Our scientists in prestigious Research.com rankings

Five specialists from MUW were among the world's best scientists in the 4th edition of Research.com's rankings. The rankings were based on a variety of bibliometric sources, and the analysis included more than 166,000 representatives of science.

Data for the compilation of the indices was collected on November 27, 2024. The ranking position is based on the D-index (Discipline H-index), which includes only publications and citation metrics for the examined discipline. The compilation includes 26 fields of science, and our researchers were included in two: medicine as well as biology and biochemistry.

In the field of biology and biochemistry, these are:

  • Prof. Magdalena Kucia, Head of the Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, who ranked 1st among Poles, (D-Index: 80; Citations: 23,154; Publications: 298), while ranking 3394th on the world list.
  • Prof. Rafał Płoski, Head of the Department of Medical Genetics, who ranked 13th among Poles, (D-Index: 56; Citations: 14,186; Publications: 485), while ranking 12096th on the world list.
  • Prof. Jakub Gołąb, Head of the Department of Immunology, who ranked 18th among Poles (D-Index: 53; Citations: 42,733; Publications: 217), while ranking 13665th on the world list.

Noteworthy, in the list of scientists from Poland, only four represent medical universities, three of them - listed above – represent our university.

In the field of medicine, these are:

  • Prof. Hanna Szajewska, Head of the Department of Pediatrics, who ranked 6th among Poles (D-Index: 104; Citations: 42,889; Publications: 437), while ranking 6084th on the world list.

Professor Mariusz Ratajczak of the Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine is also on the medicine list, albeit among US scientists. Affiliated with the ranking as a representative of the University of Louisville, Professor Ratajczak ranked 2998th among US scientists and 5638th on the world list (D-Index: 106; Citations: 43,008; Publications: 754).

In the field of immunology the 3rd position among Polish scientists is held by Professor Andrzej Górski, rector of the WUM from 1996 to 1999, former head of the WUM Department of Clinical Immunology, currently from the Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy Polish Academy of Sciences (D-Index: 51, Citations: 9 036, Publications: 274). Professor Górski was also ranked 3582 in the world list.

 

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