Poland's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Poland has 1,614 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 12.6% from 1,434 in 2025. That places Poland 23rd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. Politechnika Wrocławska has the most listed scientists (61), followed by University of Warsaw (56).

Single Year

1,614

+180 (+12.6%) vs 2025

Career Data

1,581

+169 (+12.0%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#23

up 2 places vs 2025

Institutes

232

+23 (+11.0%) vs 2025

Scientists in Poland on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than doubled since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+32.7%

2022+1.9%

2023+9.3%

2024+14.3%

2025+9.8%

2026+12.6%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	774		726
2021	1,027	+32.7%	957	+31.8%
2022	1,046	+1.9%	1,006	+5.1%
2023	1,143	+9.3%	1,119	+11.2%
2024	1,306	+14.3%	1,244	+11.2%
2025	1,434	+9.8%	1,412	+13.5%
2026	1,614	+12.6%	1,581	+12.0%

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Rank in Poland	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	204	SM Shahbaz, Muhammad	VIZJA University	Energy	Rank 6
2	1,105	CR Castro‑Muñoz, Roberto	Gdańsk University of Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 4
3	1,128	PJ Płotka-Wasylka, Justyna Małgorzata	Gdańsk University of Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 3
4	1,663	Banach, Maciej	Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 49
5	1,831	RA Rogalski, Antoni	Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna	Applied Physics	Rank 46
6	1,921	BM Butt, Muhammad A.	Politechnika Warszawska	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 3
7	2,182	GG Golewski, Grzegorz Ludwik	Politechnika Lubelska	Materials	Rank 42
8	3,120	CK Chojnacka, Katarzyna W.	Politechnika Wrocławska	Environmental Sciences	Rank 73
9	3,524	PJ Poesen, Jean W.A.	Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej w Lublinie	Geography	Rank 16
10	3,782	PP Ponikowski, Piotr P.	Wroclaw Medical University	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 109
11	4,021	KM Kieliszek, Marek	Szkola Glówna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie	Food Science	Rank 31
12	4,712	OB Olas, Beata	University of Lodz	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 138
13	4,936	KZ Kundzewicz, Zbigniew W.	Institute for Agricultural and Forest Environment, Polish Academy of Sciences	Environmental Engineering	Rank 20
14	4,946	PZ Pawlak, Zdzislaw X.	Wyzsza Szkola Informatyki Stosowanej i Zarzadzania WIT w Warszawie	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 271
15	5,253	TM Tobiszewski, Marek	Gdańsk University of Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 19
16	5,370	KM Karwowski, Maciej	University of Wrocław	Social Psychology	Rank 149
17	5,583	KT Karpiński, Tomasz M.	Poznan University of Medical Sciences	Microbiology	Rank 76
18	6,310	SA Sionkowska, Alina	Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu	Polymers	Rank 34
19	6,389	GA Grzybowski, Andrzej E.	Uniwersytet Warminsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 17
20	6,736	NJ Namiesnik, Jacek	Gdańsk University of Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 26
21	6,857	SA Strzelecki, Artur	University of Economics in Katowice	Education	Rank 111
22	7,088	SM Saeb, Mohammad Reza	Gdanski Uniwersytet Medyczny	Polymers	Rank 38
23	7,536	HM Horodecki, Michał Ł.	Uniwersytet Gdański	General Physics	Rank 62
24	7,713	TR Tarkowski, R.	Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Paleontology	Rank 5
25	7,881	PK Pyrzyńska, Krystyna	University of Warsaw	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 33
26	8,044	GA Głowacz, Adam	AGH University of Krakow	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 27
27	8,884	CA Cichocki, Andrzej S.	Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 470
28	9,362	LZ Li, Zhixiong	Opole University of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 79
29	9,873	LM Lewicka, Maria	Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu	Social Psychology	Rank 228
30	9,924	NJ Nezlek, John B.	SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny	Social Psychology	Rank 230
31	10,338	AA Atanasov, Atanas G.	Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 34
32	10,343	BT Bandosz, Teresa J.	Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej w Lublinie	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 332
33	10,513	SH Szajewska, Hania	Medical University of Warsaw	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 123
34	10,645	WR Weron, Rafał X.	Politechnika Wrocławska	Energy	Rank 282
35	10,862	AR Amarowicz, Ryszard	InLife Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences	Food Science	Rank 106
36	10,984	PM Pawlak, Miroslaw	Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 74
37	11,839	FE Fraçkowiak, Elżbieta	Politechnika Poznanska	Energy	Rank 310
38	12,411	SD Szukiewicz, Dariusz	Medical University of Warsaw	Immunology	Rank 233
39	12,616	CC Carlberg, Carsten	InLife Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 184
40	12,631	BA Bajguz, Andrzej	Uniwersytet w Bialymstoku	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 161
41	12,703	HP Horodecki, Pawel	Uniwersytet Gdański	General Physics	Rank 101
42	13,083	GM Gupta, Munish Kumar	Opole University of Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 140
43	13,128	PJ Pawlowski, Jan W.	Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 16
44	13,387	JP Jaranowski, Piotr	Uniwersytet w Bialymstoku	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 173
45	14,056	GZ Gała̧zka, Zbigniew	Medical University of Warsaw	Applied Physics	Rank 267
46	14,206	NA Nowak-Wêgrzyn, Anna H.	Uniwersytet Warminsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie	Allergy	Rank 23
47	14,612	SL Szablewski, Leszek	Medical University of Warsaw	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 234
48	14,702	JR Jankowski, Robert	Gdańsk University of Technology	Civil Engineering	Rank 67
49	15,014	RP Rutkowski, Piotr L.	Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 452
50	15,207	Kruk, Mariusz	Uniwersytet Zielonogórski	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 103
51	15,584	RA Radwan, Ahmed E.	Politechnika Wrocławska	Geology	Rank 17
52	16,938	MM Malbrain, Manu L. N. G.	Medical University of Lublin	Emergency & Critical Care Medicine	Rank 50
53	17,324	OP Oleszczuk, Patryk	University of Life Sciences in Lublin	Environmental Sciences	Rank 376
54	18,058	WE Wolniak, Eng R.	Silesian University of Technology	Energy	Rank 491
55	18,166	Piwowar-Sulej, Katarzyna	Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu	Business & Management	Rank 546
56	18,181	JT Jesionowski, Teofil I.	Politechnika Poznanska	Polymers	Rank 122
57	18,252	GA Gałuszka, Agnieszka	Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce	Environmental Sciences	Rank 396
58	18,456	BB Buszewski, Bogusław X.	Prof. Jan Czochralski Kuyavian-Pomeranian Science and Technology Center	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 79
59	18,466	Boczkaj, Grzegorz	Gdańsk University of Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 126
60	18,551	RV Rădulescu, Vicenţiu D.	AGH University of Krakow	General Mathematics	Rank 74
61	19,174	BJ Błasiak, Janusz	University of Lodz	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 271
62	19,349	KJ Kronenberg, Jakub	University of Lodz	Ecology	Rank 420
63	19,416	FK Formela, Krzysztof	Gdańsk University of Technology	Polymers	Rank 130
64	19,558	VM Vaverková, Magdalena Daria	Szkola Glówna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie	Environmental Sciences	Rank 424
65	19,608	HR Horodecki, Ryszard	Uniwersytet Gdański	General Physics	Rank 146
66	19,726	WM Woźniak, Marcin	Silesian University of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,019
67	19,752	SA Steinbüchel, Alexander	Lodz University of Technology	Microbiology	Rank 363
68	20,902	PA Przekora-Kuśmierz, Agata	Medical University of Lublin	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 70
69	21,145	PP Pławiak, Paweł	Politechnika Krakowska	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,079
70	21,339	SM Smol, Marzena	Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Environmental Sciences	Rank 469
71	21,647	ZA Zaleska-Medynska, Adriana	Uniwersytet Gdański	Physical Chemistry	Rank 72
72	21,664	BM Bijak, Michał Z.	University of Lodz	Chemical Physics	Rank 308
73	21,757	BG Bartosz, Grzegorz	University of Rzeszów	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 307
74	22,174	NP Nowak, Paweł Mateusz	Uniwersytet Jagielloński	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 96
75	22,337	DG Dudek, Grzegorz	Częstochowa University Of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,133
76	22,661	NK Narkiewicz, Krzysztof	Gdanski Uniwersytet Medyczny	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 681
77	23,050	MI Michalak, Izabela M.	Politechnika Wrocławska	Biotechnology	Rank 72
78	23,156	BP Biecek, Przemysław	Politechnika Warszawska	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,161
79	23,551	JJ Jassem, Jacek	Gdanski Uniwersytet Medyczny	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 703
80	23,829	KT Krygowski, Tadeusz Marek	University of Warsaw	Organic Chemistry	Rank 256
81	23,911	DM Dynel, Marta	University of Lodz	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 154
82	23,966	HA Hejna, Aleksander	Politechnika Poznanska	Polymers	Rank 171
83	24,665	KB Kaczmarek, Beata	Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu	Polymers	Rank 183
84	24,722	CF Carod-Artal, Francisco Javier	Center of Neurology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,132
85	24,824	PR Pluta, Ryszard M.	Medical University of Lublin	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,135
86	25,084	RJ Rybakowski, Janusz K.	Poznan University of Medical Sciences	Psychiatry	Rank 457
87	25,114	ZK Zyczkowski, Karol	Uniwersytet Jagielloński	General Physics	Rank 178
88	25,842	KH Kalaji, Hazem M.	Szkola Glówna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 348
89	26,043	RT Robak, Tadeusz	Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki	Immunology	Rank 475
90	26,527	OM Olszowy-Tomczyk, Małgorzata	Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej w Lublinie	Food Science	Rank 296
91	26,544	KM Kwiek, Marek	Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu	Education	Rank 391
92	26,975	TS Thakur, Sourbh	Silesian University of Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 608
93	27,006	ÂH Âgren, Hans S.	Politechnika Wrocławska	Chemical Physics	Rank 375
94	27,048	BK Belczyński, Krzysztoff	Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 326
95	27,051	WS Wojciechowski, Szymon	Politechnika Poznanska	Materials	Rank 531
96	27,218	UA Undas, Anetta I.	Jagiellonian University Medical College	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 816
97	27,456	TT Trzepieciński, Tomasz	Politechnika Rzeszowska im. Ignacego Łukasiewicza	Materials	Rank 540
98	28,156	MP Makoś-Chełstowska, Patrycja	Gdańsk University of Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 116
99	28,196	GM Gryta, Marek	West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin	Chemical Engineering	Rank 193
100	28,370	WB Wojciszke, Bogdan	SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny	Social Psychology	Rank 479
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Poland are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,614 scientists affiliated with Poland are on the 2026 single-year list, and 1,581 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Poland has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2026 single-year list, Politechnika Wrocławska has the most listed scientists from Poland, with 61. It is followed by University of Warsaw with 56.

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

On the single-year list, Poland went from 774 scientists in 2020 to 1,614 in 2026, a change of +108.5%.

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.