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University of Pardubice

In research, University of Pardubice stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,859 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,864 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,292 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Philosophy and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Philosophy is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,262
of 28,054 · #3,212 all time
Rank in Czechia
#18
of 163
Research works
6.7k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
90k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is University of Pardubice 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 #2,859 of 12,888 8.6%621 #2176
Social SciencesDomain #2,864 of 10,521 17.9%411 #3069
Social SciencesField #2,292 of 6,365 13.5%173 #2129
EngineeringField #2,947 of 6,636 10.3%232 #2437
Computer ScienceField #3,554 of 4,667 12.8%76 #1888
Materials ScienceField #1,883 of 2,468 4.9%126 #1565
Life SciencesDomain #6,449 of 7,800 11.4%69 #7647
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,696 of 1,998 16.4%93 #2999
ChemistryField #1,132 of 1,330 6.1%93 #931
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,477 of 1,556 4.8%85 #1452

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Pardubice 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#2,176 #2,859
  2. Social Sciences#3,069 #2,864
  3. Social Sciences#2,129 #2,292
  4. Engineering#2,437 #2,947
  5. Computer Science#1,888 #3,554
  6. Materials Science#1,565 #1,883
  7. Life Sciences#7,647 #6,449
  8. Arts and Humanities#2,999 #1,696
  9. Chemistry#931 #1,132
  10. Materials Chemistry#1,452 #1,477
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 Pardubice specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Philosophy takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PhilosophySubfield · 40.4 works8.1×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 32.0 works5.3×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.34× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.75× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.14× its world share, 94 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 76 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.42× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.33× its world share, 232 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.11× its world share, 126 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.76× its world share, 92 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.60× its world share, 60 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.75× its world share, 44 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 173 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Pardubice?

Ranked on the composite score, Jan M. Macák, Svatopluk Zeman and L. Tichý lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Pardubice.

  1. 1 Jan M. Macák Czechia · #62,705 worldwide 1k citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Svatopluk Zeman Czechia · #127,339 worldwide 297 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 L. Tichý Czechia · #220,198 worldwide 155 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 J. Holeček Czechia · #231,587 worldwide 103 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 H. Tichá Czechia · #231,644 worldwide 141 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Jaromír Široký Czechia · #266,075 worldwide 9 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Petr Hájek Czechia · #342,310 worldwide 497 citations · 147 works
  8. 8 Aleš Růžička Czechia · #357,993 worldwide 126 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 Jan Přikryl Czechia · #406,383 worldwide 50 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Michal Holčapek Czechia · #407,466 worldwide 80 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at University of Pardubice

Which keywords describe research at University of Pardubice?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Efficiency, Optical Properties, Logistics, Catalysis, Supply Chain, Sustainability and Philosophy.

▲ 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. Sustainability44▲ 1.57×36 topics
  2. Ethics42▲ 7.4×27 topics
  3. Deep Learning40◆ 1.01×46 topics
  4. Efficiency36▲ 10×8 topics
  5. Catalysis32▲ 4.1×28 topics
  6. Optical Properties31▲ 43×4 topics
  7. Nanomaterials31▲ 2.5×14 topics
  8. Logistics26▲ 14×4 topics
  9. Economic Growth25▲ 2.5×17 topics
  10. Philosophy24▲ 4.7×15 topics
  11. Supply Chain22▲ 9.0×6 topics
  12. Environmental Management20▲ 4.2×7 topics
  13. Cultural Heritage19▲ 3.0×10 topics
  14. Simulation19▲ 6.4×7 topics
  15. Literature19▲ 3.0×17 topics
  16. Nanostructures19▲ 4.0×14 topics
  17. Human Resource18▲ 68×2 topics
  18. Ionic Liquids18▲ 5.4×9 topics
  19. Crystallization Mechanism17▲ 45×2 topics
  20. Digitalization17▲ 7.3×1 topic
  21. Transport17▲ 46×1 topic
  22. Synthesis16▲ 3.8×22 topics
  23. Nanocrystals16▲ 4.9×5 topics
  24. Aesthetics15▲ 18×7 topics
  25. Non-Volatile Memory15▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Thermal Decomposition15▲ 29×2 topics
  27. Chalcogenide Glasses14▲ 100×1 topic
  28. Phase Change Materials14▲ 13×1 topic
  29. School Climate14▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Solar Cell Efficiency14▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Educational Methods14▲ 198×1 topic
  32. Pedagogical Research14▲ 198×1 topic
  33. Structural Analysis13▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Fiber Lasers13▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Glass Science13▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Rare-Earth Doped Materials13▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Infrastructure12▲ 8.6×4 topics
  38. Public Transport12▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Urban Mobility12▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Moral Realism11▲ 62×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Pardubice publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Transport and Logistics Innovations, Phase-change materials and chalcogenides, Education, Psychology, and Social Research and Glass properties and applications.

Transport and Logistics …17Transport and Logistics Innovations: 17 fractional worksPhase-change materials a…14Phase-change materials and chalcogenides: 14 fractional worksEducation, Psychology, a…14Education, Psychology, and Social Research: 14 fractional worksGlass properties and app…13Glass properties and applications: 13 fractional worksThermal and Kinetic Analysis: 10 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 9 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis…9Electrochemical Analysis and Applications: 9 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…8Environmental Sustainability in Business: 8 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors …8Electrochemical sensors and biosensors: 8 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…7Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 7 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMaterials ChemistryEducationCeramics and Composites4 others

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

  1. 1 Transport and Logistics Innovations Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 17 works
  2. 2 Phase-change materials and chalcogenides Materials Chemistry 14 works
  3. 3 Education, Psychology, and Social Research Education 14 works
  4. 4 Glass properties and applications Ceramics and Composites 13 works
  5. 5 Thermal and Kinetic Analysis Materials Chemistry 10 works
  6. 6 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  7. 7 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 9 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 8 works
  9. 9 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 7 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 available38.2%not open61.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.1%domestic only81.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Pardubice's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower 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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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.