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Denver Museum of Nature and Science

In research, Denver Museum of Nature and Science stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,381 of 21,541 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#2,200 of 2,661 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,293
of 28,054 · #15,955 all time
Rank in United States
#2,479
of 4,192
Research works
399
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.5k
21.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Denver Museum of Nature and Science 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 #11,381 of 21,541 30.7%220
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #2,200 of 2,661 32.7%126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Denver Museum of Nature and Science 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: 3.60× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.00× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19.14× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.32× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.76× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 19.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Denver Museum of Nature and Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Kirk R. Johnson, Kenneth Carpenter and Kirk R. Johnson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

  1. 1 Kirk R. Johnson United States · #101,568 worldwide 392 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Kenneth Carpenter United States · #256,622 worldwide 143 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Kirk R. Johnson United States · #306,069 worldwide 134 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 James W. Hagadorn United States · #531,092 worldwide 115 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Tyler R. Lyson United States · #685,521 worldwide 46 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Frank‐Thorsten Krell United States · #799,198 worldwide 35 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Which keywords describe research at Denver Museum of Nature and Science?

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

▲ 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 Change14▲ 8.1×21 topics
  2. Biogeography12▲ 73×14 topics
  3. Biodiversity10▲ 20×18 topics
  4. Molecular Phylogeny10▲ 96×9 topics
  5. DNA Barcoding8▲ 73×7 topics
  6. Evolution8▲ 46×11 topics
  7. Species Delimitation7▲ 240×3 topics
  8. Conservation6▲ 23×14 topics
  9. Population Dynamics6▲ 38×9 topics
  10. Cryptic Diversity5▲ 551×2 topics
  11. Holocene5▲ 72×3 topics
  12. Taxonomy5▲ 64×10 topics
  13. Spider Phylogenomics5▲ 1232×1 topic
  14. Taxonomic Revision5▲ 114×1 topic
  15. Phylogeny5▲ 53×10 topics
  16. Sea Level5▲ 82×2 topics
  17. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 23×9 topics
  18. Morphology4▲ 37×4 topics
  19. Paleoclimatology4▲ 76×2 topics
  20. Invasive Species4▲ 14×12 topics
  21. Glacial Cycles4▲ 90×1 topic
  22. Monsoon Dynamics4▲ 90×1 topic
  23. Cretaceous3▲ 220×2 topics
  24. Tectonics3▲ 38×3 topics
  25. Ecology3▲ 28×4 topics
  26. Dinosaur3▲ 330×1 topic
  27. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 18×4 topics
  28. Mammal Evolution3▲ 198×1 topic
  29. Paleontology3▲ 330×1 topic
  30. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis3▲ 198×1 topic
  31. Sedimentation3▲ 71×2 topics
  32. Coleoptera2▲ 199×2 topics
  33. Conservation Biology2▲ 35×3 topics
  34. Genetic Structure2▲ 53×3 topics
  35. Neotropical Region2▲ 248×2 topics
  36. Adaptive Evolution2▲ 58×2 topics
  37. Genetic Diversity2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  38. Ecological Niche2▲ 50×1 topic
  39. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Paleoproductivity2▲ 99×1 topic

Which research topics does Denver Museum of Nature and Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Evolution and Paleontology Studies and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology.

Spider Taxonomy and Beha…5Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies: 5 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 4 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontolo…3Evolution and Paleontology Studies: 3 fractional worksPaleontology and Evoluti…3Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 3 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 2 fractional worksColeoptera: Cerambycidae…2Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies: 2 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 2 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 1 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 1 fractional works
GeneticsAtmospheric SciencePaleontologyEcological Modeling3 others

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

  1. 1 Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies Genetics 5 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  3. 3 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 3 works
  4. 4 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 3 works
  5. 5 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  6. 6 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 2 works
  7. 7 Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  8. 8 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 2 works
  9. 9 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 1 works
  10. 10 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 1 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 available26.5%not open73.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.9%domestic only78.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Denver Museum of Nature and Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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