Science Explorer Interactive view Map
University · Olomouc · Czechia

Palacký University Olomouc

In research, Palacký University Olomouc stands highest in Physical Sciences (#991 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#848 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#617 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geography, Planning and Development, Language and Linguistics and History — Geography, Planning and Development is 5.0× its share of world research.

upol.czROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#1,187
of 28,054 · #1,507 all time
Rank in Czechia
#4
of 163
Research works
15k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
231k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Palacký University Olomouc 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 #991 of 12,888 15.7%918 #1114
Social SciencesDomain #848 of 10,521 15.0%1,305 #1907
Social SciencesField #617 of 6,365 15.8%724 #1468
Life SciencesDomain #1,478 of 7,800 25.3%464 #1876
Health SciencesDomain #2,420 of 11,982 15.6%568 #3367
MedicineField #2,445 of 10,443 15.7%476 #3603
Physics and AstronomyField #410 of 1,646 16.4%129 #603
PsychologyField #629 of 2,181 14.9%198 #1297
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,071 of 3,579 20.3%208 #1220
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #777 of 2,578 17.2%186 #1226

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Palacký University Olomouc 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,114 #991
  2. Social Sciences#1,907 #848
  3. Social Sciences#1,468 #617
  4. Life Sciences#1,876 #1,478
  5. Health Sciences#3,367 #2,420
  6. Medicine#3,603 #2,445
  7. Physics and Astronomy#603 #410
  8. Psychology#1,297 #629
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,220 #1,071
  10. Sociology and Political Science#1,226 #777
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Palacký University Olomouc specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geography, Planning and Development takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 33.1 works5.0×
  2. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 64.4 works4.5×
  3. HistorySubfield · 38.9 works3.7×
  4. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 82.1 works3.5×
← 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: 1.15× its world share, 178 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 208 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 23 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 42 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.18× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.75× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.04× its world share, 104 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 209 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 32 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 25 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 152 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 120 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.87× its world share, 98 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.04× its world share, 40 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.78× its world share, 129 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.01× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 64 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 476 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.93× its world share, 276 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 49 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 35 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.99× its world share, 198 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 724 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Palacký University Olomouc?

Ranked on the composite score, Bohuslav Melichar, Radek Zbořil and Miroslav Strnad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Palacký University Olomouc.

  1. 1 Bohuslav Melichar Czechia · #34,742 worldwide 671 citations · 109 works
  2. 2 Radek Zbořil Czechia · #39,116 worldwide 1.7k citations · 126 works
  3. 3 Miroslav Strnad Czechia · #69,334 worldwide 405 citations · 88 works
  4. 4 Rajender S. Varma Czechia · #81,827 worldwide 2k citations · 205 works
  5. 5 Vit Voženílek Czechia · #92,433 worldwide 133 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Jan G. Švec Czechia · #121,549 worldwide 185 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Michal Otyepka Czechia · #123,739 worldwide 644 citations · 78 works
  8. 8 Zdeněk Bouchal Czechia · #164,674 worldwide 207 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Josef Mitáš Czechia · #169,428 worldwide 157 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Ivo Šafařı́k Czechia · #179,738 worldwide 250 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Palacký University Olomouc

Which keywords describe research at Palacký University Olomouc?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: School Climate, Digital Education, Educational Methods, Pedagogical Research, Human Rights, Entanglement, Identity 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. Epidemiology97▼ 0.76×119 topics
  2. Human Rights97▲ 2.9×53 topics
  3. Education89▲ 1.59×72 topics
  4. Globalization88▲ 1.38×88 topics
  5. School Climate86▲ 59×3 topics
  6. Digital Education86▲ 20×5 topics
  7. Educational Methods84▲ 442×1 topic
  8. Pedagogical Research84▲ 442×1 topic
  9. Climate Change83◆ 0.95×77 topics
  10. Identity72▲ 3.0×55 topics
  11. Mental Health68▲ 1.43×38 topics
  12. Entanglement59▲ 12×4 topics
  13. Literature56▲ 3.2×41 topics
  14. Security50▲ 2.4×16 topics
  15. Religion50▲ 3.2×29 topics
  16. Communication47▲ 4.7×12 topics
  17. Cultural Identity47▲ 2.8×26 topics
  18. Physical Activity46▲ 2.9×13 topics
  19. European Union46▲ 6.2×21 topics
  20. Ethics45▲ 2.8×37 topics
  21. History43▲ 1.89×39 topics
  22. Nationalism43▲ 2.9×27 topics
  23. Migration41▲ 3.8×18 topics
  24. Sociolinguistics40▲ 6.5×8 topics
  25. Resilience39▲ 2.5×15 topics
  26. Well-being36▲ 2.9×13 topics
  27. Measurement36▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Cryptography35▲ 8.9×1 topic
  29. Quantum35▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Cultural Studies35▲ 2.8×27 topics
  31. Cultural History34▲ 8.5×12 topics
  32. International Law32▲ 3.2×21 topics
  33. Quantum Information32▲ 8.4×3 topics
  34. Language30▲ 3.8×13 topics
  35. Authoritarianism27▲ 9.3×5 topics
  36. Anticancer Agents25▲ 5.1×11 topics
  37. Lexicography25▲ 8.3×5 topics
  38. Transition24▲ 7.9×5 topics
  39. Social Change24▲ 5.9×6 topics
  40. Sovereignty22▲ 7.2×10 topics

Which research topics does Palacký University Olomouc publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Psychology, and Social Research, Quantum Information and Cryptography, Eastern European Communism and Reforms and Geographic Information Systems Studies.

Education, Psychology, a…84Education, Psychology, and Social Research: 84 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 35 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 20 fractional worksGeographic Information Systems Studies: 15 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 15 fractional worksLinguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 14 fractional worksReligious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 14 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 13 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Algebra and Logic: 12 fractional works
EducationArtificial IntelligenceSociology and Political ScienceGeography, Planning and Development5 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Psychology, and Social Research Education 84 works
  2. 2 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 35 works
  3. 3 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  4. 4 Geographic Information Systems Studies Geography, Planning and Development 15 works
  5. 5 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 15 works
  6. 6 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 14 works
  7. 7 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  8. 8 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 13 works
  9. 9 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  10. 10 Advanced Algebra and Logic Computational Theory and Mathematics 12 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 available53.2%not open46.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.0%domestic only77.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Palacký University Olomouc's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Olomouc

All research institutions in Olomouc

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.