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Illinois State Museum

In research, Illinois State Museum stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,256 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,532
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,598
of 8,685
Research works
253
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
28.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
62.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Illinois State 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 #10,256 of 21,541 33.0%129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Illinois State 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: 9.57× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.65× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 6.72× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Illinois State Museum?

Ranked on the composite score, Eric C. Grimm, Hong Qian and Edwin R. Hajic lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Illinois State Museum.

  1. 1 Eric C. Grimm United States · #315,875 worldwide 117 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Hong Qian United States · #399,496 worldwide 114 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Edwin R. Hajic United States · #617,418 worldwide 64 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Terrance J. Martin United States · #1,062,992 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Illinois State Museum

Which keywords describe research at Illinois State Museum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, Invasive Species, Global Change, Climate Change, Biogeography, Conservation and Species Richness.

▲ 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 33 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Biodiversity12▲ 57×6 topics
  2. Habitat Fragmentation10▲ 168×4 topics
  3. Invasive Species10▲ 86×8 topics
  4. Global Change8▲ 118×3 topics
  5. Biogeography8▲ 111×7 topics
  6. Climate Change8▲ 11×11 topics
  7. Conservation6▲ 54×4 topics
  8. Ecosystem5▲ 160×1 topic
  9. Functional Diversity5▲ 311×1 topic
  10. Species Richness5▲ 271×2 topics
  11. Ecosystem Services4▲ 35×3 topics
  12. Plant-Animal Interactions4▲ 152×1 topic
  13. Pollinator Decline4▲ 152×1 topic
  14. Mosses3▲ 466×2 topics
  15. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 76×4 topics
  16. Phylogeny3▲ 76×5 topics
  17. Taxonomy3▲ 73×3 topics
  18. Angiosperm Phylogeny2▲ 328×1 topic
  19. Flowering Plants2▲ 328×1 topic
  20. Bryophyte2▲ 731×1 topic
  21. Liverworts2▲ 731×1 topic
  22. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 22×4 topics
  23. Conservation Biology2▲ 61×2 topics
  24. Ecological Niche2▲ 102×1 topic
  25. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 102×1 topic
  26. Antioxidant Activity2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  27. Biomonitoring2▲ 69×2 topics
  28. Flora2▲ 198×1 topic
  29. Lichen2▲ 316×1 topic
  30. Symbiosis2▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Vascular Plants2▲ 198×1 topic
  32. Adaptive Radiation1▲ 170×2 topics
  33. Population Dynamics1▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Illinois State Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and animal studies, Plant Diversity and Evolution and Bryophyte Studies and Records.

Ecology and Vegetation D…5Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 5 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 4 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 2 fractional worksBryophyte Studies and Records: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology…2Botany and Plant Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksLichen and fungal ecology: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 1 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 1 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcological ModelingPlant Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  3. 3 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  4. 4 Bryophyte Studies and Records Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  5. 5 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  6. 6 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  8. 8 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 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 available32.3%not open67.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.4%domestic only77.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Illinois State Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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