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Slovak Academy of Sciences

In research, Slovak Academy of Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,957 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,731 of 7,800 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,130 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — Condensed Matter Physics is 10.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,830
of 28,054 · #1,902 all time
Rank in Slovakia
#2
of 73
Research works
16k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
264k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Slovak Academy of Sciences 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 #1,957 of 12,888 12.0%894 #1500
Life SciencesDomain #2,731 of 7,800 16.9%317 #2153
Social SciencesDomain #4,130 of 10,521 19.1%311 #3811
EngineeringField #2,978 of 6,636 11.2%227 #2415
Health SciencesDomain #5,634 of 11,982 15.3%204 #4866
MedicineField #5,883 of 10,443 15.1%175 #3929
Materials ScienceField #1,439 of 2,468 11.2%156 #1239
Social SciencesField #3,960 of 6,365 19.6%145 #4993
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,159 of 3,409 22.5%118 #1912
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,286 of 3,579 14.1%126 #1657

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Slovak Academy of Sciences 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#1,500 #1,957
  2. Life Sciences#2,153 #2,731
  3. Social Sciences#3,811 #4,130
  4. Engineering#2,415 #2,978
  5. Health Sciences#4,866 #5,634
  6. Medicine#3,929 #5,883
  7. Materials Science#1,239 #1,439
  8. Social Sciences#4,993 #3,960
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,912 #2,159
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,657 #2,286
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 Slovak Academy of Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Condensed Matter Physics takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 27.8 works10×
  2. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 29.2 works3.7×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 28.3 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: 1.44× its world share, 118 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.37× its world share, 126 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.73× its world share, 48 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.59× its world share, 43 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 96 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 64 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.86× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 227 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 132 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.59× its world share, 156 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.46× its world share, 50 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.81× its world share, 108 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 176 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.63× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.30× its world share, 65 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 49 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 145 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Slovak Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Vladimír Bužek, Enric Pardo and Monika Janišová lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Slovak Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 Vladimír Bužek Slovakia · #12,460 worldwide 1.2k citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Enric Pardo Slovakia · #73,621 worldwide 259 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Monika Janišová Slovakia · #107,027 worldwide 225 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 M. Krajčı́ Slovakia · #134,585 worldwide 154 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Roman Rosipal Slovakia · #153,617 worldwide 313 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Vladimı́r Baláž Slovakia · #183,823 worldwide 71 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 J. Kuzmı́k Slovakia · #186,935 worldwide 139 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Sylvia Pulmannová Slovakia · #202,618 worldwide 89 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 F Gömöry Slovakia · #217,170 worldwide 230 citations · 64 works
  10. 10 Igor Krupa Slovakia · #242,710 worldwide 108 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Slovak Academy of Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Slovak Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Mechanical Properties, Invasive Species, Microstructure, Nanocomposites, Biodiversity, Biomedical Applications and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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 Change83▲ 1.78×84 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties56▲ 3.3×36 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress47▲ 1.66×55 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications44▲ 2.2×33 topics
  5. Nanocomposites40▲ 2.9×21 topics
  6. Nanoparticles40▲ 1.82×42 topics
  7. Microstructure39▲ 4.4×19 topics
  8. Invasive Species39▲ 5.3×20 topics
  9. Biodiversity39▲ 3.0×24 topics
  10. Machine Learning38▼ 0.67×61 topics
  11. Inflammation38◆ 1.05×69 topics
  12. Remote Sensing34▲ 1.61×27 topics
  13. Globalization30◆ 0.90×51 topics
  14. Nanomaterials27▲ 1.48×18 topics
  15. Ethics24▲ 2.9×29 topics
  16. Antioxidant22▲ 1.87×35 topics
  17. Identity21▲ 1.64×18 topics
  18. Global Change20▲ 4.5×5 topics
  19. Conservation20▲ 2.7×17 topics
  20. Tissue Engineering19▲ 1.84×13 topics
  21. Superconductivity18▲ 6.2×9 topics
  22. Biogeography18▲ 4.0×20 topics
  23. Neuroscience15▲ 2.9×13 topics
  24. Molecular Phylogeny14▲ 5.4×11 topics
  25. Ecology14▲ 5.4×9 topics
  26. Sintering14▲ 6.3×5 topics
  27. Electronic Structure14▲ 4.5×8 topics
  28. Habitat Fragmentation14▲ 3.6×5 topics
  29. Thin Films13▲ 4.0×9 topics
  30. Electronic Structure Calculations13▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Spark Plasma Sintering13▲ 7.2×2 topics
  32. Phylogeny13▲ 4.9×17 topics
  33. Cultural History12▲ 5.9×6 topics
  34. Cuprate Superconductors11▲ 19×1 topic
  35. High-Temperature Superconductivity11▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Spintronics11▲ 5.0×4 topics
  37. Authoritarianism11▲ 7.2×3 topics
  38. Transition11▲ 6.6×2 topics
  39. Dissent10▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Post-Communist10▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Slovak Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Eastern European Communism and Reforms, Geological Formations and Processes Exploration and High Entropy Alloys Studies.

Physics of Superconducti…11Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 11 fractional worksEastern European Communi…10Eastern European Communism and Reforms: 10 fractional worksGeological Formations and Processes Exploration: 8 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 8 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology Studies: 8 fractional worksAdvanced materials and composites: 7 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Algebra and Logic7Advanced Algebra and Logic: 7 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 7 fractional worksParasite Biology and Host Interactions: 6 fractional works
Condensed Matter PhysicsSociology and Political ScienceGeophysicsMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 11 works
  2. 2 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  3. 3 Geological Formations and Processes Exploration Geophysics 8 works
  4. 4 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  5. 5 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 8 works
  6. 6 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 7 works
  8. 8 Advanced Algebra and Logic Computational Theory and Mathematics 7 works
  9. 9 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  10. 10 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 6 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 available32.2%not open67.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.9%domestic only65.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Slovak Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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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