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Research in Opava

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Opava, Czechia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Silesian University in Opava and Silesian Museum.

Research institutions
12
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.7k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
10.5%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Opava?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Silesian University in OpavaUniversity 4,239 #10,958
2Silesian MuseumArchive 292 #24,821
3State Phytosanitary AdministrationGovernment institution 106 not ranked
4Slezská Nemocnice v OpavěHospital / health system 18 not ranked
5Mvb Opava (Czechia)Company 4 not ranked
6Ostroj (Czechia)Company 3 not ranked
7Hytech (Czechia)Company 3 not ranked
8Akzo Nobel (Czechia)Company 2 not ranked
9Activair (Czechia)Company 1 not ranked
10Top - Modern (Czechia)Company 1 not ranked
11K2pharm (Czechia)Company 1 not ranked
12Isotra (Czechia)Company 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Silesian University in Opava: 90.8%Silesian Museum: 6.3%State Phytosanitary Administration: 2.3%Slezská Nemocnice v Opavě: 0.4%8 others listed: 0.3%91%largest
Silesian University in Opava4,239 · 90.8%Silesian Museum292 · 6.3%State Phytosanitary Administration106 · 2.3%Slezská Nemocnice v Opavě18 · 0.4%8 others listed16 · 0.3%

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What is Opava strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Opava is most concentrated in Linguistics and Language, Astronomy and Astrophysics and History (24.6× the world share in Linguistics and Language).

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 22.1 works25×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 46.9 works12×
  3. HistorySubfield · 25.6 works10×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 22.0 works10.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Opava?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Cultural Studies, Ethnography, Literature, Nationalism, Sociolinguistics, Migration and Cultural Identity.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Education63▲ 4.7×25 topics
  2. Globalization47▲ 3.0×45 topics
  3. Cultural Studies44▲ 15×15 topics
  4. Ethnography36▲ 26×2 topics
  5. Literature34▲ 8.0×19 topics
  6. Nationalism32▲ 9.0×8 topics
  7. Human Rights32▲ 3.9×22 topics
  8. Cultural Identity31▲ 7.6×9 topics
  9. Sociolinguistics31▲ 21×7 topics
  10. Migration30▲ 12×7 topics
  11. Eastern Europe30▲ 69×3 topics
  12. Cultural Heritage30▲ 6.9×10 topics
  13. Soviet Union29▲ 65×2 topics
  14. Identity28▲ 4.9×19 topics
  15. Polish history28▲ 131×1 topic
  16. Polish minority28▲ 131×1 topic
  17. Ethics27▲ 7.0×14 topics
  18. Language27▲ 14×7 topics
  19. Pedagogy26▲ 6.9×10 topics
  20. Lexicography26▲ 37×4 topics
  21. Multilingualism26▲ 20×4 topics
  22. Black Holes25▲ 34×3 topics
  23. Culture24▲ 5.9×5 topics
  24. Economic Development24▲ 3.8×17 topics
  25. Translation23▲ 17×2 topics
  26. European Union23▲ 13×14 topics
  27. Media Discourse22▲ 45×2 topics
  28. Ethnolinguistics22▲ 86×1 topic
  29. Social Change22▲ 23×4 topics
  30. Historiography21▲ 21×4 topics
  31. Social Sciences21▲ 19×5 topics
  32. National Identity20▲ 23×3 topics
  33. Urban Development20▲ 6.9×11 topics
  34. Memory Studies19▲ 38×2 topics
  35. Development19▲ 7.0×2 topics
  36. Anthropology19▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Digital Innovations19▲ 151×1 topic
  38. Youth Development19▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Memory17▲ 9.1×5 topics
  40. Phylogeny17▲ 15×13 topics

What research is done in Opava?

Polish Historical and Cultural Studies: 28 fractional worksLanguage and Culture: 22 fractional worksCentral European Literar…19Central European Literary Studies: 19 fractional worksEducation and Cultural S…19Education and Cultural Studies: 19 fractional worksPolish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies: 14 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 12 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …12Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland: 12 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 11 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 11 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…11Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 11 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLinguistics and LanguageAnthropologyEducation4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 28 works
  2. 2 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 22 works
  3. 3 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 19 works
  4. 4 Education and Cultural Studies Education 19 works
  5. 5 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 14 works
  6. 6 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  7. 7 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 12 works
  8. 8 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 works
  9. 9 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 works
  10. 10 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 11 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.