CZ
Czechia
Czechia ranks between 9th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Nuclear fusion
14thof 50
1stUS27.5%12thSE1.1%13thNL0.9%14thCZ0.7%15–16IN0.6%15–16FI0.5%
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plasma Physics0.4% of the top 10%
Directed energy
10–21tied, of 210.6 papers of credit
1stCN57.5%10–21FR0.8%10–21AU0.8%10–21CZ0.6%10–21PK0.4%10–21TR0.2%
FZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences0.6% of the top 10%
Atomic clocks
9–16tied, of 270.2 papers of credit
1stUS38.7%9–16FI0.6%9–16IT0.4%9–16CZ0.1%17–20HK0.1%17–20TH0.1%
Český metrologický institut0.1% of the top 10%
High-performance computing
14–21tied, of 452.3 papers of credit
1stUS36.3%14–21SA0.9%14–21NL0.9%14–21CZ0.8%14–21RU0.8%14–21PL0.8%
VSB - Technical University of Ostrava0.4% of the top 10%
Quantum communication
18–20tied, of 57
1stCN28.9%16–17IL1.1%16–17KR1.0%18–20CZ0.9%18–20PL0.9%18–20AU0.8%
Palacký University Olomouc0.4% of the top 10%
Quantum sensors
22–25tied, of 482.2 papers of credit
1stCN22.5%17–21IN0.8%17–21PL0.8%22–25CZ0.5%22–25FI0.4%22–25ES0.4%
Palacký University Olomouc0.2% of the top 10%
Supercapacitors
22–24tied, of 86
1stCN46.3%19–21ZA0.5%22–24FR0.4%22–24CZ0.4%22–24PL0.4%25–29BR0.3%
VSB - Technical University of Ostrava0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced aircraft engines
20–39tied, of 470.9 papers of credit
1stCN64.6%20–39NL0.3%20–39SE0.3%20–39CZ0.3%20–39PK0.3%20–39ZA0.2%
Czech Academy of Sciences0.1% of the top 10%
Critical minerals processing
23–33tied, of 582.3 papers of credit
1stCN43.0%23–33NO0.6%23–33MY0.6%23–33CZ0.5%23–33CL0.4%23–33QA0.4%
Czech Academy of Sciences0.2% of the top 10%
Sonar and underwater acoustics
24–31tied, of 370.3 papers of credit
1stCN71.6%24–31FI0.1%24–31EG0.1%24–31CZ0.1%24–31PT0.1%24–31QA0.1%
Czech Technical University in Prague0.1% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
27–39tied, of 591.4 papers of credit
1stCN20.4%27–39NG0.5%27–39AE0.4%27–39CZ0.4%27–39TW0.4%27–39GE0.4%
Outside the top 30
Brno University of Technology0.4% of the top 10%
Hydrogen by electrolysis
31–35tied, of 833.9 papers of credit
1stCN53.0%31–35IQ0.3%31–35RU0.3%31–35CZ0.3%36–40DZ0.2%36–40JO0.2%
Outside the top 30
University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague0.1% of the top 10%
Additive manufacturing
33–40tied, of 90
1stCN34.0%33–40FI0.3%33–40HU0.3%33–40CZ0.3%33–40TW0.3%33–40TH0.3%
Outside the top 30
VSB - Technical University of Ostrava0.1% of the top 10%
Drones and swarming
37–40tied, of 813.2 papers of credit
1stCN52.2%34–36TN0.3%37–40PT0.2%37–40NZ0.2%37–40CZ0.2%37–40FI0.2%
Outside the top 30
Czech Technical University in Prague0.2% of the top 10%
Nuclear fission power
32–40tied, of 640.7 papers of credit
1stCN43.3%32–40BD0.1%32–40SK0.1%32–40GR0.1%32–40PH0.1%32–40CZ0.1%
Outside the top 30
Czech Technical University in Prague0.1% of the top 10%
Genome sequencing
37–40tied, of 590.5 papers of credit
1stUS33.6%29–36IE0.1%37–40NZ0.1%37–40MO0.1%37–40HR0.1%37–40CZ0.1%
Outside the top 30
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Botany0.0% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Large language models
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Small satellites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Autonomous underwater vehicles
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electric batteries
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Perovskite solar cells
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Gene editing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
AI chips
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced chip manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Satellite navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Inertial navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Radar
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hyperspectral imaging
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Metamaterials
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Magnets and superconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Synthetic biology
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
New antibiotics and antivirals
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Optical communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
6G and advanced wireless
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Cybersecurity
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Distributed ledgers
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced robotics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced composites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method