Lorentz Jäntschi - Professor in Department of Physics and Chemistry at Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN). Education: B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Informatics (in 1995) from "Babeş-Bolyai" University (UBB). B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Physics and Chemistry (UBB, in 1997) and Ph.D. in Chemistry (UBB, in 2000, under the supervision of Prof. Mircea V. Diudea). M.Sc. in Agriculture (in 2002) from the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca (USAMVCN). Ph.D. (in 2010) and Postdoctorate (in 2013) in Horticulture (both at USAMVCN, under the supervision of Prof. Radu E. Sestraş). Career: High school teacher (1995–1999, "G. Bariţiu" National College; 1999–2001, "N. Bălcescu" Theoretical High School, Cluj-Napoca), research assistant (1998-2000, UBB), teaching assistant (1999-2000), assistant professor (2000-2008), associate professor (2008-2013), and full professor (since 2013) at UTCN. PhD advisor in Chemistry (at UBB from 2013 to 2024 and at UTCN since 2024). Honors and awards: Young Researcher Excellence (UTCN, 2008), Excellence in Research (UBB, 2021), UTCN Ambassador (UTCN, 2024). Distinctions: Top Peer Reviewer in Cross-Field (Web of Science Group / Publons, 2019). Included in the Stanford–Elsevier rankings of the world's top 2% scientists (Single-Year Impact editions, 2020–2024). Research interests include applied mathematics, mathematical chemistry, chemoinformatics, and statistical data analysis. Personal website: http://lori.academicdirect.org.
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania
Physics and Chemistry
MDPI 2025 Top 1000 Reviewers
MDPI, Basel, Switzerland
MDPI recognizing of top 1000 individuals from global community of 210,000 reviewers across 67 countries and territories—chosen for their commitment to rigorous, constructive peer review and the consistency of their contributions throughout 2025.
Prize for Excellency in Research
Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
In recognition of outstanding scientific achievements at the international level in 2021
Ambassador Diploma
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
In recognition of the remarkable contribution to promoting the image of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca and for the active involvement in enhancing its prestige, through the commitment, competence, and outstanding achievements demonstrated in the activities carried out.

Outstanding Reviewer Award
MDPI
Awarded by Symmetry in 2023
University Educator/Researcher
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
01 Feb 1999 - present
University Educator/Researcher
Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
01 Oct 2013 - 30 Sep 2023
Journalist, Writer, Editor or Publisher
Leonardo Journal of Sciences, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
01 Jun 2002 - 01 Dec 2018
Editor-in-chief
Leonardo Electronic Journal of Practices and Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
01 Jun 2002 - 01 Dec 2018
Post Doctoral Researcher
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca
01 Dec 2010 - 01 Mar 2013
University Educator/Researcher
Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
01 Nov 1998 - 01 Jan 2000