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University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice

In research, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,486 of 7,800 worldwide), Environmental Science (#733 of 3,551 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#752 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aquatic Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Insect Science — Aquatic Science is 18.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,846
of 28,054 · #4,227 all time
Rank in Czechia
#12
of 163
Research works
5.7k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
105k
18.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,486 of 7,800 30.2%393 #2279
Environmental ScienceField #733 of 3,551 27.7%229 #962
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #752 of 3,409 35.2%230 #1172
Health SciencesDomain #3,341 of 11,982 16.5%136 #5108
Physical SciencesDomain #3,689 of 12,888 24.5%401 #4946
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,165 of 3,579 21.9%116 #1532
Social SciencesDomain #3,527 of 10,521 17.2%273 #4228
Social SciencesField #2,886 of 6,365 17.5%132 #4410
EcologySubfield #321 of 578 26.7%79 #484
MedicineField #7,426 of 10,443 16.1%94 #8929

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice 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. Life Sciences#2,279 #1,486
  2. Environmental Science#962 #733
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,172 #752
  4. Health Sciences#5,108 #3,341
  5. Physical Sciences#4,946 #3,689
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,532 #1,165
  7. Social Sciences#4,228 #3,527
  8. Social Sciences#4,410 #2,886
  9. Ecology#484 #321
  10. Medicine#8,929 #7,426
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 South Bohemia in České Budějovice specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aquatic Science takes 18.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 40.2 works18×
  2. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 41.7 works15×
  3. Insect ScienceSubfield · 28.9 works8.5×
  4. EcologySubfield · 79.0 works8.4×
  5. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 47.0 works8.3×
← 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: 4.02× its world share, 230 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.81× its world share, 116 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.43× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.84× its world share, 229 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 94 worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.59× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.58× its world share, 55 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 132 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice?

Ranked on the composite score, Petr Šmilauer, Jan Lepš and Karel Prach lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice.

  1. 1 Petr Šmilauer Czechia · #22,203 worldwide 1.8k citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Jan Lepš Czechia · #84,350 worldwide 511 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Karel Prach Czechia · #98,739 worldwide 295 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Francesco de Bello Czechia · #120,019 worldwide 324 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Jan Kučera Czechia · #120,183 worldwide 183 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Jiří Bárta Czechia · #145,379 worldwide 338 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Pavel Kalač Czechia · #210,260 worldwide 146 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Miloslav Šoch Czechia · #273,882 worldwide 49 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Jan Kaštovský Czechia · #282,626 worldwide 206 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Miloš Zelenka Czechia · #299,639 worldwide 2 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice

Which keywords describe research at University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Aquaculture, Habitat Fragmentation, Conservation, Global Change and Biogeography.

▲ 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 Change145▲ 4.5×79 topics
  2. Invasive Species81▲ 16×20 topics
  3. Biodiversity77▲ 8.6×30 topics
  4. Aquaculture54▲ 17×8 topics
  5. Habitat Fragmentation52▲ 20×5 topics
  6. Conservation50▲ 9.6×22 topics
  7. Environmental Impact41▲ 2.0×40 topics
  8. Sustainability40▲ 1.38×49 topics
  9. Global Change38▲ 12×6 topics
  10. Nutrition30▲ 5.6×10 topics
  11. Ecosystem Services29▲ 6.2×11 topics
  12. Phylogenetic Analysis28▲ 7.7×15 topics
  13. Biogeography28▲ 8.9×19 topics
  14. Ecosystem Functioning28▲ 12×7 topics
  15. Fatty Acids27▲ 21×4 topics
  16. Omega-3 Fatty Acids27▲ 30×2 topics
  17. Fisheries Sustainability27▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Fish Feed26▲ 42×1 topic
  19. Sustainable Feeds26▲ 42×1 topic
  20. Water Quality26▲ 5.3×14 topics
  21. Gut Microbiota25▲ 5.9×7 topics
  22. Freshwater Biodiversity23▲ 32×2 topics
  23. DNA Barcoding23▲ 12×9 topics
  24. Microbial Communities22▲ 4.3×10 topics
  25. Population Dynamics22▲ 7.2×12 topics
  26. Conservation Challenges20▲ 36×1 topic
  27. Flow Regulation20▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Ecosystem20▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Biological Invasions19▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Community Ecology19▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Molecular Phylogeny17▲ 9.3×12 topics
  32. Gonadal Development17▲ 52×2 topics
  33. Probiotics17▲ 6.1×5 topics
  34. Eutrophication16▲ 13×5 topics
  35. Digital Education16▲ 9.9×4 topics
  36. Estrogen Receptors15▲ 45×2 topics
  37. Plant-Animal Interactions15▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Pollinator Decline15▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Learning Environments15▲ 43×2 topics
  40. Species Richness15▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Plant and animal studies and Education, Psychology, and Social Research.

Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 26 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 20 fractional worksPlant and animal studies15Plant and animal studies: 15 fractional worksEducation, Psychology, a…15Education, Psychology, and Social Research: 15 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 14 fractional worksReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species: 14 fractional worksAquaculture disease mana…13Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 13 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 8 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 8 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 8 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceNature and Landscape ConservationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 26 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 20 works
  3. 3 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 15 works
  4. 4 Education, Psychology, and Social Research Education 15 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 14 works
  6. 6 Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species Physiology 14 works
  7. 7 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 13 works
  8. 8 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 8 works
  9. 9 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 8 works
  10. 10 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 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 available54.3%not open45.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.9%domestic only63.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher 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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