51 scientists in the main list and 52 in the entire 2023 ranking – these are the results of WUST researchers in the most recent edition of the prestigious list of the world's most influential scientists. A total of 76 WUST employees were classified in the TOP 2% list of the most frequently cited authors.  

The TOP 2% list is prepared by Stanford University analysts, the Elsevier publishing house and SciTech Strategies company. It is an evaluation of the entire research output according to the bibliometric index and taking into account such criteria as: the Hirsch index, the number of citations (including self-citations) or the position on the list of authors.

The list of scientists is divided into 22 scientific fields and 176 sub-fields, in accordance with the standard Science-Metrix classification. It comprises the names of 100 thousand most frequently cited researchers, as per c-score (with and without self-citations) and 2% authors most frequently cited in the particular field. Two lists were published: a general list and the 2023 list. The rank included 76 researchers from our University, out of which 25 were included in both lists.

The main list has 51 people from WUST, which is three scientists more than last year and five scientists more than two years ago. Again, the list of our most influential researchers is led by Prof. Rafał Weron from the Faculty of Management, Prof. Katarzyna Chojnacka from the Faculty of Chemistry and Prof. Karl Keiner from Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

All WUST researchers in the TOP 2% best researchers ranking:

• Prof. Rafał Weron (Faculty of Management)
• Prof. Katarzyna Chojnacka (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Prof. Karl Urlich Kainer (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
• Prof. Paweł Pohl (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Prof. Michał Woźniak (Faculty of Information and Communication Technology)
• Prof. Grażyna Gryglewicz (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Dr. Hab. Grzegorz Soboń, University Professor (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems)
• Prof. Marek Samoć (Faculty of Chemistry)
• *Prof. Adam Janiak (former Faculty of Electronics)
• Prof. Teresa Orłowska-Kowalska (Faculty of Electrical Engineering)
• Prof. Izabela Michalak (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Prof. Anna Witek-Krowiak (Faculty of Chemistry)
• *Prof. Stefan Chanas (Faculty of IT and Management)
• Prof. D. Robert Iskander (Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology)
• Prof. Zbigniew Gronostajski (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
• Dr. Hab. Stanisław Gryglewicz, University Professor (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Prof. Łukasz Sadowski (Faculty of Civil Engineering)
• Prof. Robert Kudrawiec (Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology)
• Prof. Krzysztof Bogdan (Faculty of Mathematics)
• Prof. Arkadiusz Wójs (Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology)
• Prof. Andrzej Trochimczuk (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Dr. Krzysztof Gałkowski (Department of Fundamental Problems of Technology)
• Dr. Hab. Irena Zubel, University Professor (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems)
• Dr. Hab. Jakub Jurasz, University Professor (Faculty of Environmental Engineering)
• Prof. Przemysław Kazienko (Faculty of Computer Science and Telecommunications)
• Prof. Ngoc Thanh Nguyen (Faculty of Information and Communication Technology)
• Prof. Janusz Mroczka (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems)
• Prof. Marek Bryjak (Faculty of Chemistry)
• 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)
• Dr. Hab. Lech Madeyski, University Professor (Faculty of Information and Communication Technology)
• Prof. Jolanta Bryjak (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Prof. Józef Olekszyszyn (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Dr. Hab. Rafał Zdunek, University Professor (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems)
• Dr. Hab. Jarosław Sotor, University Professor (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems)
• Prof. Łukasz Berlicki (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Prof. Wacław Urbańczyk (Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology)
• Prof. Dorota Kuchta (Faculty of Management)
• Dr. Hab. Piotr Rutkowski, University Professor (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Prof. Zbigniew Leonowicz (Faculty of Electrical Engineering)
• Prof. Krzysztof Schabowicz (Faculty of Civil Engineering)
• Prof. Krzysztof Abramski (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems)
• Prof. Adam Kasperski (Faculty of Management)
• Prof. Radosław Zimroz (Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology)
• Prof. Patrick Dewilde
• Prof. Krzysztof Szabat (Faculty of Electrical Engineering)
• Prof. Sławomir Sujecki (Faculty of Information and Communication Technology)
• Prof. Jan Masajada (Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology)
• Prof. Henryk Kasprzak (Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology)
• Prof. Leszek Rycerz (Faculty of Chemistry)

The list of most frequently cited authors in 2023 comprises a record breaking number of 52 WUST researchers. It opens with Prof. Katarzyna Chojnacka, Prof. Rafał Weron and Prof. Izabela Michalak (Faculty of Chemistry).

WUST researchers in the TOP 2% 2023 ranking:

• Prof. Katarzyna Chojnacka (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Prof. Rafał Weron (Faculty of Management)
• Prof. Izabela Michalak (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Prof. Karl Kainer (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
• Prof. Paweł Pohl (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Dr. Hab. Jakub Jurasz, University Professor (Faculty of Environmental Engineering)
• Prof. Anna Witek-Krowiak (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Prof. Michał Woźniak (Faculty of Information and Communication Technology)
• Prof. Łukasz Sadowski (Faculty of Civil Engineering)
• Dr. Sławomir Porada (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Dr. Hab. Olekseii Chechkin, University Professor (Faculty of Mathematics)
• Jeonghyun Kim (Faculty of Civil Engineering)
• Dr. Hab. Grzegorz Soboń, University Professor (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems)
• Prof. Grażyna Gryglewicz (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Prof. Teresa Orłowska-Kowalska (Faculty of Electrical Engineering)
• Dr. Hab. Marcin Poręba, University Professor (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Dr. Hab. Mateusz Kwaśnicki, University Professor (Faculty of Mathematics)
• Prof. Zbigniew Leonowicz (Faculty of Electrical Engineering)
• Prof. D. Robert Iskander (Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology)
• Dr. Hab. Anna Kowalska-Pyzalska (Faculty of Management)
• Dr. Hab. Irena Maliszewska (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Dr. Hab. Jarosław Sotor, University Professor (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems)
• Govind Vashishtha (Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology)
• Dr. Anna Siekierska (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Dr. Hab. Tomasz Trapko, University Professor (Faculty of Civil Engineering)
• Dr. Hab. Bartłomiej Dyda, University Professor (Faculty of Mathematics)
• Prof. Marcin Drąg (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Prof. Krzysztof Bogdan (Faculty of Mathematics)
• Prof. Krzysztof Schabowicz (Faculty of Civil Engineering)
• Dr. Hab. Marcin Winnicki, University Professor (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
• Dr. Jarosław Rybak (Faculty of Civil Engineering)
• Dr. Hab. Karol Krzempek, University Professor (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems)
• Prof. Zbigniew Gronostajski (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
• Prof. Robert Kudrawiec (Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology)
• Prof. Radosław Zimroz (Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology)
• Dr. Hab. Demis Pandelidis (Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering)
• Dr. Hab. Michał Nikodem, University Professor (Department of Fundamental Problems of Technology)
• Prof. Przemysław Kazienko (Faculty of Computer Science and Telecommunications)
• Dr. Hab. Michał Mazur, University Professor (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems)
• Dr. Jan Zaręba (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Prof. Łukasz Berlicki (Faculty of Chemistry)
• Dr. Hab. Marek Hawryluk, University Professor (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
• Prof. Krzysztof Szabat (Faculty of Electrical Engineering)
• Prof. Ngoc Thanh Nguyen (Faculty of Information and Communication Technology)
• Prof. Jan Drzymała (Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology)
• Prof. Krzysztof Abramski (Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems)
• Dr. Maciej Skowron (Faculty of Electrical Engineering)
• Dr. Hab. Anna Hoła, University Professor (Faculty of Civil Engineering)
• Prof. Sławomir Sujecki (Faculty of Information and Communication Technology)
• Dr. Hab. Marcin Kamiński, University Professor (Faculty of Electrical Engineering)
• Dr. Hab. Róża Goścień,, University Professor (Faculty of Information and Communication Technology)
• Dr. Hab. Tomasz Sozański, University Professor (Faculty of Medicine)