Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Archive · Beijing · China

Beijing Museum of Natural History

bmnh.org.cnROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#13,577
of 28,054 · #17,731 all time
Rank in China
#2,274
of 3,058
Research works
230
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
7k
30.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

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: 5.74× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.19× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.47× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.54× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.12× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 14.84× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 14.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Beijing Museum of Natural History?

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

▲ 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. Biodiversity26▲ 37×17 topics
  2. Invasive Species20▲ 50×15 topics
  3. Molecular Phylogeny19▲ 134×10 topics
  4. Biogeography13▲ 52×17 topics
  5. Taxonomy11▲ 93×11 topics
  6. Phylogeny11▲ 76×14 topics
  7. Global Change10▲ 43×3 topics
  8. Ecosystem10▲ 99×3 topics
  9. Community Ecology10▲ 125×2 topics
  10. Host-Parasite Interactions9▲ 345×1 topic
  11. Parasites9▲ 345×1 topic
  12. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 30×12 topics
  13. Climate Change8▲ 3.1×27 topics
  14. Conservation7▲ 19×12 topics
  15. Evolution7▲ 32×9 topics
  16. DNA Barcoding7▲ 49×8 topics
  17. Morphology7▲ 43×6 topics
  18. Ecology6▲ 42×7 topics
  19. Ecosystem Functioning5▲ 27×5 topics
  20. Coleoptera4▲ 234×2 topics
  21. Host Plants4▲ 393×2 topics
  22. Host Specificity4▲ 38×3 topics
  23. Population Dynamics4▲ 15×8 topics
  24. Nematodes3▲ 67×3 topics
  25. Biological Control3▲ 21×5 topics
  26. Neotropical Region3▲ 219×2 topics
  27. Symbiotic Relationships3▲ 75×2 topics
  28. Myxozoan3▲ 1078×1 topic
  29. Parasite3▲ 136×1 topic
  30. Adaptation3▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Cerambycidae3▲ 426×1 topic
  32. Distribution3▲ 132×1 topic
  33. Cavefish3▲ 247×1 topic
  34. Subterranean3▲ 247×1 topic
  35. Diversification2▲ 65×2 topics
  36. Mycorrhizal Fungi2▲ 34×2 topics
  37. China2▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Gesneriaceae2▲ 134×1 topic
  39. Species Delimitation2▲ 53×3 topics
  40. phylogenetic reconstruction2▲ 134×1 topic

Which research topics does Beijing Museum of Natural History publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species, Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies and Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy.

Parasite Biology and Hos…9Parasite Biology and Host Interactions: 9 fractional worksMyxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species: 3 fractional worksColeoptera: Cerambycidae studies: 3 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 3 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 2 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 2 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 2 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 2 fractional worksBird parasitology and diseases: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional works
EcologyCancer ResearchEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPaleontology5 others

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

  1. 1 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 9 works
  2. 2 Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species Cancer Research 3 works
  3. 3 Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  4. 4 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 3 works
  5. 5 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 2 works
  9. 9 Bird parasitology and diseases Parasitology 2 works
  10. 10 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 2 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 available52.1%not open47.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.7%domestic only78.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Beijing Museum of Natural History's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Other research institutions in Beijing

All research institutions in Beijing

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.