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Museum Conservation Institute

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World rank, all time
#19,695
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,263
of 8,685
Research works
224
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
25.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

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: 2.46× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.58× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.01× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.92× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.76× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.85× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.53× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Museum Conservation Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, David G. Smith and Thomas Lam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Museum Conservation Institute.

  1. 1 David G. Smith United States · #1,426,565 worldwide 21 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Thomas Lam United States · #1,491,280 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Museum Conservation Institute

Which keywords describe research at Museum Conservation Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Conservation, Climate Change, Epidemiology, Biodiversity, Hyperspectral Imaging, Raman Spectroscopy and Archaeological Science.

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Cultural Heritage7▲ 34×6 topics
  2. Conservation5▲ 34×8 topics
  3. Climate Change5▲ 5.2×16 topics
  4. Epidemiology5▲ 3.5×14 topics
  5. Biodiversity3▲ 11×10 topics
  6. Public Health3▲ 5.3×2 topics
  7. Hyperspectral Imaging2▲ 24×3 topics
  8. Raman Spectroscopy2▲ 35×2 topics
  9. Archaeological Science2▲ 308×1 topic
  10. Pathogenesis2▲ 12×6 topics
  11. X-Ray Fluorescence2▲ 308×1 topic
  12. Genetic Diversity2▲ 13×7 topics
  13. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 50×2 topics
  14. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 14×1 topic
  15. Museum Environments2▲ 272×1 topic
  16. Host-Pathogen Interactions2▲ 54×2 topics
  17. Ecology2▲ 27×5 topics
  18. Pathogen Transmission2▲ 63×2 topics
  19. Biodeterioration1▲ 138×1 topic
  20. DNA Barcoding1▲ 23×5 topics
  21. Geomycology1▲ 138×1 topic
  22. Invasive Species1▲ 9.0×8 topics
  23. Lyme Disease1▲ 160×1 topic
  24. Population Dynamics1▲ 15×7 topics
  25. Proteins1▲ 42×2 topics
  26. Tick-Borne Diseases1▲ 160×1 topic
  27. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers1▲ 84×1 topic
  28. Zoonotic Infections1▲ 67×1 topic
  29. Mass Spectrometry1▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Biogeography1▲ 13×5 topics
  31. Lab-on-a-Chip1▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Phylogeny1▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Point-of-Care Diagnostics1▲ 41×2 topics
  34. Proteomics1▲ 54×2 topics
  35. Electrospray1▲ 95×1 topic
  36. Ionization1▲ 95×1 topic
  37. Remote Sensing1▲ 2.5×3 topics
  38. Vaccine Development1▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Vector Control1▲ 24×4 topics

Which research topics does Museum Conservation Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis, Conservation Techniques and Studies, Building materials and conservation and Viral Infections and Vectors.

Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis: 2 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 2 fractional worksBuilding materials and c…1Building materials and conservation: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Vec…1Viral Infections and Vectors: 1 fractional worksVector-borne infectious diseases: 1 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksArchaeological Research …1Archaeological Research and Protection: 1 fractional worksIdentification and Quantification in Food: 1 fractional worksMicrofluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 1 fractional works
ArcheologyConservationEarth-Surface ProcessesInfectious Diseases6 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 2 works
  2. 2 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 2 works
  3. 3 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  4. 4 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 1 works
  5. 5 Vector-borne infectious diseases Parasitology 1 works
  6. 6 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 1 works
  7. 7 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 1 works
  8. 8 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 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 available39.0%not open61.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.7%domestic only64.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Museum Conservation Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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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