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Metropolitan University Prague

In research, Metropolitan University Prague stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,394 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,043 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations (Political Science and International Relations is 20.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,091
of 22,385 · #14,235 all time
Rank in Czechia
#50
of 110
Research works
448
▲ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.5k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Metropolitan University Prague

What is Metropolitan University Prague known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,394 of 9,585 15.5%150 #2991
Social SciencesField #3,043 of 5,988 15.0%108 #2487

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Metropolitan University Prague work in?

In 2022-now, 90% of research at Metropolitan University Prague is in Social Sciences, 8% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (65%), Arts and Humanities (10%), Business, Management and Accounting (6%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 167 fractional works · 90.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 121 fractional works · 65.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 55 fractional works · 30.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 35 fractional works · 18.7% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workDevelopment: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 19 fractional works · 10.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 5.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 7.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Energy: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMetropolitanUniversity Prague185fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences90%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences12165.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities1910.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting115.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance115.9%
    5. Psychology41.9%
    6. Decision Sciences10.8%
    1. Environmental Science73.6%
    2. Computer Science31.6%
    3. Energy21.3%
    4. Engineering21.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Health Professions21.1%
    2. Medicine00.3%
    1. Neuroscience10.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Metropolitan University Prague specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 20.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 55.5 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.54× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.84× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.73× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.16× its world share, 121 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences5.16×121 works
  2. Arts and Humanities3.54×19 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.73×11 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.84×11 works
  5. Energy1.37×2 works
  6. Decision Sciences0.81×1 works
  7. Environmental Science0.72×7 works
  8. Psychology0.64×4 works
  9. Health Professions0.43×2 works
  10. Neuroscience0.40×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.20×3 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.11×0 works
  13. Engineering0.08×2 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.02×0 works
  15. Medicine0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Metropolitan University Prague?

Ranked on the quality score, Ricardo Reboredo, Michal Kolmaš and Radka MacGregor Pelikánová lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Metropolitan University Prague.

  1. 1 Ricardo Reboredo Czechia · #708,026 worldwide 302 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Michal Kolmaš Czechia · #885,421 worldwide 160 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Radka MacGregor Pelikánová Czechia · #922,662 worldwide 745 citations · 97 works
  4. 4 Arshad Hayat Czechia · #1,150,444 worldwide 628 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Robert Kenyon MacGregor Czechia · #1,299,198 worldwide 285 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Jonata Anicetti Czechia · #1,316,068 worldwide 46 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Oldřich Bureš Czechia · #1,480,600 worldwide 721 citations · 96 works
  8. 8 Šárka Kolmašová Czechia · #1,515,142 worldwide 71 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Aleš Karmazín Czechia · #1,644,190 worldwide 133 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Ladislav Cabada Czechia · #1,659,721 worldwide 150 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Metropolitan University Prague

What are the most cited papers from Metropolitan University Prague?

The most cited paper from Metropolitan University Prague is "Foreign direct investments, institutional quality, and economic growth" (Arshad Hayat, 2019), with 215 citations. Next come "Sustainability in the European Union: Analyzing the Discourse of the European Green Deal" (198) and "Natural Resources Volatility and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Resource-Rich Region" (123).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Foreign direct investments, institutional quality, and economic growth Arshad Hayat · Journal of International Trade & Economic Development 2 Jan 2019 215
2 Sustainability in the European Union: Analyzing the Discourse of the European Green Deal Eva Eckert, Oleksandra Kovalevska · Journal of risk and financial management Open access 17 Feb 2021 198
3 Natural Resources Volatility and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Resource-Rich Region Arshad Hayat, Muhammad Tahir · Journal of risk and financial management Open access 19 Feb 2021 123
4 In China’s Wake: How the Commodity Boom Transformed Development Strategies in the Global South Ricardo Reboredo · The Journal of Development Studies 5 Dec 2021 119
5 Strong militias, weak states and armed violence: Towards a theory of ‘state-parallel’ paramilitaries Huseyn Aliyev · Security Dialogue 3 Nov 2016 89
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Metropolitan University Prague?

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

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization27▲ 7.4×42 topics
  2. Human Rights24▲ 13×30 topics
  3. Democracy16▲ 25×10 topics
  4. Governance14▲ 23×9 topics
  5. Economic Growth13▲ 8.8×12 topics
  6. European Union13▲ 32×10 topics
  7. Global Governance13▲ 28×13 topics
  8. Identity12▲ 9.3×17 topics
  9. International Relations11▲ 25×14 topics
  10. International Law11▲ 18×13 topics
  11. Nationalism11▲ 13×15 topics
  12. Geopolitics10▲ 35×7 topics
  13. Authoritarianism10▲ 59×4 topics
  14. Social Media9▲ 3.5×10 topics
  15. European Integration9▲ 83×3 topics
  16. Transition8▲ 50×3 topics
  17. Judicial Review8▲ 51×3 topics
  18. Cultural History8▲ 35×3 topics
  19. Institutionalization7▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Political Dynamics7▲ 146×2 topics
  21. Political Economy7▲ 15×9 topics
  22. Public Opinion7▲ 31×3 topics
  23. Constitutionalism7▲ 42×1 topic
  24. European Legal Systems7▲ 106×1 topic
  25. Dissent7▲ 187×1 topic
  26. Post-Communist7▲ 187×1 topic
  27. Security7▲ 5.3×5 topics
  28. Migration6▲ 10×8 topics
  29. multi-level6▲ 189×1 topic
  30. normative power6▲ 189×1 topic
  31. NGOs6▲ 35×3 topics
  32. Russia6▲ 78×3 topics
  33. Political Science6▲ 97×2 topics
  34. Diplomacy6▲ 33×3 topics
  35. Economic Policy6▲ 59×2 topics
  36. Political Communication6▲ 55×2 topics
  37. Poverty Reduction6▲ 23×2 topics
  38. China-Africa Relations6▲ 76×2 topics
  39. Development Policies6▲ 89×1 topic
  40. Foreign Aid6▲ 89×1 topic

Which research topics does Metropolitan University Prague publish most on?

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

European and Internation…7European and International Law Studies: 7 fractional worksEastern European Communi…7Eastern European Communism and Reforms: 7 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy an…6European Union Policy and Governance: 6 fractional worksInternational Developmen…6International Development and Aid: 6 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 5 fractional worksPopulism, Right-Wing Movements: 4 fractional worksEducation, Psychology, a…4Education, Psychology, and Social Research: 4 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 4 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 7 works
  3. 3 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  4. 4 International Development and Aid Development 6 works
  5. 5 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  6. 6 Populism, Right-Wing Movements Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  7. 7 Education, Psychology, and Social Research Education 4 works
  8. 8 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 4 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Metropolitan University Prague's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Metropolitan University Prague as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00056% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Metropolitan University Prague0.00083% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Metropolitan University Prague over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Metropolitan University Prague16.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.1% in 2019.

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