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Czech Geological Survey

In research, Czech Geological Survey stands highest in Earth and Planetary Sciences (#650 of 1,088 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,820 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences (Geophysics is 63.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,564
of 22,385 · #11,363 all time
Rank in Czechia
#62
of 110
Research works
1.1k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
24k
21.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Czech Geological Survey

What is Czech Geological Survey known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #650 of 1,088 6.7%75 #739
Physical SciencesDomain #7,820 of 10,670 6.0%125 #5587

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Czech Geological Survey work in?

In 2022-now, 85% of research at Czech Geological Survey is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (51%), Environmental Science (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (7%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 149 fractional works · 84.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 89 fractional works · 50.5% of its workGeophysics: 39 fractional works · 22.1% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 14 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPaleontology: 14 fractional works · 7.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 11 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 23 fractional works · 13.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 5.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 8.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKCzech GeologicalSurvey176fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences85%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences8950.5%
    2. Environmental Science2313.3%
    3. Engineering126.8%
    4. Computer Science105.7%
    5. Materials Science84.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy31.7%
    7. Chemistry21.4%
    8. Energy10.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences137.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.4%
    1. Arts and Humanities42.1%
    2. Social Sciences42.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
    5. Psychology00.0%
    1. Medicine21.3%
    2. Health Professions10.6%
    3. Nursing00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Czech Geological Survey specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 63.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 38.9 works63×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 88.7 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: 1.57× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 32.23× its world share, 89 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.67× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.28× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 32.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences32.23×89 works
  2. Environmental Science2.67×23 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.57×13 works
  4. Materials Science1.28×8 works
  5. Chemistry0.91×2 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy0.77×3 works
  7. Energy0.75×1 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.74×4 works
  9. Computer Science0.73×10 works
  10. Engineering0.46×12 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.27×2 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.27×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.23×1 works
  14. Social Sciences0.16×4 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.10×0 works
  16. Nursing0.08×0 works
  17. Medicine0.07×2 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.06×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.02×0 works
  20. Psychology0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Czech Geological Survey?

Ranked on the quality score, Tomáš Magna, Tomáš Pačes and Vojtĕch Janoušek lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Czech Geological Survey.

  1. 1 Tomáš Magna Czechia · #806,072 worldwide 2.9k citations · 131 works
  2. 2 Tomáš Pačes Czechia · #839,111 worldwide 4.2k citations · 75 works
  3. 3 Vojtĕch Janoušek Czechia · #903,576 worldwide 6.5k citations · 226 works
  4. 4 Pavlína Hasalová Czechia · #1,101,108 worldwide 2k citations · 81 works
  5. 5 Jitka Míková Czechia · #1,156,820 worldwide 1.5k citations · 102 works
  6. 6 Filip Oulehle Czechia · #1,183,235 worldwide 3.1k citations · 107 works
  7. 7 T. Magna Czechia · #1,286,577 worldwide 1.2k citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Bohdan Křı́bek Czechia · #1,586,664 worldwide 3.4k citations · 127 works
  9. 9 Pavla Štípská Czechia · #1,642,604 worldwide 4.2k citations · 138 works
  10. 10 Carmen Aguilar Czechia · #1,948,387 worldwide 1.6k citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Czech Geological Survey

What are the most cited papers from Czech Geological Survey?

The most cited paper from Czech Geological Survey is "Dissolved organic carbon trends resulting from changes in atmospheric deposition chemistry" (Donald T. Monteith, John L. Stoddard, Chris Evans et al., 2007), with 1,834 citations. Next come "Geochemistry, groundwater and pollution" (1,568) and "1994 REPORT ON ZINNWALDITE ZW‐C ANALYSED BY NINETY‐TWO GIT‐IWG MEMBER‐LABORATORIES" (1,139).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Dissolved organic carbon trends resulting from changes in atmospheric deposition chemistry Donald T. Monteith, John L. Stoddard, Chris Evans et al. · Nature Nov 2007 1,834
2 Geochemistry, groundwater and pollution Tomáš Pačes · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Feb 1994 1,568
3 1994 REPORT ON ZINNWALDITE ZW‐C ANALYSED BY NINETY‐TWO GIT‐IWG MEMBER‐LABORATORIES Kuppusami GOVINDARAJU, Ivan Rubeška, Tomáš Paukert · Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research Apr 1994 1,139
4 Contamination of vineyard soils with fungicides: A review of environmental and toxicological aspects Michael Komárek, Eva Čadková, Vladislav Chrastný et al. · Environment International 14 Nov 2009 848
5 Water-fluxed melting of the continental crust: A review Roberto Ferrez Weinberg, Pavlína Hasalová · Lithos 16 Sep 2014 650
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Czech Geological Survey?

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

▲ 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-now 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 Tectonics24▲ 91×3 topics
  2. Tectonics22▲ 103×3 topics
  3. Climate Change22▲ 4.5×29 topics
  4. Thermodynamic Modeling18▲ 90×2 topics
  5. Geochronology18▲ 147×1 topic
  6. Zircon18▲ 147×1 topic
  7. Remote Sensing14▲ 6.7×16 topics
  8. Machine Learning12▲ 2.1×8 topics
  9. Paleoproductivity11▲ 198×1 topic
  10. Paleoredox11▲ 198×1 topic
  11. Geological Mapping11▲ 82×2 topics
  12. Geochemistry11▲ 96×4 topics
  13. Support Vector Machines10▲ 18×2 topics
  14. Hyperspectral Imaging10▲ 21×2 topics
  15. Tectonic Evolution10▲ 238×2 topics
  16. Compositional Data Analysis10▲ 86×1 topic
  17. Mineral Prospectivity10▲ 86×1 topic
  18. Holocene9▲ 44×3 topics
  19. Alpine orogeny8▲ 799×1 topic
  20. Carpathian-Pannonian region8▲ 799×1 topic
  21. Paleoclimatology8▲ 58×2 topics
  22. Sea Level8▲ 52×2 topics
  23. Environmental Impacts8▲ 18×7 topics
  24. Glacial Cycles8▲ 68×1 topic
  25. Monsoon Dynamics8▲ 68×1 topic
  26. Biogeography8▲ 16×10 topics
  27. Rare Earth Elements7▲ 27×3 topics
  28. Superconductivity7▲ 22×4 topics
  29. Tomography6▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Crystal Structure Prediction6▲ 74×1 topic
  31. Mantle Dynamics6▲ 74×1 topic
  32. Ecosystem Functioning6▲ 17×6 topics
  33. Manganese Oxides6▲ 105×1 topic
  34. Sedimentary Rocks6▲ 105×1 topic
  35. Subduction6▲ 43×2 topics
  36. Water Quality5▲ 7.4×7 topics
  37. Groundwater4▲ 28×4 topics
  38. Earthquakes4▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Plate Boundaries4▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Toxicity4▲ 5.6×6 topics

Which research topics does Czech Geological Survey publish most on?

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

Geological and Geochemic…18Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 18 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 11 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…10Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 10 fractional worksGeological Formations an…8Geological Formations and Processes Exploration: 8 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 8 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 6 fractional worksGeochemistry and Element…6Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis: 6 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 4 fractional worksMineralogy and Gemology Studies: 3 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 3 fractional works
GeophysicsPaleontologyArtificial IntelligenceAtmospheric Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 18 works
  2. 2 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 11 works
  3. 3 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  4. 4 Geological Formations and Processes Exploration Geophysics 8 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 8 works
  6. 6 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 6 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 6 works
  8. 8 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 4 works
  9. 9 Mineralogy and Gemology Studies Geochemistry and Petrology 3 works
  10. 10 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 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 available36.7%not open63.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Czech Geological Survey's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Czech Geological Survey as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00064% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Czech Geological Survey0.00057% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Czech Geological Survey over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Czech Geological Survey5.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.3% in 2019.

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