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Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Photonics and Electronics

In research, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Photonics and Electronics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,578 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,742 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 12.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,448
of 28,054 · #9,133 all time
Rank in Czechia
#62
of 163
Research works
847
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
24.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Photonics and Electronics 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 #6,578 of 12,888 6.6%100 #6357
EngineeringField #5,742 of 6,636 5.2%62 #5604

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 12.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 51.2 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.91× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.57× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.50× its world share, 62 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.70× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.61× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Photonics and Electronics?

Ranked on the composite score, Jiřı́ Homola, Z. Šroubek and M. Karásek lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Photonics and Electronics.

  1. 1 Jiřı́ Homola Czechia · #21,716 worldwide 917 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Z. Šroubek Czechia · #178,512 worldwide 150 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 M. Karásek Czechia · #209,491 worldwide 106 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Jiřı́ Čtyroký Czechia · #223,490 worldwide 233 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Jan Mrázek Czechia · #279,011 worldwide 137 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 K. Žďánský Czechia · #314,660 worldwide 65 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 O. Procházková Czechia · #433,988 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Pavel Honzátko Czechia · #569,849 worldwide 81 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Jiří Kaňka Czechia · #717,982 worldwide 73 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Pavel Peterka Czechia · #737,391 worldwide 110 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Photonics and Electronics

Which keywords describe research at Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Photonics and Electronics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Fiber Lasers, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Fiber, Gas Sensing, High-Power Laser, Supercontinuum Generation, Fiber Optic Sensors and Sensor Technology.

▲ 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. Fiber Lasers25▲ 221×3 topics
  2. Nonlinear Optics22▲ 168×4 topics
  3. Optical Fiber16▲ 132×3 topics
  4. Gas Sensing16▲ 305×2 topics
  5. High-Power Laser14▲ 668×1 topic
  6. Supercontinuum Generation14▲ 668×1 topic
  7. Fiber Optic Sensors13▲ 214×1 topic
  8. Sensor Technology13▲ 214×1 topic
  9. Biosensors13▲ 21×8 topics
  10. Raman Lasers9▲ 70×2 topics
  11. Microresonators7▲ 77×3 topics
  12. Microwave Photonics7▲ 69×2 topics
  13. Optical Modulators7▲ 40×3 topics
  14. Optical Frequency Combs7▲ 104×1 topic
  15. Ultrafast Lasers7▲ 104×1 topic
  16. Crystal Growth7▲ 20×5 topics
  17. Frequency Conversion6▲ 127×3 topics
  18. Solid-State Lasers5▲ 281×1 topic
  19. Ytterbium5▲ 281×1 topic
  20. Optical Properties5▲ 68×3 topics
  21. Nanostructures5▲ 9.9×7 topics
  22. Optical Interconnects5▲ 107×1 topic
  23. Semiconductor Lasers5▲ 59×1 topic
  24. Biomedical Applications5▲ 3.3×10 topics
  25. Silicon Photonics4▲ 35×2 topics
  26. Integrated Circuits4▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Glass Science4▲ 156×1 topic
  28. Microcavities4▲ 33×1 topic
  29. Nanophotonic Waveguides4▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Structural Analysis4▲ 39×1 topic
  31. Solid-State Lighting4▲ 42×2 topics
  32. Graphene4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  33. Solar Cell Efficiency4▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Luminescent Materials4▲ 43×1 topic
  35. Upconversion Nanoparticles4▲ 63×1 topic
  36. Metamaterials3▲ 20×4 topics
  37. Coherent Detection3▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Digital Signal Processing3▲ 54×1 topic
  39. Nanophotonics3▲ 27×3 topics
  40. Electrochemistry3▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Photonics and Electronics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics, Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies and Solid State Laser Technologies.

Photonic Crystal and Fib…14Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sen…13Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 7 fractional worksSolid State Laser Technologies: 5 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 5 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…4Photonic and Optical Devices: 4 fractional worksGlass properties and applications: 4 fractional worksLuminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 4 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 3 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsCeramics and CompositesMaterials Chemistry1 others

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

  1. 1 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  3. 3 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 7 works
  4. 4 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Glass properties and applications Ceramics and Composites 4 works
  8. 8 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials Chemistry 4 works
  9. 9 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 3 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 available20.5%not open79.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.0%domestic only72.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Photonics and Electronics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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