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Physical Sciences research in Czechia

FZU ‒ Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic ranks first in Czechia for Physical Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#434 worldwide), followed by Charles University and VSB - Technical University of Ostrava.

Czechia's world rank
#37
of 157 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
37k
Top-10% rate
13.1%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Physical Sciences in Czechia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1FZU ‒ Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech RepublicPrague #43435.818.0%1,298
2Charles UniversityPrague #46535.114.9%3,155
3VSB - Technical University of OstravaOstrava #98427.214.8%2,126
4Palacký University OlomoucOlomouc #99127.115.7%918
5Czech Technical University in PraguePrague #1,04526.511.2%4,154
6University of Chemistry and Technology, PraguePrague #1,08426.210.4%1,308
7Brno University of TechnologyBrno #1,20925.010.4%2,815
8Masaryk UniversityBrno #1,33923.915.6%1,476
9Czech Academy of SciencesPrague #1,56822.317.2%792
10University of Hradec KrálovéHradec Králové #1,63321.829.7%471
11Czech University of Life Sciences PraguePrague #1,74721.122.0%900
12Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryPrague #1,91820.118.3%217
13Central European Institute of TechnologyBrno #2,40717.716.0%317
14University of West Bohemia in PilsenPilsen #2,69716.58.5%1,177
15Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and MaterialsOlomouc #2,82816.024.9%133
16Mendel University in BrnoBrno #2,84716.014.6%528
17University of OstravaOstrava #2,85015.914.3%465
18University of PardubicePardubice #2,85915.98.6%621
19Czech Academy of Sciences, Global Change Research InstituteBrno #3,18114.829.0%124
20Czech Academy of Sciences, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical ChemistryPrague #3,20014.710.8%212
21Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics of MaterialsBrno #3,61213.414.0%209
22University of South Bohemia in České BudějoviceČeské Budějovice #3,68913.224.5%401
23Technical University of LiberecLiberec #3,73113.19.8%736
24Tomas Bata University in ZlínZlín #4,02812.315.4%562
25Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific InstrumentsBrno #4,15212.012.0%128
26Extreme Light Infrastructure BeamlinesDolní Břežany #4,25511.720.6%112
27Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of MathematicsPrague #4,38111.410.6%403
28Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plasma PhysicsPrague #4,65410.819.9%197
29Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad LabemÚstí nad Labem #4,75310.514.6%252
30Czech Academy of Sciences, Nuclear Physics InstituteŘež #4,92710.213.3%191
31Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (Czechia)Prague #5,1869.617.1%116
32Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of GeologyPrague #5,3869.27.7%374
33Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical InstituteOndřejov #5,6338.820.1%164
34Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Inorganic ChemistryŘež #5,6828.67.8%110
35Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Macromolecular ChemistryPrague #5,6998.67.4%214
36University of DefenceBrno #5,8618.313.7%419
37Czech Geological SurveyPrague #5,9558.217.5%125
38Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of BotanyPrůhonice #6,1367.828.2%112
39Composite Components (Czechia)Choceň #6,2137.721.2%82
40Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric PhysicsPrague #6,2787.619.2%92
41Silesian University in OpavaOpava #6,3857.422.1%168
42Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Chemical Process FundamentalsPrague #6,4747.39.4%126
43Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Photonics and ElectronicsPrague #6,5787.16.6%100
44Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Analytical ChemistryBrno #6,7866.810.4%95
45Research Centre RezPrague #6,9006.610.2%128
46Prague University of Economics and BusinessPrague #7,0986.317.0%176
47Advanced Engineering (Czechia)Prague #7,5205.79.1%124
48Institute of EndocrinologyPrague #7,7305.44.2%415
49Institute of Technology and BusinessČeské Budějovice #7,9685.112.8%148
50Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Computer SciencePrague #8,1594.810.0%188
51Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of GeophysicsPrague #8,1944.813.5%125
52Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Rock Structure and MechanicsPrague #8,3944.516.6%85
53Český metrologický institutBrno #8,6374.27.5%69
54Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information Theory and AutomationPrague #8,7784.18.9%125
55Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of MicrobiologyPrague #8,8554.013.9%112
56Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech RepublicČeské Budějovice #9,1873.625.3%76
57Institute of Aviation MedicinePrague #9,2243.58.6%89
58Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology CentreČeské Budějovice #9,2903.522.7%98
59Technology Centre PraguePrague #9,3173.48.8%67
60Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of BiotechnologyPrague #9,3393.412.5%61

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

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Czechia?

S. Bahinipati, I. Heredia-De La Cruz and S. Pospı́šil rank highest among researchers based in Czechia.

  1. 1S. Bahinipati#6,500 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 275 works
  2. 2I. Heredia-De La Cruz#64,593 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 473 works
  3. 3S. Pospı́šil#74,371 worldwide overall2k citations · 368 works
  4. 4M. Nikl#155,002 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 342 works
  5. 5М. Фингер#177,280 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 305 works
  6. 6V. Sechovský#748,186 worldwide overall402 citations · 269 works
  7. 7Robert Černý#757,554 worldwide overall449 citations · 258 works
  8. 8V. Karas#788,227 worldwide overall304 citations · 261 works
  9. 9I. Wichterle#929,422 worldwide overall109 citations · 480 works
  10. 10I. Cibulka#1,018,097 worldwide overall67 citations · 1,275 works
  11. 11J. Linek#1,055,885 worldwide overall56 citations · 407 works
  12. 12L. Hnědkovský#1,173,325 worldwide overall29 citations · 627 works
  13. 13Z. Wagner#1,192,391 worldwide overall26 citations · 398 works
  14. 14Andrew Stewart Caldin#1,375,617 worldwide overall0 citations · 783 works
  15. 15I. Cibulka#1,376,588 worldwide overall0 citations · 495 works

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