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Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona

In research, Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona stands highest in Life Sciences (#11,788 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,039
of 28,054 · #27,187 all time
Rank in Spain
#552
of 658
Research works
283
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona 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
Life SciencesDomain #11,788 of 14,347 17.0%131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona 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: 7.03× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.75× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.08× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.66× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona?

Ranked on the composite score, Javier Quesada, Jordi Pascual and Juan Carlos Señar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona.

  1. 1 Javier Quesada Spain · #288,625 worldwide 127 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Jordi Pascual Spain · #617,011 worldwide 34 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Juan Carlos Señar Spain · #658,774 worldwide 175 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Francesc Uribe Spain · #849,079 worldwide 21 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Carles Hernando Spain · #1,127,402 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Eulàlia Garcia‐Franquesa Spain · #1,359,161 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Amador Viñolas Spain · #1,372,063 worldwide 5 citations · 66 works
  8. 8 Xavier Pascual Spain · #1,633,837 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona

Which keywords describe research at Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Taxonomy, Conservation, Phylogeny, Biogeography 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 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. Climate Change15▲ 9.0×26 topics
  2. Biodiversity15▲ 31×14 topics
  3. Invasive Species12▲ 45×18 topics
  4. Taxonomy12▲ 142×9 topics
  5. Conservation10▲ 38×13 topics
  6. Phylogeny9▲ 99×12 topics
  7. Biogeography8▲ 50×12 topics
  8. DNA Barcoding8▲ 75×8 topics
  9. Evolution8▲ 48×11 topics
  10. Coleoptera7▲ 603×2 topics
  11. Morphology5▲ 45×5 topics
  12. Speciation5▲ 190×3 topics
  13. Conservation Biology4▲ 68×3 topics
  14. Habitat Selection4▲ 93×2 topics
  15. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 30×5 topics
  16. Diversification4▲ 167×1 topic
  17. beetles4▲ 505×1 topic
  18. Neotropical Region4▲ 436×2 topics
  19. Population Dynamics4▲ 24×10 topics
  20. Biological Invasions4▲ 68×3 topics
  21. Avian Ecology4▲ 278×1 topic
  22. Migration Patterns4▲ 230×1 topic
  23. Host Plants4▲ 502×2 topics
  24. Adaptive Evolution3▲ 99×2 topics
  25. Cerambycidae3▲ 785×1 topic
  26. Distribution3▲ 243×1 topic
  27. Global Change3▲ 20×4 topics
  28. Ecological Niche3▲ 76×1 topic
  29. Evolutionary Dynamics3▲ 126×2 topics
  30. Species Distribution Modeling3▲ 76×1 topic
  31. Natural Selection3▲ 81×1 topic
  32. Phenotypic Plasticity3▲ 168×1 topic
  33. Global Warming2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  34. Bark Beetles2▲ 186×1 topic
  35. Forest Pests2▲ 186×1 topic
  36. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 24×7 topics
  37. Cryptic Species2▲ 143×2 topics
  38. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 11×7 topics
  39. Mediterranean2▲ 34×2 topics
  40. Biological Control2▲ 19×7 topics

Which research topics does Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Avian ecology and behavior, Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Coleoptera Taxonomy and …4Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 4 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior4Avian ecology and behavior: 4 fractional worksColeoptera: Cerambycidae…3Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies: 3 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…3Species Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 3 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology and Management: 2 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and…2Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksAnimal and Plant Science Education: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcologyEcological ModelingGenetics2 others

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

  1. 1 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  2. 2 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 4 works
  3. 3 Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  5. 5 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  6. 6 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 2 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  9. 9 Animal and Plant Science Education Social Psychology 2 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 available70.6%not open29.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.6%domestic only70.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher 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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