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Science in Czechia

The Czechia ranks #26 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#30 all time), with 83k research works and 8.5% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#26
of 189 · #30 all time
Works, 2022-now
83k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.1M
14.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
8.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
5 in the top 1,000
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Czechia

What is Czechia strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, the Czechia ranks highest in Medicine (#27 of 152), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#23 of 124) and Social Sciences (#29 of 148). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Structural Biology, Paleontology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #27 of 152 8.9%12,011 #29 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #23 of 124 10.3%5,219 #27 Institutions
Social SciencesField #29 of 148 9.9%10,105 #31 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #22 of 105 8.9%5,123 #25 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #21 of 95 12.1%1,885 #23 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #27 of 122 8.8%5,120 #26 Institutions
Plant ScienceSubfield #21 of 90 10.5%1,862 #22 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #25 of 107 11.0%1,919 #28 Institutions
EngineeringField #31 of 131 6.5%13,566 #32 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #31 of 128 8.1%5,408 #29 Institutions
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #17 of 69 10.8%1,118 #19 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #30 of 119 8.9%3,056 #32 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Structural BiologySubfield · 48.4 works · #17 of 126 active here3.2×
  2. PaleontologySubfield · 357.8 works · #20 of 212 active here3.1×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 1,336.6 works · #20 of 223 active here3.0×
  4. Insect ScienceSubfield · 660.0 works · #24 of 214 active here2.4×
  5. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 519.4 works · #22 of 222 active here2.3×
  6. Ecological ModelingSubfield · 165.0 works · #23 of 210 active here2.3×
  7. General Materials ScienceSubfield · 90.7 works · #20 of 155 active here2.2×
  8. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 41.1 works · #26 of 158 active here2.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 6,011 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 5,988 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.00× its world share, 964 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 1,555 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.05× its world share, 354 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.12× its world share, 373 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.39× its world share, 2,079 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 6,194 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 2,246 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 698 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.06× its world share, 15k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 5,933 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.38× its world share, 4,581 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.32× its world share, 1,480 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.70× its world share, 3,599 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 206 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 1,319 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 14k worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 340 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.33× its world share, 172 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 3,272 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 2,163 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 918 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 2,120 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 2,446 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 11k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy1.70×3,599 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.50×2,246 works
  3. Chemistry1.39×2,079 works
  4. Materials Science1.38×4,581 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.33×6,011 works
  6. Veterinary1.33×172 works
  7. Mathematics1.32×1,480 works
  8. Environmental Science1.25×5,933 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.19×3,272 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.18×5,988 works
  11. Chemical Engineering1.12×373 works
  12. Engineering1.06×15k works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.05×354 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.04×2,120 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology1.00×964 works
  16. Neuroscience1.00×1,555 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.99×918 works
  18. Social Sciences0.94×11k works
  19. Psychology0.84×2,446 works
  20. Computer Science0.83×6,194 works
  21. Energy0.80×698 works
  22. Medicine0.75×14k works
  23. Nursing0.73×340 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.70×2,163 works
  25. Health Professions0.52×1,319 works
  26. Dentistry0.44×206 works

Which fields of science does Czechia work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Czechia is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (16%), Medicine (15%), Social Sciences (12%).

Physical Sciences: 42k fractional works · 44.4% of its workEngineering: 15k fractional works · 15.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2,713 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2,305 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2,101 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1,340 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1,330 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 949 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 845 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 822 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 704 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 662 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 592 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 352 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 229 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 222 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 6,194 fractional works · 6.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2,050 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1,003 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 837 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 814 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 653 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 236 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 600 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5,933 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEcology: 1,311 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 894 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 544 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 519 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 517 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 507 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 479 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 398 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 338 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 261 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 165 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4,581 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2,516 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomaterials: 599 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 552 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 493 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 421 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3,599 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1,119 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 894 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 588 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 436 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 260 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 223 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2,246 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 546 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 499 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 358 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 217 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeology: 204 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 200 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 223 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2,079 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 873 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 430 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 307 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 226 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 244 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1,480 fractional works · 1.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 319 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 293 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 266 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 602 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 698 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 598 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 100 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 373 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 22k fractional works · 23.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 11k fractional works · 12.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3,460 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2,108 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 1,788 fractional works · 1.9% of its workTransportation: 592 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 373 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 360 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 347 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 327 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 321 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 313 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 269 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 266 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 244 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 643 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 3,272 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhilosophy: 552 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 539 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 504 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 454 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 432 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 792 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 2,446 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 802 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 715 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 466 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 328 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 135 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2,163 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 643 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 428 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 294 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 250 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 238 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 234 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2,120 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1,509 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 313 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 298 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 918 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 509 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 204 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 205 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 16k fractional works · 16.6% of its workMedicine: 14k fractional works · 14.5% of its workSurgery: 1,548 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1,072 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 986 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 967 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 817 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 780 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 701 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 675 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 489 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 465 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 428 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 424 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 412 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 385 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 369 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 333 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 265 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 237 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 234 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 191 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2,071 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1,319 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 667 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 653 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 340 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 320 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 206 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 172 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 15k fractional works · 15.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6,011 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPlant Science: 2,118 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1,337 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInsect Science: 660 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 624 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 306 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 244 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 233 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 226 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 264 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5,988 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 3,405 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGenetics: 985 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 369 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 353 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 876 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 1,555 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 657 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 395 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 202 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 301 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 964 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 589 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 202 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 174 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 354 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKCzechia95kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences44%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences23%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering15k15.9%
    2. Computer Science6,1946.5%
    3. Environmental Science5,9336.2%
    4. Materials Science4,5814.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy3,5993.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences2,2462.4%
    7. Chemistry2,0792.2%
    8. Mathematics1,4801.6%
    9. Energy6980.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering3730.4%
    1. Social Sciences11k12.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities3,2723.4%
    3. Psychology2,4462.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2,1632.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2,1202.2%
    6. Decision Sciences9181.0%
    1. Medicine14k14.5%
    2. Health Professions1,3191.4%
    3. Nursing3400.4%
    4. Dentistry2060.2%
    5. Veterinary1720.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6,0116.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5,9886.3%
    3. Neuroscience1,5551.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology9641.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3540.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Czechia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Mechanical Properties, Epidemiology, Sustainability, Environmental Impact and School Climate.

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country'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. Climate Change3,523▲ 1.36×131 topics
  2. Epidemiology2,794▼ 0.73×140 topics
  3. Machine Learning2,315▼ 0.73×97 topics
  4. Sustainability2,225◆ 0.95×138 topics
  5. Deep Learning1,970▼ 0.60×85 topics
  6. Environmental Impact1,880▲ 1.16×74 topics
  7. Globalization1,752◆ 0.93×183 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties1,582▲ 1.69×39 topics
  9. Biodiversity1,573▲ 2.2×38 topics
  10. Inflammation1,488▼ 0.73×83 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications1,442▲ 1.28×36 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress1,441◆ 0.92×63 topics
  13. Nanoparticles1,376◆ 1.14×44 topics
  14. Invasive Species1,340▲ 3.3×21 topics
  15. Sustainable Development1,261▼ 0.84×111 topics
  16. Human Rights1,091◆ 1.12×90 topics
  17. Nanomaterials1,042◆ 1.04×21 topics
  18. Nanocomposites992▲ 1.32×22 topics
  19. Identity959▲ 1.39×79 topics
  20. Microstructure916▲ 1.85×19 topics
  21. Conservation908▲ 2.2×24 topics
  22. Literature858▲ 1.64×63 topics
  23. History848▲ 1.28×65 topics
  24. Biogeography828▲ 3.1×20 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis746▲ 2.5×16 topics
  26. Nationalism729▲ 1.70×34 topics
  27. Digital Education714▲ 5.0×7 topics
  28. Philosophy712▲ 1.68×46 topics
  29. Ethnicity669▲ 1.87×24 topics
  30. Evolution654▲ 2.6×19 topics
  31. Phylogeny634▲ 4.0×17 topics
  32. Habitat Fragmentation631▲ 3.1×5 topics
  33. Global Change627▲ 2.5×7 topics
  34. School Climate617▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Learning Environments602▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Student Attitudes595▲ 6.2×2 topics
  37. Educational Methods588▲ 109×1 topic
  38. Pedagogical Research588▲ 109×1 topic
  39. Taxonomy568▲ 4.1×15 topics
  40. DNA Barcoding546▲ 3.3×9 topics

Which research topics does Czechia publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Education, Psychology, and Social Research, Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Military Technology and Strategies.

Education, Psychology, a…588Education, Psychology, and Social Research: 588 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…376Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 376 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …367Military Technology and Strategies: 367 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…362Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 362 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 255 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 220 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 214 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 198 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 189 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 139 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 137 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 136 fractional works
EducationTransportationAerospace EngineeringSociology and Political Science7 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Education, Psychology, and Social Research Education 588 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 376 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 367 works
  4. 4 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 362 works
  5. 5 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 255 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 220 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 214 works
  8. 8 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 198 works
  9. 9 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 189 works
  10. 10 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 139 works
  11. 11 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 137 works
  12. 12 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 136 works

How many world-class institutions does Czechia hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country's whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

Standing among countries2022-nowWhere that sitsAll time
Average qualityits whole institution population #26 of 189 #30 of 203
Elite capacitythe institutions it holds at the top #28 of 204 #29 of 216

Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480. Countries under 100 fractional works are left out.

101st to 500th2501st to 1,000th3

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 5 (the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000), not to four times it.

Which universities in Czechia lead research?

Czech Academy of Sciences, Charles University and Masaryk University rank highest in Czechia on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 10.04%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →VSB - Technical Univ…Charles UniversityMasaryk UniversityCzech Academy of Sci…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Czech Academy of SciencesGovernment institution · Prague · #295 worldwide8.3% top 10% · 14k works
  2. 2Charles UniversityUniversity · Prague · #482 worldwide9.8% top 10% · 9.7k works
  3. 3Masaryk UniversityUniversity · Brno · #518 worldwide9.8% top 10% · 6.1k works
  4. 4VSB - Technical University of OstravaUniversity · Ostrava · #910 worldwide9.9% top 10% · 2.6k works
  5. 5Palacký University OlomoucUniversity · Olomouc · #926 worldwide9.4% top 10% · 3.3k works
  6. 6Czech University of Life Sciences PragueUniversity · Prague · #1,286 worldwide13.8% top 10% · 2.1k works
  7. 7University of South Bohemia in České BudějoviceUniversity · České Budějovice · #1,388 worldwide12.4% top 10% · 1.2k works
  8. 8Brno University of TechnologyUniversity · Brno · #1,413 worldwide7.0% top 10% · 3.4k works
  9. 9Mendel University in BrnoUniversity · Brno · #1,881 worldwide8.5% top 10% · 1.5k works
  10. 10University of OstravaUniversity · Ostrava · #1,898 worldwide8.0% top 10% · 1.5k works
  11. 11University of West Bohemia in PilsenUniversity · Pilsen · #2,453 worldwide5.6% top 10% · 1.7k works
  12. 12Tomas Bata University in ZlínUniversity · Zlín · #2,498 worldwide10.8% top 10% · 1k works
  13. 13University of Hradec KrálovéUniversity · Hradec Králové · #2,679 worldwide14.7% top 10% · 1.3k works
  14. 14Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (Czechia)Company · Prague · #2,828 worldwide12.5% top 10% · 399 works
  15. 15Prague University of Economics and BusinessUniversity · Prague · #2,907 worldwide10.1% top 10% · 987 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Czechia

Who are the top researchers in Czechia?

Petr Baldrián, C. Søgaard and L. Montaño Zetina rank highest among researchers based in Czechia.

  1. 1 Petr Baldrián #105 worldwide 38k citations · 8,877 works
  2. 2 C. Søgaard #2,458 worldwide 20k citations · 139 works
  3. 3 L. Montaño Zetina #2,558 worldwide 18k citations · 105 works
  4. 4 Francesco de Bello #4,452 worldwide 26k citations · 293 works
  5. 5 M. Vajzer #4,462 worldwide 14k citations · 88 works
  6. 6 Petr Pyšek #4,497 worldwide 92k citations · 783 works
  7. 7 Michal Sumbera #5,385 worldwide 73k citations · 979 works
  8. 8 Jan Pergl #5,427 worldwide 34k citations · 313 works
  9. 9 J. Cepila #6,840 worldwide 21k citations · 202 works
  10. 10 Z. Vykydal #7,869 worldwide 39k citations · 539 works
Top researchers in Czechia

Which cities in Czechia are research hubs?

  1. 1 PragueCzechia 276k works
  2. 2 BrnoCzechia 82k works
  3. 3 OstravaCzechia 21k works
  4. 4 OlomoucCzechia 20k works
  5. 5 České BudějoviceCzechia 18k works

How much of it is in the largest

The same cities as shares of everything these twelve account for.

Prague: 66.2%Brno: 19.7%Ostrava: 5.1%Olomouc: 4.8%1 other listed: 4.2%66%largest
Prague276k · 66.2%Brno82k · 19.7%Ostrava21k · 5.1%Olomouc20k · 4.8%1 other listed18k · 4.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

How open and international is Czechia's research?

44% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 31% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available44.1%not open55.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.6%domestic only69.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 68% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 38% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.12× the expected open access and 1.64× the expected international share, which puts it #71 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Czechia's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Czechia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.36% in 2024.

still counting0.20%0.40%0.60%Czechia0.38% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Czechia over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 7.3% of its 499k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Czechia8.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.9% in 2025.

Which countries have research most like the Czechia's?

Slovakia is the Czechia's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like the Czechia's, with both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences.

  1. 1 SlovakiaBoth strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Veterinary, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.71 Compare
  2. 2 RussiaBoth strong in Physics and Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Chemistry 0.70 Compare
  3. 3 BelarusBoth strong in Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, Materials Science 0.63 Compare
  4. 4 FranceBoth strong in Physics and Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Mathematics 0.60 Compare
  5. 5 TajikistanBoth strong in Physics and Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Mathematics 0.56 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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What is Czechia strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, the Czechia ranks highest in Medicine (#27 of 152), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#23 of 124) and Social Sciences (#29 of 148). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Structural Biology, Paleontology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

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