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Institute of Botany of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

In research, Institute of Botany of the Slovak Academy of Sciences stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,512 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,443 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 39.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,404
of 28,054 · #15,384 all time
Rank in Slovakia
#29
of 73
Research works
1k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Institute of Botany 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,512 of 3,409 18.5%91 #2174
Life SciencesDomain #6,443 of 7,800 17.6%121 #8355

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 39.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 30.6 works39×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 49.4 works17×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 91.1 works11×
← 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: 11.47× its world share, 91 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.19× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.84× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.14× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× 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, 11.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Milan Valachovič, Eliška Rybníčková and Richard Hrivnák lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Botany of the Slovak Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 Milan Valachovič Slovakia · #261,567 worldwide 99 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Eliška Rybníčková Slovakia · #790,521 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Richard Hrivnák Slovakia · #929,553 worldwide 33 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Slavomír Adamčík Slovakia · #1,026,986 worldwide 69 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Botany of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Phylogenetic Analysis, Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Phylogeny, Conservation and Ecosystem Functioning.

▲ 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. Biogeography29▲ 66×14 topics
  2. Climate Change27▲ 6.0×50 topics
  3. Phylogenetic Analysis25▲ 50×13 topics
  4. Invasive Species22▲ 31×16 topics
  5. Biodiversity21▲ 17×16 topics
  6. Phylogeny16▲ 65×9 topics
  7. Conservation16▲ 22×8 topics
  8. Ecosystem Functioning14▲ 46×7 topics
  9. Fungal Pathogens13▲ 60×3 topics
  10. Habitat Fragmentation13▲ 36×5 topics
  11. DNA Barcoding13▲ 46×7 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity12▲ 12×15 topics
  13. Mycorrhizal Fungi12▲ 103×2 topics
  14. Host Specificity12▲ 64×3 topics
  15. Mosses12▲ 277×2 topics
  16. Endophytic Fungi12▲ 77×2 topics
  17. Genomic Characterization12▲ 54×1 topic
  18. Plant Pathogenesis12▲ 110×1 topic
  19. Fungal Diversity11▲ 146×2 topics
  20. Nutrient Cycling11▲ 92×2 topics
  21. Plant Interactions11▲ 167×1 topic
  22. Soil Biota11▲ 167×1 topic
  23. Taxonomy10▲ 48×7 topics
  24. Ecology10▲ 39×5 topics
  25. Global Change9▲ 21×6 topics
  26. Secondary Metabolites9▲ 70×3 topics
  27. Symbiosis9▲ 56×3 topics
  28. Vegetation9▲ 49×3 topics
  29. Fungi8▲ 233×2 topics
  30. Biomonitoring8▲ 64×2 topics
  31. Flora8▲ 176×2 topics
  32. Vascular Plants8▲ 176×2 topics
  33. Habitat8▲ 88×1 topic
  34. Phytogeography8▲ 217×1 topic
  35. Air Pollution7▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Lichen7▲ 264×1 topic
  37. Molecular Phylogeny7▲ 28×7 topics
  38. Polyploidy7▲ 93×4 topics
  39. Medicinal Plants6▲ 8.9×14 topics
  40. Ecosystem Services6▲ 8.4×7 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Lichen and fungal ecology.

Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 12 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 11 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology Studies: 8 fractional worksLichen and fungal ecology: 7 fractional worksBryophyte Studies and Records: 5 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…4Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 4 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 4 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 4 fractional worksFern and Epiphyte Biology: 3 fractional worksMediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna: 3 fractional works
Cell BiologyPlant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsNature and Landscape Conservation

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

  1. 1 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 12 works
  2. 2 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 11 works
  3. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 8 works
  4. 4 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  5. 5 Bryophyte Studies and Records Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  6. 6 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  7. 7 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  9. 9 Fern and Epiphyte Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  10. 10 Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna Plant Science 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 available52.6%not open47.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors70.9%domestic only29.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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