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Hokkaido Museum

In research, Hokkaido Museum stands highest in Physical Sciences (#19,251 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,147
of 28,054 · #34,118 all time
Rank in Japan
#869
of 1,070
Research works
262
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Hokkaido 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 #19,251 of 21,541 14.5%142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hokkaido 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: 8.08× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.83× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14.85× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.29× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× 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, 14.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hokkaido Museum?

Ranked on the composite score, Shûhei Yamamoto and Hiroshi Sawamura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hokkaido Museum.

  1. 1 Shûhei Yamamoto Japan · #1,299,180 worldwide 18 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Hiroshi Sawamura Japan · #1,468,265 worldwide 2 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Hokkaido Museum

Which keywords describe research at Hokkaido Museum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Phylogeny, Evolution, Climate Change, Morphology, Biodiversity, 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. Biogeography14▲ 86×13 topics
  2. Climate Change11▲ 6.7×29 topics
  3. Evolution11▲ 71×8 topics
  4. Phylogeny11▲ 118×9 topics
  5. Morphology10▲ 89×6 topics
  6. Biodiversity9▲ 20×14 topics
  7. Molecular Phylogeny9▲ 95×9 topics
  8. Invasive Species9▲ 33×16 topics
  9. Taxonomy9▲ 107×8 topics
  10. DNA Barcoding8▲ 80×9 topics
  11. Phylogenetic Analysis7▲ 38×11 topics
  12. Cretaceous7▲ 542×2 topics
  13. Conservation7▲ 26×12 topics
  14. Population Dynamics7▲ 43×8 topics
  15. Coleoptera6▲ 461×2 topics
  16. Diversification6▲ 236×2 topics
  17. Phylogenetics6▲ 199×2 topics
  18. Speciation5▲ 211×1 topic
  19. beetles5▲ 642×1 topic
  20. Amber Fossils5▲ 867×1 topic
  21. Insect Evolution5▲ 867×1 topic
  22. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 35×5 topics
  23. Ecology4▲ 47×5 topics
  24. Global Change4▲ 24×5 topics
  25. Fisheries4▲ 146×2 topics
  26. Neotropical Region3▲ 356×2 topics
  27. Marine Ecosystems3▲ 86×2 topics
  28. Genetic Diversity3▲ 9.7×8 topics
  29. Rays3▲ 224×1 topic
  30. Sharks3▲ 224×1 topic
  31. Biological Control3▲ 28×7 topics
  32. Ecosystem Services3▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Endemism3▲ 250×1 topic
  34. Regionalization3▲ 566×1 topic
  35. Plant-Animal Interactions2▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Pollinator Decline2▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 20×6 topics
  38. Microbiota2▲ 17×4 topics
  39. Dinosaur2▲ 298×1 topic
  40. Paleontology2▲ 298×1 topic

Which research topics does Hokkaido Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Fossil Insects in Amber, Ichthyology and Marine Biology and Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography.

Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 5 fractional worksFossil Insects in Amber: 5 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 3 fractional worksScarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography: 3 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksPaleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 2 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…2Marine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 2 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 1 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsNature and Landscape ConservationPaleontologyEcology1 others

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

  1. 1 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  2. 2 Fossil Insects in Amber Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  3. 3 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  4. 4 Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography Paleontology 3 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  6. 6 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 2 works
  7. 7 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 2 works
  9. 9 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 1 works
  10. 10 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 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 available56.2%not open43.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.7%domestic only66.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hokkaido Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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