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Natural History Museum of Denmark

In research, Natural History Museum of Denmark stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,901 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#12,625 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 71.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,062
of 28,054 · #20,577 all time
Rank in Denmark
#98
of 108
Research works
330
▼ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.2k
24.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Natural History Museum of Denmark 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 #13,901 of 21,541 29.8%151
Life SciencesDomain #12,625 of 14,347 33.2%145

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 71.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 20.2 works72×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 27.2 works9.5×
← 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: 9.53× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.80× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.24× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.82× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Natural History Museum of Denmark?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Phylogeny, Biogeography, DNA Barcoding, Taxonomy, Evolution, Biodiversity, Climate Change and Morphology.

▲ 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. Phylogeny16▲ 181×14 topics
  2. Biogeography12▲ 75×18 topics
  3. DNA Barcoding12▲ 119×9 topics
  4. Climate Change12▲ 7.1×29 topics
  5. Taxonomy11▲ 145×11 topics
  6. Biodiversity11▲ 25×17 topics
  7. Evolution11▲ 74×9 topics
  8. Morphology10▲ 94×6 topics
  9. Invasive Species10▲ 38×17 topics
  10. Conservation8▲ 30×15 topics
  11. Molecular Phylogeny8▲ 83×8 topics
  12. Cretaceous7▲ 532×2 topics
  13. Phylogenetics6▲ 233×2 topics
  14. Amber Fossils6▲ 1108×1 topic
  15. Insect Evolution6▲ 1108×1 topic
  16. Coleoptera5▲ 451×2 topics
  17. Diversification5▲ 226×2 topics
  18. Speciation5▲ 221×2 topics
  19. Biological Control5▲ 57×6 topics
  20. beetles5▲ 665×1 topic
  21. Population Dynamics5▲ 33×11 topics
  22. Ecology4▲ 44×7 topics
  23. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 23×12 topics
  24. Cryptic Species4▲ 250×2 topics
  25. Lepidoptera3▲ 271×1 topic
  26. Molecular Phylogenetics3▲ 271×1 topic
  27. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 12×6 topics
  28. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 20×5 topics
  29. Global Change2▲ 16×5 topics
  30. Marine Ecosystems2▲ 78×2 topics
  31. Fisheries2▲ 101×2 topics
  32. Migration2▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 19×6 topics
  34. Rays2▲ 183×1 topic
  35. Sharks2▲ 183×1 topic
  36. Microbiota2▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Neotropical Region2▲ 214×2 topics
  38. Ecosystem Services2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  39. Environmental Ethics2▲ 51×4 topics
  40. Systematics2▲ 176×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Fossil Insects in Amber, Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.

Fossil Insects in Amber6Fossil Insects in Amber: 6 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 5 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 3 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksScarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography: 2 fractional worksHymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny: 2 fractional worksHemiptera Insect Studies: 2 fractional worksDiptera species taxonomy and behavior: 1 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGeneticsNature and Landscape ConservationPaleontology

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

  1. 1 Fossil Insects in Amber Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  2. 2 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  3. 3 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 3 works
  4. 4 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  6. 6 Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography Paleontology 2 works
  7. 7 Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  8. 8 Hemiptera Insect Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  9. 9 Diptera species taxonomy and behavior Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior 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 available47.9%not open52.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.4%domestic only41.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% lower 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.