Top research institutions in Czechia
Charles University ranks first in Czechia on research quality in 2022–2025 (#380 worldwide), followed by FZU ‒ Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Masaryk University.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles UniversityUniversity · Prague | #380 | 17.6% | 9,064 | #1 |
| 2 | FZU ‒ Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech RepublicResearch facility · Prague | #789 | 17.9% | 1,418 | #2 |
| 3 | Masaryk UniversityUniversity · Brno | #1,124 | 19.0% | 4,918 | #5 |
| 4 | Palacký University OlomoucUniversity · Olomouc | #1,187 | 16.8% | 3,255 | #6 |
| 5 | University of Chemistry and Technology, PragueUniversity · Prague | #1,574 | 12.0% | 1,823 | #7 |
| 6 | VSB - Technical University of OstravaUniversity · Ostrava | #1,578 | 16.3% | 2,625 | #14 |
| 7 | University of Hradec KrálovéUniversity · Hradec Králové | #1,600 | 24.9% | 1,266 | #22 |
| 8 | Czech University of Life Sciences PragueUniversity · Prague | #1,627 | 25.8% | 2,079 | #13 |
| 9 | Czech Academy of SciencesGovernment institution · Prague | #1,731 | 20.0% | 1,591 | #4 |
| 10 | Czech Technical University in PragueUniversity · Prague | #1,809 | 11.6% | 4,927 | #3 |
| 11 | Brno University of TechnologyUniversity · Brno | #1,822 | 11.7% | 3,375 | #11 |
| 12 | University of South Bohemia in České BudějoviceUniversity · České Budějovice | #2,846 | 23.8% | 1,202 | #23 |
| 13 | Mendel University in BrnoUniversity · Brno | #2,869 | 17.4% | 1,502 | #28 |
| 14 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryResearch facility · Prague | #2,882 | 17.8% | 446 | #9 |
| 15 | Central European Institute of TechnologyUniversity · Brno | #3,344 | 18.6% | 550 | #18 |
| 16 | University of OstravaUniversity · Ostrava | #3,875 | 14.4% | 1,265 | #39 |
| 17 | Tomas Bata University in ZlínUniversity · Zlín | #4,240 | 22.0% | 1,042 | #27 |
| 18 | University of PardubiceUniversity · Pardubice | #4,262 | 12.1% | 1,160 | #15 |
| 19 | University of West Bohemia in PilsenUniversity · Pilsen | #4,431 | 10.9% | 1,656 | #19 |
| 20 | Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (Czechia)Company · Prague | #4,710 | 19.3% | 399 | #25 |
| 21 | Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and MaterialsResearch facility · Olomouc | #4,757 | 26.9% | 176 | #20 |
| 22 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of MicrobiologyResearch facility · Prague | #5,091 | 17.2% | 536 | #12 |
| 23 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Global Change Research InstituteResearch facility · Brno | #5,115 | 30.3% | 211 | #48 |
| 24 | Czech Academy of Sciences, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical ChemistryResearch facility · Prague | #5,232 | 11.6% | 250 | #10 |
| 25 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of PhysiologyResearch facility · Prague | #5,646 | 12.3% | 358 | #16 |
| 26 | Technical University of LiberecUniversity · Liberec | #5,677 | 11.2% | 1,074 | #38 |
| 27 | Institute of Clinical and Experimental MedicineHospital / health system · Prague | #6,103 | 11.9% | 389 | #40 |
| 28 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology CentreResearch facility · České Budějovice | #6,106 | 26.7% | 317 | #52 |
| 29 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics of MaterialsResearch facility · Brno | #6,130 | 14.4% | 214 | #29 |
| 30 | University Hospital Hradec KrálovéFunder · Hradec Králové | #6,167 | 13.5% | 411 | #56 |
| 31 | Prague University of Economics and BusinessUniversity · Prague | #6,285 | 22.1% | 987 | #66 |
| 32 | University Hospital BrnoHospital / health system · Brno | #6,741 | 17.5% | 380 | #59 |
| 33 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific InstrumentsResearch facility · Brno | #6,826 | 14.6% | 174 | #34 |
| 34 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of BiotechnologyResearch facility · Prague | #7,002 | 16.4% | 349 | #43 |
| 35 | Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad LabemUniversity · Ústí nad Labem | #7,291 | 17.3% | 557 | #37 |
| 36 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of BiophysicsResearch facility · Brno | #7,331 | 18.4% | 252 | #32 |
| 37 | Institute of PharmacologyResearch facility · Prague | #7,450 | 18.9% | 241 | #33 |
| 38 | Extreme Light Infrastructure BeamlinesResearch facility · Dolní Břežany | #7,483 | 21.1% | 124 | #100 |
| 39 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of MathematicsResearch facility · Prague | #7,657 | 10.5% | 451 | #41 |
| 40 | General University Hospital in PragueFunder · Prague | #7,866 | 17.3% | 471 | #64 |
| 41 | National Institute of Mental HealthResearch facility · Klecany | #7,925 | 19.7% | 246 | #8 |
| 42 | Institute of EntomologyResearch facility · České Budějovice | #8,002 | 13.5% | 355 | #57 |
| 43 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Molecular GeneticsResearch facility · Prague | #8,104 | 19.3% | 153 | #45 |
| 44 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of PsychologyResearch facility · Brno | #8,216 | 17.0% | 429 | #54 |
| 45 | University Hospital in MotolHospital / health system · Prague | #8,382 | 12.0% | 412 | #72 |
| 46 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plasma PhysicsResearch facility · Prague | #8,481 | 19.8% | 212 | #17 |
| 47 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of BotanyResearch facility · Průhonice | #8,631 | 24.0% | 364 | #58 |
| 48 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Nuclear Physics InstituteResearch facility · Řež | #8,654 | 14.3% | 217 | #26 |
| 49 | Gender StudiesNonprofit · Prague | #8,721 | 17.0% | 611 | #49 |
| 50 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental MedicineResearch facility · Prague | #8,874 | 5.2% | 384 | #42 |
| 51 | St. Anne's University Hospital BrnoHospital / health system · Brno | #9,096 | 15.2% | 277 | #74 |
| 52 | University of DefenceUniversity · Brno | #9,237 | 14.0% | 637 | #36 |
| 53 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of GeologyResearch facility · Prague | #9,577 | 7.9% | 436 | #44 |
| 54 | University Hospital OlomoucHospital / health system · Olomouc | #9,981 | 8.3% | 336 | #96 |
| 55 | Central European Institute of Technology – Masaryk UniversityUniversity · Brno | #10,082 | 20.6% | 206 | #46 |
| 56 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Macromolecular ChemistryResearch facility · Prague | #10,157 | 8.6% | 271 | #21 |
| 57 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical InstituteResearch facility · Ondřejov | #10,264 | 19.6% | 174 | #63 |
| 58 | Institute of Molecular and Translational MedicineResearch facility · Olomouc | #10,304 | 21.4% | 87 | #109 |
| 59 | Institute of EndocrinologyGovernment institution · Prague | #10,402 | 5.2% | 1,432 | #70 |
| 60 | South Bohemia research center of aquaculture and biodiversity of hydrocenosesResearch facility · Vodňany | #10,403 | 21.1% | 91 | #92 |
| 61 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Inorganic ChemistryResearch facility · Řež | #10,429 | 8.4% | 139 | #30 |
| 62 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Photonics and ElectronicsResearch facility · Prague | #10,448 | 8.0% | 117 | #61 |
| 63 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental BotanyResearch facility · Prague | #10,532 | 34.7% | 200 | #55 |
| 64 | Medical Technologies (Czechia)Company · Prague | #10,642 | 3.6% | 470 | #91 |
| 65 | Czech Geological SurveyFunder · Prague | #10,644 | 17.8% | 149 | #60 |
| 66 | Institute of ParasitologyResearch facility · České Budějovice | #10,831 | 13.2% | 350 | #51 |
| 67 | Silesian University in OpavaUniversity · Opava | #10,958 | 11.6% | 669 | #77 |
| 68 | Institute of Technology and BusinessUniversity · České Budějovice | #11,039 | 17.6% | 322 | #98 |
| 69 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Analytical ChemistryResearch facility · Brno | #11,098 | 12.0% | 144 | #24 |
| 70 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Computer ScienceResearch facility · Prague | #11,190 | 12.0% | 283 | #53 |
| 71 | Composite Components (Czechia)Company · Choceň | #11,377 | 19.5% | 94 | #114 |
| 72 | Institute of International Relations PragueResearch facility · Prague | #11,421 | 17.3% | 264 | #84 |
| 73 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric PhysicsResearch facility · Prague | #11,660 | 19.2% | 99 | #62 |
| 74 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of SociologyResearch facility · Prague | #11,900 | 26.2% | 312 | #99 |
| 75 | Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech RepublicResearch facility · České Budějovice | #11,901 | 26.0% | 113 | #97 |
| 76 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Chemical Process FundamentalsResearch facility · Prague | #12,105 | 9.9% | 152 | #35 |
| 77 | Institute for Postgraduate Medical EducationUniversity · Prague | #12,257 | 5.8% | 209 | #106 |
| 78 | University Hospital OstravaHospital / health system · Ostrava | #12,300 | 14.2% | 235 | #112 |
| 79 | University Hospital Kralovske VinohradyHospital / health system · Prague | #13,100 | 11.9% | 259 | #102 |
| 80 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Animal Physiology and GeneticsResearch facility · Prague | #13,111 | 21.4% | 119 | #73 |
| 81 | Research Centre RezResearch facility · Prague | #13,189 | 10.2% | 137 | #31 |
| 82 | Advanced Engineering (Czechia)Company · Prague | #13,394 | 9.3% | 161 | #90 |
| 83 | Ministry of AgricultureGovernment institution · Prague | #13,476 | 22.6% | 137 | #137 |
| 84 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of PhilosophyResearch facility · Prague | #13,740 | 9.0% | 644 | #133 |
| 85 | Masaryk Memorial Cancer InstituteResearch facility · Brno | #14,403 | 18.4% | 110 | #113 |
| 86 | University of Veterinary Sciences BrnoUniversity · Brno | #14,726 | 8.5% | 276 | #75 |
| 87 | Mercer (Czechia)Company · Prague | #14,787 | 12.8% | 138 | #87 |
| 88 | Synlab Czech (Czechia)Company · Prague | #15,002 | 10.4% | 218 | #89 |
| 89 | Forestry and Game Management Research InstituteResearch facility · Prague | #15,051 | 12.0% | 97 | #139 |
| 90 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information Theory and AutomationResearch facility · Prague | #15,406 | 12.1% | 170 | #50 |
| 91 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of GeophysicsResearch facility · Prague | #15,628 | 13.0% | 138 | #81 |
| 92 | Ecological Consulting (Czechia)Company · Olomouc | #15,789 | 17.0% | 130 | #125 |
| 93 | Czech Hydrometeorological InstituteResearch facility · Prague | #15,853 | 11.6% | 65 | #93 |
| 94 | Nuclear Research Institute Rez (Czechia)Company · Husinec | #15,877 | 11.8% | 73 | #47 |
| 95 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Rock Structure and MechanicsResearch facility · Prague | #16,426 | 15.7% | 95 | #82 |
| 96 | Military University Hospital PragueUniversity · Prague | #16,595 | 9.7% | 137 | #152 |
| 97 | Český metrologický institutGovernment institution · Brno | #17,097 | 6.9% | 83 | #68 |
| 98 | Institute of Aviation MedicineGovernment institution · Prague | #17,143 | 6.4% | 185 | #69 |
| 99 | Veterinary Research InstituteResearch facility · Brno | #17,149 | 11.2% | 193 | #71 |
| 100 | College of Polytechnics JihlavaUniversity · Jihlava | #17,308 | 13.6% | 87 | #88 |
| 101 | Czech Agrifood Research CenterResearch facility · Prague | #17,365 | 20.1% | 177 | #65 |
| 102 | STMicroelectronics (Czechia)Company · Prague | #17,523 | 5.8% | 105 | #127 |
| 103 | Na Homolce HospitalHospital / health system · Prague | #17,679 | 16.8% | 96 | #124 |
| 104 | National MuseumArchive · Prague | #17,839 | 11.4% | 229 | #101 |
| 105 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate BiologyResearch facility · Brno | #17,859 | 21.9% | 118 | #108 |
| 106 | Škoda Auto UniversityUniversity · Mladá Boleslav | #17,883 | 9.2% | 73 | #192 |
| 107 | Network Group (Czechia)Company · Ostrov u Macochy | #17,941 | 11.5% | 165 | #118 |
| 108 | Moravian MuseumArchive · Brno | #18,168 | 16.4% | 66 | #143 |
| 109 | Electronic Product Services (Czechia)Company · Brno | #18,191 | 7.7% | 117 | #122 |
| 110 | Technology Centre PragueNonprofit · Prague | #18,425 | 8.0% | 99 | #76 |
| 111 | Regional Development AgencyInstitution · Liberec | #18,472 | 9.0% | 176 | #182 |
| 112 | Institute of Haematology and Blood TransfusionResearch facility · Prague | #18,806 | 10.3% | 81 | #80 |
| 113 | CNC Technology (Czechia)Company · Prague | #19,394 | 14.1% | 113 | #181 |
| 114 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of ThermomechanicsResearch facility · Prague | #19,769 | 6.1% | 174 | #67 |
| 115 | University of Economics and ManagementUniversity · Prague | #20,047 | 21.9% | 86 | #171 |
| 116 | Metropolitan University PragueUniversity · Prague | #20,240 | 28.2% | 166 | #155 |
| 117 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of GeonicsResearch facility · Ostrava | #20,359 | 24.0% | 92 | #119 |
| 118 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Theoretical and Applied MechanicsResearch facility · Prague | #20,409 | 14.8% | 107 | #120 |
| 119 | Potato Research InstituteResearch facility · Havlíčkův Brod | #20,504 | 5.1% | 224 | #141 |
| 120 | Av Engineering (Czechia)Company · Zlín | #20,955 | 7.3% | 125 | #170 |
| 121 | Open SocietyNonprofit · Prague | #21,031 | 11.1% | 125 | #167 |
| 122 | Thomayer University HospitalHospital / health system · Prague | #21,067 | 13.7% | 101 | #149 |
| 123 | CESNET, zájmové sdružení právnických osobInstitution · Prague | #21,219 | 17.6% | 68 | #140 |
| 124 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of HydrologyResearch facility · Prague | #21,228 | 10.3% | 120 | #94 |
| 125 | National Institute of Public HealthResearch facility · Prague | #21,469 | 10.7% | 77 | #107 |
| 126 | Institute of RheumatologyResearch facility · Prague | #21,766 | 11.5% | 61 | #83 |
| 127 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of HistoryResearch facility · Prague | #21,852 | 7.5% | 475 | #156 |
| 128 | Fakultní nemocnice BulovkaHospital / health system · Prague | #22,091 | 8.1% | 96 | #147 |
| 129 | Green CircleNonprofit · Prague | #22,462 | 7.2% | 82 | #157 |
| 130 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Oriental InstituteResearch facility · Prague | #22,565 | 8.3% | 140 | #150 |
| 131 | Ocní klinikaHospital / health system · Hradec Králové | #22,582 | 0.4% | 571 | #95 |
| 132 | Grade Medical (Czechia)Company · Prague | #22,848 | 11.5% | 77 | #135 |
| 133 | Institute of Animal ScienceResearch facility · Prague | #22,879 | 19.7% | 80 | #145 |
| 134 | Ministry of Industry and TradeGovernment institution · Prague | #23,167 | 6.2% | 152 | #116 |
| 135 | Comtes Fht (Czechia)Company · Dobřany | #23,265 | 13.5% | 66 | #128 |
| 136 | Mikroelektronika (Czechia)Company · Vysoké Mýto | #23,423 | 6.8% | 196 | #168 |
| 137 | MedicoHospital / health system · Prague | #23,517 | 1.2% | 425 | #132 |
| 138 | University Hospital PlzenHospital / health system · Pilsen | #23,683 | 3.1% | 197 | #146 |
| 139 | Transport Research CentreResearch facility · Brno | #23,802 | 5.0% | 124 | #160 |
| 140 | Steinhauser (Czechia)Company · Tišnov | #24,169 | 5.5% | 102 | #130 |
| 141 | Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education – Economics InstituteUniversity · Prague | #24,283 | 18.9% | 87 | #86 |
| 142 | Bee Research InstituteInstitution · Libčice nad Vltavou | #24,464 | 11.8% | 90 | #134 |
| 143 | Silesian MuseumArchive · Opava | #24,821 | 4.9% | 80 | #224 |
| 144 | University of New York in PragueUniversity · Prague | #25,009 | 19.0% | 61 | #212 |
| 145 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Economics InstituteResearch facility · Prague | #25,204 | 7.1% | 122 | #151 |
| 146 | CI2Nonprofit · Prague | #25,254 | 2.6% | 400 | #204 |
| 147 | Fresenius Kabi (Czechia)Company · Prague | #25,357 | 10.6% | 62 | #173 |
| 148 | Princip (Czechia)Company · Prague | #25,412 | 1.9% | 121 | #154 |
| 149 | CNH Industrial (Czechia)Company · Vysoké Mýto | #25,645 | 5.2% | 69 | #215 |
| 150 | Nemocnice České BudějoviceHospital / health system · České Budějovice | #25,691 | 8.3% | 79 | #177 |
| 151 | University of Finance and AdministrationUniversity · Prague | #25,931 | 13.6% | 110 | #129 |
| 152 | Museum of Decorative Arts in PragueArchive · Prague | #25,942 | 6.6% | 96 | #202 |
| 153 | Research Institute for Labour and Social AffairsResearch facility · Prague | #26,234 | 4.2% | 168 | #216 |
| 154 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Masaryk Institute and ArchivesResearch facility · Prague | #26,724 | 13.4% | 69 | #251 |
| 155 | T. G. Masaryk Water Research InstituteResearch facility · Prague | #26,940 | 6.5% | 72 | #161 |
| 156 | Krajská ZdravotníHospital / health system · Ústí nad Labem | #27,314 | 1.5% | 101 | #217 |
| 157 | IHI Corporation (Czechia)Company · Ostrava | #27,527 | 0.5% | 68 | #197 |
| 158 | Timber InstituteInstitution · Prague | #27,553 | 5.9% | 60 | #174 |
| 159 | Economia (Czechia)Company · Prague | #27,797 | 6.2% | 66 | #200 |
| 160 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Language InstituteResearch facility · Prague | #27,812 | 5.0% | 84 | #243 |
| 161 | Eutit (Czechia)Company · Mariánské Lázně | #28,022 | 1.3% | 78 | — |
| 162 | Kornet (Czechia)Company · Kraslice | #28,023 | 1.3% | 78 | — |
| 163 | Comenius Museum in PřerovArchive · Přerov | #28,039 | 0.0% | 104 | #259 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Czechia on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Czechia
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
above the meannear itbelow it
One dot per institution in the table above.