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Museum of Boulder

In research, Museum of Boulder stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,825 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#12,951 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,439
of 28,054 · #14,130 all time
Rank in United States
#3,670
of 4,192
Research works
486
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
30.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Museum of Boulder 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,825 of 21,541 22.9%250
Life SciencesDomain #12,951 of 14,347 34.8%162

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Museum of Boulder 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: 4.25× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.16× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.19× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.19× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.94× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.22× its world share, 10 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.62× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Museum of Boulder?

Ranked on the composite score, Paola Villa, Joe Ben Wheat and Erin A. Tripp lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Museum of Boulder.

  1. 1 Paola Villa United States · #56,980 worldwide 246 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Joe Ben Wheat United States · #399,384 worldwide 38 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Erin A. Tripp United States · #510,514 worldwide 93 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 John Patrick Kociolek United States · #802,629 worldwide 161 citations · 89 works
  5. 5 John A. Van Couvering United States · #975,251 worldwide 52 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 John T. Polhemus United States · #1,199,702 worldwide 21 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Jaelyn J. Eberle United States · #1,209,573 worldwide 43 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Museum of Boulder

Which keywords describe research at Museum of Boulder?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Monitoring, Biomimetic Synthesis, Peptide-Directed Materials, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Biogeography and Phylogenetic Analysis.

▲ 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 Change12▲ 6.6×26 topics
  2. Environmental Monitoring10▲ 39×2 topics
  3. Biodiversity10▲ 19×16 topics
  4. Biomimetic Synthesis10▲ 967×1 topic
  5. Peptide-Directed Materials10▲ 967×1 topic
  6. Invasive Species8▲ 28×13 topics
  7. Biogeography8▲ 46×11 topics
  8. Phylogenetic Analysis7▲ 34×8 topics
  9. Conservation5▲ 17×12 topics
  10. Global Change4▲ 26×5 topics
  11. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 28×5 topics
  12. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 27×6 topics
  13. Phylogeny3▲ 34×8 topics
  14. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 30×7 topics
  15. Conservation Biology3▲ 41×4 topics
  16. Population Dynamics3▲ 16×8 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services3▲ 9.8×3 topics
  18. Biological Invasions2▲ 40×3 topics
  19. Biomonitoring2▲ 45×2 topics
  20. Bacterial Diversity2▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Microbial Ecology2▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers2▲ 87×1 topic
  23. Solid-Phase Microextraction2▲ 87×1 topic
  24. Marine Microbes2▲ 54×1 topic
  25. Microbial Biogeography2▲ 54×1 topic
  26. RNA-Seq2▲ 30×1 topic
  27. Symbiosis2▲ 35×2 topics
  28. sequence alignment2▲ 51×1 topic
  29. DNA Barcoding2▲ 19×5 topics
  30. Ecosystem2▲ 29×3 topics
  31. Paleoproductivity2▲ 107×1 topic
  32. Paleoredox2▲ 107×1 topic
  33. Plant-Animal Interactions2▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Pollinator Decline2▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Community Ecology2▲ 36×2 topics
  36. Ecological Niche2▲ 51×1 topic
  37. Mosses2▲ 115×2 topics
  38. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Secondary Metabolites2▲ 37×2 topics
  40. Taxonomy2▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does Museum of Boulder publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diatoms and Algae Research, Analytical chemistry methods development, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies.

Diatoms and Algae Research10Diatoms and Algae Research: 10 fractional worksAnalytical chemistry methods development: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 2 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 2 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksLichen and fungal ecology: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 1 fractional works
BiomaterialsAnalytical ChemistryEcologyMolecular Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Diatoms and Algae Research Biomaterials 10 works
  2. 2 Analytical chemistry methods development Analytical Chemistry 2 works
  3. 3 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 2 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  7. 7 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  8. 8 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  9. 9 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  10. 10 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available35.6%not open64.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.7%domestic only72.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Museum of Boulder's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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