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In research, Amsterdam Museum stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15,375 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,651
of 34,923
Rank in Netherlands
#269
of 407
Research works
356
▲ 61% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.5k
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Amsterdam Museum

What is Amsterdam Museum known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #15,375 of 17,446 5.5%168

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Amsterdam Museum sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Amsterdam Museum work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Amsterdam Museum is in Social Sciences, 15% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (43%), Social Sciences (20%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (6%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 19 fractional works · 72.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 43.1% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 16.4% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 19.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 15.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAmsterdam Museum26fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences73%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities1143.1%
    2. Social Sciences519.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance14.9%
    4. Psychology13.6%
    5. Decision Sciences01.3%
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences15.7%
    2. Computer Science14.9%
    3. Environmental Science13.1%
    4. Chemistry00.7%
    5. Engineering00.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.9%
    3. Neuroscience01.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology01.0%
    1. Dentistry01.5%
    2. Medicine01.4%
    3. Veterinary00.7%
    4. Health Professions00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.64× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.74× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 14.95× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.31× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 14.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities14.95×11 works
  2. Veterinary4.74×0 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.64×2 works
  4. Dentistry3.08×0 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.31×1 works
  6. Social Sciences1.57×5 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.33×0 works
  8. Psychology1.16×1 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.96×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.89×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.71×1 works
  12. Computer Science0.64×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.62×1 works
  14. Chemistry0.41×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×0 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.12×0 works
  17. Medicine0.07×0 works
  18. Health Professions0.06×0 works
  19. Engineering0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Amsterdam Museum?

Ranked on the quality score, Teio Meedendorp, L. F. de Beaufort and Karel H. Voous lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Amsterdam Museum.

  1. 1 Teio Meedendorp Netherlands · #2,469,025 worldwide 127 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 L. F. de Beaufort Netherlands · #2,728,409 worldwide 897 citations · 167 works
  3. 3 Karel H. Voous Netherlands · #3,032,709 worldwide 959 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Herbert Engel Netherlands · #3,536,823 worldwide 62 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Annemarie de Wildt Netherlands · #3,938,336 worldwide 19 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 W.S.S. van Benthem Jutting Netherlands · #4,071,248 worldwide 178 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Joost C. A. Schokkenbroek Netherlands · #4,345,271 worldwide 26 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Willem van Haarlem Netherlands · #4,822,666 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 G.L. van Eyndhoven Netherlands · #4,957,383 worldwide 35 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Dieter Röckel Netherlands · #4,999,387 worldwide 102 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Amsterdam Museum

What are the most cited papers from Amsterdam Museum?

The most cited paper from Amsterdam Museum is "Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges" (John N. A. Hooper, Rob W. M. van Soest, 2002), with 1,201 citations. Next come "Comparative performance of the 16S rRNA gene in DNA barcoding of amphibians" (607) and "An overview of international wildlife trade from Southeast Asia" (572).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges John N. A. Hooper, Rob W. M. van Soest Book chapter 2002 1,201
2 Comparative performance of the 16S rRNA gene in DNA barcoding of amphibians Miguel Vences, Meike Thomas, Arie van der Meijden et al. · Frontiers in Zoology Open access 16 Mar 2005 607
3 An overview of international wildlife trade from Southeast Asia Vincent Nijman · Biodiversity and Conservation Open access 22 Dec 2009 572
4 Ancient DNA, pig domestication, and the spread of the Neolithic into Europe Greger Larson, Umberto Albarella, Keith M. Dobney et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 13 Sep 2007 529
5 Species richness declines and biotic homogenisation have slowed down for NW ‐European pollinators and plants Luísa G. Carvalheiro, William E. Kunin, Petr Keil et al. · Ecology Letters Open access 21 May 2013 370
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Amsterdam Museum?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Cultural Analysis, Maritime Archaeology, Mediterranean, Conservation, Diplomacy, Early Modern and Cultural Sustainability.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 14 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 14 words, with their numbers
  1. Cultural Heritage3▲ 22×7 topics
  2. Cultural Analysis2▲ 171×2 topics
  3. Globalization2▲ 3.9×7 topics
  4. Maritime Archaeology2▲ 421×1 topic
  5. Mediterranean2▲ 87×1 topic
  6. Sustainability2▲ 2.9×6 topics
  7. Conservation2▲ 15×3 topics
  8. Diplomacy2▲ 67×1 topic
  9. Early Modern2▲ 545×1 topic
  10. Cultural Sustainability2▲ 106×2 topics
  11. Climate Change1▲ 1.67×3 topics
  12. Education1▲ 2.6×3 topics
  13. Reformation1▲ 169×2 topics
  14. Cultural Identity1▲ 8.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Amsterdam Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Maritime and Coastal Archaeology, Historical Influence and Diplomacy, Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation and Conservation Techniques and Studies.

Maritime and Coastal Arc…2Maritime and Coastal Archaeology: 2 fractional worksHistorical Influence and Diplomacy: 2 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 1 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 1 fractional worksArt History and Market Analysis: 1 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Her…1Museums and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksCultural Heritage Materials Analysis: 1 fractional worksUrban Planning and Landscape Design: 0 fractional works
ArcheologyPolitical Science and International RelationsConservationPaleontology4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 2 works
  2. 2 Historical Influence and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 1 works
  4. 4 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 1 works
  5. 5 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 1 works
  6. 6 Art History and Market Analysis Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  7. 7 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 1 works
  8. 8 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  9. 9 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 1 works
  10. 10 Urban Planning and Landscape Design Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available38.1%not open61.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.3%domestic only68.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Amsterdam Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 61% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Amsterdam Museum as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000090% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Amsterdam Museum0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Amsterdam Museum over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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