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Natural History Museum Vienna

In research, Natural History Museum Vienna stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,929 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,251 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 26.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,853
of 28,054 · #10,654 all time
Rank in Austria
#58
of 168
Research works
1.3k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Natural History Museum Vienna 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 #6,929 of 12,888 20.4%106 #6969
Life SciencesDomain #7,251 of 7,800 10.0%64 #11724

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 26.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 25.9 works27×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 49.4 works15×
← 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: 4.35× its world share, 43 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.82× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15.23× its world share, 49 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.86× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.13× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 15.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Natural History Museum Vienna?

Ranked on the composite score, Mathias Harzhauser, Manfred A. Jäch and Fred Rögl lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Natural History Museum Vienna.

  1. 1 Mathias Harzhauser Austria · #264,561 worldwide 357 citations · 82 works
  2. 2 Manfred A. Jäch Austria · #330,867 worldwide 67 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Fred Rögl Austria · #381,389 worldwide 188 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Matthias Seidel Austria · #427,041 worldwide 41 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Frank E. Zachos Austria · #432,158 worldwide 118 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Max Beier Austria · #527,625 worldwide 42 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 F. Brandstätter Austria · #528,996 worldwide 111 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Oleg Mandić Austria · #563,166 worldwide 153 citations · 59 works
  9. 9 Ulrike Aspöck Austria · #565,688 worldwide 34 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Gudrun Daxner-Höck Austria · #649,084 worldwide 74 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Natural History Museum Vienna

Which keywords describe research at Natural History Museum Vienna?

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

▲ 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. Biodiversity32▲ 21×21 topics
  2. Climate Change31▲ 5.6×38 topics
  3. Biogeography27▲ 50×18 topics
  4. Invasive Species25▲ 28×19 topics
  5. DNA Barcoding21▲ 61×9 topics
  6. Evolution19▲ 37×13 topics
  7. Taxonomy18▲ 69×13 topics
  8. Phylogeny18▲ 59×13 topics
  9. Conservation17▲ 19×16 topics
  10. Morphology14▲ 39×6 topics
  11. Molecular Phylogeny13▲ 42×10 topics
  12. Population Dynamics12▲ 24×10 topics
  13. Phylogenetic Analysis12▲ 19×12 topics
  14. Ecosystem Functioning10▲ 26×7 topics
  15. Ecology10▲ 30×9 topics
  16. Coleoptera9▲ 221×2 topics
  17. Holocene9▲ 36×3 topics
  18. Sea Level8▲ 42×2 topics
  19. Diversification8▲ 98×2 topics
  20. Groundwater8▲ 47×4 topics
  21. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 17×5 topics
  22. Speciation7▲ 84×3 topics
  23. Conservation Biology6▲ 30×3 topics
  24. beetles6▲ 246×1 topic
  25. Paleoclimatology6▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity6▲ 6.8×6 topics
  27. Glacial Cycles6▲ 45×1 topic
  28. Monsoon Dynamics6▲ 45×1 topic
  29. Global Change6▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Species Delimitation6▲ 65×3 topics
  31. Adaptation6▲ 9.5×5 topics
  32. Biological Control6▲ 18×8 topics
  33. Benthic Communities5▲ 45×2 topics
  34. Marine Biodiversity5▲ 45×2 topics
  35. Cretaceous5▲ 120×2 topics
  36. Cavefish5▲ 218×1 topic
  37. Subterranean5▲ 218×1 topic
  38. Conservation Genetics5▲ 63×2 topics
  39. Mediterranean5▲ 25×5 topics
  40. Phylogenetic Relationships5▲ 33×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

Coleoptera Taxonomy and …6Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 6 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…6Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 6 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversit…5Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 5 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…4Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 4 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 4 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 4 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …3Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 3 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 3 fractional worksFossil Insects in Amber: 3 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Arc…3Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 3 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAtmospheric SciencePaleontologyOceanography2 others

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

  1. 1 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  3. 3 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 5 works
  4. 4 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 4 works
  5. 5 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 4 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 4 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 3 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  9. 9 Fossil Insects in Amber Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  10. 10 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 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 available55.7%not open44.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.1%domestic only42.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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