UPWr scientists in the TOP 2 ranking of the world's most influential scientists

The TOP 2 ranking presents 200,000 scientists with the greatest achievements in the world – a mere 2 percent. Hence its name.
Four UPWr scientists were ranked for their overall achievements.
The TOP 2 ranking for 2021 includes a total of seven scientists from the University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław. 

Ranking methodology

The authors of the ranking argue that the citation metrics are widely used, although not free from misuse. Emerging phenomena such as self-citation and citation farms (groups of authors quoting each other) lead to an over-interpretation of the indicators responsible for a scientist's influence or excellence. The methodology analyses, among other things, as well as the number of citations, the Hirsch index, co-authorship, the ratio of citations to published articles, and its detailed nature ensure that the ranking is as objective as possible. The top 2 percent of scientists from around the world make it to the final lists.

UPWr scientists in the ranking

Almost 200,000 names are included in the ranking published in 2022. Four representatives of the University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław are in the top 2% of the world's authors of publications, evaluated on the basis of their overall achievements. Three of them have maintained their positions from last year: Prof. Jan Oszmiański from the Department of Fruit, Vegetables and Plant Nutraceuticals Technology, Prof. Aneta Wojdyło from the Department of Fruit, Vegetables and Plant Nutraceuticals Technology, and Vice-Rector for Science, Prof. Adam Figiel from the Institute of Agricultural Engineering. This year Prof. Ryszard Haitlinger came fourth among scientists from the University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław. The former head of the Department of Zoology at the Faculty of Biology and Animal Husbandry, now emeritus professor at the UPWr, is concerned with the systematics of mites in his research.

Most often cited in 2021

Seven representatives of our university were among the 2% most cited scientists last year:

• Prof. Aneta Wojdyło – Department of Fruit, Vegetables and Plant Nutraceuticals Technology, Leading Research Team Functional Food of Plant Origin (Plants4FOOD)
• Prof. Adam Figiel – Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Leading Research Team Functional Food of Plant Origin (Plants4FOOD)
• Prof. Jan Oszmiański – Department of Fruit, Vegetables and Plant Nutraceuticals Technology
• Prof. Joanna Kolniak-Ostek – Department of Fruit, Vegetables and Plant Nutraceuticals Technology, Leading Research Teams Functional Food of Plant Origin (Plants4FOOD) and Food and Health
• Prof. Krzysztof Marycz – Department of Experimental Biology, Leading Research Team Marycz-LAB (Reg-Med-Lab)
• Prof. Cezary Kabała – Institute of Soil Sciences and Environmental Protection, Leading Research Team Agriculture • Environment • Natural Resources (AgrEn).
• Prof. Ewa Łukaszewicz – Animal Breeding Institute, Leading Research Teams  Poultry - From Field to Table (DroPOWER) and  Zootechnics of the Future (ASc4Future)

The TOP 2 percent list is prepared by Stanford University, Elsevier publishing house and SciTech Strategies. Detailed lists and the ranking methodology are available on the website.

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