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Czech Geological Survey

In research, Czech Geological Survey stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,955 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#970 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 66.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,644
of 28,054 · #9,117 all time
Rank in Czechia
#65
of 163
Research works
1.1k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
21.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Czech Geological Survey 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 #5,955 of 12,888 17.5%125 #5226
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #970 of 1,209 21.3%75 #1268

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Czech Geological Survey 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 Geological Survey specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 66.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 34.5 works66×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 74.8 works32×
← 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: 1.59× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 32.03× its world share, 75 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.63× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.15× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 32.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Czech Geological Survey?

Ranked on the composite score, Bedřich Moldan, Oldřich Krejčí and Jiří Frýda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Czech Geological Survey.

  1. 1 Bedřich Moldan · #162,735 worldwide 285 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Oldřich Krejčí · #588,501 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Jiří Frýda · #605,759 worldwide 144 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Vojtĕch Janoušek · #630,103 worldwide 214 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Jitka Míková · #641,169 worldwide 68 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Jan Pašava · #662,227 worldwide 115 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Jana Hladı́ková · #722,841 worldwide 63 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 M. Drábek · #729,879 worldwide 41 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Daniel A. Petrash · #757,715 worldwide 91 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Jiří Otava · #761,952 worldwide 20 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Czech Geological Survey

Which keywords describe research at Czech Geological Survey?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Thermodynamic Modeling, Climate Change, Geochronology, Zircon, Remote Sensing and Geological Mapping.

▲ 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. Plate Tectonics21▲ 94×3 topics
  2. Climate Change19▲ 4.8×29 topics
  3. Tectonics18▲ 104×3 topics
  4. Thermodynamic Modeling16▲ 92×2 topics
  5. Geochronology15▲ 150×1 topic
  6. Zircon15▲ 150×1 topic
  7. Remote Sensing13▲ 7.0×15 topics
  8. Machine Learning12▲ 2.4×8 topics
  9. Geological Mapping10▲ 85×2 topics
  10. Hyperspectral Imaging9▲ 22×2 topics
  11. Support Vector Machines9▲ 19×2 topics
  12. Compositional Data Analysis9▲ 90×1 topic
  13. Mineral Prospectivity9▲ 90×1 topic
  14. Paleoproductivity9▲ 205×1 topic
  15. Paleoredox9▲ 205×1 topic
  16. Tectonic Evolution9▲ 270×2 topics
  17. Holocene8▲ 48×3 topics
  18. Paleoclimatology8▲ 66×2 topics
  19. Sea Level8▲ 57×2 topics
  20. Alpine orogeny8▲ 918×1 topic
  21. Carpathian-Pannonian region8▲ 918×1 topic
  22. Glacial Cycles8▲ 76×1 topic
  23. Monsoon Dynamics8▲ 76×1 topic
  24. Geochemistry7▲ 81×4 topics
  25. Biogeography7▲ 18×10 topics
  26. Superconductivity6▲ 24×4 topics
  27. Tomography6▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Crystal Structure Prediction6▲ 83×1 topic
  29. Ecosystem Functioning6▲ 20×6 topics
  30. Mantle Dynamics6▲ 83×1 topic
  31. Subduction5▲ 49×2 topics
  32. Environmental Impacts5▲ 12×7 topics
  33. Water Quality4▲ 7.1×6 topics
  34. Earthquakes4▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Plate Boundaries4▲ 49×1 topic
  36. Toxicity4▲ 6.0×6 topics
  37. Rare Earth Elements4▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Groundwater3▲ 28×4 topics
  39. Hydrology3▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Manganese Oxides3▲ 71×1 topic

Which research topics does Czech Geological Survey publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils and Geological Formations and Processes Exploration.

Geological and Geochemic…15Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 15 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 9 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 9 fractional worksGeological Formations an…8Geological Formations and Processes Exploration: 8 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…8Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 8 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 6 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 4 fractional worksGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis: 3 fractional worksMineralogy and Gemology Studies: 3 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 2 fractional works
GeophysicsArtificial IntelligencePaleontologyAtmospheric Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeophysics 15 works
  2. 2 Geochemistry and Geologic MappingArtificial Intelligence 9 works
  3. 3 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsPaleontology 9 works
  4. 4 Geological Formations and Processes ExplorationGeophysics 8 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchAtmospheric Science 8 works
  6. 6 High-pressure geophysics and materialsGeophysics 6 works
  7. 7 earthquake and tectonic studiesGeophysics 4 works
  8. 8 Geochemistry and Elemental AnalysisGeochemistry and Petrology 3 works
  9. 9 Mineralogy and Gemology StudiesGeochemistry and Petrology 3 works
  10. 10 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisMechanics of Materials 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 available36.7%not open63.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.3%domestic only61.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Czech Geological Survey's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% lower 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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