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Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

In research, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,323 of 21,541 worldwide), Environmental Science (#2,983 of 6,208 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#9,021 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,551
of 28,054 · #13,228 all time
Rank in United States
#2,042
of 4,192
Research works
417
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
38.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture 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 #10,323 of 21,541 37.8%228
Environmental ScienceField #2,983 of 6,208 34.3%132
Life SciencesDomain #9,021 of 14,347 41.0%136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture 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).

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: 4.48× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.11× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.99× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.28× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.52× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 12.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture?

Ranked on the composite score, Christian A. Sidor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.

  1. 1 Christian A. Sidor United States · #662,205 worldwide 123 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Which keywords describe research at Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Population Dynamics, Biogeography, Biodiversity, Phylogenetic Analysis, Molecular Phylogeny and Invasive Species.

▲ 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. Climate Change16▲ 9.3×23 topics
  2. Conservation12▲ 43×14 topics
  3. Population Dynamics11▲ 68×8 topics
  4. Biogeography11▲ 65×12 topics
  5. Biodiversity10▲ 20×16 topics
  6. Phylogenetic Analysis9▲ 45×12 topics
  7. Molecular Phylogeny9▲ 87×6 topics
  8. Invasive Species8▲ 29×14 topics
  9. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 45×5 topics
  10. Phylogeny6▲ 59×7 topics
  11. Evolution5▲ 32×9 topics
  12. Adaptive Radiation5▲ 246×2 topics
  13. Mammal Evolution5▲ 358×1 topic
  14. Morphology5▲ 42×3 topics
  15. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis5▲ 358×1 topic
  16. Ecology4▲ 41×4 topics
  17. Genetic Diversity4▲ 14×5 topics
  18. Marine Ecosystems4▲ 113×2 topics
  19. Fisheries4▲ 146×2 topics
  20. Global Change4▲ 21×3 topics
  21. Conservation Biology4▲ 52×4 topics
  22. Dinosaur3▲ 433×1 topic
  23. Paleontology3▲ 433×1 topic
  24. Genetic Structure3▲ 71×4 topics
  25. Adaptive Evolution3▲ 86×2 topics
  26. Rays3▲ 238×1 topic
  27. Sharks3▲ 238×1 topic
  28. Acoustic Communication3▲ 86×2 topics
  29. Population Genetics2▲ 28×3 topics
  30. DNA Barcoding2▲ 23×6 topics
  31. Species Delimitation2▲ 83×2 topics
  32. Predator-Prey Interactions2▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Bayesian Inference2▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Biodiversity Loss2▲ 66×2 topics
  35. Ecosystem Services2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  36. Microsatellite Analysis2▲ 118×1 topic
  37. Evolutionary Biology2▲ 100×3 topics
  38. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Plant-Animal Interactions2▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Pollinator Decline2▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Ichthyology and Marine Biology and Genetic diversity and population structure.

Evolution and Paleontology Studies: 5 fractional worksPaleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 3 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…3Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 3 fractional worksGenetic diversity and po…2Genetic diversity and population structure: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology …2Bat Biology and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 2 fractional worksBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional works
PaleontologyNature and Landscape ConservationGeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 5 works
  2. 2 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 3 works
  3. 3 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  4. 4 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 2 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  6. 6 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  8. 8 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  9. 9 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 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 available45.7%not open54.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.7%domestic only69.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher 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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