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Tomas Bata University in Zlín

In research, Tomas Bata University in Zlín stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,229 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#847 of 6,365 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#798 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics and Biomaterials — Polymers and Plastics is 10.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,240
of 28,054 · #5,128 all time
Rank in Czechia
#17
of 163
Research works
5.2k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
61k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Tomas Bata University in Zlín 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 #1,229 of 10,521 33.8%336 #2147
Social SciencesField #847 of 6,365 35.4%133 #1679
Business, Management and AccountingField #798 of 2,578 34.5%84 #1261
Physical SciencesDomain #4,028 of 12,888 15.4%562 #3869
Computer ScienceField #1,935 of 4,667 20.4%97 #1896
EngineeringField #2,979 of 6,636 12.5%244 #2847
Materials ScienceField #2,220 of 2,468 12.9%120 #2426
Life SciencesDomain #7,052 of 7,800 20.9%86 #11457

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tomas Bata University in Zlín 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. Social Sciences#2,147 #1,229
  2. Social Sciences#1,679 #847
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#1,261 #798
  4. Physical Sciences#3,869 #4,028
  5. Computer Science#1,896 #1,935
  6. Engineering#2,847 #2,979
  7. Materials Science#2,426 #2,220
  8. Life Sciences#11,457 #7,052
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 Tomas Bata University in Zlín specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 10.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 43.7 works10×
  2. BiomaterialsSubfield · 36.1 works8.1×
← 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: 1.06× its world share, 53 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.46× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.27× its world share, 21 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.20× its world share, 97 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.06× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.56× its world share, 244 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.29× its world share, 120 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 1.61× its world share, 8 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.50× its world share, 84 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.08× its world share, 31 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.21× its world share, 49 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 133 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tomas Bata University in Zlín?

Ranked on the composite score, Jiří­ Mlček, Zuzana Tučková and Natalia E. Kazantseva lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tomas Bata University in Zlín.

  1. 1 Jiří­ Mlček Czechia · #101,914 worldwide 161 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Zuzana Tučková Czechia · #211,004 worldwide 207 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Natalia E. Kazantseva Czechia · #231,075 worldwide 132 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Tomáš Sedláček Czechia · #262,302 worldwide 20 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Martin Hromada Czechia · #267,289 worldwide 81 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Petr Sáha Czechia · #336,485 worldwide 447 citations · 98 works
  7. 7 František Buňka Czechia · #351,907 worldwide 100 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Antonı́n Klásek Czechia · #386,029 worldwide 74 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Jaroslav Belás Czechia · #386,972 worldwide 55 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Petr Humpolíček Czechia · #425,283 worldwide 141 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Tomas Bata University in Zlín

Which keywords describe research at Tomas Bata University in Zlín?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Biomedical Applications, Tissue Engineering, Environmental Management, Nanoparticles, Mechanical Properties, Polymer Composites and Biodegradable Polymers.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications64▲ 5.2×28 topics
  2. Nanocomposites60▲ 7.2×22 topics
  3. Sustainability45▲ 1.76×49 topics
  4. Nanoparticles41▲ 3.1×27 topics
  5. Machine Learning39◆ 1.14×50 topics
  6. Tissue Engineering38▲ 6.0×12 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties36▲ 3.5×24 topics
  8. Sustainable Development33▲ 2.0×35 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management31▲ 3.2×16 topics
  10. Environmental Management30▲ 7.2×8 topics
  11. Environmental Impact28▲ 1.59×35 topics
  12. Polymer Composites24▲ 8.8×6 topics
  13. Biodegradable Polymers24▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Nanomaterials23▲ 2.1×14 topics
  15. Recycling23▲ 5.7×8 topics
  16. Consumer Behavior22▲ 3.4×13 topics
  17. Graphene22▲ 3.1×11 topics
  18. Internet of Things21▲ 2.3×12 topics
  19. Conducting Polymers20▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Drug Delivery20▲ 3.5×12 topics
  21. Rheology19▲ 9.6×4 topics
  22. Additive Manufacturing18▲ 5.4×5 topics
  23. Optimization17▲ 3.6×13 topics
  24. Nanofibers17▲ 7.7×3 topics
  25. Biomaterials16▲ 6.6×6 topics
  26. Rheological Properties16▲ 8.4×4 topics
  27. Regenerative Medicine15▲ 5.6×3 topics
  28. Cyber-Physical Systems15▲ 5.3×6 topics
  29. Polyhydroxyalkanoates14▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Polylactic Acid14▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Neural Network14▲ 7.0×4 topics
  32. 3D Printing14▲ 5.7×4 topics
  33. Stability Analysis14▲ 8.0×4 topics
  34. Particle Swarm Optimization13▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Digital Twin12▲ 8.8×2 topics
  36. Polyphenols12▲ 6.5×6 topics
  37. Lipid Oxidation12▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Income Inequality12▲ 7.8×5 topics
  39. Polymer Blends11▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Challenges11▲ 9.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Tomas Bata University in Zlín publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Polymer crystallization and properties, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies and Conducting polymers and applications.

biodegradable polymer sy…14biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 14 fractional worksPolymer crystallization …11Polymer crystallization and properties: 11 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 11 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 9 fractional worksPolymer Nanocomposites and Properties: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 9 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 9 fractional worksBusiness and Economic De…9Business and Economic Development: 9 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 8 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 8 fractional works
BiomaterialsPolymers and PlasticsAutomotive EngineeringBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 14 works
  2. 2 Polymer crystallization and properties Polymers and Plastics 11 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 11 works
  4. 4 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 9 works
  5. 5 Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties Polymers and Plastics 9 works
  6. 6 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 9 works
  7. 7 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  8. 8 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 9 works
  9. 9 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 8 works
  10. 10 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 8 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 available56.7%not open43.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.7%domestic only80.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tomas Bata University in Zlín's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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