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National Museum of Natural Science

In research, National Museum of Natural Science stands highest in Physical Sciences (#19,182 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#12,804 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,899
of 42,892
Rank in Taiwan
#253
of 328
Research works
353
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is National Museum of Natural Science 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 #19,182 of 21,541 17.9%133
Life SciencesDomain #12,804 of 14,347 15.5%167

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Museum of Natural Science 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: 4.50× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.97× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.66× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.39× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.42× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.58× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.67× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× 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, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Museum of Natural Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Sheng-Hua Wu and Yei-Zeng Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Museum of Natural Science.

  1. 1 Sheng-Hua Wu Taiwan · #825,372 worldwide 87 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Yei-Zeng Wang Taiwan · #1,468,467 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at National Museum of Natural Science

Which keywords describe research at National Museum of Natural Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Drosophila, Biogeography, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Insulin Signaling, Neuroscience and Genetics.

▲ 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 Change7▲ 4.6×17 topics
  2. Drosophila4▲ 174×2 topics
  3. Biodiversity4▲ 9.2×10 topics
  4. Biogeography4▲ 26×13 topics
  5. Invasive Species4▲ 16×8 topics
  6. Insulin Signaling4▲ 75×2 topics
  7. Genetics3▲ 7.7×2 topics
  8. Neuroscience3▲ 18×2 topics
  9. Ionotropic Receptors3▲ 203×1 topic
  10. Olfactory System3▲ 82×1 topic
  11. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Education3▲ 2.8×8 topics
  13. DNA Barcoding2▲ 26×6 topics
  14. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 14×9 topics
  15. Conservation2▲ 9.5×10 topics
  16. Global Change2▲ 16×2 topics
  17. Phylogeny2▲ 27×11 topics
  18. Taxonomy2▲ 30×8 topics
  19. Population Dynamics2▲ 14×9 topics
  20. Biological Control2▲ 22×6 topics
  21. Ecosystem Services2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  22. Metabolic Rate2▲ 49×2 topics
  23. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 20×5 topics
  24. Evolution2▲ 12×7 topics
  25. Historical Astronomy2▲ 182×2 topics
  26. Physiological Adaptation2▲ 91×2 topics
  27. Plant-Animal Interactions2▲ 35×1 topic
  28. Pollinator Decline2▲ 35×1 topic
  29. Virtual Reality2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  30. Morphology2▲ 16×5 topics
  31. Symbiosis2▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Temperature2▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Thermal Tolerance2▲ 132×1 topic
  34. Aquaculture1▲ 9.8×5 topics
  35. Microbiota1▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Antimicrobial Peptides1▲ 51×2 topics
  37. Climate Change Impact1▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Genome Sequencing1▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Genomics1▲ 7.7×2 topics
  40. Host Defense1▲ 41×2 topics

Which research topics does National Museum of Natural Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Plant and animal studies, Physiological and biochemical adaptations and Historical Astronomy and Related Studies.

Neurobiology and Insect …3Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research: 3 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksPhysiological and bioche…2Physiological and biochemical adaptations: 2 fractional worksHistorical Astronomy and…1Historical Astronomy and Related Studies: 1 fractional worksInvertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional worksArchitecture and Computa…1Architecture and Computational Design: 1 fractional worksUrban Stormwater Management Solutions: 1 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 1 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…1Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 1 fractional works
Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcologyAstronomy and Astrophysics5 others

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

  1. 1 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  3. 3 Physiological and biochemical adaptations Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Historical Astronomy and Related Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  5. 5 Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms Immunology 1 works
  6. 6 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Architecture and Computational Design Architecture 1 works
  8. 8 Urban Stormwater Management Solutions Environmental Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 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 available38.2%not open61.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.9%domestic only66.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Museum of Natural Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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