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Institute of Animal Science

In research, Institute of Animal Science stands highest in Health Sciences (#14,066 of 20,462 worldwide), Life Sciences (#10,724 of 14,347 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#4,687 of 6,031 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 8.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,879
of 28,054 · #25,767 all time
Rank in Czechia
#133
of 163
Research works
863
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Institute of Animal Science 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
Health SciencesDomain #14,066 of 20,462 14.1%190
Life SciencesDomain #10,724 of 14,347 14.2%572
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,687 of 6,031 15.5%336
Animal Science and ZoologySubfield #359 of 456 18.0%136
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #6,679 of 7,814 12.7%212
GeneticsSubfield #1,503 of 1,665 13.1%141

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 32.7 works8.6×
← 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: 8.59× its world share, 33 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.06× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.31× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.48× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 3.25× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 56.11× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 56.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Animal Science?

Ranked on the composite score, J. Sales, Marek Špinka and M. Štípková lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Animal Science.

  1. 1 J. Sales Czechia · #223,598 worldwide 207 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Marek Špinka Czechia · #331,506 worldwide 151 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 M. Štípková Czechia · #448,365 worldwide 80 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 J. Bouška Czechia · #571,034 worldwide 35 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 E. Krupa Czechia · #619,258 worldwide 32 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 M. Skřivan Czechia · #648,642 worldwide 65 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Z. Krupová Czechia · #772,625 worldwide 30 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 M. Milerski Czechia · #873,034 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Luděk Bartoš Czechia · #934,408 worldwide 71 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 P. Kunc Czechia · #976,813 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Animal Science

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Animal Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Stress, Animal Welfare, Marker-Assisted Selection, Genetic Diversity, Plant Breeding, Population Genetics, Dairy Cattle and Quantitative Genetics.

▲ 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. Heat Stress10▲ 150×2 topics
  2. Animal Welfare9▲ 132×3 topics
  3. Marker-Assisted Selection9▲ 146×2 topics
  4. Genetic Diversity8▲ 24×7 topics
  5. Plant Breeding8▲ 105×3 topics
  6. Population Genetics8▲ 72×2 topics
  7. Dairy Cattle8▲ 188×2 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress8▲ 5.8×13 topics
  9. Animal Breeding8▲ 208×1 topic
  10. Genomic Selection8▲ 208×1 topic
  11. Quantitative Genetics8▲ 174×2 topics
  12. Climate Change6▲ 3.0×14 topics
  13. Amino Acids6▲ 81×2 topics
  14. Gut Microbiota6▲ 21×4 topics
  15. Probiotics6▲ 32×3 topics
  16. Intestinal Barrier6▲ 92×2 topics
  17. Antibiotic Alternatives6▲ 130×1 topic
  18. Poultry Production6▲ 130×1 topic
  19. Milk Composition5▲ 145×2 topics
  20. Livestock Production5▲ 63×2 topics
  21. Emotional State4▲ 182×1 topic
  22. Stress Indicators4▲ 182×1 topic
  23. Energy Balance4▲ 86×2 topics
  24. Metabolic Adaptations4▲ 193×1 topic
  25. Physiological Responses4▲ 94×1 topic
  26. Reproductive Loss4▲ 183×1 topic
  27. Uterine Disease4▲ 183×1 topic
  28. Microbial Community4▲ 58×2 topics
  29. Nutrition4▲ 9.9×5 topics
  30. Antioxidants4▲ 9.8×4 topics
  31. Methane Production3▲ 137×1 topic
  32. Ruminant Nutrition3▲ 137×1 topic
  33. Antioxidant3▲ 5.7×14 topics
  34. Consumer Perception3▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Meat Quality3▲ 45×2 topics
  36. Population Dynamics3▲ 13×6 topics
  37. Antimicrobial Resistance3▲ 16×5 topics
  38. Protein Oxidation3▲ 55×1 topic
  39. Spoilage Microbiota3▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Microbiota2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Animal Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies and Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock.

Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 8 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 6 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…4Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 4 fractional worksEffects of Environmental…4Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 4 fractional worksReproductive Physiology in Livestock: 4 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 3 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …3Meat and Animal Product Quality: 3 fractional worksRabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health: 2 fractional worksMilk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows: 2 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 2 fractional works
GeneticsAnimal Science and ZoologySmall AnimalsAgronomy and Crop Science

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

  1. 1 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 8 works
  2. 2 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 6 works
  3. 3 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 4 works
  4. 4 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 4 works
  5. 5 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 4 works
  6. 6 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  7. 7 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 3 works
  8. 8 Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  9. 9 Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  10. 10 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals 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 available53.8%not open46.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.9%domestic only66.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Animal Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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