Czechia (Czech Republic) Top 2% scientists 2026: 572 scholars
Live ABS Nexora analytics: Czechia lists 572 Top 2% scientists in the 2026 single-year cohort (~0.23% of the SY analytics total), led by Clinical Medicine (86) and Charles University (72).
How many Top 2% scientists are from Czechia?
Direct answer: ABS Nexora’s latest single-year country profile for Czechia (cze) lists 572 Top 2% scientists for selected year 2026 — about 0.23% of the Directory’s single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers). Average citations in this snapshot are about 1,045, with average h-index near 12.6, across 102 distinct institutions.
Directory analytics use Czechia (cze); searchers often type Czech Republic. The 2026 single-year profile is relatively balanced across Clinical Medicine, Physics & Astronomy, and Chemistry, with Charles University the largest institutional cohort.
Stanford / Elsevier Top 2% scientists list: Czechia
Direct answer: Queries such as “top 2% scientists Czechia”, “Stanford top 2% scientists Czechia”, “most cited scientists Czechia 2026”, and “Ioannidis top 2 percent” all refer to the same public bibliometric database — the Elsevier / Stanford–Ioannidis World’s Top 2% Scientists lists (August 2026 data-update, version 9). ABS Nexora indexes that list and shows the single-year 2026 Czechia (also searched as Czech Republic) cohort on the live Czechia country page.
How to verify a Czechia scholar certificate
Search the name on Directory search, open the scholar profile, and match name, institution, field, rank, and listing year. A Directory certificate is a convenience overlay — Stanford does not issue a diploma for this list; the source is the Ioannidis / Elsevier standardized citation-indicator database.
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Who are the most cited scientists in Czechia in 2026?
Direct answer: In ABS Nexora’s Czechia country profile (cze, single-year 2026), the top 10 listed scholars by Directory ranking start with Pumera, Martin (University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague; Enabling & Strategic Technologies; global rank 592; ~6,732 citations). The table below uses # in country for order within this national list and Global rank for the scholar’s overall rank_all in the single-year listing.
| # in country | Researcher | Institution | Field | Global rank | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pumera, Martin | University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 592 | 6,732 |
| 2 | Konoplya, Roman A. | Slezská univerzita v Opave | Physics & Astronomy | 640 | 2,281 |
| 3 | Baldrian, Petr | Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic | Biomedical Research | 1,067 | 4,022 |
| 4 | Pyšek, Petr | Charles University | Biology | 1,157 | 7,641 |
| 5 | Vymazal, Jan | Czech University of Life Sciences Prague | Engineering | 1,280 | 2,239 |
| 6 | Sabatini, David M. | Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic | Biomedical Research | 1,339 | 8,106 |
| 7 | Klemeš, Jiří Jaromír | Brno University of Technology | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 2,719 | 5,371 |
| 8 | Trojovský, Pavel | Univerzita Hradec Králové | Mathematics & Statistics | 3,372 | 3,164 |
| 9 | Boileau, Pascal | Fakultní Nemocnice Hradec Králové | Clinical Medicine | 4,517 | 2,529 |
| 10 | Homola, Jiri | Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic | Chemistry | 4,908 | 1,560 |
Open any linked name for the full Directory scholar profile. Country order follows the live top_researchers panel on Czechia analytics.
What are Czechia’s strongest fields?
Czechia’s largest Top 2% field cohort is Clinical Medicine with 86 listed scholars. The next fields in the live profile are:
| Field | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Clinical Medicine | 86 |
| Physics & Astronomy | 84 |
| Chemistry | 77 |
| Biology | 64 |
| Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 63 |
Which institutions lead in Czechia?
The largest institutional cohort in the Czechia profile is Charles University (72 listed scholars). Other leading affiliations:
| Institution | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Charles University | 72 |
| VSB – Technical University of Ostrava | 30 |
| Palacký University Olomouc | 29 |
| Masaryk University | 25 |
| Czech University of Life Sciences Prague | 23 |
How has Czechia’s Top 2% cohort changed from 2020 to 2026?
In the country-profile timeline, Czechia moved from 359 listed scholars (2020) to 572 (2026) — a change of 213 (~+59%).
| Edition year | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 359 |
| 2021 | 458 |
| 2022 | 463 |
| 2023 | 472 |
| 2024 | 500 |
| 2025 | 538 |
| 2026 | 572 |
Snapshot metrics (single-year 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Listed scholars | 572 |
| Share of global (SY analytics) | 0.23% |
| Avg. citations | 1,045 |
| Avg. h-index | 12.6 |
| Best rank (in profile) | 592 |
| Distinct institutions | 102 |
| Leading field | Clinical Medicine (86) |
One highly ranked profile example in this snapshot: Pumera, Martin (University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague; Enabling & Strategic Technologies). Rankings shift with listing type and year — always verify on the live Directory.
Explore Czechia on ABS Nexora
- Czechia country analytics
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- Full analytics dashboard
- 2026 edition explained
- How to read country counts
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FAQ
How many Top 2% scientists does Czechia have in 2026? 572 listed scholars in ABS Nexora’s single-year country profile for selected year 2026.
What share of the global list is that? About 0.23% of the single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers in the matching dashboard snapshot).
Which field is strongest in Czechia? Clinical Medicine, with 86 listed scholars in the live profile.
Which institution has the most listed scholars? Charles University, with 72 in this snapshot (affiliation coding follows the underlying dataset).
Did Czechia grow between 2020 and 2026? Yes — from 359 to 572 listed scholars (~+59%) in the country timeline.
Who ranks highest among Czechia’s Top 2% scientists? In this snapshot, Pumera, Martin leads the country top_researchers list (see the top-10 table above for linked profiles).
Where can I verify these figures? Open the live Czechia country page or Analytics on ABS Nexora; numbers refresh with the Directory database. Data source: Elsevier / Stanford–Ioannidis World’s Top 2% Scientists lists via ABS Nexora.
Is there a Stanford top 2% scientists list for Czechia / Czech Republic? Yes. The Stanford–Elsevier / Ioannidis database includes Czechia affiliations. ABS Nexora lists 572 scholars in the 2026 single-year Czechia profile (cze).
How do I check if a researcher is in the Ioannidis top 2 percent? Search the exact Scopus-style name on ABS Nexora, or filter by institution and country. Inclusion means the composite c-score reached the top 100,000 globally or the top 2% of a Science-Metrix subfield.
How do I verify a Top 2% scientist certificate for someone in Czechia? Open the linked scholar profile from the Czechia country page or Directory search. Confirm the 2026 single-year (or career) listing, rank, and affiliation. Treat unmatched PDFs or screenshots as unverified.
What is the difference between single-year and career Top 2% listings? Single-year uses citations received in one recent calendar year (2025 citations in the 2026 edition). Career-long uses citations from 1996–2025. This article uses the single-year 2026 country profile.