Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Archive · Augusta · United States

Maine State Museum

In research, Maine State Museum stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,800 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

mainestatemuseum.orgROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#29,573
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,337
of 8,685
Research works
228
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Maine 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 #18,800 of 21,541 12.8%142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Maine 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: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.36× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26.60× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.85× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.92× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.90× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 26.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Maine State Museum?

Ranked on the composite score, Alexander U. Falster lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Maine State Museum.

  1. 1 Alexander U. Falster United States · #1,142,376 worldwide 83 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Maine State Museum

Which keywords describe research at Maine State Museum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Geochemistry, Raman Spectroscopy, Gemstones, Petrology, Geological Mapping, Remote Sensing, Hyperspectral Imaging and Plate Tectonics.

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

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Geochemistry6▲ 269×2 topics
  2. Raman Spectroscopy6▲ 81×2 topics
  3. Gemstones6▲ 1624×1 topic
  4. Petrology6▲ 1624×1 topic
  5. Geological Mapping5▲ 163×2 topics
  6. Remote Sensing5▲ 11×6 topics
  7. Machine Learning4▲ 3.6×3 topics
  8. Hyperspectral Imaging4▲ 38×2 topics
  9. Plate Tectonics4▲ 68×2 topics
  10. Compositional Data Analysis4▲ 146×1 topic
  11. Mineral Prospectivity4▲ 146×1 topic
  12. Support Vector Machines4▲ 31×2 topics
  13. Geochronology4▲ 141×1 topic
  14. Zircon4▲ 141×1 topic
  15. Climate Change3▲ 3.0×15 topics
  16. Cultural Heritage2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  17. Conservation1▲ 8.2×4 topics
  18. Geological Modeling1▲ 237×1 topic
  19. Intersectionality1▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Uncertainty Analysis1▲ 237×1 topic
  21. Subduction1▲ 44×2 topics
  22. Sustainability1▲ 1.33×6 topics
  23. Geometry1▲ 169×1 topic
  24. Hyperbolic1▲ 169×1 topic

Which research topics does Maine State Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mineralogy and Gemology Studies, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Geological Modeling and Analysis.

Mineralogy and Gemology …6Mineralogy and Gemology Studies: 6 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 4 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 4 fractional worksGeological Modeling and Analysis: 1 fractional worksMathematics and Applications: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 1 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksClay minerals and soil interactions: 1 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 1 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional works
Geochemistry and PetrologyArtificial IntelligenceGeophysicsGeometry and Topology4 others

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

  1. 1 Mineralogy and Gemology Studies Geochemistry and Petrology 6 works
  2. 2 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 4 works
  4. 4 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 1 works
  5. 5 Mathematics and Applications Geometry and Topology 1 works
  6. 6 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 1 works
  7. 7 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Clay minerals and soil interactions Biomaterials 1 works
  9. 9 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 1 works
  10. 10 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 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 available20.8%not open79.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Maine State Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Augusta

All research institutions in Augusta

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.