Prof. Neven Duić and Assist. Prof. Hrvoje Mikulčić have again been included among the top 2% most influential scientists in the world. The recognition comes from the updated Stanford list, based on 2025 data.
Both researchers appear on both rankings: the career-long list and the single-year list for 2025.
Three other members of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture are on the career-long list: Academician Ivo Senjanović, Prof. Joško Deur and Prof. Hrvoje Kozmar. Prof. Kozmar also appears on the single-year list.
The study is compiled and regularly updated by a research group at Stanford University (USA), led by Prof. John P. A. Ioannidis. It draws on Scopus data and ranks researchers by six standardised indicators of scientific productivity and impact.
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In the latest update of the study of the world’s most influential scientists, based on 2024 data, three professors from the Smart Energy Systems Laboratory are again among the top 2% most-cited scientists worldwide: Prof. Neven Duić, Prof. Goran Krajačić and Assistant Professor Hrvoje Mikulčić.
Prof. Duić is also listed among the most influential scientists for their entire career. The rankings are compiled by a research group at Stanford University led by Prof. John Ioannidis, using data from the Scopus database and six standardised metrics of scientific productivity.
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has appointed Prof. Neven Duić of FSB as Coordinating Lead Author of Chapter 14, “Integration and interactions across sectors and systems”, in its Seventh Assessment Report.
Prof. Duić was selected through a highly competitive process in which thousands of scientists worldwide compete for a limited number of positions. His appointment is the first time a researcher from Croatia has been named to such a senior role in the IPCC.
He joins Working Group III, which assesses solutions for mitigating climate change. As Coordinating Lead Author he leads the drafting of the chapter, coordinates the lead authors and ensures the report conveys the latest science in a balanced, comprehensive way.
The first Lead Author meeting, the first ever to bring together all three working groups, was held in Paris from 1 to 5 December 2025.
