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University of Defence

In research, University of Defence stands highest in Engineering (#2,033 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,861 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,198 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering — Aerospace Engineering is 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,237
of 28,054 · #6,362 all time
Rank in Czechia
#52
of 163
Research works
3.3k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is University of Defence 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
EngineeringField #2,033 of 6,636 15.2%264 #2210
Physical SciencesDomain #5,861 of 12,888 13.7%419 #4192
Health SciencesDomain #9,198 of 11,982 10.9%64 #11982
Social SciencesDomain #8,292 of 10,521 15.8%110 #11551
Computer ScienceField #3,835 of 4,667 13.8%69 #2464

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Defence 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. Engineering#2,210 #2,033
  2. Physical Sciences#4,192 #5,861
  3. Health Sciences#11,982 #9,198
  4. Social Sciences#11,551 #8,292
  5. Computer Science#2,464 #3,835
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 University of Defence specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 59.8 works8.0×
  2. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 21.6 works6.3×
  3. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 38.5 works5.6×
← 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: 0.60× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.47× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.40× its world share, 69 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.76× its world share, 264 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.81× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.15× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of Defence?

Ranked on the composite score, Aleš Tichý, Jakub Odehnal and Miroslav Pohanka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Defence.

  1. 1 Aleš Tichý Czechia · #148,622 worldwide 273 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Jakub Odehnal Czechia · #589,069 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Miroslav Pohanka Czechia · #618,422 worldwide 183 citations · 73 works
  4. 4 Roman Prymula Czechia · #665,512 worldwide 39 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Tomáš Kučera Czechia · #719,353 worldwide 26 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Daniel Jun Czechia · #736,481 worldwide 84 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 František Cvachovec Czechia · #740,220 worldwide 56 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Josef Procházka Czechia · #741,971 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Šárka Hošková-Mayerová Czechia · #787,820 worldwide 26 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Jiřı́ Neubauer Czechia · #951,963 worldwide 16 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at University of Defence

Which keywords describe research at University of Defence?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Decision Making, Optimization, Crisis Management, Risk Assessment, Autonomous Systems, Simulation Modeling, Network Centric Warfare and Organizational Design.

▲ 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. Machine Learning29▲ 1.37×42 topics
  2. Deep Learning28▲ 1.27×42 topics
  3. Environmental Impact21▲ 1.94×23 topics
  4. Risk Assessment20▲ 4.5×19 topics
  5. Decision Making19▲ 9.7×4 topics
  6. Optimization18▲ 6.3×15 topics
  7. Sustainability18▲ 1.19×18 topics
  8. Neural Networks17▲ 1.71×26 topics
  9. Crisis Management15▲ 57×2 topics
  10. Autonomous Systems15▲ 102×3 topics
  11. Security15▲ 3.6×16 topics
  12. Simulation Modeling14▲ 76×2 topics
  13. Network Centric Warfare14▲ 818×1 topic
  14. Organizational Design14▲ 818×1 topic
  15. Remote Sensing14▲ 1.74×19 topics
  16. Genetic Algorithms12▲ 13×5 topics
  17. Heuristic Algorithms11▲ 41×3 topics
  18. Control Systems11▲ 9.1×8 topics
  19. Risk Management11▲ 3.5×7 topics
  20. Simulation11▲ 6.5×12 topics
  21. Health Effects10▲ 2.7×12 topics
  22. Geopolitics10▲ 10×5 topics
  23. Ant Colony Optimization10▲ 29×2 topics
  24. Dynamic10▲ 210×1 topic
  25. Weapon-Target Assignment10▲ 210×1 topic
  26. Wireless Communications10▲ 8.5×5 topics
  27. Information Warfare9▲ 46×2 topics
  28. Russia9▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Ukraine9▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles9▲ 7.8×4 topics
  31. Detection9▲ 4.8×7 topics
  32. International Relations9▲ 5.7×7 topics
  33. Logistics9▲ 8.5×5 topics
  34. Additive Manufacturing9▲ 4.3×6 topics
  35. Applications8▲ 4.5×3 topics
  36. Conflict7▲ 7.0×2 topics
  37. Adaptive Control7▲ 8.2×5 topics
  38. Hybrid Warfare7▲ 64×1 topic
  39. Military Strategy7▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Control7▲ 8.0×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Defence publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Military Strategy and Technology, Military Defense Systems Analysis, European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies and Aerospace Engineering and Applications.

Military Strategy and Te…14Military Strategy and Technology: 14 fractional worksMilitary Defense Systems Analysis: 10 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 7 fractional worksAerospace Engineering and Applications: 5 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 5 fractional worksUAV Applications and Optimization: 5 fractional worksGuidance and Control Sys…5Guidance and Control Systems: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Measurement and Detection Methods: 5 fractional worksPesticide Exposure and Toxicity: 5 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …5Military Technology and Strategies: 5 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringAerospace EngineeringPolitical Science and International RelationsAutomotive Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Military Strategy and Technology Control and Systems Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Military Defense Systems Analysis Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  4. 4 Aerospace Engineering and Applications Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 UAV Applications and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Guidance and Control Systems Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Advanced Measurement and Detection Methods Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Plant Science 5 works
  10. 10 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 5 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 available40.0%not open60.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Defence's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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