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Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

In research, Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,187 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,901
of 28,054 · #15,764 all time
Rank in Czechia
#75
of 163
Research works
744
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic 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 #9,187 of 12,888 25.3%76 #12628

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic 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 Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 53.4 works9.5×
← 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: 2.37× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.44× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.88× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.74× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.48× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.08× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic?

Ranked on the composite score, Jan Kubečka, Josef Hejzlar and Jiří Peterka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.

  1. 1 Jan Kubečka Czechia · #215,456 worldwide 163 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Josef Hejzlar Czechia · #425,757 worldwide 171 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Jiří Peterka Czechia · #819,325 worldwide 70 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Karel Šimek Czechia · #908,996 worldwide 97 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Jaromír Seďa Czechia · #1,026,363 worldwide 50 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Mojmír Vašek Czechia · #1,067,502 worldwide 44 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Martin Čech Czechia · #1,111,681 worldwide 56 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Jaroslava Frouzová Czechia · #1,171,843 worldwide 53 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Marie Prchalová Czechia · #1,183,664 worldwide 45 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Jiřı́ Kopáček Czechia · #1,257,942 worldwide 54 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Fisheries Sustainability, Freshwater Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, Eutrophication, Conservation Challenges and Flow Regulation.

▲ 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 Change31▲ 10×47 topics
  2. Invasive Species14▲ 28×13 topics
  3. Fisheries Sustainability12▲ 115×2 topics
  4. Freshwater Biodiversity10▲ 140×2 topics
  5. Habitat Fragmentation9▲ 38×5 topics
  6. Eutrophication9▲ 76×5 topics
  7. Conservation Challenges8▲ 157×1 topic
  8. Flow Regulation8▲ 157×1 topic
  9. Water Quality8▲ 18×12 topics
  10. Biodiversity8▲ 9.7×17 topics
  11. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 24×8 topics
  12. Harmful Algal Blooms7▲ 85×3 topics
  13. Conservation7▲ 14×13 topics
  14. Cyanobacteria5▲ 104×2 topics
  15. DNA Barcoding5▲ 27×6 topics
  16. Toxins5▲ 46×2 topics
  17. Biogeography5▲ 17×9 topics
  18. Phosphorus5▲ 50×2 topics
  19. Freshwater Ecosystems5▲ 144×1 topic
  20. Genetic Diversity5▲ 9.4×7 topics
  21. Nutrient Control5▲ 144×1 topic
  22. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 20×7 topics
  23. Microbial Ecology4▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Marine Microbes4▲ 64×1 topic
  25. Microbial Biogeography4▲ 64×1 topic
  26. Conservation Genetics4▲ 100×2 topics
  27. Freshwater4▲ 70×2 topics
  28. Trophic Cascades4▲ 34×2 topics
  29. Aquaculture4▲ 12×6 topics
  30. Fish4▲ 81×1 topic
  31. Length-Weight Relationships4▲ 81×1 topic
  32. Environmental Impacts3▲ 10×6 topics
  33. Biodiversity Loss3▲ 54×3 topics
  34. Ecosystem Management3▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Marine Fisheries3▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Population Dynamics3▲ 11×9 topics
  37. Global Warming3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  38. Nutrient Limitation3▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Ecosystem Engineering3▲ 86×2 topics
  40. Model Evaluation3▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies.

Fish Ecology and Managem…8Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 8 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 5 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 4 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 4 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 3 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…2Marine and coastal ecosystems: 2 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 2 fractional worksIdentification and Quantification in Food: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies: 2 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 2 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEnvironmental ChemistryEcologyAquatic Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
  2. 2 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 5 works
  3. 3 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 4 works
  4. 4 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 4 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 2 works
  7. 7 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 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 available45.3%not open54.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors61.7%domestic only38.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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