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Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Contemporary History

In research, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Contemporary History stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,933 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences and Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 6.6× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#41,899
of 42,892
Rank in Czechia
#245
of 261
Research works
149
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
327
2.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Contemporary History known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #15,933 of 16,945 14.2%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Contemporary History 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 Contemporary History specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 35.8 works6.6×
  2. Social SciencesDomain · 41.6 works3.9×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Physics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.07× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 6.64× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Michal Kopeček lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Contemporary History.

  1. 1 Michal Kopeček Czechia · #854,571 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Contemporary History

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Human Rights, Transition, Dissent, Post-Communist, Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and European Integration.

▲ 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. Identity12▲ 39×5 topics
  2. Human Rights12▲ 27×5 topics
  3. Transition11▲ 276×2 topics
  4. Dissent11▲ 1217×1 topic
  5. Post-Communist11▲ 1217×1 topic
  6. Soviet Union7▲ 268×3 topics
  7. Eastern Europe6▲ 270×2 topics
  8. European Integration6▲ 258×4 topics
  9. European Union6▲ 63×4 topics
  10. Cold War5▲ 200×3 topics
  11. Nationalism5▲ 27×8 topics
  12. Cultural Integration5▲ 51×2 topics
  13. International Relations5▲ 48×3 topics
  14. Australia5▲ 659×1 topic
  15. Diplomacy5▲ 117×1 topic
  16. Social History3▲ 96×2 topics
  17. Cultural Identity3▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Gender3▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Occupation2▲ 90×3 topics
  20. Globalization2▲ 2.6×4 topics
  21. Sexuality2▲ 65×2 topics
  22. Forced Laborers2▲ 222×1 topic
  23. Nazi Propaganda2▲ 222×1 topic
  24. Social Media2▲ 3.0×4 topics
  25. Empire2▲ 48×2 topics
  26. Ethnic Cleansing2▲ 218×2 topics
  27. Literature2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  28. Polish history2▲ 143×1 topic
  29. Polish minority2▲ 143×1 topic
  30. Habsburg Monarchy2▲ 725×1 topic
  31. Migration2▲ 10×5 topics
  32. Paramilitary Violence2▲ 725×1 topic
  33. Colonialism1▲ 6.6×4 topics
  34. Cultural Heritage1▲ 5.7×2 topics
  35. Imagology1▲ 309×1 topic
  36. National Stereotypes1▲ 309×1 topic
  37. Shrinking Cities1▲ 151×1 topic
  38. Urban Decline1▲ 151×1 topic
  39. Ethics1▲ 5.7×4 topics
  40. Craftivism1▲ 190×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Eastern European Communism and Reforms, Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics, European history and politics and Polish Historical and Cultural Studies.

  1. 1 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  2. 2 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  3. 3 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Central European national history Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 European Cultural and National Identity Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 1 works
  8. 8 African Studies and Geopolitics Anthropology 1 works
  9. 9 Crafts, Textile, and Design Museology 1 works
  10. 10 Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition Political Science and International Relations 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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