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National Museum

In research, National Museum stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,885 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,157
of 28,054 · #11,021 all time
Rank in South Africa
#53
of 87
Research works
1.2k
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.5k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is National Museum 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 #3,885 of 10,521 17.2%73 #1710

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Museum 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: 2.91× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.33× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.54× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 9.14× its world share, 39 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Museum?

Ranked on the composite score, Mary J. Rathbun, Gerrit S. Miller and Charles W. Gilmore lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Museum.

  1. 1 Mary J. Rathbun South Africa · #91,110 worldwide 203 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Gerrit S. Miller South Africa · #139,425 worldwide 224 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Charles W. Gilmore South Africa · #182,649 worldwide 177 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 T. D. Stewart South Africa · #194,883 worldwide 180 citations · 71 works
  5. 5 Marshall T. Newman South Africa · #456,746 worldwide 49 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Jennifer Botha South Africa · #482,717 worldwide 127 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Aleš Hrdlička South Africa · #563,639 worldwide 111 citations · 89 works
  8. 8 Roger Summers South Africa · #625,898 worldwide 35 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Earl V. Shannon South Africa · #669,277 worldwide 12 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Aleš Hrdlička South Africa · #677,245 worldwide 21 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at National Museum

Which keywords describe research at National Museum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Biogeography, Climate Change, Cultural Heritage, Conservation, Archaeology, Phylogeny and Taxonomy.

▲ 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 Change15▲ 3.8×34 topics
  2. Biodiversity12▲ 11×22 topics
  3. Biogeography11▲ 29×16 topics
  4. Cultural Heritage9▲ 11×16 topics
  5. Conservation8▲ 13×16 topics
  6. Archaeology8▲ 41×7 topics
  7. Phylogeny8▲ 36×11 topics
  8. Taxonomy8▲ 40×10 topics
  9. Invasive Species7▲ 11×17 topics
  10. Evolution7▲ 18×11 topics
  11. Population Dynamics6▲ 17×10 topics
  12. Molecular Phylogeny6▲ 27×10 topics
  13. Cultural Exchange6▲ 32×7 topics
  14. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 13×10 topics
  15. Morphology6▲ 23×7 topics
  16. DNA Barcoding6▲ 24×9 topics
  17. Bronze Age5▲ 80×2 topics
  18. International Relations5▲ 13×8 topics
  19. Religion4▲ 6.4×9 topics
  20. Habitat Selection4▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Mediterranean4▲ 31×4 topics
  22. Urban Development4▲ 8.0×4 topics
  23. History4▲ 4.0×9 topics
  24. Central Asia4▲ 38×3 topics
  25. Cultural Sustainability4▲ 47×2 topics
  26. Ecology4▲ 17×7 topics
  27. Archaeological Finds3▲ 154×1 topic
  28. Corded Ware Culture3▲ 154×1 topic
  29. Raman Spectroscopy3▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 10×4 topics
  31. Rituals3▲ 26×4 topics
  32. Eurasian Exchange3▲ 104×1 topic
  33. Indigenous Knowledge3▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Silk Roads3▲ 104×1 topic
  35. Ethnicity3▲ 5.6×6 topics
  36. Neotropical Region3▲ 140×2 topics
  37. Traditional Architecture3▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Conservation Biology3▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Avian Ecology3▲ 83×1 topic
  40. Migration Patterns3▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does National Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies, Eurasian Exchange Networks, Avian ecology and behavior and Historical and Archaeological Studies.

Ancient and Medieval Arc…3Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 3 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks3Eurasian Exchange Networks: 3 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 3 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 2 fractional worksSouth African History and Culture: 2 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 2 fractional worksArchaeology and Rock Art Studies: 2 fractional worksScarabaeidae Beetle Taxo…2Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography: 2 fractional worksCultural Heritage Materials Analysis: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Studies of Poland: 2 fractional works
ArcheologyAnthropologyEcologyHistory3 others

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

  1. 1 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 3 works
  2. 2 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 3 works
  3. 3 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 3 works
  4. 4 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 2 works
  5. 5 South African History and Culture Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 2 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and Rock Art Studies Archeology 2 works
  8. 8 Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography Paleontology 2 works
  9. 9 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 2 works
  10. 10 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 2 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 available36.1%not open63.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.4%domestic only72.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% 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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