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Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

In research, Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,945 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 24.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,559
of 28,054 · #6,064 all time
Rank in Slovakia
#44
of 73
Research works
2.6k
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences 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 #8,945 of 12,888 6.2%100 #3791

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences 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 Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 24.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 48.4 works24×
← 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: 1.49× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24.12× its world share, 48 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.05× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.41× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 24.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, A. Kapička, Josef Pek and Takesi Nagata lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 A. Kapička Slovakia · #242,284 worldwide 119 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Josef Pek Slovakia · #410,273 worldwide 88 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Takesi Nagata Slovakia · #427,303 worldwide 114 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Vladislav Babuška Slovakia · #437,069 worldwide 138 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Chuji Tsuboi Slovakia · #552,592 worldwide 61 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Miloš Pick Slovakia · #960,262 worldwide 24 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Jaroslava Plomerová Slovakia · #964,571 worldwide 76 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Václav Bucha Slovakia · #979,629 worldwide 55 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Karel Prikner Slovakia · #981,300 worldwide 15 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Hitoshi TAKEUCHI Slovakia · #1,070,662 worldwide 50 citations · 75 works
All ranked researchers at Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Tectonics, Sustainable Development, Holocene, Sea Level, Plate Tectonics and Tectonic 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 Change24▲ 7.0×47 topics
  2. Sustainable Development10▲ 4.8×17 topics
  3. Remote Sensing10▲ 6.0×17 topics
  4. Tectonics8▲ 53×3 topics
  5. Holocene7▲ 45×3 topics
  6. Sea Level6▲ 50×2 topics
  7. Plate Tectonics6▲ 31×3 topics
  8. Renewable Energy6▲ 3.2×10 topics
  9. Tectonic Evolution6▲ 213×3 topics
  10. Sedimentation6▲ 79×2 topics
  11. Crustal Deformation6▲ 342×2 topics
  12. Mediterranean5▲ 43×5 topics
  13. Sediment Transport5▲ 25×6 topics
  14. Alpine orogeny5▲ 710×1 topic
  15. Carpathian-Pannonian region5▲ 710×1 topic
  16. Environmental Impact5▲ 2.3×14 topics
  17. Food Security5▲ 6.6×7 topics
  18. Water Quality5▲ 9.0×9 topics
  19. Arctic4▲ 31×4 topics
  20. Thermodynamic Modeling4▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Geochronology4▲ 49×1 topic
  22. Zircon4▲ 49×1 topic
  23. Black Sea4▲ 79×1 topic
  24. paleoceanography4▲ 105×1 topic
  25. Biodiversity4▲ 4.1×10 topics
  26. Subduction4▲ 40×3 topics
  27. Agricultural Development4▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Geodetic Measurements4▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Tomography3▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Geochemistry3▲ 42×3 topics
  31. Hydrology3▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Functional Foods3▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Numerical Modeling3▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Nutrition3▲ 5.4×1 topic
  35. Earthquakes3▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Plate Boundaries3▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Lake Baikal3▲ 290×1 topic
  38. ecological change3▲ 290×1 topic
  39. Continental Margin3▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Crustal Structure3▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological Formations and Processes Exploration, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Marine and environmental studies and Food Industry and Aquatic Biology.

Geological Formations an…5Geological Formations and Processes Exploration: 5 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…4Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 4 fractional worksMarine and environmental…4Marine and environmental studies: 4 fractional worksFood Industry and Aquati…3Food Industry and Aquatic Biology: 3 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 3 fractional worksWater Resources and Management: 3 fractional worksGeological Studies and E…2Geological Studies and Exploration: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…2Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…2Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 2 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustai…2Global Energy and Sustainability Research: 2 fractional works
GeophysicsOceanographyFood ScienceEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Geological Formations and Processes Exploration Geophysics 5 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 4 works
  3. 3 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 4 works
  4. 4 Food Industry and Aquatic Biology Food Science 3 works
  5. 5 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 3 works
  6. 6 Water Resources and Management Ecology 3 works
  7. 7 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 2 works
  8. 8 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  9. 9 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 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 available44.5%not open55.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.4%domestic only60.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% higher 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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