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Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle

In research, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,128 of 10,521 worldwide), Life Sciences (#4,385 of 7,800 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,803 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — Paleontology is 59.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,569
of 28,054 · #5,216 all time
Rank in France
#227
of 1,422
Research works
3.8k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
78k
20.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,128 of 10,521 15.2%86 #3431
Life SciencesDomain #4,385 of 7,800 14.6%87 #4007
Physical SciencesDomain #7,803 of 12,888 20.4%115 #5054

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 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. Social Sciences#3,431 #5,128
  2. Life Sciences#4,007 #4,385
  3. Physical Sciences#5,054 #7,803
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 Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 59.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 22.4 works59×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 28.5 works19×
← 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: 3.69× its world share, 55 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.59× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.73× its world share, 43 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.23× its world share, 50 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.26× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.19× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle?

Ranked on the composite score, Jacques Forest, Claudine Friedberg and Marie‐Claude Durette‐Desset lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.

  1. 1 Jacques Forest France · #307,983 worldwide 59 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Claudine Friedberg France · #350,222 worldwide 21 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Marie‐Claude Durette‐Desset France · #449,901 worldwide 71 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Léonard Ginsburg France · #489,997 worldwide 75 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Fabrice Grognet France · #534,185 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Anick Abourachid France · #562,302 worldwide 34 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Henri Gaussen France · #571,667 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Max Vachon France · #572,016 worldwide 43 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 F. Miltgen France · #574,195 worldwide 46 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 M. Goyffon France · #678,036 worldwide 45 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle

Which keywords describe research at Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Biogeography, Conservation, Invasive Species, Molecular Phylogeny, Phylogenetic Analysis 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. Climate Change42▲ 5.0×52 topics
  2. Biodiversity30▲ 13×27 topics
  3. Biogeography25▲ 30×19 topics
  4. Conservation20▲ 15×20 topics
  5. Invasive Species18▲ 14×19 topics
  6. Molecular Phylogeny18▲ 37×11 topics
  7. Phylogenetic Analysis18▲ 19×13 topics
  8. Evolution17▲ 22×15 topics
  9. Sustainable Development15▲ 3.0×12 topics
  10. Phylogeny14▲ 30×16 topics
  11. Taxonomy14▲ 35×12 topics
  12. Public Policy14▲ 8.9×4 topics
  13. Population Dynamics14▲ 17×10 topics
  14. DNA Barcoding13▲ 26×9 topics
  15. Social Justice13▲ 7.2×4 topics
  16. Community Engagement13▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Local Development13▲ 36×2 topics
  18. Territorial Governance13▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Citizen Participation13▲ 33×1 topic
  20. Environmental Participation13▲ 51×1 topic
  21. Habitat Fragmentation10▲ 14×5 topics
  22. Ecosystem Services10▲ 8.0×9 topics
  23. Morphology10▲ 18×7 topics
  24. Archaeology10▲ 23×8 topics
  25. Conservation Biology9▲ 28×4 topics
  26. Ecology9▲ 18×8 topics
  27. Adaptive Radiation8▲ 86×2 topics
  28. Global Change8▲ 9.7×6 topics
  29. Hominin Genetics8▲ 115×1 topic
  30. Mammal Evolution8▲ 124×1 topic
  31. Paleolithic Archaeology8▲ 115×1 topic
  32. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis8▲ 124×1 topic
  33. Colonialism8▲ 5.1×11 topics
  34. Biodiversity Conservation7▲ 5.9×12 topics
  35. Ecosystem Functioning6▲ 11×7 topics
  36. Smallholder Farmers6▲ 9.3×4 topics
  37. Cretaceous6▲ 97×2 topics
  38. Adaptation6▲ 6.5×7 topics
  39. Ecological Niche5▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Species Distribution Modeling5▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

French Urban and Social …13French Urban and Social Studies: 13 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 8 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins…8Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 8 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…5Species Distribution and Climate Change: 5 fractional worksPaleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 5 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 4 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …4Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 4 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 4 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 3 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePaleontologyAnthropologyEcological Modeling2 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  2. 2 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 8 works
  3. 3 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 8 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 5 works
  5. 5 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 5 works
  6. 6 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 4 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 4 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  9. 9 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  10. 10 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 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 available44.6%not open55.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.0%domestic only70.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower 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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