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Natural History Museum of Basel

In research, Natural History Museum of Basel stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#4,191 of 6,031 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#16,751 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,201 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 62.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,621
of 28,054 · #24,410 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#187
of 220
Research works
459
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Natural History Museum of Basel 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,191 of 6,031 18.6%158
Physical SciencesDomain #16,751 of 21,541 15.8%190
Life SciencesDomain #13,201 of 14,347 16.6%203

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Natural History Museum of Basel 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 Natural History Museum of Basel specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 62.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 23.8 works62×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 32.3 works8.3×
← 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: 8.33× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.38× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.90× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.24× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.43× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Natural History Museum of Basel?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel Burckhardt, Ambros Hänggi and Angelo Bolzern lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Natural History Museum of Basel.

  1. 1 Daniel Burckhardt Switzerland · #474,904 worldwide 136 citations · 78 works
  2. 2 Ambros Hänggi Switzerland · #784,821 worldwide 26 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Angelo Bolzern Switzerland · #1,369,513 worldwide 14 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Loïc Costeur Switzerland · #1,395,980 worldwide 49 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Christoph Germann Switzerland · #1,478,936 worldwide 8 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Bastien Mennecart Switzerland · #1,575,484 worldwide 15 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Natural History Museum of Basel

Which keywords describe research at Natural History Museum of Basel?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, DNA Barcoding, Molecular Phylogeny, Phylogeny, Invasive Species, Climate Change, Biodiversity 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. Biogeography19▲ 88×15 topics
  2. DNA Barcoding18▲ 135×8 topics
  3. Molecular Phylogeny16▲ 123×10 topics
  4. Phylogeny14▲ 116×13 topics
  5. Climate Change14▲ 6.4×17 topics
  6. Invasive Species13▲ 38×17 topics
  7. Biodiversity12▲ 20×16 topics
  8. Taxonomy12▲ 111×12 topics
  9. Evolution11▲ 52×11 topics
  10. Morphology9▲ 64×7 topics
  11. Species Delimitation8▲ 224×3 topics
  12. Conservation8▲ 22×14 topics
  13. Cryptic Diversity8▲ 630×2 topics
  14. Taxonomic Revision8▲ 130×2 topics
  15. Araneae Diversity8▲ 1387×1 topic
  16. Spider Phylogenomics8▲ 1387×1 topic
  17. Population Dynamics7▲ 33×10 topics
  18. Biological Control6▲ 51×8 topics
  19. Coleoptera6▲ 379×2 topics
  20. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 18×11 topics
  21. Speciation4▲ 139×2 topics
  22. Cretaceous4▲ 245×2 topics
  23. Diversification4▲ 130×2 topics
  24. beetles4▲ 367×1 topic
  25. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 21×5 topics
  26. Host Specificity4▲ 40×5 topics
  27. Caterpillar Envenoming4▲ 605×1 topic
  28. Processionary Moth4▲ 605×1 topic
  29. Biological Invasions3▲ 46×2 topics
  30. Phylogenetics3▲ 93×2 topics
  31. Ecosystem Services3▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Gall-Inducing Insects3▲ 500×1 topic
  33. Global Change3▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Neotropical Region3▲ 269×2 topics
  35. Parasitoid Wasps3▲ 500×1 topic
  36. Amber Fossils3▲ 416×1 topic
  37. Insect Evolution3▲ 416×1 topic
  38. Bark Beetles3▲ 182×1 topic
  39. Forest Pests3▲ 182×1 topic
  40. Mammal Evolution3▲ 173×1 topic

Which research topics does Natural History Museum of Basel publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Entomological Studies and Ecology and Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny.

Spider Taxonomy and Beha…8Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies: 8 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 4 fractional worksEntomological Studies and Ecology: 4 fractional worksHymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny: 3 fractional worksFossil Insects in Amber: 3 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology and Management: 3 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontolo…3Evolution and Paleontology Studies: 3 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 3 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 3 fractional worksPhytoplasmas and Hemipte…2Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens: 2 fractional works
GeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcologyPaleontology1 others

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

  1. 1 Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies Genetics 8 works
  2. 2 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  3. 3 Entomological Studies and Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  4. 4 Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  5. 5 Fossil Insects in Amber Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  6. 6 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 3 works
  7. 7 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 3 works
  8. 8 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 3 works
  9. 9 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  10. 10 Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens Plant Science 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 available49.3%not open50.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.9%domestic only61.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Natural History Museum of Basel's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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