UPWr scientists ranked among those with the highest citation metrics

• Scientists from UPWr among the 2% of most cited in the world
• Seven of the best UPWr scientists according to the 2020 TOP 2% ranking

Ranking methodology

According to the authors of the ranking, the use of citation metrics has become widespread but it comes with its difficulties. Extreme self-citations and “citation farms” (relatively small clusters of authors massively citing each other’s papers) make citation metrics false and meaningless as a measure of impact or excellence. The premise of the ranking methodology is to exclude this type of dependence and accurately present the metrics.

Two lists are created as part of the classification. The first one covers the overall achievements of the scientist, the second one shows their single-year impact. They take into account the number of citations, the Hirsch index, coauthorship-adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions, and a composite indicator. Only 2% of top scientists make the final ranking.

Scientists from UPWr in the ranking

The 2021 ranking includes almost 190,000 scientists, a thousand of whom are employees of Polish institutions. Three representatives of the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences found themselves among the 2% of the best scientists in the world. Out of the three, Prof. Jan Oszmiański from the Department of Fruit, Vegetable and Plant Nutraceutical Technology ranks the highest. He discovered the healing properties of chokeberries and found a way to overcome their sour taste.

The second place among the top scientists from UPWr was taken by Prof. Aneta Wojdyło from the Department of Fruit, Vegetable and Plant Nutraceutical Technology, head of the Plants Processing & Technology for Bioactive Food Plants4FOOD Leading Research Group, Vice-rector for science. Her work revolves around fruit and vegetable processing techniques.

Prof. Adam Figiel from the Institute of Agricultural Engineering, member of the Plants Processing & Technology for Bioactive Food Plants4FOOD Leading Research Group, was placed third among the scientists from UPWr. His research focuses on drying processes with the use of innovative methods of product quality and energy consumption.

Most cited in 2020

 In addition to a list reviewing the scientists’ entire career-long impact, a separate citation ranking for the previous year was also published. Among the 2% of the most cited scientists in 2020 there were seven representatives of the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences :

• Aneta Wojdyło – Department of Fruit, Vegetable and Plant Nutraceutical Technology, Plants Processing & Technology for Bioactive Food (Plants4FOOD) Leading Research Group
• Adam Figiel – Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Plants Processing & Technology for Bioactive Food (Plants4FOOD) Leading Research Group
• Jan Oszmiański – Department of Fruit, Vegetable and Plant Nutraceutical Technology
• Joanna Kolniak-Ostek – Department of Fruit, Vegetable and Plant Nutraceutical Technology, Plants Processing & Technology for Bioactive Food (Plants4FOOD) and Food & Health Leading Research Groups
• Krzysztof Marycz – Department of Experimental Biology, Marycz-LAB (Reg-Med-Lab) Leading Research Group
• Jan K. Kazak – Institute of Spatial Management, Water • Climate • Environment (WCE) and Sustainable Cities and Regions (SCR) Leading Research Groups
• Ewa Łukaszewicz – Institute of Animal Breeding, Poultry - From Farm to Fork (DroPOWER) and Animal Science of the Future (ASc4Future) Leading Research Groups

In both rankings Professor Jan van Hoof, affiliated with the University of Applied Sciences in Hague and Wrocław University of Life Sciences, was also highly placed.

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