46 people from the Wrocław University of Science and Technology have been ranked in the latest edition of the prestigious ranking of the world's most influential people in science. The TOP 2% list includes the names of scientists whose publications are most frequently cited by other authors.

The TOP 2% ranking is compiled by analysts from Stanford University, Elsevier Publishing and SciTech Strategies. It evaluates the entire scientific output of researchers according to a bibliometric index, taking into account criteria such as the Hirsch index, the number of citations (including self-citations) or place in the list of authors. Researchers were divided into 22 scientific fields and 176 sub-fields. A total of almost 200 000 names from all over the world were included in the list.

Among Polish universities, Warsaw University has the highest number of influential researchers. The Wrocław University of Science and Technology is in fourth place, and among Polish technical universities we came in third.

Among our researchers, Prof. Rafał Weron (Faculty of Management) is once again in the highest position, followed by Prof. Karl Keiner (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering) and Prof. Katarzyna Chojnacka (Faculty of Chemistry).

Wrocław University of Science and Technology representatives in the Top 2% list of the world's best scientists

• Prof. Rafał Weron (Faculty of Management),
• Prof. Karl Kainer (Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering),
• Prof. Katarzyna Chojnacka (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Paweł Pohl (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Grażyna Gryglewicz (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Marek Samoć (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Grzegorz Soboń (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems),
• Prof. Michał Woźniak (Faculty of Information and Communication Technology),
• *Prof. Stefan Chanas (Faculty of Information Technology and Management),
• Prof. Teresa Orłowska-Kowalska (Faculty of Electrical Engineering),
• Prof. Zbigniew Gronostajski (Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering),
• Prof. Robert D. Iskander (Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology),
• Prof. Stanisław Gryglewicz (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Arkadiusz Wójs (Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology),
• Prof. Andrzej Trochimczuk (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Anna Witek-Krowiak (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Rafał Kudrawiec (Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology),
• Prof. Janusz Mroczka (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems),
• Prof. Łukasz Sadowski (Faculty of Civil Engineering),
• Prof. Izabela Michalak (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Józef Oleksyszyn (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Marek Bryjak (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Przemysław Kazienko (Faculty of Information Technology and Telecommunications),
• Prof. Jolanta Bryjak (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Ngoc Thanh Nguyen (Faculty of Information and Communication Technology),
• Prof. Krzysztof Walkowiak (Faculty of Information and Communication Technology),
• Prof. Jan Misiewicz (Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology),
• Prof. Jan Drzymała (Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology),
• Prof. Rafał Zdunek (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems),
• Prof. Dorota Kuchta (Faculty of Management),
• Prof. Wacław Urbańczyk (Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology),
• Prof. Jarosław Sotor (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems),
• Prof. Łukasz Berlicki (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Lech Madeyski (Faculty of Information and Communication Technology),
• Prof. Krzysztof Abramski (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems),
• *Prof. Tadeusz Łobos (Faculty of Electrical Engineering),
• Prof. Zygmunt Sadowski (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Piotr Rutkowski (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Krzysztof Schabowicz (Civil Engineering Faculty),
• Prof. Ewa Lorenc-Grabowska (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Ewaryst Rafajłowicz (Faculty of Information and Communication Technology),
• Prof. Krzysztof Szabat (Faculty of Electrical Engineering),
• Prof. Henryk Kasprzak (Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technologyh),
• Prof. Radosław Zimroz (Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology),
• Prof. Jan Masajada (Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology),
• Prof. Leszek Rycerz (Faculty of Chemistry).

A list of people whose publications were most frequently cited by other authors in 2021 was also published. Here, 37 researchers from the Wrocław University of Science and Technology are included.

Wrocław University of Science and Technology researchers on TOP 2% list for 2021

• Prof. Rafał Weron (Faculty of Management),
• Prof. Katarzyna Chojnacka (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Karl Kainer (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering),
• Prof. Paweł Pohl (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Grzegorz Soboń (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems),
• Prof. Izabela Michalak (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Anna Witek-Krowiak (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Łukasz Sadowski (Faculty of Civil Engineering),
• Prof. Michał Woźniak (Faculty of Information and Communication Technology),
• Prof. Grażyna Gryglewicz (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Jakub Jurasz, PhD, Eng. (Faculty of Environmental Engineering),
• Prof. Jarosław Sotor (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems),
• Prof. Demis Pandelidis (Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering),
• Prof. Krzysztof Schabowicz (Faculty of Civil Engineering),
• Prof. Zbigniew Gronostajski (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering),
• Prof. Teresa Orłowska-Kowalska (Faculty of Electrical Engineering),
• Prof. Anna Szymczycha-Madeja (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Marcin Poręba (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Krzysztof Bogdan (Faculty of Pure and Applied Mathematics),
• Prof. Tomasz Trapko (Faculty of Civil Engineering),
• Prof. Mateusz Kwaśnicki (Faculty of Pure and Applied Mathematics),
• Prof. Tomasz Downarowicz (Faculty of Pure and Applied Mathematics),
• Prof. Radosław Zimroz (Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology),
• Prof. Edward Chlebus (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering),
• Prof. Marek Samoć (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Ewa Lorenc-Grabowska (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Lech Madeyski (Faculty of Information and Communication Technology),
• Prof. Tomasz Kurzynowski (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering),
• Prof. Łukasz Berlicki (Faculty of Chemistry),
• Prof. Ngoc Thanh Nguyen (Faculty of Information and Communication Technology),
• Prof. Robert Kudrawiec (Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology),
• Prof. Marek Hawryluk (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering),
• Karol Krzempek, PhD, Eng. (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems),
• Prof. Grzegorz Lesiuk (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering),
• Prof. Krzysztof Abramski (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems),
• Prof. Jan Drzymała (Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology),
• Prof. Krzysztof Walkowiak (Faculty of Information and Communication Technology).

Full list of TOP 2%.