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

Poland has 1,244 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 11.2% from 1,119 in 2023. That places Poland 24th in the world by number of listed scientists. Polish Academy of Sciences has the most listed scientists (97), followed by University of Warsaw (76).

Single Year

1,306

+163 (+14.3%) vs 2023

Career Data

1,244

+125 (+11.2%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#24

No change vs 2023

Institutes

155

-19 (-10.9%) vs 2023

Scientists in Poland on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 71% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+31.8%

2022+5.1%

2023+11.2%

2024+11.2%

2025+13.5%

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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

By number of listed scientists

Career-long list2024

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1Polish Academy of Sciences97
2University of Warsaw76
3AGH University of Krakow64
4Politechnika Warszawska64
5Politechnika Wrocławska51
6Gdańsk University of Technology45
7Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu43
8Uniwersytet Jagielloński41
9Silesian University of Technology39
10Politechnika Poznanska34

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Rank in Poland	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	2,218	PZ Pawlak, Zdzisław	University of Warsaw	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 59
2	5,652	DT Dietl, T.	Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 149
3	6,094	FE Frackowiak, Elzbieta	Politechnika Poznanska	Energy	Rank 62
4	6,952	CA Cichocki, Andrzej	Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 158
5	7,213	RA Rogalski, Antoni	Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna	Applied Physics	Rank 186
6	8,278	NJ Namieśnik, Jacek	Gdańsk University of Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 39
7	11,440	SA Szczeklik, Andrzej	Jagiellonian University Medical College	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 544
8	12,406	SH Szajewska, Hania	Medical University of Warsaw	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 213
9	12,662	DA Dexter, A. R.	Instytut Uprawy Nawozenia i Gleboznawstwa Państwowy Instytut Badawczy	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 48
10	12,875	RT Robak, Tadeusz	Medical University of Lodz	Immunology	Rank 466
11	13,232	HM Horodecki, Michał	Uniwersytet Gdański	General Physics	Rank 75
12	13,742	PK Pyrzynska, Krystyna	University of Warsaw	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 75
13	14,467	PP Ponikowski, Piotr	Wroclaw Medical University	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 660
14	14,772	CC Carlberg, Carsten	Polish Academy of Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 692
15	15,569	KM Kosmulski, Marek	Politechnika Lubelska	Chemical Physics	Rank 362
16	16,080	PG Peters, Godefridus J.	Gdanski Uniwersytet Medyczny	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 717
17	16,329	GE Gelenbe, Erol	Polish Academy of Sciences	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 131
18	16,566	DU Domańska, Urszula	Łukasiewicz - Instytut Chemii Przemysłowej im. prof. Ignacego Mościckiego	Chemical Engineering	Rank 61
19	18,029	UA Udalski, Andrzej	University of Warsaw	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 158
20	18,246	SR Słowiński, Roman	Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 387
21	18,331	CJ Ciosłowski, J.	Uniwersytet Szczecinski	Chemical Physics	Rank 421
22	18,378	KZ Kundzewicz, Zbigniew W.	Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu	Environmental Engineering	Rank 60
23	18,657	HP Horodecki, Paweł	Uniwersytet Gdański	General Physics	Rank 108
24	18,982	PK Pachucki, Krzysztof	University of Warsaw	General Physics	Rank 112
25	19,102	MM Malbrain, Manu L.N.G.	Medical University of Lublin	Anesthesiology	Rank 59
26	19,163	TA Torbicki, Adam	European Health Center	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 829
27	19,905	KS Konturek, Stanislaw J.	Jagiellonian University Medical College	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 313
28	20,102	TM Trojanowicz, Marek	University of Warsaw	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 109
29	20,465	SW Staszewski, Wieslaw J.	AGH University of Krakow	Acoustics	Rank 31
30	20,858	NK Narkiewicz, Krzysztof	Gdanski Uniwersytet Medyczny	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 892
31	21,473	CC Chatgilialoglu, Chryssostomos	Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu	Organic Chemistry	Rank 441
32	21,559	KT Krygowski, Tadeusz M.	University of Warsaw	Organic Chemistry	Rank 444
33	21,945	RJ Rybakowski, Janusz K.	Poznan University of Medical Sciences	Psychiatry	Rank 555
34	21,981	FJ Falandysz, Jerzy	Medical University of Lodz	Environmental Sciences	Rank 126
35	22,659	KR Kaliszan, Roman	Gdanski Uniwersytet Medyczny	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 127
36	22,662	WR Weron, Rafał	Politechnika Wrocławska	Energy	Rank 251
37	22,853	PJ Pawlowski, J.	Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 25
38	22,858	BB Buszewski, Bogusław	Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 128
39	22,902	PM Panteghini, Mauro	Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 11
40	23,446	BG Bartosz, Grzegorz	University of Rzeszów	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,044
41	23,539	MZ Michalewicz, Zbigniew	Institute of Computer Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 479
42	23,878	AR Amarowicz, Ryszard	Polish Academy of Sciences	Food Science	Rank 90
43	24,110	Banach, Maciej	Medical University of Lodz	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 994
44	24,361	ZK Zyczkowski, Karol	Center for Theoretical Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences	General Physics	Rank 139
45	24,400	BF Béguin, François	Politechnika Poznanska	Energy	Rank 272
46	26,066	TM Tendera, M.	Slaski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,083
47	26,205	CK Chojnacka, Katarzyna	Politechnika Wrocławska	Physical Chemistry	Rank 96
48	26,681	SA Sionkowska, Alina	Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu	Polymers	Rank 223
49	26,739	SA Sobolewski, Andrzej L.	Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Chemical Physics	Rank 589
50	27,968	JJ Jassem, Jacek	Gdanski Uniwersytet Medyczny	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,256
51	27,980	BJ Bujnicki, Janusz M.	Międzynarodowy Instytut Biologii Molekularnej i Komórkowej w Warszawie	Developmental Biology	Rank 1,041
52	28,104	KJ Kacprzyk, Janusz	Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 585
53	28,119	ST Sparks, Tim	Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu	Ecology	Rank 504
54	29,143	KK Kainer, Karl Ulrich	Politechnika Wrocławska	Materials	Rank 355
55	29,218	HR Horodecki, Ryszard	Uniwersytet Gdański	General Physics	Rank 170
56	29,614	OP Oleszczuk, Patryk	Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej w Lublinie	Environmental Sciences	Rank 173
57	29,870	GM Gryta, Marek	West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin	Chemical Engineering	Rank 111
58	31,617	KB Kaminska, Bozena	Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,336
59	31,746	BJ Bełtowski, Jerzy	Medical University of Lublin	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 257
60	33,372	GD Gryko, Daniel T.	Polish Academy of Sciences	Organic Chemistry	Rank 636
61	33,441	JP Jaranowski, Piotr	Uniwersytet w Bialymstoku	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 482
62	34,512	ZA Zdziarski, A. A.	Polish Academy of Sciences	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 374
63	34,794	JT Jesionowski, Teofil	Politechnika Poznanska	Polymers	Rank 311
64	35,286	KB Krajewska, Barbara	Uniwersytet Jagielloński	Biotechnology	Rank 88
65	35,746	MM Mąkosza, Mieczysław	Polish Academy of Sciences	Organic Chemistry	Rank 679
66	36,804	RL Rutkowski, Leszek	Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 763
67	37,203	BJ Blasiak, Janusz	Collegium Medicum	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,544
68	37,524	KT Kapitaniak, Tomasz	Lodz University of Technology	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 309
69	37,713	BI Bialynicki-Birula, Iwo	Center for Theoretical Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences	General Physics	Rank 226
70	38,287	GA Glowacz, Adam	Politechnika Krakowska	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 99
71	38,390	UA Undas, Anetta	Jagiellonian University Medical College	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,511
72	38,578	ZA Zaleska-Medynska, Adriana	Uniwersytet Gdański	Physical Chemistry	Rank 134
73	39,045	SK Selmaj, Krzysztof W.	Uniwersytet Warminsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,820
74	40,564	MZ Mróz, Z.	Institute of Fundamental Technological Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 260
75	40,993	KI Kityk, I. V.	Częstochowa University Of Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 1,025
76	41,088	HJ Haber, J.	AGH University of Krakow	Physical Chemistry	Rank 139
77	41,135	BK Belczynski, K.	Polish Academy of Sciences	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 473
78	41,331	MS Mrówczyński, Stanislaw	Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 615
79	41,405	KL Kaczmarek, Leszek	Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,972
80	42,645	PP Pohl, Pawel	Politechnika Wrocławska	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 277
81	42,810	JS Jadach, S.	Polish Academy of Sciences	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 644
82	43,248	LA Luszczynska, Aleksandra	SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny	Public Health	Rank 402
83	43,389	NJ Nawrocki, Jacek	Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 281
84	44,013	SA Sadlej, Andrzej J.	Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu	Chemical Physics	Rank 922
85	44,358	PR Pluta, Ryszard	Medical University of Lublin	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,143
86	44,437	GA Galeski, Andrzej	Institute - Center for Molecular and Macromolecular Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Polymers	Rank 399
87	44,550	WS Woronowicz, Stanisław Lech	University of Warsaw	Mathematical Physics	Rank 25
88	44,607	OW Oleszek, Wiesław	Instytut Uprawy Nawozenia i Gleboznawstwa Państwowy Instytut Badawczy	Food Science	Rank 191
89	44,932	KM Kowalski, Marek	Medical University of Lodz	Allergy	Rank 143
90	45,369	GS Gogolewski, Sylwester	PolyBiomat Consulting	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 194
91	45,557	ST Sawik, Tadeusz	AGH University of Krakow	Operations Research	Rank 145
92	45,599	KP Kulesza, Pawel J.	University of Warsaw	Energy	Rank 559
93	45,967	MM Misiak, Mikołaj	University of Warsaw	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 692
94	46,340	SP Stepnowski, Piotr	Uniwersytet Gdański	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 298
95	46,378	GR Gryglewski, Ryszard J.	Jagiellonian University Medical College	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 380
96	46,515	BA Bajguz, Andrzej	Uniwersytet w Bialymstoku	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 588
97	46,734	ST Szkudelski, Tomasz	Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,062
98	47,713	GW Grzesik, Wit	Opole University of Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 367
99	47,799	SK Sangwal, Keshra	Politechnika Lubelska	Applied Physics	Rank 1,205
100	47,814	GG Golewski, Grzegorz Ludwik	Politechnika Lubelska	Materials	Rank 610
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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 career-long list, Polish Academy of Sciences has the most listed scientists from Poland, with 97. It is followed by University of Warsaw with 76.

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

On the career-long list, Poland went from 726 scientists in 2020 to 1,244 in 2024, a change of +71.3%.

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.