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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

In research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,306 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Paleontology is 105.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,141
of 28,054 · #14,413 all time
Rank in United States
#1,358
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,306 of 12,888 18.6%109 #10891

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 105.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 20.6 works106×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 40.7 works16×
← 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: 3.10× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.95× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16.04× its world share, 41 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.81× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.66× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.54× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 16.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County?

Ranked on the composite score, Luis M. Chiappe, Morris Bishop and James H. McLean lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

  1. 1 Luis M. Chiappe United States · #86,353 worldwide 333 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Morris Bishop United States · #300,925 worldwide 10 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 James H. McLean United States · #380,316 worldwide 70 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Joel W. Martin United States · #486,047 worldwide 224 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Xiaoming Wang United States · #519,403 worldwide 138 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Kirk Fitzhugh United States · #599,404 worldwide 93 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Joel W. Martin United States · #612,494 worldwide 64 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Aaron J. Celestian United States · #740,137 worldwide 47 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Anthony R. Kampf United States · #857,184 worldwide 141 citations · 72 works
  10. 10 Jorge Vélez‐Juarbe United States · #903,686 worldwide 60 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Which keywords describe research at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County?

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

▲ 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. Climate Change27▲ 6.2×31 topics
  2. Population Dynamics18▲ 45×9 topics
  3. Conservation17▲ 24×15 topics
  4. Biogeography16▲ 38×16 topics
  5. Molecular Phylogeny16▲ 63×9 topics
  6. Biodiversity15▲ 13×18 topics
  7. Invasive Species15▲ 21×15 topics
  8. Phylogenetic Analysis14▲ 29×11 topics
  9. Evolution11▲ 28×12 topics
  10. Adaptive Radiation10▲ 206×2 topics
  11. Mammal Evolution10▲ 304×1 topic
  12. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis10▲ 304×1 topic
  13. Phylogeny9▲ 38×10 topics
  14. Morphology8▲ 30×5 topics
  15. Crystal Growth8▲ 18×2 topics
  16. Fisheries8▲ 130×2 topics
  17. Crystallographic Computing8▲ 380×1 topic
  18. Nonlinear Optical Materials8▲ 129×1 topic
  19. Conservation Biology8▲ 48×4 topics
  20. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 21×4 topics
  21. Cretaceous7▲ 206×2 topics
  22. Ecology7▲ 29×6 topics
  23. Dinosaur7▲ 343×1 topic
  24. Marine Ecosystems7▲ 78×2 topics
  25. Paleontology7▲ 343×1 topic
  26. Holocene6▲ 35×3 topics
  27. Sea Level6▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Migration6▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Rays6▲ 183×1 topic
  30. Sharks6▲ 183×1 topic
  31. Ecosystem Services6▲ 9.1×5 topics
  32. Adsorption6▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Global Change6▲ 13×6 topics
  34. Actinides5▲ 58×2 topics
  35. Paleoclimatology5▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Glacial Cycles5▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Monsoon Dynamics5▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Predator-Prey Interactions5▲ 35×2 topics
  39. Benthic Communities4▲ 44×2 topics
  40. Marine Biodiversity4▲ 44×2 topics

Which research topics does Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Crystal Structures and Properties, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.

Evolution and Paleontology Studies: 10 fractional worksCrystal Structures and Properties: 8 fractional worksPaleontology and Evoluti…7Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 7 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…6Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 6 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 5 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 4 fractional worksPlant and animal studies3Plant and animal studies: 3 fractional worksRadioactive element chemistry and processing: 3 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 3 fractional worksMineralogy and Gemology Studies: 3 fractional works
PaleontologyElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsNature and Landscape ConservationAtmospheric Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 10 works
  2. 2 Crystal Structures and Properties Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 8 works
  3. 3 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 7 works
  4. 4 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 5 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 4 works
  7. 7 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  8. 8 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 3 works
  9. 9 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 3 works
  10. 10 Mineralogy and Gemology Studies Geochemistry and Petrology 3 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 available39.3%not open60.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.5%domestic only75.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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