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Institute of Soil Biology

In research, Institute of Soil Biology stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,739 of 6,031 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#13,723 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#10,871 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#19,037
of 42,892
Rank in Czechia
#115
of 261
Research works
387
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
32.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Institute of Soil Biology 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,739 of 6,031 22.8%170
Physical SciencesDomain #13,723 of 21,541 23.2%169
Life SciencesDomain #10,871 of 14,347 22.7%203

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 21.1 works8.3×
← 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: 8.32× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.41× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.12× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.15× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Soil Biology?

Ranked on the composite score, Alena Nováková, Josef Starý and Gerrit Angst lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Soil Biology.

  1. 1 Alena Nováková Czechia · #289,428 worldwide 107 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Josef Starý Czechia · #370,951 worldwide 155 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Gerrit Angst Czechia · #459,748 worldwide 145 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Karel Tajovský Czechia · #1,065,914 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Soil Biology

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Soil Biology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Ecosystem Functioning, Biodiversity, Microbial Communities, Nutrient Limitation, Nitrogen Cycle and Soil Carbon Sequestration.

▲ 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 Change13▲ 9.3×32 topics
  2. Ecosystem Functioning7▲ 68×7 topics
  3. Invasive Species7▲ 30×14 topics
  4. Biodiversity6▲ 16×12 topics
  5. Microbial Communities6▲ 25×6 topics
  6. Nutrient Limitation4▲ 80×2 topics
  7. Nitrogen Cycle4▲ 123×1 topic
  8. Soil Carbon Sequestration4▲ 103×1 topic
  9. Ecology4▲ 43×7 topics
  10. Taxonomy4▲ 50×5 topics
  11. Global Change3▲ 23×4 topics
  12. Biogeography3▲ 22×8 topics
  13. DNA Barcoding3▲ 34×6 topics
  14. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 19×6 topics
  15. Conservation3▲ 13×6 topics
  16. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 37×3 topics
  17. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 24×4 topics
  18. Ecosystem2▲ 40×3 topics
  19. Hydrology2▲ 35×2 topics
  20. Methane Emissions2▲ 84×2 topics
  21. Microbial Ecology2▲ 25×3 topics
  22. Microbial Processes2▲ 74×2 topics
  23. Symbiosis2▲ 46×3 topics
  24. Wetlands2▲ 135×2 topics
  25. Marine Microbes2▲ 65×1 topic
  26. Microbial Biogeography2▲ 65×1 topic
  27. Carbon2▲ 62×1 topic
  28. Peatlands2▲ 208×1 topic
  29. Phylogeny2▲ 24×5 topics
  30. Biological Control2▲ 22×6 topics
  31. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 21×3 topics
  32. Biological Invasions2▲ 35×3 topics
  33. Community Ecology2▲ 36×2 topics
  34. Cryptic Diversity2▲ 197×2 topics
  35. Ecosystem Services2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  36. Genetic Structure2▲ 41×2 topics
  37. Species Delimitation2▲ 70×3 topics
  38. Species Richness2▲ 47×2 topics
  39. Earthworms2▲ 338×1 topic
  40. Soil Biodiversity2▲ 338×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Soil Biology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology and Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology.

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen…4Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 4 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecol…2Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 2 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands E…2Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 2 fractional worksInvertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksStudy of Mite Species1Study of Mite Species: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 1 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 1 fractional works
Soil ScienceEcologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsNature and Landscape Conservation3 others

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

  1. 1 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 4 works
  2. 2 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  6. 6 Study of Mite Species Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  7. 7 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  8. 8 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 1 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 available28.8%not open71.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.1%domestic only57.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Soil Biology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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