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Lower Saxony State Museum

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Research works
89
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
21.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Lower Saxony State Museum

Not ranked overall: Lower Saxony State Museum is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Lower Saxony State Museum work in?

In all years, 60% of research at Lower Saxony State Museum is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (35%), Environmental Science (12%), Arts and Humanities (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 53 fractional works · 60.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 31 fractional works · 35.0% of its workPaleontology: 14 fractional works · 15.9% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 11.8% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 22.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 10.8% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 9.7% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 12.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKLower SaxonyState Museum89fractional works, all years
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences60%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences22%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3135.0%
    2. Environmental Science1011.8%
    3. Engineering78.1%
    4. Computer Science22.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.9%
    6. Energy10.7%
    7. Chemistry00.6%
    8. Mathematics00.5%
    9. Materials Science00.2%
    1. Arts and Humanities1010.8%
    2. Social Sciences99.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    4. Psychology10.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences88.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology22.0%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.7%
    1. Medicine22.8%
    2. Health Professions11.3%
    3. Veterinary10.7%
    4. Dentistry00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18.30× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 14.98× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.53× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 18.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences18.30×5 works
  2. Veterinary14.98×0 works
  3. Arts and Humanities6.53×3 works
  4. Dentistry3.15×0 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.60×1 works
  6. Social Sciences1.42×3 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.03×1 works
  8. Psychology1.02×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.97×1 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.42×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.26×0 works
  12. Medicine0.20×1 works
  13. Engineering0.19×0 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.18×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Lower Saxony State Museum?

Ranked on the quality score, Florian Klimscha, Klaus Breest and Stephan Veil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lower Saxony State Museum.

  1. 1 Florian Klimscha Germany · #2,808,206 worldwide 298 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Klaus Breest Germany · #3,200,541 worldwide 143 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Stephan Veil Germany · #3,450,023 worldwide 205 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Hans Becher Germany · #3,689,368 worldwide 20 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Katja Lembke Germany · #4,017,081 worldwide 58 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Andreas Bauerochse Germany · #4,785,177 worldwide 387 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Lower Saxony State Museum

What are the most cited papers from Lower Saxony State Museum?

The most cited paper from Lower Saxony State Museum is "The genomic history of southeastern Europe" (Iain Mathieson et al., 2018), with 745 citations. Next come "Palaeogenomics of Upper Palaeolithic to Neolithic European hunter-gatherers" (284) and "Neolithic mitochondrial haplogroup H genomes and the genetic origins of Europeans" (232).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The genomic history of southeastern Europe Iain Mathieson et al. · Nature Open access117 authors 21 Feb 2018 745
2 Palaeogenomics of Upper Palaeolithic to Neolithic European hunter-gatherers Cosimo Posth et al. · Nature Open access125 authors Mar 2023 284
3 Neolithic mitochondrial haplogroup H genomes and the genetic origins of Europeans Paul Brotherton et al. · Nature Communications Open access 23 Apr 2013 232
4 Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe Richard P. Evershed et al. · Nature Open access108 authors 27 Jul 2022 229
5 A standard protocol for documenting modern and fossil ichnological data Peter Lewis Falkingham et al. · Palaeontology Open access 23 May 2018 226
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Lower Saxony State Museum?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Molecular Phylogeny, Phylogenetic Analysis, Biogeography, Holocene, Sea Level, Paleoclimatology and Agricultural Origins.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Change11▲ 4.7×21 topics
  2. Molecular Phylogeny6▲ 35×6 topics
  3. Biogeography6▲ 20×7 topics
  4. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 18×6 topics
  5. Holocene6▲ 41×3 topics
  6. Sea Level6▲ 47×2 topics
  7. Paleoclimatology5▲ 46×2 topics
  8. Agricultural Origins5▲ 157×1 topic
  9. Radiocarbon Dating5▲ 157×1 topic
  10. Glacial Cycles5▲ 49×1 topic
  11. Monsoon Dynamics5▲ 49×1 topic
  12. Remote Sensing5▲ 4.7×8 topics
  13. Adaptive Radiation4▲ 123×2 topics
  14. Archaeology4▲ 34×8 topics
  15. Conservation4▲ 10×10 topics
  16. Machine Learning4▲ 2.3×4 topics
  17. Mammal Evolution4▲ 168×1 topic
  18. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis4▲ 168×1 topic
  19. Cretaceous4▲ 199×2 topics
  20. Morphology4▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Evolution4▲ 15×4 topics
  22. Population Dynamics4▲ 15×7 topics
  23. Hominin Genetics4▲ 158×1 topic
  24. Paleolithic Archaeology4▲ 158×1 topic
  25. Dinosaur4▲ 280×1 topic
  26. Paleontology4▲ 280×1 topic
  27. Cultural Heritage3▲ 8.3×8 topics
  28. Tectonics3▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Mediterranean3▲ 29×5 topics
  30. Phylogeny2▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Ecology2▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Fisheries2▲ 59×2 topics
  33. Migration2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  34. Rays2▲ 109×1 topic
  35. Sharks2▲ 109×1 topic
  36. Plate Tectonics2▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Amazonia2▲ 160×2 topics
  38. Cultural Exchange2▲ 16×4 topics
  39. Hyperspectral Imaging2▲ 6.5×2 topics
  40. Sedimentation2▲ 28×2 topics

Which research topics does Lower Saxony State Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Archaeological Research and Protection and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies.

Archaeology and ancient …2Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 2 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 1 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 1 fractional worksForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 1 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic t…0Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 0 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 0 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 0 fractional worksLatin American history and culture: 0 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, and trade: 0 fractional works
PaleontologyAnthropologySpace and Planetary ScienceArcheology4 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 2 works
  2. 2 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 1 works
  3. 3 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 1 works
  4. 4 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 1 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  6. 6 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 0 works
  7. 7 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 0 works
  8. 8 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 0 works
  9. 9 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 0 works
  10. 10 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 0 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 available38.8%not open61.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.8%domestic only67.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Lower Saxony State Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Lower Saxony State Museum as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000059% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Lower Saxony State Museum0.000062% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Lower Saxony State Museum over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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