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Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History

In research, Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,855 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 51.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,838
of 28,054 · #40,444 all time
Rank in Japan
#1,065
of 1,070
Research works
249
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History 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 #12,855 of 12,888 0.6%65 #21109

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History 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 Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 51.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 28.5 works52×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 26.5 works14×
← 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: 6.90× its world share, 39 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.68× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14.31× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.19× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.16× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 14.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History?

Ranked on the composite score, Kyohei Watanabe, Matthias Riedel and Hiroshi Senou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History.

  1. 1 Kyohei Watanabe Japan · #1,205,586 worldwide 3 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Matthias Riedel Japan · #1,425,630 worldwide 5 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Hiroshi Senou Japan · #1,434,042 worldwide 26 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Yoshiyuki Koide Japan · #1,612,208 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History

Which keywords describe research at Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Biodiversity, Phylogenetic Analysis, Invasive Species, Ecology, Environmental Monitoring, Biomimetic Synthesis and Peptide-Directed Materials.

▲ 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. Biogeography26▲ 84×16 topics
  2. Biodiversity24▲ 27×11 topics
  3. Phylogenetic Analysis21▲ 58×11 topics
  4. Invasive Species18▲ 36×13 topics
  5. Ecology18▲ 98×6 topics
  6. Environmental Monitoring17▲ 37×2 topics
  7. Biomimetic Synthesis16▲ 947×1 topic
  8. Peptide-Directed Materials16▲ 947×1 topic
  9. Evolution15▲ 51×7 topics
  10. Molecular Phylogeny14▲ 79×8 topics
  11. Taxonomy14▲ 90×10 topics
  12. Phylogeny14▲ 77×11 topics
  13. DNA Barcoding12▲ 62×8 topics
  14. Adaptation12▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Ecosystem Functioning11▲ 50×5 topics
  16. Cavefish11▲ 829×1 topic
  17. Subterranean11▲ 829×1 topic
  18. Climate Change11▲ 3.5×17 topics
  19. Morphology8▲ 42×5 topics
  20. Conservation8▲ 17×10 topics
  21. Benthic Communities8▲ 119×2 topics
  22. Marine Biodiversity8▲ 119×2 topics
  23. Deep-Sea Ecology7▲ 206×1 topic
  24. Estuarine Quality7▲ 206×1 topic
  25. Mosses6▲ 204×2 topics
  26. Fisheries6▲ 134×2 topics
  27. Toxins6▲ 52×2 topics
  28. Species Delimitation5▲ 105×3 topics
  29. Cryptic Diversity5▲ 302×2 topics
  30. Genetic Structure5▲ 62×4 topics
  31. Earthworms5▲ 506×1 topic
  32. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 19×4 topics
  33. Soil Biodiversity5▲ 506×1 topic
  34. Biomonitoring5▲ 53×2 topics
  35. Ethical Considerations5▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Harmful Algal Blooms5▲ 52×2 topics
  37. Water Quality5▲ 9.9×3 topics
  38. Reproductive Strategies5▲ 103×2 topics
  39. Camouflage4▲ 330×1 topic
  40. Cephalopods4▲ 330×1 topic

Which research topics does Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diatoms and Algae Research, Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, Marine Biology and Ecology Research and Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology.

Diatoms and Algae Research16Diatoms and Algae Research: 16 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 11 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 7 fractional worksInvertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology: 5 fractional worksCephalopods and Marine Biology: 4 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and P…4Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 4 fractional worksLichen and fungal ecology: 4 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 3 fractional worksCollembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies: 3 fractional worksMollusks and Parasites Studies: 3 fractional works
BiomaterialsPaleontologyOceanographyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics3 others

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

  1. 1 Diatoms and Algae Research Biomaterials 16 works
  2. 2 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 11 works
  3. 3 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 7 works
  4. 4 Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  5. 5 Cephalopods and Marine Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  6. 6 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  8. 8 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 3 works
  9. 9 Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  10. 10 Mollusks and Parasites Studies Insect Science 3 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 available66.8%not open33.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.3%domestic only75.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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