Tomas Bata University in Zlín
In research, Tomas Bata University in Zlín stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,567 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,862 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,736 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics and Biomaterials (Polymers and Plastics is 10.5× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #2,498 of 22,385 · #4,102 all time
- Rank in Czechia
- #12 of 110
- Research works
- 5.2k ▼ 23% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 61k 11.6 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 11.0% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.86× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 57% world 40%
- International
- 20% world 18%
What is Tomas Bata University in Zlín known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,567 of 9,585 | 15.6% | 336 | #2321 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #1,862 of 10,670 | 7.8% | 562 | #3070 | |
| Social SciencesField | #1,736 of 5,988 | 17.1% | 133 | #2503 | |
| Business, Management and AccountingField | #790 of 2,581 | 17.5% | 84 | #943 | |
| EngineeringField | #2,259 of 5,901 | 6.8% | 244 | #2189 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #3,237 of 6,403 | 11.7% | 86 | #4806 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #2,292 of 4,417 | 8.7% | 97 | #2001 | |
| Materials ScienceField | #1,236 of 2,276 | 5.7% | 120 | #1997 |
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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#2,321 #1,567
- Physical Sciences#3,070 #1,862
- Social Sciences#2,503 #1,736
- Business, Management and Accounting#943 #790
- Engineering#2,189 #2,259
- Life Sciences#4,806 #3,237
- Computer Science#2,001 #2,292
- Materials Science#1,997 #1,236
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Tomas Bata University in Zlín work in?
In 2022-now, 54% of research at Tomas Bata University in Zlín is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Social Sciences (13%), Materials Science (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
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 25 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences61653.7%
- Engineering26923.4%
- Materials Science13211.5%
- Computer Science1059.1%
- Environmental Science494.2%
- Chemistry232.0%
- Energy111.0%
- Chemical Engineering100.8%
- Mathematics70.6%
- Physics and Astronomy70.6%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences40.4%
- Social Sciences37132.4%
- Social Sciences14512.6%
- Business, Management and Accounting968.3%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance514.5%
- Decision Sciences332.8%
- Psychology322.8%
- Arts and Humanities151.3%
- Life Sciences968.3%
- Health Sciences645.6%
- Medicine433.7%
- Health Professions131.1%
- Nursing90.8%
- Dentistry00.0%
What does Tomas Bata University in Zlín specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 10.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 48.6 works10×
- BiomaterialsSubfield · 39.0 works8.0×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 25 fields, with their numbers
- Materials Science3.30×132 works
- Decision Sciences2.94×33 works
- Business, Management and Accounting2.59×96 works
- Chemical Engineering2.38×10 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.09×51 works
- Engineering1.56×269 works
- Nursing1.55×9 works
- Chemistry1.26×23 works
- Computer Science1.17×105 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.08×59 works
- Energy1.06×11 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.05×4 works
- Social Sciences1.00×145 works
- Psychology0.93×32 works
- Environmental Science0.85×49 works
- Mathematics0.53×7 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×28 works
- Arts and Humanities0.44×14 works
- Health Professions0.42×13 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.27×7 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×4 works
- Medicine0.19×43 works
- Neuroscience0.18×3 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.05×1 works
- Dentistry0.05×0 works
- Materials Science 3.3×
- Decision Sciences 2.9×
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.6×
- Chemical Engineering 2.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2.1×
- Engineering 1.6×
- Nursing 1.6×
- Chemistry 1.3×
- Computer Science 1.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.1×
- Energy 1.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.1×
- Social Sciences 1.0×
- Psychology 0.9×
- Environmental Science 0.8×
- Mathematics 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.5×
- Arts and Humanities 0.4×
- Health Professions 0.4×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Medicine 0.2×
- Neuroscience 0.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Tomas Bata University in Zlín?
Ranked on the quality score, Jaroslav Belás, Ján Dvorský and Ahmad Fayyazbakhsh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tomas Bata University in Zlín.
- 1
Jaroslav Belás
Czechia · #276,889 worldwide 3.1k citations · 129 works
- 2
Ján Dvorský
Czechia · #458,191 worldwide 1.9k citations · 111 works
- 3
Ahmad Fayyazbakhsh
Czechia · #488,902 worldwide 846 citations · 30 works
- 4
Muhammad Shoaib
Czechia · #507,685 worldwide 720 citations · 32 works
- 5
Najam Ul Zia
Czechia · #550,146 worldwide 1.3k citations · 21 works
- 6
Abdul Bashiru Jibril
Czechia · #674,739 worldwide 1.2k citations · 95 works
- 7
Gentjan Çera
Czechia · #767,845 worldwide 1.1k citations · 63 works
- 8
Jaroslav Jr. Belas
Czechia · #827,473 worldwide 942 citations · 45 works
- 9
Khurram Ajaz Khan
Czechia · #871,177 worldwide 1.5k citations · 96 works
- 10
Soňa Škrovánková
Czechia · #898,683 worldwide 3.1k citations · 46 works
Which keywords describe research at Tomas Bata University in Zlín?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Biomedical Applications, Tissue Engineering, Environmental Management, Mechanical Properties, Nanoparticles, Polymer Composites and Biodegradable Polymers.
- Hydrocolloids
- Morphology Development
- Particle Swarm Optimization
- Lipid Oxidation
- Polyhydroxyalkanoates
- Stability Analysis
- Regenerative Medicine
- Rheological Properties
- Nanofibers
- Additive Manufacturing
- Rheology
- Internet of Things
- Graphene
- Biodegradable Polymers
- Polymer Composites
- Supply Chain Management
- Sustainable Development
- Mechanical Properties
- Nanoparticles
- Nanocomposites
- Biomedical Applications
- Sustainability
- Tissue Engineering
- Machine Learning
- Environmental Management
- Environmental Impact
- Nanomaterials
- Recycling
- Consumer Behavior
- Conducting Polymers
- Drug Delivery
- Biomaterials
- Optimization
- Cyber-Physical Systems
- Neural Network
- 3D Printing
- Polylactic Acid
- Digital Twin
- Polymer Blends
- Polymer Crystallization
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
- Biomedical Applications70▲ 5.2×29 topics
- Nanocomposites66▲ 7.2×22 topics
- Sustainability49▲ 1.73×50 topics
- Nanoparticles45▲ 3.1×29 topics
- Tissue Engineering42▲ 6.0×12 topics
- Mechanical Properties41▲ 3.7×25 topics
- Machine Learning41◆ 1.07×53 topics
- Sustainable Development34▲ 1.90×38 topics
- Environmental Management34▲ 7.2×9 topics
- Supply Chain Management33▲ 3.2×16 topics
- Environmental Impact32▲ 1.62×36 topics
- Polymer Composites28▲ 9.2×6 topics
- Nanomaterials27▲ 2.2×16 topics
- Biodegradable Polymers26▲ 13×4 topics
- Recycling26▲ 5.9×8 topics
- Graphene25▲ 3.3×11 topics
- Consumer Behavior25▲ 3.5×13 topics
- Internet of Things22▲ 2.3×13 topics
- Conducting Polymers22▲ 15×2 topics
- Rheology21▲ 9.6×5 topics
- Drug Delivery21▲ 3.3×12 topics
- Additive Manufacturing19▲ 5.4×6 topics
- Biomaterials19▲ 6.7×6 topics
- Nanofibers18▲ 7.7×3 topics
- Optimization17▲ 3.4×13 topics
- Rheological Properties16▲ 7.9×4 topics
- Cyber-Physical Systems16▲ 5.2×7 topics
- Regenerative Medicine16▲ 5.4×3 topics
- Neural Network15▲ 7.3×4 topics
- Stability Analysis15▲ 8.1×4 topics
- 3D Printing14▲ 5.6×4 topics
- Polyhydroxyalkanoates14▲ 17×1 topic
- Polylactic Acid14▲ 17×1 topic
- Lipid Oxidation14▲ 12×2 topics
- Digital Twin13▲ 8.3×2 topics
- Particle Swarm Optimization13▲ 9.6×3 topics
- Polymer Blends13▲ 20×2 topics
- Morphology Development12▲ 49×1 topic
- Polymer Crystallization12▲ 49×1 topic
- Hydrocolloids12▲ 13×2 topics
Which research topics does Tomas Bata University in Zlín publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Polymer crystallization and properties, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 14 works
- 2 Polymer crystallization and properties Polymers and Plastics 12 works
- 3 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 11 works
- 4 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 10 works
- 5 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 10 works
- 6 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 10 works
- 7 Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties Polymers and Plastics 10 works
- 8 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 9 works
- 9 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 9 works
- 10 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 9 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Tomas Bata University in Zlín's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 23% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 Tomas Bata University in Zlín as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0043% in 2024.
Fractional works of Tomas Bata University in Zlín 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.7% in 2023.
Other research institutions in Zlín
- Av Engineering (Czechia)
- Krajská nemocnice T. Bati
- Nemocnice Atlas
- Gemini Eye Clinic
- Institute for Testing and Certification (Czechia)
- Strojírenské Inovační Centrum (Czechia)
- Compuplast International (Czechia)
- Muzeum jihovýchodní Moravy ve Zlíně
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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