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Bavarian State Collection of Zoology

In research, Bavarian State Collection of Zoology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,429 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,605 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 52.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,148
of 28,054 · #7,872 all time
Rank in Germany
#786
of 1,178
Research works
1.2k
▼ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
21.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Bavarian State Collection of Zoology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #11,429 of 12,888 11.6%68 #12478
Life SciencesDomain #7,605 of 7,800 9.5%83 #4418

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bavarian State Collection of Zoology 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Bavarian State Collection of Zoology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 52.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 39.9 works52×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 7.54× its world share, 59 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.42× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.58× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.17× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.93× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.22× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.61× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bavarian State Collection of Zoology?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Balke, Stefan Schmidt and Kay Ehling lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bavarian State Collection of Zoology.

  1. 1 Michael Balke Germany · #154,055 worldwide 89 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Stefan Schmidt Germany · #197,964 worldwide 107 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Kay Ehling Germany · #325,808 worldwide 2 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Gerhard Haszprunar Germany · #740,493 worldwide 76 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Lars Hendrich Germany · #845,905 worldwide 32 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Frank Glaw Germany · #908,264 worldwide 118 citations · 65 works
  7. 7 Michael J. Raupach Germany · #979,426 worldwide 49 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Reiner Bartl Germany · #1,039,705 worldwide 61 citations · 196 works
  9. 9 Axel Hausmann Germany · #1,054,014 worldwide 48 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Roland R. Melzer Germany · #1,063,267 worldwide 34 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Bavarian State Collection of Zoology

Which keywords describe research at Bavarian State Collection of Zoology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Phylogeny, DNA Barcoding, Taxonomy, Evolution, Biogeography and Climate Change.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Biodiversity50▲ 41×20 topics
  2. Invasive Species38▲ 55×19 topics
  3. Phylogeny35▲ 142×14 topics
  4. DNA Barcoding31▲ 115×9 topics
  5. Taxonomy30▲ 143×11 topics
  6. Evolution30▲ 73×10 topics
  7. Biogeography25▲ 59×16 topics
  8. Climate Change25▲ 5.7×28 topics
  9. Morphology18▲ 64×6 topics
  10. Molecular Phylogeny18▲ 70×10 topics
  11. Ecology16▲ 63×5 topics
  12. Phylogenetic Analysis14▲ 27×11 topics
  13. Cryptic Species13▲ 332×2 topics
  14. Biological Control12▲ 49×7 topics
  15. Conservation12▲ 16×14 topics
  16. Global Change11▲ 26×4 topics
  17. Lepidoptera11▲ 348×1 topic
  18. Molecular Phylogenetics11▲ 348×1 topic
  19. Host Specificity10▲ 52×3 topics
  20. Ecosystem Functioning10▲ 31×5 topics
  21. Habitat Fragmentation10▲ 27×5 topics
  22. Coleoptera10▲ 296×2 topics
  23. Population Dynamics9▲ 21×11 topics
  24. Speciation9▲ 135×2 topics
  25. Diversification8▲ 132×2 topics
  26. Adaptation8▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Cavefish8▲ 441×1 topic
  28. Subterranean8▲ 441×1 topic
  29. beetles8▲ 373×1 topic
  30. Ecosystem Services7▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Biodiversity Loss6▲ 78×3 topics
  32. Biological Invasions6▲ 43×3 topics
  33. Gall-Inducing Insects6▲ 458×1 topic
  34. Parasitoid Wasps6▲ 458×1 topic
  35. Conservation Genetics5▲ 89×2 topics
  36. Plant-Animal Interactions5▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Pollinator Decline5▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Community Ecology5▲ 37×2 topics
  39. Ecosystem5▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Host-Parasite Interactions5▲ 96×1 topic

Which research topics does Bavarian State Collection of Zoology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution and Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny.

Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 11 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 8 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and …8Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 8 fractional worksHymenoptera taxonomy and…6Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny: 6 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 5 fractional worksParasite Biology and Host Interactions: 5 fractional worksMarine Ecology and Invas…4Marine Ecology and Invasive Species: 4 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 4 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 4 fractional worksMollusks and Parasites Studies: 4 fractional works
GeneticsPaleontologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology3 others

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

  1. 1 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 11 works
  2. 2 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 8 works
  3. 3 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  4. 4 Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  6. 6 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 5 works
  7. 7 Marine Ecology and Invasive Species Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  8. 8 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 4 works
  9. 9 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 4 works
  10. 10 Mollusks and Parasites Studies Insect Science 4 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 available42.6%not open57.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.9%domestic only60.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bavarian State Collection of Zoology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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