Professor Tomáš Jungwirth from the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences has been included in the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list of the world's most cited scientists for the fourth time. This annual list recognizes researchers whose contributions have demonstrated broad and significant influence in their fields.
Tomáš Jungwirth is the head of the Spintronics and Nanoelectronics Department at the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Together with colleagues from this institute and Charles University, he has built one of the world's most important centers for spintronics research and opened up new and unique directions for research and development in this field. His research into a previously unknown class of magnets, leading to the discovery of altermagnetism, has been met with extraordinary acclaim, not only in the scientific community. In addition, Professor Jungwirth and his team were behind a discovery that paves the way for a thousand times faster digital data storage that is. Jungwirth is known worldwide for his ability to combine experimental and theoretical physics research with detailed knowledge of information technology.
"Only seven scientists from the Czech Republic appear on Clarivate's prestigious Highly Cited Researchers list for 2025. I was delighted to see Tomáš Jungwirth from the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences among them for the fourth time, this time as the only representative of the physical sciences from the Czech Republic. This is further independent confirmation of the truly unique position of Tomáš Jungwirth and his team in global research into spintronics and altemagnets," said Michael Prouza, Director of the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, commenting on Tomáš Jungwirth's award.
On October 28, Tomáš Jungwirth was also awarded the Medal of Merit by the President of the Czech Republic.
In total, seven Czech scientists appear on the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list, four of whom are representatives of the Czech Academy of Sciences – in addition to Tomáš Jungwirth, they are Petr Baldrián from the Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Tomáš Čajka from the Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, and Ondřej Novák from the Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
The Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list, published by Clarivate, ranks the top one in a thousand world's most cited researchers and is one of the most prestigious rankings. This year's list includes 6,868 names from more than 1,300 institutions in 60 countries and regions.