Poland's Top 2% Scientists 2024

Poland has 1,306 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 14.3% from 1,143 in 2023. That places Poland 26th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. Polish Academy of Sciences has the most listed scientists (78), followed by University of Warsaw (59).

Single Year

1,306

+163 (+14.3%) vs 2023

Career Data

1,244

+125 (+11.2%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#26

up 2 places vs 2023

Institutes

149

-27 (-15.3%) vs 2023

Scientists in Poland on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 69% 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%

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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%

Top 10 institutes in Poland

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Rank in Poland	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	2,046	RA Rogalski, Antoni	Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna	Applied Physics	Rank 61
2	2,145	PZ Pawlak, Zdzislaw	University of Warsaw	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 120
3	2,923	GG Golewski, Grzegorz Ludwik	Politechnika Lubelska	Materials	Rank 53
4	2,952	PP Ponikowski, Piotr	Wroclaw Medical University	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 77
5	3,224	PJ Plotka-Wasylka, Justyna	Gdansk University of Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 10
6	3,664	BM Bilal, Muhammad	Gdansk University of Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 71
7	3,957	GA Glowacz, Adam	Politechnika Krakowska	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 13
8	4,134	Banach, Maciej	Medical University of Lodz	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 118
9	5,021	KM Kieliszek, Marek	Szkola Glówna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie	Food Science	Rank 32
10	5,448	KZ Kundzewicz, Zbigniew W.	Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu	Environmental Engineering	Rank 20
11	5,477	CR Castro-Muñoz, Roberto	Gdansk University of Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 27
12	5,596	KM Karwowski, Maciej	University of Wroclaw	Social Psychology	Rank 149
13	5,765	FE Frackowiak, Elzbieta	Politechnika Poznanska	Energy	Rank 136
14	5,834	NJ Namiesnik, Jacek	Gdansk University of Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 20
15	6,369	LZ Li, Z.	Opole University of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 66
16	6,401	CK Chojnacka, Katarzyna	Politechnika Wroclawska	Physical Chemistry	Rank 25
17	6,835	Karpinski, Tomasz M.	Poznan University of Medical Sciences	Microbiology	Rank 115
18	7,686	AR Amarowicz, Ryszard	Polish Academy of Sciences	Food Science	Rank 49
19	8,149	DH Dzwigol, Henryk	WSB University, Dabrowa Gornicza	Business & Management	Rank 252
20	9,236	TM Tobiszewski, Marek	Gdansk University of Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 37
21	9,603	CA Cichocki, Andrzej	Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 440
22	9,880	LM Lewicka, Maria	Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu	Social Psychology	Rank 213
23	10,319	OP Oleszczuk, Patryk	Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej w Lublinie	Environmental Sciences	Rank 192
24	10,686	WR Weron, Rafal	Politechnika Wroclawska	Energy	Rank 263
25	10,948	SA Sionkowska, Alina	Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu	Polymers	Rank 65
26	11,066	KM Kosmulski, Marek	Politechnika Lubelska	Chemical Physics	Rank 193
27	11,329	HM Horodecki, Michal	Uniwersytet Gdanski	General Physics	Rank 78
28	11,456	PK Pyrzynska, Krystyna	University of Warsaw	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 55
29	11,796	MK Mousavi Khaneghah, Amin	Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology – State Research Institute	Food Science	Rank 81
30	12,262	AA Atanasov, Atanas	Polish Academy of Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 36
31	12,276	SH Szajewska, Hania	Medical University of Warsaw	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 145
32	12,732	CC Carlberg, Carsten	Polish Academy of Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 227
33	12,793	OB Olas, Beata	University of Lodz	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 417
34	14,630	PJ Pawlowski, J.	Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 13
35	14,791	GA Grzybowski, Andrzej	Uniwersytet Warminsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 47
36	15,144	BA Bajguz, Andrzej	Uniwersytet w Bialymstoku	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 196
37	15,322	RP Rutkowski, Piotr	Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 496
38	15,962	JP Jaranowski, Piotr	Uniwersytet w Bialymstoku	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 176
39	16,215	ZK Zur, Krzysztof Kamil	Bialystok University of Technology	Materials	Rank 289
40	16,467	ZA Zaleska-Medynska, Adriana	Uniwersytet Gdanski	Physical Chemistry	Rank 60
41	16,994	BM Butt, Muhammad Ali	Politechnika Warszawska	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 27
42	17,087	JJ Jassem, Jacek	Gdanski Uniwersytet Medyczny	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 552
43	17,358	VH van Hoof, Joost	Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences	Building & Construction	Rank 131
44	17,383	GM Gryta, Marek	West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin	Chemical Engineering	Rank 104
45	17,583	MI Michalak, Izabela	Politechnika Wroclawska	Biotechnology	Rank 58
46	17,850	MM Malbrain, Manu L.N.G.	Medical University of Lublin	Anesthesiology	Rank 47
47	18,039	TR Tarkowski, Radoslaw	Polish Academy of Sciences	Paleontology	Rank 21
48	18,234	HP Horodecki, Pawel	Uniwersytet Gdanski	General Physics	Rank 118
49	18,386	ST Sawik, Tadeusz	AGH University of Krakow	Operations Research	Rank 83
50	19,114	GA Galuszka, Agnieszka	Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce	Environmental Sciences	Rank 360
51	19,373	FK Formela, Krzysztof	Gdansk University of Technology	Polymers	Rank 140
52	19,375	GM Gupta, Munish Kumar	Opole University of Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 208
53	20,138	DA Dexter, A. R.	Instytut Uprawy Nawozenia i Gleboznawstwa Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 131
54	20,273	BK Belczynski, K.	Polish Academy of Sciences	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 163
55	20,517	JT Jesionowski, Teofil	Politechnika Poznanska	Polymers	Rank 148
56	20,588	BB Buszewski, Boguslaw	Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 92
57	20,920	KB Kaminska, Bozena	Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,020
58	21,050	BJ Blasiak, Janusz	Collegium Medicum	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 381
59	21,094	KK Kainer, Karl Ulrich	Politechnika Wroclawska	Materials	Rank 375
60	21,559	SJ Styczynski, Jan	Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz	Immunology	Rank 448
61	21,948	GT Guzik, Tomasz	Jagiellonian University Medical College	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 687
62	22,117	OM Orlitzky, Marc	University of Warsaw	Business & Management	Rank 632
63	22,165	PD Polap, Dawid	Silesian University of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 910
64	22,924	HR Horodecki, Ryszard	Uniwersytet Gdanski	General Physics	Rank 152
65	23,034	NK Narkiewicz, Krzysztof	Gdanski Uniwersytet Medyczny	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 720
66	23,634	ZK Zyczkowski, Karol	Center for Theoretical Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences	General Physics	Rank 157
67	23,781	BG Bartosz, Grzegorz	University of Rzeszów	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 426
68	24,333	WM Wozniak, Marcin	Silesian University of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 994
69	24,774	UA Undas, Anetta	Jagiellonian University Medical College	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 762
70	25,166	DR Dobrucka, Renata	Poznan University of Economics and Business	Polymers	Rank 205
71	25,307	Boczkaj, Grzegorz	Gdansk University of Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 156
72	25,714	KJ Kacprzyk, Janusz	Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,042
73	25,975	KT Krygowski, Tadeusz M.	University of Warsaw	Organic Chemistry	Rank 312
74	26,226	KH Kalaji, Hazem M.	Szkola Glówna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 368
75	26,443	SR Slowinski, Roman	Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,074
76	26,609	DT Dietl, T.	Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 517
77	26,766	PP Plawiak, Pawel	Politechnika Krakowska	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,090
78	27,613	BF Béguin, François	Politechnika Poznanska	Energy	Rank 686
79	27,955	SM Smol, Marzena	Polish Academy of Sciences	Environmental Sciences	Rank 544
80	28,078	TA Torbicki, Adam	European Health Center	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 850
81	28,157	PP Pohl, Pawel	Politechnika Wroclawska	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 133
82	28,260	PG Peters, Godefridus J.	Gdanski Uniwersytet Medyczny	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 908
83	28,460	KM Kwiek, Marek	Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu	Education	Rank 323
84	28,601	EH Ehrlich, Hermann	Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu	Polymers	Rank 223
85	29,066	WS Wojciechowski, Szymon	Politechnika Poznanska	Materials	Rank 525
86	29,136	RA Radwan, Ahmed E.	Uniwersytet Jagiellonski	Geology	Rank 31
87	30,168	KD Kolodynska, D.	Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej w Lublinie	Chemical Engineering	Rank 199
88	30,733	KJ Kronenberg, Jakub	University of Lodz	Ecology	Rank 625
89	30,873	KG Królczyk, Grzegorz	Opole University of Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 325
90	30,993	MR Miskiewicz, Radoslaw	Uniwersytet Szczecinski	Business & Management	Rank 822
91	31,156	LA Luszczynska, Aleksandra	SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospoleczny	Public Health	Rank 312
92	31,184	MJ Michalowicz, Jaromir	University of Lodz	Environmental Sciences	Rank 605
93	31,226	KA Kuzior, Aleksandra	Silesian University of Technology	Energy	Rank 797
94	31,672	TM Trojanowicz, Marek	University of Warsaw	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 154
95	31,830	RP Rzymski, Piotr	Poznan University of Medical Sciences	Environmental Sciences	Rank 617
96	32,602	RJ Rybakowski, Janusz K.	Poznan University of Medical Sciences	Psychiatry	Rank 605
97	32,636	PJ Pietraszek, Jacek	Politechnika Krakowska	Materials	Rank 595
98	32,810	RT Robak, Tadeusz	Medical University of Lodz	Immunology	Rank 690
99	32,882	BM Bijak, Michal	University of Lodz	Chemical Physics	Rank 479
100	33,321	PM Panteghini, Mauro	Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 9
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Frequently asked questions

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

1,306 scientists affiliated with Poland are on the 2024 single-year list, and 1,244 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 single-year list, Polish Academy of Sciences has the most listed scientists from Poland, with 78. It is followed by University of Warsaw with 59.

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 1,306 in 2024, a change of +68.7%.

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.