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Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plasma Physics

In research, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plasma Physics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,654 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,217 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Physics and Astronomy — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 32.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,481
of 28,054 · #3,770 all time
Rank in Czechia
#46
of 163
Research works
2.1k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plasma 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 #4,654 of 12,888 19.9%197 #2322
EngineeringField #4,217 of 6,636 18.9%91 #2371

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 32.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 21.6 works32×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 51.1 works11×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.30× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.52× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.85× its world share, 91 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.91× its world share, 36 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 10.83× its world share, 51 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Petr Lukeš, J. Mlynář and P. Bílková lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plasma Physics.

  1. 1 Petr Lukeš Czechia · #304,232 worldwide 98 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 J. Mlynář Czechia · #347,298 worldwide 169 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 P. Bílková Czechia · #452,647 worldwide 109 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 P. Šunka Czechia · #522,066 worldwide 71 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Nikita Medvedev Czechia · #632,102 worldwide 109 citations · 54 works
  6. 6 M. Člupek Czechia · #636,041 worldwide 74 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 J. Horáček Czechia · #641,923 worldwide 164 citations · 64 works
  8. 8 Z. Sedláček Czechia · #655,103 worldwide 26 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 R. Dejarnac Czechia · #746,896 worldwide 119 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Milan Šimek Czechia · #768,545 worldwide 85 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plasma Physics

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Turbulence, Tokamak, Transport, Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, fusion materials and radiation damage.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications18▲ 7.0×14 topics
  2. Turbulence16▲ 85×3 topics
  3. Tokamak15▲ 336×1 topic
  4. Transport15▲ 226×1 topic
  5. Mechanical Properties14▲ 7.0×14 topics
  6. Microstructure12▲ 11×13 topics
  7. fusion materials9▲ 227×1 topic
  8. radiation damage9▲ 227×1 topic
  9. Sintering9▲ 31×3 topics
  10. Spark Plasma Sintering7▲ 32×2 topics
  11. Cancer Therapy7▲ 5.6×2 topics
  12. Microstructural Evolution7▲ 21×3 topics
  13. Thermal Conductivity7▲ 21×6 topics
  14. Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas7▲ 165×1 topic
  15. Plasma Medicine7▲ 165×1 topic
  16. Oxidation Behavior6▲ 48×2 topics
  17. Gas Turbine Engines6▲ 56×1 topic
  18. Oxidation Resistance6▲ 27×3 topics
  19. Thermal Barrier Coatings6▲ 73×1 topic
  20. Electron Beams6▲ 165×1 topic
  21. Laser-Plasma Accelerators6▲ 165×1 topic
  22. Solar Wind6▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Plasma Etching6▲ 122×1 topic
  24. Semiconductor Industry6▲ 122×1 topic
  25. Tomography6▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Spectroscopy5▲ 15×5 topics
  27. Critical Current Density5▲ 98×2 topics
  28. Nb3Sn Conductor5▲ 131×1 topic
  29. Superconducting Magnets5▲ 131×1 topic
  30. Electron Acceleration5▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Negative Ion Sources5▲ 125×1 topic
  32. Superconducting Cavities5▲ 125×1 topic
  33. Molecular Dynamics5▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Ionosphere5▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Magnetosphere5▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Cemented Carbides4▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Nanostructured Materials4▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Nonlinear Optics4▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Molecular Imaging4▲ 24×3 topics
  40. Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing4▲ 60×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Magnetic confinement fusion research, Fusion materials and technologies, Plasma Applications and Diagnostics and High-Temperature Coating Behaviors.

Magnetic confinement fus…15Magnetic confinement fusion research: 15 fractional worksFusion materials and technologies: 9 fractional worksPlasma Applications and Diagnostics: 7 fractional worksHigh-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 6 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 6 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and Applications: 6 fractional worksSuperconducting Material…5Superconducting Materials and Applications: 5 fractional worksParticle accelerators an…5Particle accelerators and beam dynamics: 5 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…5Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 5 fractional worksAdvanced materials and c…4Advanced materials and composites: 4 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsMaterials ChemistryRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 15 works
  2. 2 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 9 works
  3. 3 Plasma Applications and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 7 works
  4. 4 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6 works
  6. 6 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  10. 10 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 4 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 available28.4%not open71.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.7%domestic only51.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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