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Metropolitan University Prague

In research, Metropolitan University Prague stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,061 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,888 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 19.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,240
of 28,054 · #28,645 all time
Rank in Czechia
#116
of 163
Research works
448
▲ 69% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Metropolitan University Prague 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,061 of 10,521 28.9%150 #7115
Social SciencesField #3,888 of 6,365 26.5%108 #4423

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Metropolitan University Prague 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 Metropolitan University Prague specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 19.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 48.3 works20×
← 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.

Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.67× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.81× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.94× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.14× its world share, 108 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Metropolitan University Prague?

Ranked on the composite score, Irena Jindřichovská, Lenka Hrušková and Oldřich Bureš lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Metropolitan University Prague.

  1. 1 Irena Jindřichovská Czechia · #386,554 worldwide 90 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Lenka Hrušková Czechia · #706,103 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Oldřich Bureš Czechia · #708,896 worldwide 18 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Jana Krátká Czechia · #1,444,730 worldwide 2 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Metropolitan University Prague

Which keywords describe research at Metropolitan University Prague?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, Democracy, Economic Growth, Governance, Identity, Global Governance and European Union.

▲ 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. Globalization23▲ 7.2×38 topics
  2. Human Rights22▲ 13×23 topics
  3. Democracy15▲ 25×10 topics
  4. Economic Growth13▲ 9.3×11 topics
  5. Governance12▲ 23×7 topics
  6. Identity12▲ 9.9×17 topics
  7. Global Governance11▲ 30×11 topics
  8. European Union11▲ 28×6 topics
  9. International Law10▲ 19×10 topics
  10. International Relations9▲ 23×12 topics
  11. Authoritarianism9▲ 61×4 topics
  12. Nationalism9▲ 12×14 topics
  13. Geopolitics9▲ 34×6 topics
  14. Judicial Review8▲ 52×2 topics
  15. Social Media8▲ 3.2×10 topics
  16. Cultural History8▲ 37×3 topics
  17. Transition7▲ 48×3 topics
  18. European Integration7▲ 76×3 topics
  19. Constitutionalism7▲ 43×1 topic
  20. European Legal Systems7▲ 106×1 topic
  21. Migration6▲ 12×8 topics
  22. Dissent6▲ 186×1 topic
  23. Political Economy6▲ 15×8 topics
  24. Post-Communist6▲ 186×1 topic
  25. Public Opinion6▲ 31×3 topics
  26. NGOs6▲ 37×3 topics
  27. Political Dynamics6▲ 125×2 topics
  28. Security6▲ 5.3×4 topics
  29. Diplomacy6▲ 35×3 topics
  30. Institutionalization6▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Poverty Reduction6▲ 26×2 topics
  32. China-Africa Relations6▲ 80×2 topics
  33. Development Policies6▲ 92×1 topic
  34. Foreign Aid6▲ 92×1 topic
  35. Political Science5▲ 98×2 topics
  36. Russia5▲ 72×3 topics
  37. Economic Policy5▲ 58×2 topics
  38. Ukraine5▲ 86×2 topics
  39. multi-level5▲ 152×1 topic
  40. normative power5▲ 152×1 topic

Which research topics does Metropolitan University Prague publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European and International Law Studies, Eastern European Communism and Reforms, International Development and Aid and European Union Policy and Governance.

European and Internation…7European and International Law Studies: 7 fractional worksEastern European Communi…6Eastern European Communism and Reforms: 6 fractional worksInternational Developmen…6International Development and Aid: 6 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy an…5European Union Policy and Governance: 5 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 4 fractional worksEducation, Psychology, and Social Research: 4 fractional worksInternational Relations …4International Relations and Foreign Policy: 4 fractional worksPopulism, Right-Wing Movements: 3 fractional worksEuropean Politics and Security: 3 fractional worksSustainable Development and Environmental Policy: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceDevelopmentEducation1 others

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

  1. 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  2. 2 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 International Development and Aid Development 6 works
  4. 4 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  5. 5 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 Education, Psychology, and Social Research Education 4 works
  7. 7 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Populism, Right-Wing Movements Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 European Politics and Security Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 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 available54.1%not open45.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Metropolitan University Prague's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 69% 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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