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Natural History Museum of Bern

In research, Natural History Museum of Bern stands highest in Life Sciences (#14,010 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,777
of 28,054 · #33,143 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#199
of 220
Research works
285
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Natural History Museum of Bern 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
Life SciencesDomain #14,010 of 14,347 20.4%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Natural History Museum of Bern 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: 5.81× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.11× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.29× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.91× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.06× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 1.43× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Lukas Rüber, Eike Neubert and Hannes Baur lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Natural History Museum of Bern.

  1. 1 Lukas Rüber Switzerland · #486,261 worldwide 82 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Eike Neubert Switzerland · #803,379 worldwide 56 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Hannes Baur Switzerland · #842,199 worldwide 55 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Beda A. Hofmann Switzerland · #1,131,341 worldwide 52 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Manuel Schweizer Switzerland · #1,603,914 worldwide 17 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Natural History Museum of Bern

Which keywords describe research at Natural History Museum of Bern?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Biodiversity, Climate Change, DNA Barcoding, Molecular Phylogeny, Invasive Species, Species Delimitation and Population Dynamics.

▲ 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. Biogeography13▲ 81×14 topics
  2. Biodiversity12▲ 26×15 topics
  3. Climate Change12▲ 7.1×19 topics
  4. DNA Barcoding11▲ 102×8 topics
  5. Molecular Phylogeny10▲ 99×9 topics
  6. Invasive Species8▲ 31×17 topics
  7. Species Delimitation8▲ 304×3 topics
  8. Population Dynamics8▲ 50×10 topics
  9. Conservation8▲ 27×13 topics
  10. Cryptic Diversity7▲ 755×2 topics
  11. Spider Phylogenomics7▲ 1669×1 topic
  12. Taxonomic Revision7▲ 155×1 topic
  13. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 33×10 topics
  14. Evolution6▲ 39×9 topics
  15. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 39×5 topics
  16. Phylogeny5▲ 56×11 topics
  17. Taxonomy5▲ 63×10 topics
  18. Morphology4▲ 40×7 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity4▲ 13×5 topics
  20. Biodiversity Loss4▲ 108×3 topics
  21. Conservation Biology3▲ 45×3 topics
  22. Adaptive Evolution3▲ 74×2 topics
  23. Coleoptera2▲ 181×2 topics
  24. Ecology2▲ 24×4 topics
  25. Freshwater2▲ 73×2 topics
  26. Caterpillar Envenoming2▲ 483×1 topic
  27. Fish2▲ 90×1 topic
  28. Length-Weight Relationships2▲ 90×1 topic
  29. Processionary Moth2▲ 483×1 topic
  30. Ethical Considerations2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  31. Global Change2▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Amphibian Declines2▲ 138×1 topic
  33. Chytridiomycosis2▲ 138×1 topic
  34. Genetic Structure2▲ 43×4 topics
  35. Attitudes2▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Biological Control2▲ 19×6 topics
  37. Flagship Species2▲ 108×1 topic
  38. Phylogeography2▲ 77×2 topics
  39. Microbiota2▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Reproductive Strategies2▲ 67×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Entomological Studies and Ecology, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies and Amphibian and Reptile Biology.

Spider Taxonomy and Beha…7Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies: 7 fractional worksEntomological Studies and Ecology: 2 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 2 fractional worksAnimal and Plant Science Education: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 1 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 1 fractional works
GeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic ScienceGlobal and Planetary Change2 others

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

  1. 1 Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies Genetics 7 works
  2. 2 Entomological Studies and Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  3. 3 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 2 works
  4. 4 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Animal and Plant Science Education Social Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  7. 7 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  9. 9 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 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 available47.6%not open52.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.7%domestic only47.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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