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Norfolk Museums Service

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Research works
115
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
3k
26.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Norfolk Museums Service

Not ranked overall: Norfolk Museums Service is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Norfolk Museums Service work in?

In all years, 55% of research at Norfolk Museums Service is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (19%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (13%), Arts and Humanities (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 63 fractional works · 54.8% of its workEngineering: 22 fractional works · 19.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15 fractional works · 13.5% of its workPaleontology: 8 fractional works · 7.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 24.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 12.2% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 10.6% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 13.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 7.0% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 5.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNorfolk MuseumsService115fractional works, all years
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences55%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences24%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2219.3%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1513.5%
    3. Materials Science98.1%
    4. Environmental Science65.2%
    5. Chemical Engineering54.4%
    6. Computer Science21.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy11.1%
    8. Chemistry11.0%
    9. Energy10.7%
    1. Arts and Humanities1412.2%
    2. Social Sciences1210.6%
    3. Psychology10.5%
    4. Decision Sciences00.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences87.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology54.6%
    3. Neuroscience21.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    1. Medicine65.4%
    2. Dentistry10.9%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Health Professions10.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 5.85× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.84× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.84× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.51× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities6.51×1 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.85×2 works
  3. Environmental Science2.84×1 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.00×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.84×0 works
  6. Social Sciences1.49×1 works
  7. Medicine0.33×0 works
  8. Engineering0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Norfolk Museums Service?

Ranked on the quality score, J. J. Wymer, Calvin Wells and Tim Pestell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norfolk Museums Service.

  1. 1 J. J. Wymer United Kingdom · #575,165 worldwide 2.9k citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Calvin Wells United Kingdom · #1,767,377 worldwide 887 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Tim Pestell United Kingdom · #2,187,857 worldwide 103 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 R. Rainbird Clarke United Kingdom · #2,992,668 worldwide 94 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Nigel R. Larkin United Kingdom · #3,088,906 worldwide 839 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Norfolk Museums Service

What are the most cited papers from Norfolk Museums Service?

The most cited paper from Norfolk Museums Service is "Single‐Site Heterogeneous Catalysts" (John Meurig Thomas, Robert Raja, Dewi W. Lewis, 2005), with 882 citations. Next come "Early Pleistocene human occupation at the edge of the boreal zone in northwest Europe" (367) and "MAMMALIAN EXTINCTIONS IN THE LATE PLEISTOCENE OF NORTHERN EURASIA AND NORTH AMERICA" (247).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Single‐Site Heterogeneous Catalysts John Meurig Thomas, Robert Raja, Dewi W. Lewis · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 7 Oct 2005 882
2 Early Pleistocene human occupation at the edge of the boreal zone in northwest Europe Simon A. Parfitt, Nick M. Ashton, Simon G. Lewis et al. · Nature Jul 2010 367
3 MAMMALIAN EXTINCTIONS IN THE LATE PLEISTOCENE OF NORTHERN EURASIA AND NORTH AMERICA Anthony J. Stuart · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Review Nov 1991 247
4 A Basic Mathematical Simulation of the Chemical Degradation of Ancient Collagen Matthew J. Collins, Michael S. Riley, Angela M. Child et al. · Journal of Archaeological Science Mar 1995 225
5 Carbon–Inorganic Hybrid Materials: The Carbon‐Nanotube/TiO2 Interface Dominik Eder, Alan H. Windle · Advanced Materials 15 Apr 2008 219
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Norfolk Museums Service?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Rheology, Biomedical Applications, Holocene, Viscoelasticity, Complex Fluids, Polymers, Agricultural Origins and Radiocarbon Dating.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Rheology8▲ 32×6 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications6▲ 5.3×10 topics
  3. Climate Change6▲ 2.1×10 topics
  4. Holocene5▲ 26×3 topics
  5. Viscoelasticity5▲ 36×2 topics
  6. Complex Fluids5▲ 122×1 topic
  7. Polymers5▲ 45×1 topic
  8. Agricultural Origins4▲ 108×1 topic
  9. Radiocarbon Dating4▲ 108×1 topic
  10. Biogeography4▲ 11×7 topics
  11. Hominin Genetics4▲ 137×1 topic
  12. Paleolithic Archaeology4▲ 137×1 topic
  13. Sea Level4▲ 26×2 topics
  14. Glacial Cycles4▲ 33×1 topic
  15. Paleoclimatology4▲ 29×1 topic
  16. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 16×4 topics
  17. Cultural Identity4▲ 7.2×2 topics
  18. Hydrocolloids3▲ 46×2 topics
  19. Rheological Properties3▲ 17×4 topics
  20. Mammal Evolution3▲ 89×1 topic
  21. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis3▲ 89×1 topic
  22. Religious Identity3▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Cultural Heritage3▲ 5.6×7 topics
  24. Colonialism3▲ 4.7×2 topics
  25. Diversity3▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Library Services2▲ 135×1 topic
  27. Social Inclusion2▲ 62×1 topic
  28. Wales2▲ 229×1 topic
  29. Welsh literature2▲ 229×1 topic
  30. Age Estimation2▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Gelling Agents2▲ 65×1 topic
  32. Lab-on-a-Chip2▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Nanoparticle Encapsulation2▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Sex Determination2▲ 38×1 topic
  35. Thickening Agents2▲ 65×1 topic
  36. Turbulent Flows2▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Membrane Distillation2▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Morphology2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  39. CFD Simulation2▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Crystallization2▲ 27×3 topics

Which research topics does Norfolk Museums Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plant and animal studies, Art Education and Development, Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies and Historical Architecture and Urbanism.

Plant and animal studies0Plant and animal studies: 0 fractional worksArt Education and Develo…0Art Education and Development: 0 fractional worksBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 0 fractional worksHistorical Architecture and Urbanism: 0 fractional worksCephalopods and Marine Biology: 0 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 0 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 0 fractional worksIndigenous and Place-Bas…0Indigenous and Place-Based Education: 0 fractional worksPosthumanist Ethics and Activism: 0 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 0 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsVisual Arts and Performing ArtsPlant ScienceHistory5 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  2. 2 Art Education and Development Visual Arts and Performing Arts 0 works
  3. 3 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Science 0 works
  4. 4 Historical Architecture and Urbanism History 0 works
  5. 5 Cephalopods and Marine Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  6. 6 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 0 works
  7. 7 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 0 works
  8. 8 Indigenous and Place-Based Education Education 0 works
  9. 9 Posthumanist Ethics and Activism Cultural Studies 0 works
  10. 10 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 0 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 available20.7%not open79.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.4%domestic only82.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Norfolk Museums Service's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Norfolk Museums Service as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000024% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Norfolk Museums Service0.000023% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Norfolk Museums Service over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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