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National Museum Wales

In research, National Museum Wales stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,973 of 21,541 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,673 of 6,031 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,633 of 2,661 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 17.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,631
of 28,054 · #13,738 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#743
of 1,094
Research works
757
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is National Museum Wales 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 #7,973 of 21,541 18.5%380
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,673 of 6,031 19.5%215
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,633 of 2,661 20.8%261
Life SciencesDomain #12,787 of 14,347 19.7%251

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Museum Wales 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 Wales specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 17.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 22.0 works18×
← 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: 6.30× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17.93× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.04× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.16× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× 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, 17.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Museum Wales?

Ranked on the composite score, George C. Boon, Barry A. Thomas and Chris Hodgson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Museum Wales.

  1. 1 George C. Boon United Kingdom · #244,308 worldwide 21 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Barry A. Thomas United Kingdom · #251,807 worldwide 142 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Chris Hodgson United Kingdom · #278,694 worldwide 73 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Cyril Fox United Kingdom · #473,709 worldwide 8 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Hartley Hyde United Kingdom · #702,038 worldwide 53 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Leonid E. Popov United Kingdom · #707,012 worldwide 176 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 John R. Kenyon United Kingdom · #723,465 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Michael G. Bassett United Kingdom · #752,219 worldwide 84 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Christopher J. Cleal United Kingdom · #834,166 worldwide 117 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Mark Redknap United Kingdom · #857,894 worldwide 19 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at National Museum Wales

Which keywords describe research at National Museum Wales?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Invasive Species, Biogeography, Biodiversity, Biological Control, Morphology, Phylogeny, Ecosystem Functioning and Taxonomy.

▲ 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. Invasive Species18▲ 53×15 topics
  2. Biogeography11▲ 52×11 topics
  3. Biodiversity10▲ 16×11 topics
  4. Biological Control9▲ 77×7 topics
  5. Climate Change8▲ 3.8×15 topics
  6. Morphology7▲ 54×5 topics
  7. Phylogeny7▲ 61×10 topics
  8. Ecosystem Functioning7▲ 45×4 topics
  9. Taxonomy7▲ 65×7 topics
  10. Benthic Communities6▲ 129×2 topics
  11. Marine Biodiversity6▲ 129×2 topics
  12. Deep-Sea Ecology5▲ 226×1 topic
  13. Estuarine Quality5▲ 226×1 topic
  14. Molecular Phylogeny5▲ 44×6 topics
  15. Paleoproductivity5▲ 227×1 topic
  16. Paleoredox5▲ 227×1 topic
  17. Population Dynamics5▲ 25×4 topics
  18. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 18×7 topics
  19. DNA Barcoding4▲ 31×6 topics
  20. Nematodes4▲ 102×2 topics
  21. Evolution4▲ 20×5 topics
  22. Parasitism4▲ 530×1 topic
  23. Snails4▲ 530×1 topic
  24. Holocene4▲ 40×3 topics
  25. Microbiota4▲ 21×3 topics
  26. Sea Level3▲ 39×2 topics
  27. Global Change3▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Pest Management3▲ 43×2 topics
  29. Glacial Cycles3▲ 53×1 topic
  30. Host Plants3▲ 315×2 topics
  31. Paleoclimatology3▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Conservation Genetics3▲ 90×2 topics
  33. Tectonics3▲ 28×3 topics
  34. Diptera2▲ 663×1 topic
  35. Drosophila Suzukii2▲ 217×1 topic
  36. Environmental Impacts2▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Fruit Fly2▲ 217×1 topic
  38. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles2▲ 74×1 topic
  39. Jasmonate Signaling2▲ 74×1 topic
  40. molecular data2▲ 663×1 topic

Which research topics does National Museum Wales publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Mollusks and Parasites Studies and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 5 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 5 fractional worksMollusks and Parasites S…4Mollusks and Parasites Studies: 4 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…3Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 3 fractional worksInsect behavior and control techniques: 2 fractional worksDiptera species taxonomy and behavior: 2 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…2Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 2 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Eco…2Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 2 fractional worksResearch on scale insects2Research on scale insects: 2 fractional worksParasite Biology and Hos…2Parasite Biology and Host Interactions: 2 fractional works
OceanographyPaleontologyInsect ScienceAtmospheric Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 5 works
  2. 2 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 5 works
  3. 3 Mollusks and Parasites Studies Insect Science 4 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
  5. 5 Insect behavior and control techniques Insect Science 2 works
  6. 6 Diptera species taxonomy and behavior Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  7. 7 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 2 works
  8. 8 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 2 works
  9. 9 Research on scale insects Insect Science 2 works
  10. 10 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 2 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 available32.4%not open67.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.8%domestic only71.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Museum Wales's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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