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Life Sciences research in Czechia

Charles University ranks first in Czechia for Life Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#348 worldwide), followed by Czech Academy of Sciences and Czech University of Life Sciences Prague.

Czechia's world rank
#45
of 149 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
13k
Top-10% rate
18.3%
Ranked institutions
49

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Life Sciences in Czechia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Charles UniversityPrague #34834.719.1%1,382
2Czech Academy of SciencesPrague #1,36719.425.6%398
3Czech University of Life Sciences PraguePrague #1,39219.227.6%713
4Masaryk UniversityBrno #1,41419.120.3%639
5Palacký University OlomoucOlomouc #1,47818.625.3%464
6University of South Bohemia in České BudějoviceČeské Budějovice #1,48618.530.2%393
7University of Hradec KrálovéHradec Králové #2,05914.919.7%180
8University of Chemistry and Technology, PraguePrague #2,06014.917.1%299
9Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of PhysiologyPrague #2,13714.413.3%147
10Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of MicrobiologyPrague #2,20714.119.7%262
11Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (Czechia)Prague #2,61412.221.2%156
12Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology CentreČeské Budějovice #2,73511.728.4%182
13Mendel University in BrnoBrno #2,78011.518.1%470
14Central European Institute of TechnologyBrno #3,03210.525.3%152
15Institute of PharmacologyPrague #3,08510.419.5%111
16Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of BiotechnologyPrague #3,13710.218.1%196
17Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryPrague #3,19610.016.0%164
18Brno University of TechnologyBrno #3,2859.618.6%168
19Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Molecular GeneticsPrague #3,4619.120.7%96
20University Hospital Hradec KrálovéHradec Králové #3,5248.914.4%113
21University Hospital BrnoBrno #3,5588.817.7%91
22Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of BiophysicsBrno #3,7748.120.5%124
23Institute of EntomologyČeské Budějovice #3,8497.911.1%272
24University Hospital in MotolPrague #3,9647.612.9%80
25Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental MedicinePrague #3,9837.56.0%171
26National Institute of Mental HealthKlecany #4,0157.418.9%84
27St. Anne's University Hospital BrnoBrno #4,1717.020.5%69
28VSB - Technical University of OstravaOstrava #4,2716.725.2%82
29FZU ‒ Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech RepublicPrague #4,3186.618.0%66
30General University Hospital in PraguePrague #4,3366.618.0%96
31Central European Institute of Technology – Masaryk UniversityBrno #4,5506.024.6%110
32University of OstravaOstrava #4,7055.619.9%117
33Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental BotanyPrague #4,8145.437.4%159
34Institute of ParasitologyČeské Budějovice #4,8555.314.3%132
35Ministry of AgriculturePrague #5,3074.325.3%107
36Czech Technical University in PraguePrague #5,5873.713.3%133
37Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of BotanyPrůhonice #5,6193.722.2%229
38University of Veterinary Sciences BrnoBrno #5,8773.29.7%133
39Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Animal Physiology and GeneticsPrague #5,9253.121.8%68
40Medical Technologies (Czechia)Prague #6,2982.43.8%85
41Czech Agrifood Research CenterPrague #6,3372.321.0%139
42University of PardubicePardubice #6,4492.111.4%69
43Institute of EndocrinologyPrague #6,4612.11.8%116
44Czech Academy of Sciences, Global Change Research InstituteBrno #6,5791.934.6%64
45Veterinary Research InstituteBrno #6,825149.012.2%102
46Potato Research InstituteHavlíčkův Brod #7,036115.04.3%131
47Tomas Bata University in ZlínZlín #7,052112.020.9%86
48National MuseumPrague #7,51941.013.4%78
49Ocní klinikaHradec Králové #7,53039.00.0%61

Institutions in Czechia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Life Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in Czechia?

Petr Pyšek, Milan Chytrý and Jaroslav Doležel rank highest among researchers based in Czechia.

  1. 1Petr Pyšek#12,934 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 84 works
  2. 2Milan Chytrý#26,241 worldwide overall982 citations · 79 works
  3. 3Jaroslav Doležel#48,100 worldwide overall687 citations · 124 works
  4. 4Kerry Knudsen#74,784 worldwide overall342 citations · 68 works
  5. 5Ondřej Novák#239,808 worldwide overall344 citations · 79 works
  6. 6Kamil Kuča#257,224 worldwide overall662 citations · 89 works
  7. 7Vladimı́r Křen#282,243 worldwide overall362 citations · 67 works
  8. 8A. Lebeda#464,007 worldwide overall186 citations · 120 works
  9. 9F. Šorm#487,598 worldwide overall583 citations · 176 works
  10. 10Stano Pekár#578,246 worldwide overall223 citations · 74 works
  11. 11Roman Hájek#675,943 worldwide overall479 citations · 135 works
  12. 12Jiřı́ Damborský#684,733 worldwide overall326 citations · 79 works
  13. 13Jiřı́ Mayer#685,435 worldwide overall376 citations · 68 works
  14. 14Jaroslav Koča#715,197 worldwide overall256 citations · 70 works
  15. 15Vojtěch Adam#726,381 worldwide overall476 citations · 106 works

How Czechia compares with other countries in Life Sciences