Up 40%: The journal Physiological Research strengthens its position in the physiology journal ranking and advances to the second quartile
The journal Physiological Research, published by the Institute of Physiology CAS, has achieved notable success in this year’s Journal Citation Reports (JCR). Its impact factor (IF) rose from 2.0 to 2.8, representing a year-on-year increase of 40%, and the journal advanced to the second quartile (Q2) in the Physiology category. In the field ranking, it moved […]
Emma Hrdličková won 1st place in the national round of the Secondary School Professional Activity competition
Student Emma Hrdličková from Gymnázium Budějovická in Prague achieved outstanding success in the national round of the Secondary School Professional Activity (SOČ), winning 1st place in the Healthcare category. She received the award for her project titled “Neural coding of motivational processes in TgF344AD rats – an animal model of Alzheimer’s disease,” which she carried […]
Letters of Gratitude of the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences for Lucie Trajhanová and Dana Šálková
The President of the Czech Academy of Sciences Radomír Pánek has recognised the importance of indispensable non-academic professions that make a crucial contribution to the operation of research institutions by awarding them Letters of Gratitude. Among this year’s awardees are two long-standing colleagues of IPHYS – MSc. Lucie Trajhanová from the Scientific Information Centre (Library) […]
Strengthening the Research Environment at IPHYS: Ethics, Open Science, International Collaboration and Science Communication
From 1 January 2026, IPHYS will make use of three years of support from European funds under the OP JAK program to systematically strengthen its research environment. The aim of the project is to increase the quality and transparency of research, enhance the institute’s international competitiveness and better share the benefits of biomedical research with […]
Alena Sumová received the Award of the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences for Science Popularization
Prof. PharmDr. Alena Sumová, DSc., Head of the Laboratory of Biological Rhythms at IPHYS, received the Award of the President of the CAS for Promotion or Popularisation of Research, Experimental Development, and Innovation at Villa Lanna in Prague on 21 November 2025. This award is presented annually to prominent scientists who communicate scientific knowledge to […]
Tomáš Čajka ranks among the top 1% of the most cited scientists in the world
Assoc. Prof. Tomáš Čajka, PhD., head of the research Laboratory of Translational Metabolism and service Department of Metabolomics, has been named to the 2025 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List, recognizing scientists whose work ranks among the top 1% by citations worldwide. This honour highlights Tomáš’s long-term and meaningful contributions to analytical chemistry and metabolomics. Tomáš […]
