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Astronomy and Astrophysics research in Czechia

Czech Academy of Sciences ranks first in Czechia for Astronomy and Astrophysics research in 2022-now (#82 worldwide), followed by Charles University.

Czechia's world rank
#21
of 49 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
742
Top-10% rate
9.5%
Ranked institutions
2

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Czechia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Czech Academy of SciencesPrague #8226.59.1%320
2Charles UniversityPrague #17413.911.6%163

Institutions in Czechia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Astronomy and Astrophysics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Astronomy and Astrophysics researchers in Czechia?

David Vokrouhlický, Michal Dovčiak and Norbert Werner rank highest among researchers based in Czechia, on their papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1David Vokrouhlický#189,942 worldwide overall57.6 of 244 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Michal Dovčiak#58,537 worldwide overall42.3 of 147 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Norbert Werner#336,289 worldwide overall41.8 of 160 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4R. A. Konoplya#21,671 worldwide overall35.8 of 63 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Caner Ünal#38,106 worldwide overall18.3 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Vladimir Karas#560,062 worldwide overall42.6 of 275 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Zdeněk Stuchlík#396,780 worldwide overall34.5 of 204 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Ladislav Rob#146,757 worldwide overall20.6 of 59 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Czechia on their work in Astronomy and Astrophysics alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Czechia compares with other countries in Astronomy and Astrophysics