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Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology

In research, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,926 of 12,888 worldwide), Paleontology (#15 of 31 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#829 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Paleontology is 318.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,987
of 28,054 · #6,122 all time
Rank in China
#1,431
of 3,058
Research works
1.1k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
27.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
47.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,926 of 12,888 48.2%114 #4901
PaleontologySubfield #15 of 31 52.1%66 #26
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #829 of 1,209 49.5%80 #1049

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#4,901 #4,926
  2. Paleontology#26 #15
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#1,049 #829
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 318.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 66.0 works318×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 80.2 works30×
← 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: 1.46× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 29.74× its world share, 80 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.01× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.08× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.52× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 29.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology?

Ranked on the composite score, Jingmai K. O’Connor, Zhaoqun Zhang and Zhonghe Zhou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology.

  1. 1 Jingmai K. O’Connor China · #154,787 worldwide 189 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Zhaoqun Zhang China · #365,648 worldwide 121 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Zhonghe Zhou China · #427,366 worldwide 226 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Yuan Wang China · #516,996 worldwide 127 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Wei Dong China · #557,145 worldwide 37 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Xing Xu China · #676,186 worldwide 59 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Tao Deng China · #702,786 worldwide 184 citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Xinying Zhou China · #1,069,111 worldwide 90 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Xijun Ni China · #1,280,589 worldwide 51 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Wu Liu China · #1,426,855 worldwide 40 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Molecular Phylogeny, Biogeography, Phylogenetic Analysis, Adaptive Radiation, Mammal Evolution, Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis, Evolution and Morphology.

▲ 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. Molecular Phylogeny38▲ 144×7 topics
  2. Biogeography36▲ 80×12 topics
  3. Phylogenetic Analysis32▲ 62×7 topics
  4. Adaptive Radiation32▲ 621×2 topics
  5. Mammal Evolution31▲ 914×1 topic
  6. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis31▲ 914×1 topic
  7. Evolution26▲ 61×8 topics
  8. Morphology23▲ 79×5 topics
  9. Cretaceous23▲ 619×2 topics
  10. Dinosaur22▲ 1054×1 topic
  11. Paleontology22▲ 1054×1 topic
  12. Climate Change21▲ 4.6×25 topics
  13. Population Dynamics21▲ 48×8 topics
  14. Hominin Genetics16▲ 442×1 topic
  15. Paleolithic Archaeology16▲ 442×1 topic
  16. Conservation16▲ 21×8 topics
  17. Phylogeny10▲ 40×9 topics
  18. Fisheries10▲ 150×2 topics
  19. Marine Ecosystems10▲ 110×2 topics
  20. Migration10▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Ecology10▲ 37×2 topics
  22. Rays10▲ 290×1 topic
  23. Sharks10▲ 290×1 topic
  24. Agricultural Origins8▲ 148×1 topic
  25. Holocene8▲ 42×3 topics
  26. Radiocarbon Dating8▲ 148×1 topic
  27. Paleoclimatology8▲ 57×2 topics
  28. Sea Level8▲ 49×2 topics
  29. Glacial Cycles8▲ 68×1 topic
  30. Monsoon Dynamics8▲ 68×1 topic
  31. Conservation Biology6▲ 36×3 topics
  32. Genetic Diversity6▲ 8.4×6 topics
  33. Island Ecosystems6▲ 116×2 topics
  34. Archaeology5▲ 21×5 topics
  35. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 12×5 topics
  36. Evolutionary Biology4▲ 77×3 topics
  37. Quantitative Genetics4▲ 47×2 topics
  38. Cultural History4▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Geometric Morphometrics4▲ 273×1 topic
  40. Morphological Integration4▲ 273×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.

Evolution and Paleontolo…31Evolution and Paleontology Studies: 31 fractional worksPaleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 22 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 16 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 10 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 8 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…8Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 8 fractional worksMorphological variations and asymmetry: 4 fractional worksPacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 4 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 4 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 4 fractional works
PaleontologyAnthropologyNature and Landscape ConservationAtmospheric Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 31 works
  2. 2 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 22 works
  3. 3 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 16 works
  4. 4 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 10 works
  5. 5 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 8 works
  6. 6 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 8 works
  7. 7 Morphological variations and asymmetry Geometry and Topology 4 works
  8. 8 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 4 works
  9. 9 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 4 works
  10. 10 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 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 available33.3%not open66.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.0%domestic only54.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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