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Five Continents Museum

In research, Five Continents Museum stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,600 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,978
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#993
of 2,077
Research works
327
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Five Continents 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
Physical SciencesDomain #11,600 of 21,541 15.6%234

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Five Continents 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 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: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.20× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 8.58× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Five Continents Museum?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Thermodynamic Modeling, Geochronology, Zircon, Subduction, Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Plate Tectonics41▲ 57×2 topics
  2. Tectonics37▲ 67×3 topics
  3. Thermodynamic Modeling31▲ 57×4 topics
  4. Geochronology30▲ 94×1 topic
  5. Zircon30▲ 94×1 topic
  6. Subduction19▲ 57×3 topics
  7. Climate Change17▲ 1.99×21 topics
  8. Earthquakes13▲ 51×1 topic
  9. Plate Boundaries13▲ 51×1 topic
  10. Tomography13▲ 15×3 topics
  11. Holocene13▲ 24×3 topics
  12. Sea Level12▲ 26×2 topics
  13. Remote Sensing12▲ 3.3×5 topics
  14. Superconductivity11▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Crystal Structure Prediction11▲ 40×1 topic
  16. Hyperspectral Imaging11▲ 10×2 topics
  17. Mantle Dynamics11▲ 40×1 topic
  18. Glacial Cycles11▲ 30×1 topic
  19. Paleoclimatology11▲ 26×1 topic
  20. Geochemistry10▲ 45×4 topics
  21. Compositional Data Analysis10▲ 41×1 topic
  22. Mineral Prospectivity10▲ 41×1 topic
  23. Support Vector Machines10▲ 10×2 topics
  24. Nanocomposites10▲ 3.7×6 topics
  25. Crystal Growth9▲ 8.0×5 topics
  26. Tectonic Evolution8▲ 78×3 topics
  27. Mediterranean8▲ 23×5 topics
  28. Paleoproductivity8▲ 56×1 topic
  29. Paleoredox8▲ 56×1 topic
  30. Raman Spectroscopy7▲ 9.0×3 topics
  31. Ion-Selective Electrodes7▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Optical Sensors7▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Pore Structure6▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Shale Gas6▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Gas Permeability6▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Mudstones6▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Surface Modification6▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Clay Nanotubes6▲ 62×1 topic
  39. Crystallographic Computing6▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Nonlinear Optical Materials6▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Five Continents Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies, German History and Society, Historical Influence and Diplomacy and Public Spaces through Art.

Pacific and Southeast As…1Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 1 fractional worksGerman History and Society1German History and Society: 1 fractional worksHistorical Influence and…1Historical Influence and Diplomacy: 1 fractional worksPublic Spaces through Art0Public Spaces through Art: 0 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 0 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 0 fractional worksExperimental Learning in…0Experimental Learning in Engineering: 0 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…0Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 0 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …0earthquake and tectonic studies: 0 fractional worksGerman Literature and Cu…0German Literature and Culture Studies: 0 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentHistoryPolitical Science and International RelationsUrban Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  2. 2 German History and Society History 1 works
  3. 3 Historical Influence and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Public Spaces through Art Urban Studies 0 works
  5. 5 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 0 works
  6. 6 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 0 works
  8. 8 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 0 works
  9. 9 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 0 works
  10. 10 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 0 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 available19.8%not open80.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.6%domestic only79.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Five Continents Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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