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Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of History

In research, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of History stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,072 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,063 of 6,365 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#985 of 1,201 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History, Archeology and Political Science and International Relations — History is 22.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,852
of 28,054 · #28,713 all time
Rank in Czechia
#127
of 163
Research works
1.6k
▲ 103% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
1.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of History 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,072 of 10,521 7.7%421 #6823
Social SciencesField #4,063 of 6,365 6.1%282 #4688
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #985 of 1,201 8.7%107 #1751
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,728 of 1,998 13.6%109 #2622

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

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. Social Sciences#6,823 #6,072
  2. Social Sciences#4,688 #4,063
  3. Political Science and International Relations#1,751 #985
  4. Arts and Humanities#2,622 #1,728
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 History specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 22.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 34.5 works23×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 26.6 works19×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 106.8 works15×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 7 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 7.96× its world share, 109 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.07× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.70× its world share, 282 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, František Šmahel, Jaroslav Pánek and Zbyněk Sviták lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of History.

  1. 1 František Šmahel Czechia · #283,897 worldwide 4 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Jaroslav Pánek Czechia · #344,796 worldwide 3 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Zbyněk Sviták Czechia · #568,215 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Ruslan Seferbekov Czechia · #878,937 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of History

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, International Relations, Nationalism, Migration, Cultural Exchange, Identity, Religion and Education.

▲ 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. Globalization55▲ 5.9×47 topics
  2. International Relations48▲ 42×17 topics
  3. Nationalism42▲ 19×21 topics
  4. Migration41▲ 26×12 topics
  5. Cultural Exchange38▲ 62×8 topics
  6. Education35▲ 4.3×22 topics
  7. Identity33▲ 9.5×26 topics
  8. Religion27▲ 12×19 topics
  9. Soviet Union26▲ 95×3 topics
  10. Regional Development25▲ 15×5 topics
  11. Food Security24▲ 9.4×6 topics
  12. Eastern Europe23▲ 88×3 topics
  13. Ethnicity22▲ 12×7 topics
  14. Diplomacy22▲ 48×6 topics
  15. Central Asia22▲ 64×4 topics
  16. Labor Market22▲ 15×5 topics
  17. Agriculture21▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Human Rights21▲ 4.3×20 topics
  19. Neoliberalism21▲ 12×9 topics
  20. Geographical Analysis20▲ 91×2 topics
  21. Demographic Dynamics20▲ 111×1 topic
  22. Rural Transformation20▲ 111×1 topic
  23. Geopolitics20▲ 27×8 topics
  24. Empire20▲ 49×5 topics
  25. Cultural Heritage18▲ 6.8×14 topics
  26. Nation-Building18▲ 69×4 topics
  27. Legal Regulation17▲ 17×6 topics
  28. Culture17▲ 6.7×18 topics
  29. Youth17▲ 25×3 topics
  30. Cold War16▲ 53×4 topics
  31. European Union16▲ 15×8 topics
  32. National Security16▲ 59×3 topics
  33. National Identity16▲ 29×7 topics
  34. Cultural Diplomacy15▲ 39×4 topics
  35. Immigration15▲ 28×4 topics
  36. Information Security15▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Urban Development15▲ 8.7×6 topics
  38. Digital Sovereignty15▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Religious Identity15▲ 51×3 topics
  40. Transition Economy15▲ 110×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends, Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation, History and Cultural Heritage and Byzantine Studies and History.

Regional Socio-Economic …20Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 20 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and …15Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 15 fractional worksHistory and Cultural Her…14History and Cultural Heritage: 14 fractional worksByzantine Studies and Hi…13Byzantine Studies and History: 13 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 13 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 13 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…9Islamic Studies and History: 9 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Studies of Poland: 8 fractional worksBalkan and Eastern European Studies: 8 fractional worksSocial and Behavioral Studies: 8 fractional works
DemographyPolitical Science and International RelationsCultural StudiesClassics4 others

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

  1. 1 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 20 works
  2. 2 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 15 works
  3. 3 History and Cultural Heritage Cultural Studies 14 works
  4. 4 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 13 works
  5. 5 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  6. 6 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 13 works
  7. 7 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  8. 8 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 8 works
  9. 9 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  10. 10 Social and Behavioral Studies Health 8 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 available61.9%not open38.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.5%domestic only47.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 103% 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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