299
13	12,117	KL Kavan, L.	J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Energy	Rank 124
14	12,646	MJ Musil, Jindřich	University of West Bohemia	Applied Physics	Rank 315
15	12,851	KJ Klemeš, Jiří Jaromír	Brno University of Technology	Energy	Rank 128
16	14,195	JP Jungwirth, Pavel	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Physics	Rank 332
17	16,438	ŠJ Šponer, Jiří	Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Chemical Physics	Rank 388
18	16,472	PR Pavela, Roman	Research Institute of Crop Production	Biotechnology	Rank 41
19	16,751	PE Paleček, Emil	Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 88
20	17,048	HZ Hubálek, Zdenek	Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Microbiology	Rank 409
21	17,640	ČJ Čejka, Jiří	Charles University	Physical Chemistry	Rank 70
22	18,463	NM Nikl, Martin	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Applied Physics	Rank 444
23	19,320	KR Konoplya, R. A.	Slezská univerzita v Opave	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 259
24	20,217	MJ Matoušek, Jiří	Charles University	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 50
25	20,827	JP Jandera, Pavel	Univerzita Pardubice	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 116
26	22,292	SD Schröder, Detlef	Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	General Chemistry	Rank 104
27	22,295	DJ Doležel, Jaroslav	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 252
28	23,123	SD Smith, David	J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 130
29	23,183	BM Bobak, Martin	University College London	Public Health	Rank 208
30	23,965	LJ Lepš, Jan	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Ecology	Rank 425
31	24,170	SG Stefano, George B.	Charles University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,867
32	24,501	MM Michal, Michael	Charles University	Pathology	Rank 78
33	24,904	CV Chvátal, Vašek	Charles University	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 70
34	25,828	CM Chytrý, Milan	Masaryk University	Ecology	Rank 461
35	26,502	VJ Volavka, Jan	Charles University	Psychiatry	Rank 635
36	27,088	PM Pohanka, Miroslav	Univerzita obrany v Brne	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 160
37	28,896	Kristoufek, Ladislav	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 233
38	30,708	PJ Pfaus, James G.	Charles University	Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology	Rank 93
39	30,774	JJ Jefferys, John G.R.	Charles University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,276
40	32,711	HA Honěk, Alois	Research Institute of Crop Production	Entomology	Rank 46
41	33,851	MJ Málek, Jiří	Univerzita Pardubice	Physical Chemistry	Rank 122
42	35,284	BV Brabec, Viktor	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,411
43	35,555	NJ Neuzil, Jiri	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,476
44	36,040	KP Kalač, Pavel	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Food Science	Rank 143
45	37,607	FJ Flegr, Jaroslav	Charles University	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 55
46	38,350	FJ Flusser, Jan	Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 792
47	38,374	WP Widimsky, Petr	Fakultní Nemocnice Královské Vinohrady	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,509
48	40,327	MT Mikolov, Tomas	Czech Technical University in Prague	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 840
49	42,247	SP Skládal, Petr	Masaryk University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 273
50	42,767	FE Feireisl, Eduard	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	General Mathematics	Rank 161
51	43,937	KJ Komárek, Jiří	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 328
52	45,572	PK Pavelka, Karel	Institute of Rheumatology	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 329
53	46,013	VV Vavryčuk, Václav	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 783
54	46,392	TL Tichý, Lubomír	Masaryk University	Ecology	Rank 813
55	46,444	SR Sram, Radim J.	Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Toxicology	Rank 191
56	46,691	FJ Fiurášek, Jaromír	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	General Physics	Rank 296
57	48,097	KJ Kyselý, Jan	Czech University of Life Sciences Prague	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 719
58	48,221	KM Kubista, Mikael	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,950
59	48,428	BR Belohlavek, Radim	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 992
60	48,579	FJ Frouz, Jan	Charles University	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 219
61	49,268	DB de Bello, Francesco	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Ecology	Rank 856
62	49,661	SZ Samec, Zdeněk	J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Energy	Rank 624
63	49,747	JM Jirásek, Milan	Czech Technical University in Prague	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 327
64	49,761	LJ Lom, Jiří	Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 76
65	51,044	VD Vokrouhlický, David	Charles University	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 631
66	51,997	KP Kočovský, Pavel	Charles University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 976
67	52,030	MJ Maroušek, Josef	Institute of Technology and Business	Environmental Sciences	Rank 319
68	52,125	NV Novotny, Vojtech	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Ecology	Rank 897
69	52,519	ZR Zbořil, Radek	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 576
70	52,788	BM Babjuk, Marek	Charles University	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 580
71	53,101	SM Strnad, Miroslav	Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 686
72	53,397	ZM Znojil, Miloslav	Nuclear Physics Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v. v. i.	Mathematical Physics	Rank 32
73	53,497	KV Koštál, Vladimír	Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Entomology	Rank 106
74	54,134	ŘJ Řezáč, Jan	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,110
75	55,283	CD Cibula, David	Charles University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,359
76	55,462	KJ Kautzner, Josef	Institutu Klinické a Experimentální Medicíny	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,008
77	55,469	HF Hrouda, František	Charles University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 948
78	55,857	ŠP Španěl, Patrik	J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 362
79	56,403	PK Prach, Karel	Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích	Ecology	Rank 964
80	56,589	NM Novotny, Milos V.	Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 370
81	56,716	HP Hájková, Petra	Masaryk University	Ecology	Rank 966
82	56,781	MJ Matas, Jiří	Czech Technical University in Prague	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,149
83	56,802	HV Hořejší, Václav	Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Immunology	Rank 1,662
84	57,861	Hocek, Michal	Charles University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,083
85	58,562	VL Vítek, Libor	Charles University	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 887
86	60,266	RP Ripka, Pavel	Czech Technical University in Prague	Applied Physics	Rank 1,542
87	60,830	PL Palatinus, Lukáš	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 344
88	62,464	HR Huth, Radan	Charles University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 946
89	62,536	SH Sovová, Helena	Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS	Chemical Engineering	Rank 258
90	64,002	ŘT Řezanka, Tomáš	Institute of Microbiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Microbiology	Rank 1,612
91	64,895	PJ Petr, Ježek	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,552
92	65,230	JJ Jakubek, Jan	ADVACAM s.r.o.	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,033
93	66,797	SV Sklenář, Vladimír	Masaryk University	Biophysics	Rank 120
94	67,575	MF Moravec, František	Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 119
95	67,669	BS Brody, Stuart	Charles University	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 657
96	69,445	SJ Sivic, Josef	Czech Technical University in Prague	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,369
97	69,557	RI Rogozin, Igor B.	Ostravská Univerzita v Ostrave	Developmental Biology	Rank 2,139
98	70,374	PJ Petzelt, Jan	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 1,789
99	71,844	SL Sandratskii, L. M.	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 1,828
100	72,872	JT Jungwirth, Tomáš	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 1,864
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the Czech Republic are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

500 scientists affiliated with the Czech Republic are on the 2024 single-year list, and 555 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 career-long list, Charles University has the most listed scientists from the Czech Republic, with 92. It is followed by Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic with 69.

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 555 in 2024, a change of +65.7%.

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.