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Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle

In research, Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,471 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,878
of 28,054 · #18,683 all time
Rank in Luxembourg
#10
of 14
Research works
953
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.8k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle 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 #10,471 of 10,521 2.2%71 #9305

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle 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: 3.79× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.16× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.04× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 5.37× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.23× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Diederich, Marie Poinsot and François Bensignor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle.

  1. 1 Paul Diederich Luxembourg · #54,521 worldwide 487 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Marie Poinsot Luxembourg · #196,980 worldwide 3 citations · 82 works
  3. 3 François Bensignor Luxembourg · #379,002 worldwide 0 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Anaïs Vincent Luxembourg · #386,739 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 André Videau Luxembourg · #504,739 worldwide 2 citations · 130 works
  6. 6 André Videau Luxembourg · #758,464 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Mogniss H. Abdallah Luxembourg · #799,693 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Alexander Weigand Luxembourg · #897,324 worldwide 85 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 André Videau Luxembourg · #1,133,142 worldwide 5 citations · 144 works
  10. 10 Robert Weis Luxembourg · #1,145,538 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle

Which keywords describe research at Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Migration, Gender, Biodiversity, Religion, Biogeography, Invasive Species, Islam and North Africa.

▲ 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. Migration17▲ 32×7 topics
  2. Gender16▲ 19×7 topics
  3. Biodiversity15▲ 13×20 topics
  4. Climate Change14▲ 3.3×28 topics
  5. Religion12▲ 17×4 topics
  6. Biogeography12▲ 30×18 topics
  7. Invasive Species11▲ 17×17 topics
  8. Islam11▲ 35×2 topics
  9. North Africa11▲ 188×2 topics
  10. Democracy11▲ 20×2 topics
  11. Family Law11▲ 152×1 topic
  12. Reform11▲ 109×1 topic
  13. Globalization11▲ 3.5×17 topics
  14. Evolution10▲ 25×12 topics
  15. Taxonomy10▲ 49×13 topics
  16. Social Justice10▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Phylogeny9▲ 37×16 topics
  18. Sustainable Development9▲ 3.5×6 topics
  19. Community Engagement9▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Territorial Governance9▲ 44×2 topics
  21. Identity8▲ 7.2×10 topics
  22. Colonialism8▲ 11×8 topics
  23. Public Policy8▲ 10×3 topics
  24. DNA Barcoding8▲ 31×8 topics
  25. Citizen Participation8▲ 39×1 topic
  26. Environmental Participation8▲ 60×1 topic
  27. Nationalism7▲ 10×7 topics
  28. Conservation7▲ 10×13 topics
  29. History7▲ 6.0×9 topics
  30. Gender Studies6▲ 26×3 topics
  31. Politics6▲ 14×6 topics
  32. Coleoptera6▲ 182×2 topics
  33. Morphology5▲ 20×6 topics
  34. Ecosystem Functioning5▲ 18×5 topics
  35. Sociopolitical5▲ 98×2 topics
  36. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 11×11 topics
  37. Professional Practices5▲ 81×1 topic
  38. Public Action5▲ 81×1 topic
  39. Ecology5▲ 20×8 topics
  40. Benthic Communities5▲ 51×2 topics

Which research topics does Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender, French Urban and Social Studies, Education, sociology, and vocational training and Cultural Identity and Heritage.

Multiculturalism, Politi…11Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 11 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 8 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 5 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 4 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 4 fractional worksEchinoderm biology and e…4Echinoderm biology and ecology: 4 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 3 fractional worksPolitical and Social Issues: 3 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology and Management: 2 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceArcheologyHistory4 others

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

  1. 1 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 4 works
  5. 5 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 4 works
  6. 6 Echinoderm biology and ecology Aquatic Science 4 works
  7. 7 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  8. 8 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 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 available77.1%not open22.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.5%domestic only44.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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