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Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology

In research, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,668 of 6,208 worldwide), Life Sciences (#7,435 of 14,347 worldwide) and Ecology (#1,038 of 1,512 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology — Ecology is 29.9× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#17,859
of 28,054 · #17,179 all time
Rank in Czechia
#105
of 163
Research works
716
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
27.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology 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
Environmental ScienceField #2,668 of 6,208 25.3%299
Life SciencesDomain #7,435 of 14,347 26.9%310
EcologySubfield #1,038 of 1,512 23.4%162
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,536 of 6,031 30.6%161
Physical SciencesDomain #18,957 of 21,541 25.8%319

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 29.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 27.7 works30×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 4.19× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.84× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.21× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.61× its world share, 50 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.26× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Jan Zukal, Carl Smith and Zdeněk Hubálek lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology.

  1. 1 Jan Zukal Czechia · #175,874 worldwide 145 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Carl Smith Czechia · #282,985 worldwide 141 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Zdeněk Hubálek Czechia · #322,682 worldwide 272 citations · 83 works
  4. 4 Martin Šálek Czechia · #514,890 worldwide 85 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Miloslav Homolka Czechia · #578,038 worldwide 36 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Ivo Rudolf Czechia · #679,482 worldwide 72 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Jiřı́ Halouzka Czechia · #792,191 worldwide 68 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Petr Koubek Czechia · #808,906 worldwide 25 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Radim Blažek Czechia · #917,574 worldwide 35 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Josef Bryja Czechia · #945,739 worldwide 77 citations · 64 works
All ranked researchers at Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Population Dynamics, Molecular Phylogeny, Habitat Fragmentation, Genetic Diversity and Adaptive Evolution.

▲ 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. Climate Change34▲ 11×36 topics
  2. Invasive Species22▲ 44×15 topics
  3. Biodiversity20▲ 22×17 topics
  4. Population Dynamics16▲ 56×8 topics
  5. Molecular Phylogeny13▲ 69×9 topics
  6. Habitat Fragmentation12▲ 47×4 topics
  7. Adaptive Evolution12▲ 180×2 topics
  8. Genetic Diversity12▲ 22×10 topics
  9. Conservation Biology11▲ 91×3 topics
  10. Epidemiology11▲ 2.4×28 topics
  11. Conservation10▲ 21×10 topics
  12. Habitat Selection8▲ 91×2 topics
  13. Genetic Variation7▲ 29×3 topics
  14. Global Change7▲ 24×4 topics
  15. Natural Selection7▲ 113×2 topics
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis7▲ 20×7 topics
  17. Metabolic Rate7▲ 94×2 topics
  18. Evolutionary Dynamics7▲ 161×1 topic
  19. Phenotypic Plasticity7▲ 218×1 topic
  20. Reproductive Strategies7▲ 152×2 topics
  21. Population Genetics6▲ 40×3 topics
  22. Biogeography6▲ 19×7 topics
  23. Ecosystem6▲ 46×4 topics
  24. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 55×2 topics
  25. Freshwater Biodiversity6▲ 81×2 topics
  26. Conservation Challenges5▲ 96×1 topic
  27. Flow Regulation5▲ 96×1 topic
  28. Species Delimitation5▲ 102×3 topics
  29. Biodiversity Loss5▲ 86×3 topics
  30. Community Ecology5▲ 52×2 topics
  31. Genetic Structure5▲ 62×4 topics
  32. Pathogenesis5▲ 8.4×11 topics
  33. Phylogeography5▲ 126×2 topics
  34. Bayesian Inference5▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Microsatellite Analysis5▲ 145×1 topic
  36. Model Evaluation4▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Bats4▲ 111×2 topics
  38. Predator-Prey Interactions4▲ 47×2 topics
  39. Avian Ecology4▲ 170×1 topic
  40. Migration Patterns4▲ 141×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Genetic diversity and population structure and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

  1. 1 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  3. 3 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 5 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 4 works
  5. 5 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 4 works
  6. 6 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  7. 7 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 4 works
  8. 8 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 works
  9. 9 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 4 works
  10. 10 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 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 available50.6%not open49.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.1%domestic only56.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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