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National Museum of Nature and Science

In research, National Museum of Nature and Science stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,014 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,241 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Ecology — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 32.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,579
of 28,054 · #14,404 all time
Rank in Japan
#358
of 1,070
Research works
1.2k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is National Museum of Nature and Science 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,014 of 12,888 14.5%107 #10318
Life SciencesDomain #7,241 of 7,800 10.4%93 #10719

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Museum of Nature and 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).

What does National Museum of Nature and Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 32.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 32.6 works32×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 49.1 works14×
  3. EcologySubfield · 21.6 works13×
← 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: 5.32× its world share, 55 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.98× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.17× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14.45× its world share, 49 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.76× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 14.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Museum of Nature and Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Shigekazu Yoneda, Koichi Momma and Tsukasa Iwashina lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Museum of Nature and Science.

  1. 1 Shigekazu Yoneda Japan · #77,748 worldwide 428 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Koichi Momma Japan · #180,786 worldwide 5.3k citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Tsukasa Iwashina Japan · #320,057 worldwide 98 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Masanobu Higuchi Japan · #441,270 worldwide 45 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Atsushi Ebihara Japan · #445,058 worldwide 51 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Makoto Manabe Japan · #473,815 worldwide 81 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Yasunari Shigeta Japan · #549,244 worldwide 110 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Kentaro Hosaka Japan · #606,858 worldwide 90 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Shoji Hamao Japan · #748,113 worldwide 33 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Tsuyoshi Hosoya Japan · #768,693 worldwide 67 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at National Museum of Nature and Science

Which keywords describe research at National Museum of Nature and Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Phylogenetic Analysis, Invasive Species, DNA Barcoding, Molecular Phylogeny and Phylogeny.

▲ 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. Biogeography34▲ 61×19 topics
  2. Climate Change32▲ 5.5×32 topics
  3. Biodiversity22▲ 13×19 topics
  4. Phylogenetic Analysis21▲ 33×12 topics
  5. Invasive Species20▲ 22×17 topics
  6. DNA Barcoding20▲ 55×9 topics
  7. Molecular Phylogeny18▲ 53×11 topics
  8. Phylogeny16▲ 49×14 topics
  9. Conservation16▲ 17×14 topics
  10. Taxonomy15▲ 52×12 topics
  11. Population Dynamics14▲ 26×10 topics
  12. Ecosystem Functioning13▲ 31×6 topics
  13. Habitat Fragmentation12▲ 24×5 topics
  14. Evolution11▲ 21×13 topics
  15. Plate Tectonics10▲ 31×3 topics
  16. Global Change9▲ 16×4 topics
  17. Tectonics9▲ 35×3 topics
  18. Morphology9▲ 24×6 topics
  19. Benthic Communities9▲ 68×2 topics
  20. Marine Biodiversity9▲ 68×2 topics
  21. Ecology8▲ 25×9 topics
  22. Thermodynamic Modeling8▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Holocene7▲ 29×3 topics
  24. Ecosystem Services7▲ 8.8×4 topics
  25. Geochronology7▲ 49×1 topic
  26. Zircon7▲ 49×1 topic
  27. Phylogenetic Relationships7▲ 47×3 topics
  28. Deep-Sea Ecology7▲ 103×1 topic
  29. Estuarine Quality7▲ 103×1 topic
  30. Diversification7▲ 80×2 topics
  31. Sea Level7▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Host Specificity6▲ 27×3 topics
  33. Fisheries6▲ 72×2 topics
  34. Plant-Animal Interactions6▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Pollinator Decline6▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Glacial Cycles6▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Mosses6▲ 104×2 topics
  38. Paleoclimatology6▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Phylogenetics6▲ 62×3 topics
  40. Marine Ecosystems6▲ 50×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Plant and animal studies and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Geological and Geochemic…7Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 7 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…7Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 7 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 6 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…6Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 6 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratig…5Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 5 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 5 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 4 fractional worksLichen and fungal ecology4Lichen and fungal ecology: 4 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 4 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 4 fractional works
GeophysicsOceanographyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAtmospheric Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 7 works
  2. 2 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 7 works
  3. 3 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  5. 5 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 5 works
  6. 6 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  7. 7 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 4 works
  8. 8 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  9. 9 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  10. 10 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 4 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 available46.8%not open53.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.8%domestic only69.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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