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Museu de Ciências Naturais da Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul

In research, Museu de Ciências Naturais da Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul stands highest in Environmental Science (#5,085 of 6,208 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#5,149 of 6,031 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#19,432 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,092
of 42,892
Rank in Brazil
#515
of 870
Research works
547
▼ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.3k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Museu de Ciências Naturais da Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 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
Environmental ScienceField #5,085 of 6,208 7.2%175
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #5,149 of 6,031 10.5%180
Physical SciencesDomain #19,432 of 21,541 8.7%251
Life SciencesDomain #13,536 of 14,347 8.5%256

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Museu de Ciências Naturais da Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 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: 2.76× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.73× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 9.01× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 4.44× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 2.73× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 13.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.35× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 13.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Museu de Ciências Naturais da Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul?

Ranked on the composite score, Ricardo Ott, Cecília Volkmer‐Ribeiro and Beatriz Mothes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Museu de Ciências Naturais da Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul.

  1. 1 Ricardo Ott Brazil · #514,335 worldwide 20 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Cecília Volkmer‐Ribeiro Brazil · #855,133 worldwide 81 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Beatriz Mothes Brazil · #926,664 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Jorge Ferigolo Brazil · #1,039,379 worldwide 60 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Lezilda Carvalho Torgan Brazil · #1,458,889 worldwide 27 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Thales de Lema Brazil · #1,558,197 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Museu de Ciências Naturais da Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul

Which keywords describe research at Museu de Ciências Naturais da Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biogeography, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Phylogeny, Taxonomy, Conservation and DNA Barcoding.

▲ 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 Change121▲ 8.3×31 topics
  2. Biogeography98▲ 54×16 topics
  3. Invasive Species90▲ 29×20 topics
  4. Biodiversity90▲ 22×21 topics
  5. Phylogeny78▲ 78×14 topics
  6. Taxonomy76▲ 92×11 topics
  7. Conservation67▲ 26×18 topics
  8. DNA Barcoding58▲ 67×9 topics
  9. Phylogenetic Analysis51▲ 25×12 topics
  10. Evolution49▲ 31×11 topics
  11. Coleoptera49▲ 520×2 topics
  12. Morphology43▲ 41×7 topics
  13. Molecular Phylogeny40▲ 36×10 topics
  14. Population Dynamics36▲ 22×11 topics
  15. Neotropical Region36▲ 461×2 topics
  16. Biological Control36▲ 37×7 topics
  17. Global Warming32▲ 16×2 topics
  18. Harmful Algal Blooms32▲ 55×3 topics
  19. Host Plants31▲ 501×2 topics
  20. Eutrophication31▲ 38×4 topics
  21. Biological Invasions30▲ 49×3 topics
  22. Fish Biodiversity30▲ 215×1 topic
  23. Freshwater Ecoregions30▲ 215×1 topic
  24. Cerambycidae29▲ 871×1 topic
  25. Distribution29▲ 193×1 topic
  26. Water Quality27▲ 12×8 topics
  27. Toxins27▲ 42×4 topics
  28. Bark Beetles25▲ 168×1 topic
  29. Forest Pests25▲ 168×1 topic
  30. Habitat Fragmentation25▲ 16×5 topics
  31. Diversification25▲ 105×2 topics
  32. Cyanobacteria24▲ 81×2 topics
  33. Freshwater Ecosystems24▲ 117×1 topic
  34. Nutrient Control24▲ 117×1 topic
  35. Speciation22▲ 111×2 topics
  36. beetles20▲ 325×1 topic
  37. Environmental Monitoring19▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Adaptive Radiation18▲ 82×2 topics
  39. Nanostructured Materials18▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Biomimetic Synthesis18▲ 163×1 topic

Which research topics does Museu de Ciências Naturais da Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Mollusks and Parasites Studies and Geography and Environmental Studies.

Evolution and Paleontolo…1Evolution and Paleontology Studies: 1 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Bi…1Amphibian and Reptile Biology: 1 fractional worksMollusks and Parasites Studies: 0 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies: 0 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 0 fractional worksAmazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory: 0 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 0 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Her…0Museums and Cultural Heritage: 0 fractional worksPaleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 0 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 0 fractional works
PaleontologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeInsect ScienceWater Science and Technology5 others

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

  1. 1 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 1 works
  2. 2 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  3. 3 Mollusks and Parasites Studies Insect Science 0 works
  4. 4 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 0 works
  5. 5 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 0 works
  6. 6 Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory History 0 works
  7. 7 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  8. 8 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 0 works
  9. 9 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 0 works
  10. 10 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 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 available76.0%not open24.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Museu de Ciências Naturais da Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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