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Natural History Museum Rotterdam

In research, Natural History Museum Rotterdam stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,710 of 21,541 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#2,374 of 2,661 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,885
of 42,892
Rank in Netherlands
#272
of 464
Research works
342
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
17.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Natural History Museum Rotterdam 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 #13,710 of 21,541 16.0%199
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #2,374 of 2,661 15.7%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Natural History Museum Rotterdam 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: 4.17× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.10× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15.38× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.57× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 12.91× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 15.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Natural History Museum Rotterdam?

Ranked on the composite score, Dick Mol lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Natural History Museum Rotterdam.

  1. 1 Dick Mol Netherlands · #1,183,944 worldwide 24 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Natural History Museum Rotterdam

Which keywords describe research at Natural History Museum Rotterdam?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Invasive Species, Biodiversity, DNA Barcoding, Biogeography, Taxonomy, Evolution, Molecular Phylogeny 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. Invasive Species6▲ 48×8 topics
  2. Biodiversity5▲ 25×10 topics
  3. DNA Barcoding4▲ 93×7 topics
  4. Biogeography4▲ 55×6 topics
  5. Taxonomy4▲ 98×5 topics
  6. Evolution3▲ 48×7 topics
  7. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 74×5 topics
  8. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 31×6 topics
  9. Parasitism2▲ 902×1 topic
  10. Phylogeny2▲ 54×4 topics
  11. Snails2▲ 902×1 topic
  12. Cryptic Diversity2▲ 488×2 topics
  13. Species Delimitation2▲ 167×2 topics
  14. Environmental Impacts2▲ 26×3 topics
  15. Biodiversity Loss2▲ 129×2 topics
  16. Conservation Genetics2▲ 182×2 topics
  17. Ecosystem Engineering2▲ 239×2 topics
  18. Aquatic Invasions2▲ 334×1 topic
  19. Freshwater Mussels2▲ 334×1 topic
  20. Globalization2▲ 3.0×3 topics
  21. Nationalism2▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Conservation2▲ 13×6 topics
  23. Genetic Structure2▲ 78×2 topics
  24. Population Dynamics2▲ 22×6 topics
  25. Benthic Communities2▲ 87×2 topics
  26. Marine Biodiversity2▲ 87×2 topics
  27. Lepidoptera1▲ 255×1 topic
  28. Marine Sediments1▲ 78×2 topics
  29. Molecular Phylogenetics1▲ 255×1 topic
  30. Ecosystem Functioning1▲ 24×3 topics
  31. Morphology1▲ 27×3 topics
  32. Paleoproductivity1▲ 158×1 topic
  33. Paleoredox1▲ 158×1 topic
  34. Deep-Sea Ecology1▲ 142×1 topic
  35. Earthworms1▲ 524×1 topic
  36. Estuarine Quality1▲ 142×1 topic
  37. Soil Biodiversity1▲ 524×1 topic
  38. Mammal Evolution1▲ 188×1 topic
  39. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis1▲ 188×1 topic
  40. Estrogen1▲ 93×1 topic

Which research topics does Natural History Museum Rotterdam publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mollusks and Parasites Studies, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils.

Mollusks and Parasites S…2Mollusks and Parasites Studies: 2 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Eco…2Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 2 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and…1Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 1 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratig…1Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 1 fractional worksInvertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology: 1 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 1 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontolo…1Evolution and Paleontology Studies: 1 fractional worksMenopause: Health Impact…1Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments: 1 fractional worksPopulism, Right-Wing Mov…1Populism, Right-Wing Movements: 1 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…1Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional works
Insect ScienceEcologyGeneticsPaleontology5 others

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

  1. 1 Mollusks and Parasites Studies Insect Science 2 works
  2. 2 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 1 works
  4. 4 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 1 works
  5. 5 Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  6. 6 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 1 works
  7. 7 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 1 works
  8. 8 Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  9. 9 Populism, Right-Wing Movements Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric 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 available39.9%not open60.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.5%domestic only59.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Natural History Museum Rotterdam's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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