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Charles University

In research, Charles University stands highest in Medicine (#370 of 10,443 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#465 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#406 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory and Geometry and Topology — Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#380
of 28,054 · #523 all time
Rank in Czechia
#1
of 163
Research works
56k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
903k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Charles University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #370 of 10,443 16.8%1,937 #313
Physical SciencesDomain #465 of 12,888 14.9%3,155 #607
Social SciencesDomain #406 of 10,521 20.7%2,387 #579
Health SciencesDomain #485 of 11,982 17.0%2,139 #378
Life SciencesDomain #348 of 7,800 19.1%1,382 #553
Social SciencesField #351 of 6,365 21.5%1,287 #602
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #208 of 3,579 18.6%699 #432
MathematicsField #75 of 1,053 12.9%304 #226
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #114 of 1,201 25.2%279 #284
Computer ScienceField #455 of 4,667 12.3%604 #390

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Charles University 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#313 #370
  2. Physical Sciences#607 #465
  3. Social Sciences#579 #406
  4. Health Sciences#378 #485
  5. Life Sciences#553 #348
  6. Social Sciences#602 #351
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#432 #208
  8. Mathematics#226 #75
  9. Political Science and International Relations#284 #114
  10. Computer Science#390 #455
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Charles University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsSubfield · 26.2 works7.3×
  2. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 33.0 works5.7×
  3. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 69.5 works4.7×
  4. Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield · 152.1 works3.9×
  5. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 51.9 works3.6×
  6. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 162.9 works3.5×
← 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: 0.74× its world share, 318 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.45× its world share, 698 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.32× its world share, 120 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.42× its world share, 210 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.11× its world share, 35 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 27 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.96× its world share, 279 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 604 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 203 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 47 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 529 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 397 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 295 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.85× its world share, 304 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.33× its world share, 470 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 25 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 135 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.11× its world share, 1,937 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 32 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.70× its world share, 446 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 107 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 69 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 185 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 294 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 1,287 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Charles University?

Ranked on the composite score, Renata Cífková, Aleš Linhart and S. Bahinipati lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Charles University.

  1. 1 Renata Cífková Czechia · #1,622 worldwide 1.4k citations · 98 works
  2. 2 Aleš Linhart Czechia · #1,838 worldwide 1.8k citations · 115 works
  3. 3 S. Bahinipati Czechia · #6,500 worldwide 3.4k citations · 208 works
  4. 4 Eva Topinková Czechia · #8,092 worldwide 1.8k citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Eva Hajičová Czechia · #12,626 worldwide 499 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 J. Martínez-Ortega Czechia · #14,662 worldwide 1.3k citations · 96 works
  7. 7 Soňa Nevšímalová Czechia · #16,229 worldwide 511 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Jan Bělohlávek Czechia · #17,040 worldwide 566 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Jakub Hort Czechia · #18,120 worldwide 451 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Jan Hajič Czechia · #19,430 worldwide 580 citations · 65 works
All ranked researchers at Charles University

Which keywords describe research at Charles University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Identity, Globalization, Human Rights, Invasive Species, Inflammation and Biodiversity.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology373◆ 1.04×129 topics
  2. Climate Change282▲ 1.16×95 topics
  3. Globalization207▲ 1.16×105 topics
  4. Inflammation200◆ 1.06×82 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress159◆ 1.07×60 topics
  6. Human Rights156▲ 1.68×59 topics
  7. Identity154▲ 2.3×57 topics
  8. Cancer131◆ 1.08×54 topics
  9. Biodiversity127▲ 1.88×35 topics
  10. Social Media124◆ 0.96×28 topics
  11. Treatment119◆ 1.09×50 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease110◆ 1.09×39 topics
  13. Invasive Species109▲ 2.8×21 topics
  14. Ethics108▲ 2.5×45 topics
  15. Nationalism102▲ 2.4×27 topics
  16. Religion99▲ 2.3×35 topics
  17. Catalysis95▲ 1.57×28 topics
  18. Chemotherapy94▲ 1.48×24 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders85▲ 1.66×20 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors75▲ 1.89×14 topics
  21. Phylogenetic Analysis69▲ 2.5×16 topics
  22. Global Change68▲ 2.9×6 topics
  23. Biogeography64▲ 2.7×20 topics
  24. Habitat Fragmentation63▲ 3.2×5 topics
  25. European Union62▲ 3.0×20 topics
  26. International Relations61▲ 2.8×22 topics
  27. Digital Education59▲ 5.0×6 topics
  28. Cultural History58▲ 5.3×9 topics
  29. School Climate57▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Authoritarianism56▲ 7.0×5 topics
  31. Transition56▲ 6.7×5 topics
  32. Approximation Algorithms56▲ 8.9×5 topics
  33. Learning Environments54▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Student Attitudes54▲ 5.8×2 topics
  35. Educational Methods54▲ 101×1 topic
  36. Pedagogical Research54▲ 101×1 topic
  37. Quantum Gravity45▲ 6.2×4 topics
  38. Algorithmic Applications44▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Dissent43▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Post-Communist43▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Charles University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Psychology, and Social Research, Eastern European Communism and Reforms, Natural Language Processing Techniques and Advanced Graph Theory Research.

Education, Psychology, a…54Education, Psychology, and Social Research: 54 fractional worksEastern European Communi…43Eastern European Communism and Reforms: 43 fractional worksNatural Language Process…36Natural Language Processing Techniques: 36 fractional worksAdvanced Graph Theory Re…33Advanced Graph Theory Research: 33 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 28 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 27 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…25Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 25 fractional worksTopic Modeling: 24 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 23 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…21Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 21 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceArtificial IntelligenceComputational Theory and Mathematics5 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Psychology, and Social Research Education 54 works
  2. 2 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 43 works
  3. 3 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 36 works
  4. 4 Advanced Graph Theory Research Computational Theory and Mathematics 33 works
  5. 5 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 28 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 27 works
  7. 7 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 25 works
  8. 8 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 24 works
  9. 9 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 23 works
  10. 10 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 21 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 available40.8%not open59.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.9%domestic only73.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Charles University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

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