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In research, National Museum stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,757 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,519 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 36.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,839
of 28,054 · #16,082 all time
Rank in Czechia
#104
of 163
Research works
1k
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,757 of 12,888 10.3%92 #10588
Life SciencesDomain #7,519 of 7,800 13.4%78 #12830

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).

What does National Museum specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 36.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 39.4 works37×
← 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: 5.27× its world share, 57 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.65× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.23× its world share, 40 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.45× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.90× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.34× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Museum?

Ranked on the composite score, Petr Velemínský, Martin Fikáček and Jiřı́ Kvaček lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Museum.

  1. 1 Petr Velemínský Czechia · #157,622 worldwide 108 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Martin Fikáček Czechia · #645,101 worldwide 50 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Jiřı́ Kvaček Czechia · #651,950 worldwide 130 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Martin Števko Czechia · #719,138 worldwide 27 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Petr Pokorný Czechia · #766,535 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Jiří Čejka Czechia · #840,632 worldwide 55 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Petr Kment Czechia · #863,252 worldwide 27 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Lukáš Sekerka Czechia · #931,008 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Jiřı́ Hájek Czechia · #945,642 worldwide 22 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Petra Havelková Czechia · #1,024,522 worldwide 4 citations · 17 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, Phylogeny, Climate Change, Invasive Species, Taxonomy, Biogeography, DNA Barcoding and Evolution.

▲ 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 Change32▲ 5.2×27 topics
  2. Biodiversity30▲ 18×21 topics
  3. Phylogeny27▲ 79×17 topics
  4. Invasive Species26▲ 27×20 topics
  5. Taxonomy26▲ 87×13 topics
  6. Biogeography26▲ 43×18 topics
  7. DNA Barcoding20▲ 54×9 topics
  8. Evolution20▲ 34×12 topics
  9. Molecular Phylogeny19▲ 52×10 topics
  10. Conservation17▲ 18×17 topics
  11. Morphology13▲ 32×6 topics
  12. Phylogenetic Analysis12▲ 17×12 topics
  13. Population Dynamics11▲ 20×11 topics
  14. Biological Control11▲ 32×7 topics
  15. Habitat Fragmentation10▲ 20×5 topics
  16. Geochemistry9▲ 67×3 topics
  17. Diversification9▲ 103×2 topics
  18. Conservation Biology9▲ 39×3 topics
  19. Cultural Heritage9▲ 7.3×7 topics
  20. Coleoptera9▲ 201×2 topics
  21. Phylogenetics9▲ 89×2 topics
  22. Cryptic Species8▲ 152×2 topics
  23. Archaeology8▲ 25×7 topics
  24. Lepidoptera8▲ 174×1 topic
  25. Molecular Phylogenetics8▲ 174×1 topic
  26. Cretaceous7▲ 143×2 topics
  27. Speciation7▲ 79×3 topics
  28. Crystal Growth7▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Crystallographic Computing7▲ 218×1 topic
  30. Nonlinear Optical Materials7▲ 74×1 topic
  31. Plate Tectonics7▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Religion7▲ 6.1×5 topics
  33. Environmental Impacts6▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Raman Spectroscopy6▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Tectonics6▲ 23×3 topics
  36. Global Change6▲ 9.9×3 topics
  37. Geochronology6▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Thermodynamic Modeling6▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Zircon6▲ 37×1 topic
  40. beetles6▲ 202×1 topic

Which research topics does National Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Crystal Structures and Properties, Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

Lepidoptera: Biology and…8Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 8 fractional worksCrystal Structures and P…7Crystal Structures and Properties: 7 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 6 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…6Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 6 fractional worksFossil Insects in Amber6Fossil Insects in Amber: 6 fractional worksEducation, Psychology, and Social Research: 5 fractional worksGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis: 5 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…4Species Distribution and Climate Change: 4 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 4 fractional worksMineralogy and Gemology Studies: 4 fractional works
GeneticsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGeophysics3 others

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

  1. 1 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 8 works
  2. 2 Crystal Structures and Properties Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 7 works
  3. 3 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 6 works
  5. 5 Fossil Insects in Amber Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  6. 6 Education, Psychology, and Social Research Education 5 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 5 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 4 works
  9. 9 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  10. 10 Mineralogy and Gemology Studies Geochemistry and Petrology 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 available58.7%not open41.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.8%domestic only59.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% 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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