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Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Institute

In research, Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,633 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#254 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,442 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 124.4× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#10,264
of 28,054 · #9,277 all time
Rank in Czechia
#57
of 163
Research works
2.1k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Institute 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,633 of 12,888 20.1%164 #5524
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #254 of 443 21.3%113 #443
Physics and AstronomyField #1,442 of 1,646 21.5%133 #2462

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Institute 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. Physical Sciences#5,524 #5,633
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#443 #254
  3. Physics and Astronomy#2,462 #1,442
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 Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 124.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 112.6 works124×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 133.4 works34×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 34.43× its world share, 133 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 34.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Petr Pravec, P. Scheirich and Jiří Horák lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Institute.

  1. 1 Petr Pravec Czechia · #120,220 worldwide 587 citations · 122 works
  2. 2 P. Scheirich Czechia · #246,183 worldwide 151 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Jiří Horák Czechia · #265,938 worldwide 98 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 M. Bárta Czechia · #304,300 worldwide 75 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 J. Vondrák Czechia · #357,585 worldwide 290 citations · 96 works
  6. 6 Z. Ceplecha Czechia · #445,801 worldwide 116 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Jiří Borovička Czechia · #514,424 worldwide 147 citations · 75 works
  8. 8 Pavel Spurný Czechia · #584,644 worldwide 73 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 R. Štork Czechia · #619,444 worldwide 47 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 P. Kušnirák Czechia · #635,279 worldwide 88 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Institute

Which keywords describe research at Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Magnetic Fields, Accretion Disks, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Black Holes, Solar Wind, Star Formation and Solar System Abundances.

▲ 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. Magnetic Fields26▲ 236×3 topics
  2. Accretion Disks26▲ 325×2 topics
  3. Exoplanets21▲ 297×1 topic
  4. Stellar Astrophysics21▲ 297×1 topic
  5. Black Holes20▲ 122×3 topics
  6. Solar Wind20▲ 123×2 topics
  7. Star Formation20▲ 214×2 topics
  8. Solar System Abundances16▲ 185×1 topic
  9. Terrestrial Planets16▲ 185×1 topic
  10. Turbulence14▲ 96×4 topics
  11. Gravitational Waves14▲ 140×2 topics
  12. Molecular Clouds14▲ 312×1 topic
  13. Protoplanetary Disks14▲ 312×1 topic
  14. Coronal Mass Ejections13▲ 204×1 topic
  15. Galactic Center13▲ 167×2 topics
  16. Solar Dynamics Observatory13▲ 204×1 topic
  17. Event Horizon Telescope13▲ 339×1 topic
  18. X-Ray Astronomy13▲ 339×1 topic
  19. Supernovae10▲ 70×2 topics
  20. Astronomical Instrumentation9▲ 205×1 topic
  21. Spectrograph9▲ 205×1 topic
  22. Nucleosynthesis8▲ 97×3 topics
  23. Gamma-Ray Bursts8▲ 176×1 topic
  24. Neutron Stars8▲ 176×1 topic
  25. Electron Acceleration7▲ 58×2 topics
  26. Ionosphere7▲ 69×1 topic
  27. Magnetosphere7▲ 69×1 topic
  28. Dark Matter6▲ 32×3 topics
  29. Cosmology6▲ 54×2 topics
  30. Mars6▲ 107×1 topic
  31. Martian Surface6▲ 107×1 topic
  32. Galaxies6▲ 124×1 topic
  33. Stellar Populations6▲ 124×1 topic
  34. Equation of State6▲ 62×2 topics
  35. Binary Black Hole5▲ 107×1 topic
  36. Neutron Star5▲ 107×1 topic
  37. Cosmic Rays4▲ 46×2 topics
  38. Neutrinos4▲ 46×2 topics
  39. High-Energy Astrophysics4▲ 79×1 topic
  40. Particle Acceleration4▲ 79×1 topic

Which research topics does Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics.

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 21 works
  2. 2 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 16 works
  3. 3 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  4. 4 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  5. 5 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  6. 6 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 9 works
  7. 7 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  8. 8 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  9. 9 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  10. 10 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 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 available51.2%not open48.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.0%domestic only58.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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