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Bernice P. Bishop Museum

In research, Bernice P. Bishop Museum stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,431 of 11,023 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,034 of 2,224 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,638 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Biomaterials (Paleontology is 234.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#11,796
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,456
of 7,310
Research works
1.1k
▼ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Bernice P. Bishop Museum

What is Bernice P. Bishop 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,431 of 11,023 5.0%469
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,034 of 2,224 6.7%185
Physical SciencesDomain #8,638 of 17,446 5.8%531
Environmental ScienceField #3,372 of 5,407 5.1%265
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #626 of 946 4.2%243
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,405 of 5,126 5.0%373
PaleontologySubfield #189 of 282 6.9%134

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bernice P. Bishop 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 Bernice P. Bishop Museum work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at Bernice P. Bishop Museum is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (34%), Environmental Science (23%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (23%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 292 fractional works · 73.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 134 fractional works · 33.8% of its workPaleontology: 112 fractional works · 28.3% of its workOceanography: 22 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 92 fractional works · 23.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 39 fractional works · 9.8% of its workEcology: 21 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 11 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMaterials Science: 64 fractional works · 16.2% of its workBiomaterials: 64 fractional works · 16.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 102 fractional works · 25.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 90 fractional works · 22.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 66 fractional works · 16.8% of its workAquatic Science: 12 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInsect Science: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKBernice P. BishopMuseum395fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences74%Health Sciences0%Social Sciences0%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences13433.8%
    2. Environmental Science9223.4%
    3. Materials Science6416.2%
    4. Mathematics10.3%
    5. Computer Science00.0%
    6. Engineering00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences9022.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology112.9%
    3. Neuroscience00.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Social Sciences10.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    3. Psychology00.0%
    1. Medicine00.0%
    2. Health Professions00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Bernice P. Bishop Museum specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 234.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 111.8 works234×
  2. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 38.8 works41×
  3. BiomaterialsSubfield · 64.1 works38×
  4. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 66.4 works36×
  5. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 133.6 works22×
  6. OceanographySubfield · 21.6 works19×
← 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: 4.80× its world share, 90 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21.54× its world share, 134 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 4.71× its world share, 92 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.64× its world share, 64 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 21.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.54×134 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.80×90 works
  3. Environmental Science4.71×92 works
  4. Materials Science4.64×64 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×11 works
  6. Mathematics0.29×1 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.03×0 works
  9. Neuroscience0.03×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.03×1 works
  11. Psychology0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Bernice P. Bishop Museum?

Ranked on the quality score, Richard L. Pyle, Francis G. Howarth and D. E. Yen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bernice P. Bishop Museum.

  1. 1 Richard L. Pyle United States · #403,738 worldwide 8.5k citations · 216 works
  2. 2 Francis G. Howarth United States · #682,791 worldwide 3.9k citations · 94 works
  3. 3 D. E. Yen United States · #893,184 worldwide 1.4k citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Shelley James United States · #940,039 worldwide 2.4k citations · 150 works
  5. 5 Timothy J. Gallaher United States · #1,282,646 worldwide 1.3k citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Steve L. Coles United States · #1,320,505 worldwide 683 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Allen Allison United States · #1,607,330 worldwide 3.6k citations · 100 works
  8. 8 Fred D. Stone United States · #2,140,794 worldwide 503 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Kenneth P. Emory United States · #2,330,520 worldwide 402 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Yosihiko H. Sinoto United States · #2,391,723 worldwide 346 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Bernice P. Bishop Museum

What are the most cited papers from Bernice P. Bishop Museum?

The most cited paper from Bernice P. Bishop Museum is "The conservation status of the world’s reptiles" (Monika Böhm et al., 2012), with 933 citations. Next come "Environmental Impacts of Classical Biological Control" (789) and "The global distribution of tetrapods reveals a need for targeted reptile conservation" (682).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The conservation status of the world’s reptiles Monika Böhm et al. · Biological Conservation Open access244 authors 20 Dec 2012 933
2 Environmental Impacts of Classical Biological Control Francis G. Howarth · Annual Review of Entomology 1991 789
3 The global distribution of tetrapods reveals a need for targeted reptile conservation Uri Roll et al. · Nature Ecology & Evolution Open access 5 Oct 2017 682
4 Experimental determination of partition coefficients for rare earth and high-field-strength elements between clinopyroxene, garnet, and basaltic melt at high pressures K. Johnson · Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology Oct 1998 519
5 Coral bleaching — capacity for acclimatization and adaptation Stephen Lee Coles, Barbara E. Brown · Advances in marine biology Book chapter 2003 475
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bernice P. Bishop Museum?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ecology, Biodiversity, Evolution, Biogeography, Adaptation, Groundwater, Cavefish and Subterranean.

▲ 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 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. Ecology125▲ 184×4 topics
  2. Biodiversity118▲ 39×15 topics
  3. Evolution99▲ 94×11 topics
  4. Biogeography89▲ 81×15 topics
  5. Adaptation78▲ 66×2 topics
  6. Cavefish78▲ 1008×1 topic
  7. Groundwater78▲ 210×2 topics
  8. Subterranean78▲ 1008×1 topic
  9. Phylogeny71▲ 106×14 topics
  10. Phylogenetic Analysis70▲ 56×10 topics
  11. Environmental Monitoring64▲ 42×2 topics
  12. Biomimetic Synthesis64▲ 852×1 topic
  13. Peptide-Directed Materials64▲ 852×1 topic
  14. Conservation54▲ 32×12 topics
  15. Population Dynamics52▲ 51×11 topics
  16. Fisheries50▲ 289×2 topics
  17. Climate Change41▲ 3.8×23 topics
  18. Molecular Phylogeny40▲ 62×10 topics
  19. Taxonomy39▲ 67×9 topics
  20. Marine Ecosystems38▲ 174×2 topics
  21. Invasive Species37▲ 22×16 topics
  22. Rays37▲ 416×1 topic
  23. Sharks37▲ 416×1 topic
  24. Morphology30▲ 43×6 topics
  25. Ecosystem Functioning29▲ 35×6 topics
  26. Neotropical Region26▲ 368×2 topics
  27. DNA Barcoding25▲ 37×9 topics
  28. Endemism25▲ 336×1 topic
  29. Regionalization25▲ 725×1 topic
  30. Phylogenetic Relationships22▲ 78×3 topics
  31. Benthic Communities22▲ 89×2 topics
  32. Marine Biodiversity22▲ 89×2 topics
  33. Conservation Biology21▲ 49×4 topics
  34. Deep-Sea Ecology20▲ 166×1 topic
  35. Estuarine Quality20▲ 166×1 topic
  36. Habitat Fragmentation16▲ 18×5 topics
  37. Biodiversity Loss16▲ 69×3 topics
  38. Genetic Diversity14▲ 8.3×5 topics
  39. Reproductive Strategies14▲ 86×2 topics
  40. Ethical Considerations13▲ 9.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Bernice P. Bishop Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, Diatoms and Algae Research, Ichthyology and Marine Biology and Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography.

Subterranean biodiversit…78Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 78 fractional worksDiatoms and Algae Research64Diatoms and Algae Research: 64 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 37 fractional worksScarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography: 25 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…20Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 20 fractional worksCephalopods and Marine Biology: 13 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 12 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 11 fractional worksInvertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology: 11 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 10 fractional works
PaleontologyBiomaterialsNature and Landscape ConservationOceanography4 others

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

  1. 1 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 78 works
  2. 2 Diatoms and Algae Research Biomaterials 64 works
  3. 3 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 37 works
  4. 4 Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography Paleontology 25 works
  5. 5 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 20 works
  6. 6 Cephalopods and Marine Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 13 works
  7. 7 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 12 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 11 works
  9. 9 Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 11 works
  10. 10 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 10 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 available51.3%not open48.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bernice P. Bishop Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Bernice P. Bishop Museum as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Bernice P. Bishop Museum0.00017% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2013Bernice P. Bishop Museum5.0% in 201320102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.3% in 2008.

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