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Museum and Institute of Zoology

In research, Museum and Institute of Zoology stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,341 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,549 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 45.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,336
of 28,054 · #22,317 all time
Rank in Poland
#161
of 318
Research works
902
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.9k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Museum and Institute of Zoology 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,341 of 3,409 13.2%69 #3356
Life SciencesDomain #5,549 of 7,800 12.7%97 #9626

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Museum and Institute of Zoology 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).

What does Museum and Institute of Zoology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 45.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 35.1 works45×
  2. EcologySubfield · 22.4 works17×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 8.73× its world share, 69 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.23× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.29× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.80× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.16× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Museum and Institute of Zoology?

Ranked on the composite score, Arkadiusz Sikora, Maciej Luniak and Tomasz Chodkiewicz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Museum and Institute of Zoology.

  1. 1 Arkadiusz Sikora Poland · #195,587 worldwide 28 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Maciej Luniak Poland · #300,800 worldwide 35 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Tomasz Chodkiewicz Poland · #459,214 worldwide 4 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Wioletta Tomaszewska Poland · #499,525 worldwide 37 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Szymon Beuch Poland · #615,609 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Regina Bańkowska Poland · #759,259 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Andrzej Elżanowski Poland · #759,373 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Adam Stroiński Poland · #791,012 worldwide 31 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Marcin Jan Kamiński Poland · #819,182 worldwide 32 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Tadeusz Jaczewski Poland · #1,038,873 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Museum and Institute of Zoology

Which keywords describe research at Museum and Institute of Zoology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Taxonomy, Biogeography, DNA Barcoding, Phylogeny and Evolution.

▲ 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. Invasive Species30▲ 42×17 topics
  2. Biodiversity29▲ 24×16 topics
  3. Climate Change28▲ 6.2×24 topics
  4. Taxonomy23▲ 109×11 topics
  5. Biogeography22▲ 51×13 topics
  6. DNA Barcoding19▲ 71×8 topics
  7. Phylogeny16▲ 65×10 topics
  8. Evolution16▲ 40×9 topics
  9. Molecular Phylogeny16▲ 63×10 topics
  10. Phylogenetic Analysis14▲ 28×14 topics
  11. Morphology13▲ 46×5 topics
  12. Coleoptera13▲ 399×2 topics
  13. Conservation12▲ 17×10 topics
  14. Biological Control12▲ 47×7 topics
  15. Diversification10▲ 159×2 topics
  16. Speciation10▲ 149×2 topics
  17. Habitat Selection9▲ 75×2 topics
  18. Population Dynamics9▲ 22×8 topics
  19. Ecology9▲ 35×6 topics
  20. beetles9▲ 416×1 topic
  21. Global Change8▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Neotropical Region7▲ 293×2 topics
  23. Ecosystem Functioning7▲ 22×6 topics
  24. Avian Ecology7▲ 188×1 topic
  25. Migration Patterns7▲ 156×1 topic
  26. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Microbiota6▲ 17×4 topics
  28. Species Delimitation6▲ 85×3 topics
  29. Symbiosis6▲ 38×3 topics
  30. Genomics6▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Cryptic Diversity5▲ 216×2 topics
  32. Genetic Structure5▲ 45×3 topics
  33. Conservation Biology5▲ 30×3 topics
  34. Host Plants5▲ 278×2 topics
  35. Adaptation5▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 8.1×7 topics
  37. Ecosystem5▲ 28×3 topics
  38. Ants5▲ 69×1 topic
  39. Genetic Analysis5▲ 69×2 topics
  40. Social Insects5▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does Museum and Institute of Zoology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Avian ecology and behavior, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior and Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy.

Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 9 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 7 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 5 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 5 fractional worksInvertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology: 4 fractional worksColeoptera: Cerambycidae studies: 4 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…4Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 4 fractional worksParasite Biology and Host Interactions: 3 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 3 fractional worksPlant and animal studies3Plant and animal studies: 3 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcologyGeneticsPaleontology1 others

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

  1. 1 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 9 works
  2. 2 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 7 works
  3. 3 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 5 works
  4. 4 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 5 works
  5. 5 Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  6. 6 Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  7. 7 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 4 works
  8. 8 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 3 works
  9. 9 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  10. 10 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 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 available51.3%not open48.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.0%domestic only67.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Museum and Institute of Zoology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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