Question 1

What is National Museum known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, National Museum stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,551 of 6,403 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,763 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 41.3× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does National Museum rank in research?

Accepted Answer

National Museum ranks #11,973 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#9,275 all time), and #45 of 110 in the Czechia.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at National Museum?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Petr Velemínský, Emanuel Vlček and Miluše Dobisíková lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Museum.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from National Museum?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from National Museum is "The formation of human populations in South and Central Asia" (Vagheesh M. Narasimhan et al., 2019), with 802 citations. Next come "The Beaker phenomenon and the genomic transformation of northwest Europe" (787) and "Egg size and offspring quality: a meta‐analysis in birds" (473).

Question 5

Which research topics does National Museum publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Fossil Insects in Amber, Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy and Crystal Structures and Properties.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at National Museum?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Phylogeny, Invasive Species, Climate Change, Biogeography, Taxonomy, DNA Barcoding and Evolution.

Question 7

Which fields of science does National Museum work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 40% of research at National Museum is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (28%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (17%), Environmental Science (13%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 8

Is National Museum's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.