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Metropolitan Museum of Art

In research, Metropolitan Museum of Art stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,243 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,475
of 28,054 · #10,100 all time
Rank in United States
#1,872
of 4,192
Research works
720
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Metropolitan Museum of Art 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,243 of 10,521 13.1%64 #2908

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Metropolitan Museum of Art 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.53× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 16.46× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 16.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Metropolitan Museum of Art?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert J. Koestler, William Forsyth and Emanuel Winternitz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  1. 1 Robert J. Koestler United States · #303,546 worldwide 95 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 William Forsyth United States · #362,215 worldwide 12 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Emanuel Winternitz United States · #402,916 worldwide 18 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Dietrich von Bothmer United States · #435,507 worldwide 30 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 A. Hyatt Mayor United States · #489,419 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Edith A. Standen United States · #524,519 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Silvia A. Centeno United States · #612,238 worldwide 59 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Laurence Libin United States · #782,292 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Walter Liedtke United States · #978,868 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Which keywords describe research at Metropolitan Museum of Art?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Conservation, Raman Spectroscopy, Hyperspectral Imaging, X-Ray Fluorescence, History, Visual Culture and Cultural Exchange.

▲ 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. Cultural Heritage22▲ 46×18 topics
  2. Conservation10▲ 26×4 topics
  3. Raman Spectroscopy7▲ 38×2 topics
  4. Hyperspectral Imaging6▲ 26×1 topic
  5. X-Ray Fluorescence6▲ 345×1 topic
  6. History5▲ 8.4×13 topics
  7. Visual Culture5▲ 108×4 topics
  8. Climate Change5▲ 1.99×3 topics
  9. Cultural Exchange5▲ 41×6 topics
  10. Environmental Monitoring5▲ 14×2 topics
  11. Museum Environments5▲ 256×1 topic
  12. Sea-Level Rise5▲ 45×1 topic
  13. Archaeology4▲ 38×8 topics
  14. Religion4▲ 9.1×7 topics
  15. Urban Development4▲ 12×7 topics
  16. Innovation4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  17. Society4▲ 20×8 topics
  18. Cultural History3▲ 31×4 topics
  19. Biodeterioration3▲ 119×1 topic
  20. Geomycology3▲ 119×1 topic
  21. Linked Data3▲ 83×2 topics
  22. Philosophy3▲ 7.6×5 topics
  23. Semantic Web3▲ 36×2 topics
  24. Colonial Spanish America3▲ 251×1 topic
  25. Culture3▲ 6.0×7 topics
  26. Indigenous History3▲ 251×1 topic
  27. Language Policy3▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Religious Practices3▲ 73×2 topics
  29. Colonialism3▲ 6.4×8 topics
  30. Gender3▲ 5.6×11 topics
  31. Art History2▲ 92×2 topics
  32. Science2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  33. Bibliographic Framework2▲ 325×1 topic
  34. Photography2▲ 57×2 topics
  35. Resource Description and Access2▲ 325×1 topic
  36. Archaeological Evidence2▲ 43×2 topics
  37. Cosmopolitanism2▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Church History2▲ 45×2 topics
  39. Seville2▲ 184×1 topic
  40. Spanish Art2▲ 184×1 topic

Which research topics does Metropolitan Museum of Art publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis, Conservation Techniques and Studies, Building materials and conservation and Latin American history and culture.

Cultural Heritage Materi…6Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis: 6 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 5 fractional worksBuilding materials and conservation: 3 fractional worksLatin American history and culture: 3 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information Systems: 2 fractional worksHistorical Art and Architecture Studies: 2 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 2 fractional worksPhotography and Visual Culture: 2 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 2 fractional worksArt History and Market Analysis: 2 fractional works
ArcheologyConservationEarth-Surface ProcessesVisual Arts and Performing Arts4 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 6 works
  2. 2 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 5 works
  3. 3 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 3 works
  4. 4 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 3 works
  5. 5 Library Science and Information Systems Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 2 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 2 works
  8. 8 Photography and Visual Culture History 2 works
  9. 9 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 2 works
  10. 10 Art History and Market Analysis Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 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 available22.9%not open77.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.2%domestic only89.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Metropolitan Museum of Art's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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