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Czech Agrifood Research Center

In research, Czech Agrifood Research Center stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,233 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,337 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 18.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,365
of 28,054 · #9,849 all time
Rank in Czechia
#101
of 163
Research works
2.4k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
24.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Czech Agrifood Research Center 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,233 of 3,409 21.4%114 #720
Life SciencesDomain #6,337 of 7,800 21.0%139 #3949

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Czech Agrifood Research Center 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 Agrifood Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 18.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 57.7 works19×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 114.5 works14×
← 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: 13.64× its world share, 114 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.42× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.79× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 3.68× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 13.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Czech Agrifood Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, W. Powell, Howard V. Davies and Alois Honěk lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Czech Agrifood Research Center.

  1. 1 W. Powell Czechia · #52,768 worldwide 375 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Howard V. Davies Czechia · #76,191 worldwide 256 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Alois Honěk Czechia · #77,342 worldwide 283 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 D. L. Trudgill Czechia · #85,726 worldwide 217 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Jan Kopecký Czechia · #109,780 worldwide 321 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Roman Pavela Czechia · #140,842 worldwide 178 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Derek Brown Czechia · #165,916 worldwide 191 citations · 58 works
  8. 8 Richard Jefferies Czechia · #212,244 worldwide 90 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 H. L. Jensen Czechia · #266,610 worldwide 108 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 D. K. L. MacKerron Czechia · #329,294 worldwide 64 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Czech Agrifood Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Czech Agrifood Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Biological Control, Gut Microbiota, Soil Fertility, Immune System and Honey Bees.

▲ 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 Change23▲ 4.9×33 topics
  2. Invasive Species12▲ 15×13 topics
  3. Biodiversity11▲ 8.2×16 topics
  4. Biological Control11▲ 40×8 topics
  5. Gut Microbiota9▲ 15×4 topics
  6. Soil Fertility9▲ 22×6 topics
  7. Immune System8▲ 19×2 topics
  8. Honey Bees8▲ 77×1 topic
  9. Neonicotinoids8▲ 77×1 topic
  10. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 14×12 topics
  11. Genetics8▲ 6.1×7 topics
  12. Ecosystem Functioning7▲ 22×4 topics
  13. Breeding7▲ 54×5 topics
  14. Genetic Improvement7▲ 43×4 topics
  15. Genome Sequencing7▲ 24×7 topics
  16. QTL Mapping7▲ 32×5 topics
  17. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 5.8×12 topics
  18. Biopesticides6▲ 56×2 topics
  19. Fungal Pathogens6▲ 27×4 topics
  20. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 11×10 topics
  21. Essential Oils6▲ 31×2 topics
  22. Genomics6▲ 12×10 topics
  23. Pest Management6▲ 42×5 topics
  24. Yield Potential6▲ 59×2 topics
  25. Drought Tolerance6▲ 23×7 topics
  26. Host Specificity6▲ 28×5 topics
  27. Plant Immunity6▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Soil Carbon Sequestration6▲ 43×2 topics
  29. Global Change6▲ 12×5 topics
  30. Disease Resistance5▲ 60×3 topics
  31. Ecosystem Services5▲ 7.8×6 topics
  32. Microbiota5▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Plant Defense5▲ 57×2 topics
  34. Biochar Application5▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Nitrogen Cycle5▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Botanical Insecticides5▲ 71×1 topic
  37. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles5▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Insect Control5▲ 71×1 topic
  40. Jasmonate Signaling5▲ 67×1 topic

Which research topics does Czech Agrifood Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Insect and Pesticide Research, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Insect Pest Control Strategies and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control.

Insect and Pesticide Res…8Insect and Pesticide Research: 8 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…5Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 5 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Stra…5Insect Pest Control Strategies: 5 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…5Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 5 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 4 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 4 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Stu…4Plant Virus Research Studies: 4 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fert…3Crop Yield and Soil Fertility: 3 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…3Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 3 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecol…2Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 2 fractional works
Insect ScienceSoil SciencePlant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics3 others

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

  1. 1 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 8 works
  2. 2 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 5 works
  3. 3 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 5 works
  4. 4 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 5 works
  5. 5 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 4 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  7. 7 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 4 works
  8. 8 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  9. 9 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 3 works
  10. 10 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 2 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 available39.1%not open60.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.6%domestic only71.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Czech Agrifood Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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