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Natural History Museum of Geneva

In research, Natural History Museum of Geneva stands highest in Life Sciences (#7,602 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 56.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,845
of 28,054 · #21,788 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#164
of 220
Research works
719
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
14.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Natural History Museum of Geneva known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #7,602 of 7,800 8.9%64 #12235

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 56.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 32.8 works57×
← 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: 7.40× its world share, 43 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.00× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.85× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.93× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.26× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.39× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× 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, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Lionel Cavin, Ivan Löbl and Christian Meister lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Natural History Museum of Geneva.

  1. 1 Lionel Cavin Switzerland · #372,541 worldwide 166 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Ivan Löbl Switzerland · #391,120 worldwide 74 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Christian Meister Switzerland · #535,520 worldwide 124 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Charles Lienhard Switzerland · #800,403 worldwide 26 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Bernard Landry Switzerland · #830,864 worldwide 29 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Louis Chaix Switzerland · #835,309 worldwide 34 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Manuel Rüedi Switzerland · #846,244 worldwide 85 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 C Vaucher Switzerland · #870,812 worldwide 44 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 J. Deunff Switzerland · #994,631 worldwide 30 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Volker Mahnert Switzerland · #1,003,592 worldwide 51 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Natural History Museum of Geneva

Which keywords describe research at Natural History Museum of Geneva?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Phylogeny, Taxonomy, DNA Barcoding, Evolution, Biogeography, Invasive Species 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. Biodiversity31▲ 34×18 topics
  2. Phylogeny30▲ 164×12 topics
  3. Taxonomy30▲ 189×10 topics
  4. DNA Barcoding28▲ 139×8 topics
  5. Evolution28▲ 90×12 topics
  6. Biogeography23▲ 71×12 topics
  7. Invasive Species23▲ 43×18 topics
  8. Climate Change18▲ 5.5×25 topics
  9. Morphology18▲ 85×6 topics
  10. Molecular Phylogeny15▲ 79×11 topics
  11. Conservation15▲ 28×13 topics
  12. Coleoptera14▲ 572×2 topics
  13. Cryptic Species11▲ 377×2 topics
  14. Lepidoptera11▲ 464×1 topic
  15. Molecular Phylogenetics11▲ 464×1 topic
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis11▲ 29×10 topics
  17. Speciation10▲ 220×3 topics
  18. Diversification10▲ 202×2 topics
  19. Population Dynamics9▲ 30×10 topics
  20. beetles9▲ 582×1 topic
  21. Global Change7▲ 22×4 topics
  22. Neotropical Region7▲ 384×2 topics
  23. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 24×4 topics
  24. Cretaceous6▲ 224×2 topics
  25. Biological Control5▲ 29×6 topics
  26. Species Delimitation5▲ 90×3 topics
  27. Host Plants5▲ 352×2 topics
  28. Cerambycidae5▲ 553×1 topic
  29. Distribution5▲ 171×1 topic
  30. Genetic Diversity4▲ 8.3×5 topics
  31. Ecosystem Services4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  32. Biological Invasions4▲ 37×3 topics
  33. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 16×5 topics
  34. Phylogenetics4▲ 69×2 topics
  35. Community Ecology4▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Ecosystem4▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Host Specificity4▲ 27×3 topics
  38. Conservation Biology4▲ 28×3 topics
  39. Ecology4▲ 19×5 topics
  40. Plant-Animal Interactions4▲ 33×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies and Plant and animal studies.

Lepidoptera: Biology and…11Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 11 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 9 fractional worksColeoptera: Cerambycidae studies: 5 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 4 fractional worksFossil Insects in Amber: 3 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 3 fractional worksParasite Biology and Host Interactions: 3 fractional worksHymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny: 3 fractional worksPaleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 3 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 2 fractional works
GeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPaleontologyEcology1 others

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

  1. 1 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 11 works
  2. 2 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 9 works
  3. 3 Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  4. 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  5. 5 Fossil Insects in Amber Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  6. 6 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 3 works
  7. 7 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  9. 9 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 3 works
  10. 10 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available65.2%not open34.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.2%domestic only48.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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