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Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geology

In research, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,386 of 12,888 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#937 of 1,209 worldwide) and Geophysics (#196 of 237 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geology, Geophysics and Paleontology — Geology is 58.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,577
of 28,054 · #7,227 all time
Rank in Czechia
#53
of 163
Research works
3.7k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geology 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 #5,386 of 12,888 7.7%374 #4320
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #937 of 1,209 9.8%197 #1014
GeophysicsSubfield #196 of 237 9.4%78 #311
EngineeringField #6,390 of 6,636 3.2%82 #6936

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geology 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#4,320 #5,386
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences#1,014 #937
  3. Geophysics#311 #196
  4. Engineering#6,936 #6,390
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, Institute of Geology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geology takes 58.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeologySubfield · 34.6 works59×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 78.0 works51×
  3. PaleontologySubfield · 25.8 works49×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 196.8 works29×
← 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: 1.24× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.46× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 28.77× its world share, 197 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.26× its world share, 82 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.69× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 28.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Jiří Sláma, Karel Breiter and Tomáš Svítek lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geology.

  1. 1 Jiří Sláma Czechia · #78,849 worldwide 944 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Karel Breiter Czechia · #391,303 worldwide 126 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Tomáš Svítek Czechia · #628,056 worldwide 23 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 T. Lokajı́ček Czechia · #691,424 worldwide 49 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Jaroslav Kadlec Czechia · #813,634 worldwide 67 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Jindřich Hladil Czechia · #901,209 worldwide 93 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Lenka Lisá Czechia · #943,665 worldwide 46 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Ting Li Czechia · #1,204,916 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Hisakatsu YABE Czechia · #1,244,918 worldwide 36 citations · 49 works
  10. 10 Martin Svojtka Czechia · #1,255,208 worldwide 73 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geology

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tectonics, Plate Tectonics, Thermodynamic Modeling, Geochronology, Zircon, Continental Margin, Crustal Structure and Arctic.

▲ 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. Tectonics74▲ 142×3 topics
  2. Plate Tectonics53▲ 80×3 topics
  3. Thermodynamic Modeling40▲ 80×2 topics
  4. Geochronology39▲ 131×1 topic
  5. Zircon39▲ 131×1 topic
  6. Continental Margin34▲ 124×2 topics
  7. Crustal Structure34▲ 124×2 topics
  8. Climate Change33▲ 2.8×49 topics
  9. Arctic32▲ 65×4 topics
  10. Remote Sensing32▲ 6.0×19 topics
  11. Petroleum31▲ 146×2 topics
  12. Machine Learning31▲ 2.2×12 topics
  13. geology30▲ 274×1 topic
  14. sedimentary basins30▲ 274×1 topic
  15. Holocene27▲ 53×3 topics
  16. Sea Level27▲ 63×2 topics
  17. Geological Mapping25▲ 70×2 topics
  18. Hyperspectral Imaging24▲ 20×2 topics
  19. Support Vector Machines24▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Compositional Data Analysis24▲ 81×1 topic
  21. Mineral Prospectivity24▲ 81×1 topic
  22. Marine Sediments18▲ 68×2 topics
  23. Biogeochemical Cycling18▲ 121×2 topics
  24. Paleoproductivity18▲ 144×1 topic
  25. Paleoredox18▲ 144×1 topic
  26. Sedimentation17▲ 69×2 topics
  27. Pore Structure16▲ 29×3 topics
  28. Shale Gas16▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Paleoclimatology15▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Gas Permeability15▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Mudstones15▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Glacial Cycles15▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Monsoon Dynamics15▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Biogeography14▲ 12×17 topics
  35. Mediterranean14▲ 35×6 topics
  36. Geochemistry14▲ 52×4 topics
  37. Subduction13▲ 41×3 topics
  38. Rock Mechanics12▲ 29×3 topics
  39. Tomography12▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Black Sea12▲ 68×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geological Studies and Exploration, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils.

Geological and Geochemic…39Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 39 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 30 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 24 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 18 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 15 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…15Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 15 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 12 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 10 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 10 fractional worksGeotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works
GeophysicsGeologyArtificial IntelligencePaleontology3 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 39 works
  2. 2 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 30 works
  3. 3 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 24 works
  4. 4 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 18 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 15 works
  6. 6 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 15 works
  7. 7 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 12 works
  8. 8 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 10 works
  9. 9 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 10 works
  10. 10 Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials 9 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 available30.9%not open69.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.5%domestic only41.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower 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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