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New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science

In research, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,237 of 21,541 worldwide), Paleontology (#214 of 290 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#2,269 of 2,661 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Paleontology is 296.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,565
of 28,054 · #19,791 all time
Rank in United States
#2,355
of 4,192
Research works
530
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.8k
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science 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 #12,237 of 21,541 23.8%402
PaleontologySubfield #214 of 290 29.2%187
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #2,269 of 2,661 25.2%264

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 296.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 26.7 works297×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 36.7 works31×
← 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: 2.08× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 31.36× its world share, 37 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.82× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× 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, 31.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science?

Ranked on the composite score, L. S. Crumpler, Andrew B. Heckert and Thomas E. Williamson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.

  1. 1 L. S. Crumpler United States · #129,771 worldwide 357 citations · 89 works
  2. 2 Andrew B. Heckert United States · #608,854 worldwide 104 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Thomas E. Williamson United States · #707,561 worldwide 143 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Spencer G. Lucas United States · #752,186 worldwide 537 citations · 310 works
  5. 5 Adrian P. Hunt United States · #1,184,609 worldwide 40 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Larry F. Rinehart United States · #1,397,527 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Orin J. Anderson United States · #1,423,171 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Justin A. Spielmann United States · #1,609,878 worldwide 9 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science

Which keywords describe research at New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Molecular Phylogeny, Biogeography, Phylogenetic Analysis, Adaptive Radiation, Evolution, Mammal Evolution, Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis 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. Molecular Phylogeny15▲ 126×7 topics
  2. Biogeography14▲ 75×9 topics
  3. Phylogenetic Analysis12▲ 53×7 topics
  4. Climate Change11▲ 5.4×19 topics
  5. Adaptive Radiation10▲ 469×2 topics
  6. Evolution10▲ 55×10 topics
  7. Mammal Evolution10▲ 676×1 topic
  8. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis10▲ 676×1 topic
  9. Morphology9▲ 71×4 topics
  10. Population Dynamics9▲ 46×8 topics
  11. Dinosaur8▲ 919×1 topic
  12. Paleontology8▲ 919×1 topic
  13. Conservation7▲ 21×9 topics
  14. Paleoproductivity7▲ 314×1 topic
  15. Paleoredox7▲ 314×1 topic
  16. Fisheries6▲ 190×2 topics
  17. Phylogeny5▲ 48×6 topics
  18. Biodiversity4▲ 7.9×14 topics
  19. Holocene4▲ 51×3 topics
  20. Ecology4▲ 37×5 topics
  21. Sea Level4▲ 58×2 topics
  22. Glacial Cycles4▲ 82×1 topic
  23. Paleoclimatology4▲ 66×1 topic
  24. Rays4▲ 239×1 topic
  25. Sharks4▲ 239×1 topic
  26. Invasive Species3▲ 10×11 topics
  27. Tectonics3▲ 37×3 topics
  28. Conservation Biology3▲ 36×3 topics
  29. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Genetic Structure2▲ 41×3 topics
  31. Ethical Considerations2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  32. Camouflage2▲ 232×1 topic
  33. Cephalopods2▲ 232×1 topic
  34. Reproductive Strategies2▲ 72×2 topics
  35. Sedimentation2▲ 45×2 topics
  36. Taxonomy2▲ 19×4 topics
  37. Fluvial Systems2▲ 92×1 topic
  38. Sequence Stratigraphy2▲ 92×1 topic
  39. Stable Isotopes2▲ 76×1 topic
  40. Trophic Position2▲ 76×1 topic

Which research topics does New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Evolution and Paleontolo…10Evolution and Paleontology Studies: 10 fractional worksPaleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 8 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 7 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…4Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 4 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…4Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 4 fractional worksCephalopods and Marine B…2Cephalopods and Marine Biology: 2 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 2 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 2 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 2 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 2 fractional works
PaleontologyAtmospheric ScienceNature and Landscape ConservationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 10 works
  2. 2 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 8 works
  3. 3 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 7 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  5. 5 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  6. 6 Cephalopods and Marine Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  7. 7 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  8. 8 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 2 works
  9. 9 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 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 available48.7%not open51.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.6%domestic only78.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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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