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National Museum of American History

In research, National Museum of American History stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,320 of 16,945 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#2,918 of 3,836 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,669
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,355
of 8,685
Research works
400
▲ 65% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is National Museum of American History 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,320 of 16,945 16.1%266
Arts and HumanitiesField #2,918 of 3,836 19.0%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Museum of American History 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: 1.74× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 2.30× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 11.29× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.59× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 11.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Museum of American History?

Ranked on the composite score, Pete Daniel, Deborah Jean Warner and George Urdang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Museum of American History.

  1. 1 Pete Daniel United States · #195,815 worldwide 73 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Deborah Jean Warner United States · #435,006 worldwide 16 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 George Urdang United States · #852,952 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Carrie Arnold United States · #960,803 worldwide 28 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 W. A. Fisher United States · #1,325,387 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at National Museum of American History

Which keywords describe research at National Museum of American History?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Globalization, Identity, Cultural Heritage, Cultural Sustainability, Conservation, Mental Health and Informal Education.

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

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability4▲ 5.9×4 topics
  2. Globalization3▲ 6.7×7 topics
  3. Identity3▲ 14×7 topics
  4. Cultural Heritage2▲ 17×8 topics
  5. Mental Health2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  6. Conservation2▲ 19×7 topics
  7. Cultural Sustainability2▲ 148×2 topics
  8. Informal Education2▲ 421×1 topic
  9. Museum Learning2▲ 421×1 topic
  10. Climate Change2▲ 2.8×6 topics
  11. Biodiversity2▲ 9.5×8 topics
  12. Cultural Studies2▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Digital Media2▲ 34×2 topics
  14. History1▲ 8.0×7 topics
  15. Clothing1▲ 265×1 topic
  16. Fashion1▲ 128×1 topic
  17. Sustainable Development1▲ 3.1×2 topics
  18. Ecosystem1▲ 43×2 topics
  19. Environmental Movement1▲ 578×1 topic
  20. Forest Management1▲ 81×2 topics
  21. Renewable Energy1▲ 3.2×1 topic
  22. Land Cover1▲ 548×1 topic
  23. Water Resources1▲ 18×1 topic
  24. Agroecology1▲ 27×1 topic
  25. Bereavement1▲ 114×1 topic
  26. Complicated Grief1▲ 114×1 topic
  27. Design1▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Empathy1▲ 35×2 topics
  29. Feminism1▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Food Sovereignty1▲ 175×1 topic
  31. Precarious Employment1▲ 62×1 topic
  32. Unemployment1▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does National Museum of American History publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Museums and Cultural Heritage, Fashion and Cultural Textiles, American Environmental and Regional History and Plant Ecology and Soil Science.

Museums and Cultural Heritage: 2 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Textiles: 1 fractional worksAmerican Environmental a…1American Environmental and Regional History: 1 fractional worksPlant Ecology and Soil S…1Plant Ecology and Soil Science: 1 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, R…1Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 1 fractional worksCrafts, Textile, and Design: 1 fractional worksDiverse Musicological Studies: 1 fractional worksIntellectual Property Law: 0 fractional works
MuseologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEcologyClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 2 works
  2. 2 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 1 works
  3. 3 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  4. 4 Plant Ecology and Soil Science Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  8. 8 Crafts, Textile, and Design Museology 1 works
  9. 9 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 1 works
  10. 10 Intellectual Property Law Law 0 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 available16.5%not open83.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.9%domestic only95.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Museum of American History's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 65% 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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