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Natural History Museum of Utah

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World rank, all time
#21,536
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,654
of 8,685
Research works
191
▲ 82% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
25.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

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: 3.21× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14.60× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.36× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 2.53× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 14.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, John R. Foster, Scott D. Sampson and Eric A. Rickart lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Natural History Museum of Utah.

  1. 1 John R. Foster United States · #60,637 worldwide 236 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Scott D. Sampson United States · #159,609 worldwide 170 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Eric A. Rickart United States · #925,771 worldwide 97 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Natural History Museum of Utah

Which keywords describe research at Natural History Museum of Utah?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Phylogenetic Analysis, Biogeography, Molecular Phylogeny, Population Dynamics, Evolution, Adaptive Radiation and Mammal Evolution.

▲ 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 Change12▲ 8.4×36 topics
  2. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 35×12 topics
  3. Biogeography5▲ 37×10 topics
  4. Molecular Phylogeny5▲ 57×7 topics
  5. Population Dynamics4▲ 30×7 topics
  6. Evolution4▲ 27×5 topics
  7. Adaptive Radiation3▲ 204×2 topics
  8. Mammal Evolution3▲ 302×1 topic
  9. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis3▲ 302×1 topic
  10. Invasive Species3▲ 13×11 topics
  11. Conservation Biology3▲ 52×3 topics
  12. Morphology3▲ 30×2 topics
  13. Cretaceous3▲ 238×2 topics
  14. Biodiversity3▲ 6.4×11 topics
  15. Dinosaur3▲ 401×1 topic
  16. Paleontology3▲ 401×1 topic
  17. Biodiversity Loss2▲ 89×3 topics
  18. Conservation2▲ 11×11 topics
  19. Environmental Attitudes2▲ 60×2 topics
  20. Phylogeny2▲ 30×7 topics
  21. Holocene2▲ 32×3 topics
  22. Hominin Genetics2▲ 169×1 topic
  23. Paleolithic Archaeology2▲ 169×1 topic
  24. Paleoproductivity2▲ 129×1 topic
  25. Paleoredox2▲ 129×1 topic
  26. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 16×4 topics
  27. Sea Level2▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Genetic Diversity2▲ 7.7×7 topics
  29. Glacial Cycles2▲ 49×1 topic
  30. Monsoon Dynamics2▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Paleoclimatology2▲ 40×2 topics
  32. Amphibian Declines2▲ 129×1 topic
  33. Chytridiomycosis2▲ 129×1 topic
  34. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 15×5 topics
  35. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Agricultural Origins1▲ 78×1 topic
  37. Biodiversity Conservation1▲ 6.9×7 topics
  38. Pro-environmental Behavior1▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Radiocarbon Dating1▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Social Norms1▲ 26×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology.

Evolution and Paleontology Studies: 3 fractional worksPaleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 3 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratig…2Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 2 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins…2Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Education …1Environmental Education and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 1 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Communication and Perception: 1 fractional works
PaleontologyAnthropologyAtmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary Change3 others

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

  1. 1 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 3 works
  2. 2 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 3 works
  3. 3 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 2 works
  4. 4 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 2 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  6. 6 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  8. 8 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 1 works
  9. 9 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Climate Change Communication and Perception Sociology and Political Science 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 available44.2%not open55.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.1%domestic only72.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 82% 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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