Leiden Ranking

Outstanding publications and active cooperation with international researchers – these are the assets of Palacký University Olomouc, confirmed by the international CWTS Leiden Ranking 2020. In the area of open access publications, Palacký Universtiy is the second among the Czech universities. In the global competition of 1176 universities, UP is ranked, for example, at number 235 in Physical Sciences and Engineering. As a result, it has improved by 82 positions worldwide compared to last year, even though the number of institutions included has grown by 213. In the category of publications based on international collaboration, UP placed at number 123 (95 in Europe) in Physical Sciences and Engineering, and number 99 (39 in Europe) in Humanities.

The international ranking also focuses on excellent publications based on international contacts, i.e. in the cooperation of scientists from two or more countries. Under this indicator, Palacký University is the first in comparison with other Czech universities in the field of Physical Sciences, where it occupies the 123th position in the world and in the Sciences of Living Nature and Earth, where it ranked 215th. It is also doing very well in the Social Sciences and Humanities, where it has achieved its best position, the 99th place in the world. If we were the follow the work created in international cooperation in all fields, UP is second in the Czech Republic, as in the last year, behind Czech Technical University, and on 176th position in the world.

This international ranking is conducted by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University, the Netherlands, on the basis of the Web of Science database. It ranks universities merely upon the basis of bibliometric data; unlike in other rankings, it does not rely on reputation surveys and the quality of education at institutions. More detailed information is available HERE.