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Houston Museum of Natural Science

In research, Houston Museum of Natural Science stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,243 of 6,208 worldwide), Life Sciences (#8,699 of 14,347 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,640 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,299
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,752
of 8,685
Research works
572
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
32.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Houston Museum of Natural 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
Environmental ScienceField #3,243 of 6,208 21.2%221
Life SciencesDomain #8,699 of 14,347 29.5%229
Physical SciencesDomain #15,640 of 21,541 22.2%301

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Houston Museum of Natural 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: 4.06× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.33× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.60× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.00× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Houston Museum of Natural Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Robb T. Brumfield, Prosanta Chakrabarty and R. Terry Chesser lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Houston Museum of Natural Science.

  1. 1 Robb T. Brumfield United States · #258,836 worldwide 191 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Prosanta Chakrabarty United States · #341,676 worldwide 116 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 R. Terry Chesser United States · #381,539 worldwide 79 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Caleb D. McMahan United States · #1,574,644 worldwide 26 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Daniel M. Brooks United States · #1,592,120 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Houston Museum of Natural Science

Which keywords describe research at Houston Museum of Natural Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Phylogenetic Analysis, Genetic Diversity, Biodiversity, Adaptive Evolution, Habitat Fragmentation and Phylogeography.

▲ 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▲ 10×24 topics
  2. Population Dynamics12▲ 84×7 topics
  3. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 46×8 topics
  4. Genetic Diversity8▲ 30×8 topics
  5. Biodiversity8▲ 17×11 topics
  6. Adaptive Evolution7▲ 228×2 topics
  7. Habitat Fragmentation7▲ 54×4 topics
  8. Phylogeography6▲ 301×2 topics
  9. Species Delimitation6▲ 234×2 topics
  10. Population Genetics6▲ 73×3 topics
  11. Invasive Species6▲ 23×12 topics
  12. Conservation Biology6▲ 93×4 topics
  13. Genetic Structure6▲ 135×1 topic
  14. Microsatellite Analysis6▲ 335×1 topic
  15. Molecular Phylogeny6▲ 61×7 topics
  16. Biogeography6▲ 36×11 topics
  17. Conservation6▲ 22×10 topics
  18. Habitat Selection5▲ 106×2 topics
  19. Evolution3▲ 22×11 topics
  20. Biodiversity Loss3▲ 108×2 topics
  21. Amphibian Declines3▲ 219×1 topic
  22. Chytridiomycosis3▲ 219×1 topic
  23. Global Change3▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Mammal Evolution3▲ 239×1 topic
  25. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis3▲ 239×1 topic
  26. Fish Biodiversity3▲ 249×1 topic
  27. Freshwater Ecoregions3▲ 249×1 topic
  28. Acoustic Communication2▲ 84×3 topics
  29. Evolutionary Biology2▲ 131×2 topics
  30. Avian Ecology2▲ 194×1 topic
  31. Ecosystem Services2▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Migration Patterns2▲ 161×1 topic
  33. Morphology2▲ 24×5 topics
  34. Trophic Cascades2▲ 43×2 topics
  35. Animal Movement2▲ 71×1 topic
  36. Occupancy Rates2▲ 71×1 topic
  37. Ecological Niche2▲ 63×1 topic
  38. RNA-Seq2▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 63×1 topic
  40. sequence alignment2▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does Houston Museum of Natural Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genetic diversity and population structure, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Evolution and Paleontology Studies and Fish biology, ecology, and behavior.

Genetic diversity and po…6Genetic diversity and population structure: 6 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 3 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 3 fractional worksFish biology, ecology, and behavior: 3 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…2Species Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology …2Bat Biology and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional works
GeneticsGlobal and Planetary ChangePaleontologyNature and Landscape Conservation4 others

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

  1. 1 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 6 works
  2. 2 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  3. 3 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 3 works
  4. 4 Fish biology, ecology, and behavior Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  5. 5 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  8. 8 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  10. 10 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available54.3%not open45.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.0%domestic only64.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Houston Museum of Natural Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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