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Český metrologický institut

In research, Český metrologický institut stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,086 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 6.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,933
of 22,385 · #18,826 all time
Rank in Czechia
#86
of 110
Research works
496
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.1k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Český metrologický institut

What is Český metrologický institut known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,086 of 10,670 7.1%69 #7628

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Český metrologický institut sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Český metrologický institut work in?

In 2022-now, 81% of research at Český metrologický institut is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (49%), Physics and Astronomy (14%), Decision Sciences (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 81 fractional works · 81.0% of its workEngineering: 49 fractional works · 49.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 22 fractional works · 22.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 14 fractional works · 13.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 6.0% of its workRadiation: 6 fractional works · 5.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 7.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 10.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 8.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 8 fractional works · 8.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKČeskýmetrologický…100fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences81%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences10%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4949.0%
    2. Physics and Astronomy1413.9%
    3. Computer Science77.1%
    4. Materials Science44.2%
    5. Environmental Science33.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.1%
    7. Chemistry11.0%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.9%
    9. Mathematics10.9%
    1. Decision Sciences98.9%
    2. Social Sciences10.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.5%
    4. Psychology00.3%
    1. Medicine55.1%
    2. Health Professions11.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Český metrologický institut specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 22.2 works6.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.59× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.27× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.24× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 9.22× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences9.22×9 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy6.24×14 works
  3. Engineering3.27×49 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.59×1 works
  5. Materials Science1.20×4 works
  6. Computer Science0.91×7 works
  7. Mathematics0.76×1 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.69×1 works
  9. Chemistry0.65×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.61×3 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.47×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.39×1 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×2 works
  14. Medicine0.27×5 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.16×0 works
  16. Psychology0.09×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.05×1 works
  19. Neuroscience0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Český metrologický institut?

Ranked on the quality score, J. Šolc, Geiland Porrovecchio and Pavel Mašika lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Český metrologický institut.

  1. 1 J. Šolc Czechia · #12,459 worldwide 63k citations · 780 works
  2. 2 Geiland Porrovecchio Czechia · #2,991,838 worldwide 1.9k citations · 92 works
  3. 3 Pavel Mašika Czechia · #3,173,588 worldwide 285 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Martina Králová Czechia · #3,251,971 worldwide 2 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Marek Šmíd Czechia · #3,294,910 worldwide 832 citations · 63 works
  6. 6 Petr Balling Czechia · #3,662,118 worldwide 723 citations · 54 works
  7. 7 Lenka Kňazovická Czechia · #3,980,590 worldwide 131 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Lukáš Vavrečka Czechia · #4,296,077 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Michal Voldán Czechia · #4,367,096 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Jakub Sýkora Czechia · #4,481,014 worldwide 52 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Český metrologický institut

What are the most cited papers from Český metrologický institut?

The most cited paper from Český metrologický institut is "Gwyddion: an open-source software for SPM data analysis" (David Nečas, Petr Klapetek, 2011), with 4,514 citations. Next come "Weather effects on hybrid FSO/RF communication link" (303) and "Doping‐Induced Absorption Bands in P3HT: Polarons and Bipolarons" (169).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Gwyddion: an open-source software for SPM data analysis David Nečas, Petr Klapetek · Open Physics Open access 16 Nov 2011 4,514
2 Weather effects on hybrid FSO/RF communication link F. Nadeem, Václav Kvičera, Muhammad Umer Farooq Awan et al. · IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications Dec 2009 303
3 Doping‐Induced Absorption Bands in P3HT: Polarons and Bipolarons Christina Enengl, Sandra Enengl, Sandra Pluczyk et al. · ChemPhysChem 29 Sep 2016 169
4 Femtosecond frequency comb based distance measurement in air Petr Balling, Petr Křen, Pavel Mašika et al. · Optics Express Open access 19 May 2009 138
5 The wavelength dependent model of extinction in fog and haze for free space optical communication Martin Grábner, Václav Kvičera · Optics Express Open access 4 Feb 2011 137
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Český metrologický institut?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality Assurance, Measurement Uncertainty, Redefinition of SI Units, Fourier Coefficients, Frequency Estimation, Artificial Neural Networks, Smart Sensors and IEEE 1451.

▲ 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 institution'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. Quality Assurance9▲ 53×2 topics
  2. Measurement Uncertainty8▲ 837×1 topic
  3. Redefinition of SI Units8▲ 837×1 topic
  4. Fourier Coefficients4▲ 661×1 topic
  5. Frequency Estimation4▲ 661×1 topic
  6. Neural Networks4▲ 2.5×5 topics
  7. Artificial Neural Networks4▲ 8.0×5 topics
  8. Smart Sensors4▲ 44×2 topics
  9. IEEE 14513▲ 151×1 topic
  10. Transducer Interface Standards3▲ 151×1 topic
  11. Data Analysis3▲ 12×2 topics
  12. Monte Carlo Simulation3▲ 16×5 topics
  13. CMOS Technology3▲ 37×5 topics
  14. Health Effects3▲ 4.4×6 topics
  15. Microfabrication3▲ 62×2 topics
  16. Resonators3▲ 57×3 topics
  17. Tomography3▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Delta-Sigma Modulator2▲ 77×2 topics
  19. Neutron Imaging2▲ 77×1 topic
  20. Small-Angle Scattering2▲ 48×1 topic
  21. Characterization2▲ 18×4 topics
  22. Sensors2▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Gas Turbine Engines2▲ 45×2 topics
  24. Microwave2▲ 53×3 topics
  25. On-Orbit Performance2▲ 215×1 topic
  26. Radiometric Calibration2▲ 215×1 topic
  27. Biosensing2▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Dielectric2▲ 82×2 topics
  29. High Temperature Sensors2▲ 199×1 topic
  30. Radiation Detection2▲ 49×2 topics
  31. Thin Film Thermocouples2▲ 199×1 topic
  32. Machine Tools2▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Metamaterial2▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Microfluidic2▲ 209×1 topic
  35. Signal Processing2▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Dimensional Metrology2▲ 94×1 topic
  37. Error Compensation2▲ 94×1 topic
  38. Radionuclides2▲ 49×2 topics
  39. CMOS2▲ 36×2 topics
  40. Quantum Dots2▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does Český metrologický institut publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation, Advanced Electrical Measurement Techniques, Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems and Nuclear Physics and Applications.

Scientific Measurement a…8Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Electrical Meas…4Advanced Electrical Measurement Techniques: 4 fractional worksSensor Technology and Me…3Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems: 3 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 2 fractional worksCalibration and Measurement Techniques: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor Technolo…2Advanced Sensor Technologies Research: 2 fractional worksMicrowave and Dielectric Measurement Techniques: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques: 2 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements: 2 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 1 fractional works
Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Networks and CommunicationsRadiation3 others

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

  1. 1 Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 8 works
  2. 2 Advanced Electrical Measurement Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  4. 4 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 2 works
  5. 5 Calibration and Measurement Techniques Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Sensor Technologies Research Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Microwave and Dielectric Measurement Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available33.4%not open66.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.6%domestic only65.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Český metrologický institut's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Český metrologický institut as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Český metrologický institut0.00044% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Český metrologický institut over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Český metrologický institut5.6% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.3% in 2011.

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