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National Museums Liverpool

In research, National Museums Liverpool stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,366 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,477
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,695
of 2,253
Research works
264
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is National Museums Liverpool 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
Social SciencesDomain #10,366 of 16,945 19.3%131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Museums Liverpool 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: 2.46× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.15× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 13.14× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Museums Liverpool?

Ranked on the composite score, M. J. Largen, Nora Fisher McMillan and HENRY O. FORBES lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Museums Liverpool.

  1. 1 M. J. Largen United Kingdom · #539,206 worldwide 107 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Nora Fisher McMillan United Kingdom · #693,877 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 HENRY O. FORBES United Kingdom · #1,438,217 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at National Museums Liverpool

Which keywords describe research at National Museums Liverpool?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Religion, Invasive Species, Globalization, Conservation, DNA Barcoding and History.

▲ 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 30 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change3▲ 5.1×8 topics
  2. Biodiversity2▲ 14×6 topics
  3. Globalization2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  4. Religion2▲ 19×3 topics
  5. Invasive Species2▲ 19×8 topics
  6. Conservation2▲ 18×6 topics
  7. DNA Barcoding2▲ 43×4 topics
  8. History2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  9. Identity2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  10. Archaeology2▲ 48×4 topics
  11. Cultural Heritage2▲ 12×4 topics
  12. Sea-Level Rise1▲ 52×2 topics
  13. Colonialism1▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Environmental Monitoring1▲ 14×1 topic
  15. Ethnobotany1▲ 93×2 topics
  16. Museum Environments1▲ 261×1 topic
  17. Phylogeny1▲ 35×4 topics
  18. Ancient Egypt1▲ 508×1 topic
  19. Cultural Sustainability1▲ 90×2 topics
  20. Linguistics1▲ 29×1 topic
  21. Sustainability1▲ 1.98×2 topics
  22. Ecosystem Services1▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Medical Imaging1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  25. Affect1▲ 107×2 topics
  26. Ancient DNA1▲ 81×2 topics
  27. Anthropocene1▲ 75×2 topics
  28. Clothing1▲ 210×1 topic
  29. Fashion1▲ 101×1 topic
  30. Human Evolution1▲ 201×2 topics

Which research topics does National Museums Liverpool publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Conservation Techniques and Studies, Ancient Egypt and Archaeology, Fashion and Cultural Textiles and Plant and animal studies.

Conservation Techniques …1Conservation Techniques and Studies: 1 fractional worksAncient Egypt and Archae…1Ancient Egypt and Archaeology: 1 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Textiles: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies1Plant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksPaleopathology and ancient diseases: 1 fractional worksHistory of Science and Natural History: 1 fractional worksAmerican Sports and Lite…1American Sports and Literature: 1 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 1 fractional worksAustralian Indigenous Culture and History: 1 fractional works
ConservationArcheologyMuseologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 1 works
  2. 2 Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Archeology 1 works
  3. 3 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 1 works
  4. 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  5. 5 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 1 works
  6. 6 Paleopathology and ancient diseases Archeology 1 works
  7. 7 History of Science and Natural History History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  8. 8 American Sports and Literature History 1 works
  9. 9 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  10. 10 Australian Indigenous Culture and History Anthropology 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 available24.1%not open75.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.0%domestic only84.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Museums Liverpool's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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