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Hungarian Natural History Museum

In research, Hungarian Natural History Museum stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,197 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,546 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 61.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,538
of 28,054 · #19,423 all time
Rank in Hungary
#82
of 118
Research works
1.2k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Hungarian Natural History Museum known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,197 of 3,409 9.3%73 #4140
Life SciencesDomain #7,546 of 7,800 9.7%93 #12132

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hungarian Natural History 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).

What does Hungarian Natural History Museum specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 61.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 48.1 works62×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 9.32× its world share, 73 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.19× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.25× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.32× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hungarian Natural History Museum?

Ranked on the composite score, Beáta Papp, Erzsébet Szurdoki and J. Papp lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hungarian Natural History Museum.

  1. 1 Beáta Papp Hungary · #120,450 worldwide 224 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Erzsébet Szurdoki Hungary · #644,434 worldwide 97 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 J. Papp Hungary · #685,438 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Krisztina Buczkó Hungary · #707,141 worldwide 88 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Norbert Bauer Hungary · #760,256 worldwide 23 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Dávid Murányi Hungary · #847,830 worldwide 15 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 László Lőkös Hungary · #878,279 worldwide 44 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Zoltán Fehér Hungary · #916,570 worldwide 23 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 L. Papp Hungary · #977,253 worldwide 35 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 László Ronkay Hungary · #1,120,216 worldwide 7 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Hungarian Natural History Museum

Which keywords describe research at Hungarian Natural History Museum?

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

▲ 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. Invasive Species44▲ 62×20 topics
  2. Climate Change39▲ 8.7×33 topics
  3. Biodiversity37▲ 30×19 topics
  4. Phylogeny35▲ 140×17 topics
  5. DNA Barcoding29▲ 107×9 topics
  6. Taxonomy22▲ 104×12 topics
  7. Biogeography22▲ 52×18 topics
  8. Evolution21▲ 50×12 topics
  9. Conservation16▲ 22×14 topics
  10. Morphology16▲ 55×7 topics
  11. Biological Control15▲ 62×8 topics
  12. Molecular Phylogeny15▲ 58×10 topics
  13. Habitat Fragmentation14▲ 38×5 topics
  14. Ecology14▲ 54×5 topics
  15. Cryptic Species12▲ 314×2 topics
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis12▲ 24×13 topics
  17. Host Specificity11▲ 57×4 topics
  18. Gall-Inducing Insects10▲ 776×1 topic
  19. Lepidoptera10▲ 324×1 topic
  20. Molecular Phylogenetics10▲ 324×1 topic
  21. Parasitoid Wasps10▲ 776×1 topic
  22. Flora9▲ 199×2 topics
  23. Vascular Plants9▲ 199×2 topics
  24. Global Change9▲ 21×5 topics
  25. Habitat9▲ 95×1 topic
  26. Vegetation9▲ 50×1 topic
  27. Population Dynamics8▲ 20×10 topics
  28. Ecosystem Functioning8▲ 25×7 topics
  29. Ecosystem Services8▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Plant-Animal Interactions7▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Pollinator Decline7▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Mosses7▲ 161×2 topics
  33. Cretaceous6▲ 179×2 topics
  34. Holocene6▲ 31×3 topics
  35. Biomonitoring6▲ 46×3 topics
  36. Sea Level6▲ 37×2 topics
  37. Phylogenetics6▲ 79×3 topics
  38. Biological Invasions6▲ 39×3 topics
  39. Conservation Biology6▲ 33×4 topics
  40. Symbiosis5▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does Hungarian Natural History Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Plant and animal studies.

Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny: 10 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 10 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology…9Botany and Plant Ecology Studies: 9 fractional worksPlant and animal studies7Plant and animal studies: 7 fractional worksFossil Insects in Amber: 5 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 4 fractional worksHungarian Social, Econom…4Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 4 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 4 fractional worksBryophyte Studies and Records: 4 fractional worksGeological Formations and Processes Exploration: 4 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGeneticsPlant ScienceOceanography3 others

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

  1. 1 Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 10 works
  2. 2 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 10 works
  3. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 9 works
  4. 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  5. 5 Fossil Insects in Amber Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  6. 6 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 4 works
  7. 7 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies Geography, Planning and Development 4 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 4 works
  9. 9 Bryophyte Studies and Records Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  10. 10 Geological Formations and Processes Exploration Geophysics 4 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 available61.4%not open38.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.5%domestic only64.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hungarian Natural History Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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