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Museum für Naturkunde

In research, Museum für Naturkunde stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,247 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#1,535 of 3,551 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,971 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation — Paleontology is 87.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,234
of 28,054 · #7,036 all time
Rank in Germany
#225
of 1,178
Research works
2.8k
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
43k
15.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Museum für Naturkunde 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,247 of 12,888 19.5%253 #5365
Environmental ScienceField #1,535 of 3,551 16.9%128 #1552
Life SciencesDomain #3,971 of 7,800 14.6%214 #6044
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,176 of 3,579 18.0%64 #3054
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #163 of 255 14.6%94 #407
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,487 of 3,409 12.7%144 #2999
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #955 of 1,209 28.2%83 #1248

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Museum für Naturkunde 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#5,365 #5,247
  2. Environmental Science#1,552 #1,535
  3. Life Sciences#6,044 #3,971
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,054 #2,176
  5. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics#407 #163
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,999 #2,487
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences#1,248 #955
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Museum für Naturkunde specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 87.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 55.7 works87×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 94.0 works38×
  3. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 25.2 works20×
  4. Insect ScienceSubfield · 24.0 works16×
  5. EcologySubfield · 48.2 works12×
← 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: 5.74× its world share, 144 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.26× its world share, 64 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9.97× its world share, 82 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.90× its world share, 128 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 12 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.27× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Museum für Naturkunde?

Ranked on the composite score, Willi Hennig, Johannes Müller and Günter Hoppe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Museum für Naturkunde.

  1. 1 Willi Hennig Germany · #109,659 worldwide 743 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Johannes Müller Germany · #367,814 worldwide 193 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Günter Hoppe Germany · #458,472 worldwide 11 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Barbara Mohr Germany · #474,168 worldwide 111 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Martin Aberhan Germany · #500,846 worldwide 117 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Frieder Mayer Germany · #504,260 worldwide 130 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Christian Neumann Germany · #514,289 worldwide 79 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Thomas von Rintelen Germany · #520,263 worldwide 87 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Ulrich Struck Germany · #584,609 worldwide 142 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Jason J. Head Germany · #602,542 worldwide 125 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Museum für Naturkunde

Which keywords describe research at Museum für Naturkunde?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Biogeography, Evolution, Phylogenetic Analysis, Phylogeny, Conservation and Molecular Phylogeny.

▲ 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 Change94▲ 6.6×44 topics
  2. Biodiversity88▲ 22×23 topics
  3. Biogeography85▲ 62×20 topics
  4. Evolution72▲ 55×14 topics
  5. Phylogenetic Analysis68▲ 43×14 topics
  6. Phylogeny65▲ 82×17 topics
  7. Conservation57▲ 25×20 topics
  8. Molecular Phylogeny56▲ 69×11 topics
  9. Morphology55▲ 60×7 topics
  10. Population Dynamics55▲ 41×11 topics
  11. Invasive Species51▲ 23×19 topics
  12. DNA Barcoding50▲ 58×9 topics
  13. Taxonomy49▲ 72×14 topics
  14. Habitat Fragmentation38▲ 33×5 topics
  15. Conservation Biology37▲ 68×3 topics
  16. Ecology30▲ 36×8 topics
  17. Cretaceous28▲ 249×2 topics
  18. Biodiversity Loss24▲ 90×3 topics
  19. Ecosystem Functioning21▲ 21×6 topics
  20. Amphibian Declines20▲ 160×1 topic
  21. Chytridiomycosis20▲ 160×1 topic
  22. Global Change19▲ 14×6 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity18▲ 7.6×11 topics
  24. Fisheries18▲ 86×2 topics
  25. Adaptive Radiation18▲ 113×2 topics
  26. Dinosaur17▲ 270×1 topic
  27. Paleontology17▲ 270×1 topic
  28. Biological Control17▲ 22×9 topics
  29. Phylogenetics17▲ 73×3 topics
  30. Model Evaluation16▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Ecological Niche16▲ 52×1 topic
  32. Ecosystem Services16▲ 7.7×6 topics
  33. Species Distribution Modeling16▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Freshwater16▲ 60×2 topics
  35. Freshwater Biodiversity14▲ 46×2 topics
  36. Diversification14▲ 70×2 topics
  37. Cryptic Species14▲ 110×2 topics
  38. Speciation13▲ 65×2 topics
  39. Mammal Evolution13▲ 125×1 topic
  40. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis13▲ 125×1 topic

Which research topics does Museum für Naturkunde publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Evolution and Paleontology Studies.

Amphibian and Reptile Bi…20Amphibian and Reptile Biology: 20 fractional worksPaleontology and Evoluti…17Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 17 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 16 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 13 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 12 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 12 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 11 fractional worksPlant and animal studies11Plant and animal studies: 11 fractional worksFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology: 11 fractional worksFossil Insects in Amber: 11 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangePaleontologyEcological ModelingGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 20 works
  2. 2 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 17 works
  3. 3 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 16 works
  4. 4 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 13 works
  5. 5 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 12 works
  6. 6 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 12 works
  7. 7 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 11 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 11 works
  9. 9 Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology Ecology 11 works
  10. 10 Fossil Insects in Amber Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 11 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 available52.8%not open47.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.9%domestic only57.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Museum für Naturkunde's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.