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Astronomy and Astrophysics research in Czechia

Charles University ranks first in Czechia for Astronomy and Astrophysics research in 2022–2025 (#96 worldwide), followed by FZU ‒ Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Institute.

Czechia's world rank
#21
of 51 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
742
Top-10% rate
24.0%
Ranked institutions
3

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
1Charles UniversityPrague #9625.129.0%163
2FZU ‒ Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech RepublicPrague #16716.035.0%79
3Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical InstituteOndřejov #2549.121.3%113

Institutions in Czechia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Astronomy and Astrophysics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Astronomy and Astrophysics researchers in Czechia?

Petr Pravec, David Vokrouhlický and Jiří Borovička rank highest among researchers based in Czechia.

  1. 1Petr Pravec#120,220 worldwide overall587 citations · 106 works
  2. 2David Vokrouhlický#122,426 worldwide overall589 citations · 112 works
  3. 3Jiří Borovička#514,424 worldwide overall147 citations · 51 works
  4. 4O. Santolı́k#659,134 worldwide overall329 citations · 116 works
  5. 5Zdeněk Stuchlík#722,430 worldwide overall306 citations · 81 works
  6. 6Norbert Werner#728,761 worldwide overall207 citations · 67 works
  7. 7V. Karas#788,227 worldwide overall304 citations · 132 works
  8. 8Michal Dovčiak#798,965 worldwide overall189 citations · 71 works
  9. 9M. Karlický#872,040 worldwide overall116 citations · 72 works
  10. 10R. Hudec#910,216 worldwide overall123 citations · 97 works
  11. 11E. Paunzen#910,772 worldwide overall129 citations · 78 works
  12. 12Jana Šafránková#953,062 worldwide overall95 citations · 80 works
  13. 13P. Harmanec#954,792 worldwide overall105 citations · 63 works
  14. 14J. Kubát#956,497 worldwide overall104 citations · 56 works
  15. 15P. Heinzel#958,029 worldwide overall90 citations · 58 works

How Czechia compares with other countries in Astronomy and Astrophysics