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Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Physics

In research, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Physics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,278 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 48.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,660
of 28,054 · #9,262 all time
Rank in Czechia
#73
of 163
Research works
1.1k
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
19.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Physics 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 #6,278 of 12,888 19.2%92 #5299

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Physics 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).

What does Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Physics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 48.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 24.9 works48×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 27.3 works18×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 26.6 works12×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17.55× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.45× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 12.05× its world share, 27 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× 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: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 17.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Vladimír Truhlík, Jan Kyselý and Aleš Urban lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Physics.

  1. 1 Vladimír Truhlík Czechia · #175,325 worldwide 153 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Jan Kyselý Czechia · #258,685 worldwide 219 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Aleš Urban Czechia · #287,940 worldwide 158 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Jan Laštovička Czechia · #488,109 worldwide 202 citations · 90 works
  5. 5 J. Šmilauer Czechia · #582,999 worldwide 26 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Zbyněk Sokol Czechia · #613,567 worldwide 72 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Ondřej Fišer Czechia · #613,798 worldwide 93 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 O. Santolı́k Czechia · #659,134 worldwide 329 citations · 191 works
  9. 9 Dalia Burešová Czechia · #673,124 worldwide 110 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Daniel Kouba Czechia · #712,447 worldwide 44 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Physics

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Solar Wind, Electron Acceleration, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere, Global Warming, Hydrological Cycle and Extreme Events.

▲ 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. Climate Change25▲ 9.2×32 topics
  2. Solar Wind19▲ 208×2 topics
  3. Electron Acceleration13▲ 198×2 topics
  4. Ionosphere13▲ 238×1 topic
  5. Magnetosphere13▲ 238×1 topic
  6. Global Warming11▲ 28×9 topics
  7. Hydrological Cycle9▲ 95×2 topics
  8. Extreme Events8▲ 90×2 topics
  9. Remote Sensing8▲ 6.4×16 topics
  10. Ocean Circulation8▲ 59×2 topics
  11. Greenhouse Gas Emissions7▲ 27×2 topics
  12. Climate Modeling7▲ 103×1 topic
  13. Precipitation Extremes7▲ 103×1 topic
  14. Boundary Layer6▲ 53×2 topics
  15. Convective Parameterization6▲ 118×1 topic
  16. Data Assimilation6▲ 41×2 topics
  17. Ensemble Kalman Filter6▲ 63×1 topic
  18. Coronal Mass Ejections6▲ 163×1 topic
  19. Solar Dynamics Observatory6▲ 163×1 topic
  20. Hydrological Modeling6▲ 25×5 topics
  21. Ionospheric Anomalies6▲ 144×1 topic
  22. Seismic Electromagnetics6▲ 144×1 topic
  23. Air Quality4▲ 23×5 topics
  24. Satellite Observations4▲ 41×3 topics
  25. Orbit Determination3▲ 78×2 topics
  26. GNSS3▲ 156×1 topic
  27. Geodetic Measurements3▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Global Navigation Satellite Systems3▲ 132×1 topic
  29. Sea Level Rise3▲ 26×3 topics
  30. Geomagnetic Field3▲ 133×1 topic
  31. Magnetosome Formation3▲ 133×1 topic
  32. Distribution3▲ 120×1 topic
  33. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 19×2 topics
  34. GRACE3▲ 53×1 topic
  35. Lightning3▲ 174×1 topic
  36. groundwater depletion3▲ 53×1 topic
  37. Drought3▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Evapotranspiration3▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Emissions2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Spatial Interpolation2▲ 60×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics.

Ionosphere and magnetosp…13Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 13 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 7 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 6 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 6 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 6 fractional worksGNSS positioning and int…3GNSS positioning and interference: 3 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 3 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 3 fractional worksLightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena: 3 fractional worksPrecipitation Measurement and Analysis: 2 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsGlobal and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceGeophysics3 others

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

  1. 1 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  3. 3 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 6 works
  4. 4 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  5. 5 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 6 works
  6. 6 GNSS positioning and interference Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 3 works
  8. 8 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 3 works
  9. 9 Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  10. 10 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 2 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 available42.8%not open57.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.0%domestic only64.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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