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North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

In research, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,535 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,922 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,321
of 28,054 · #24,116 all time
Rank in United States
#2,978
of 4,192
Research works
380
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.5k
25.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences 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
Environmental ScienceField #3,535 of 6,208 27.7%142
Physical SciencesDomain #16,922 of 21,541 31.5%237

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences 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: 2.11× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.45× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.20× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.15× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.86× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 21.05× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 21.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Roland Kays, Bryan L. Stuart and Arthur E. Bogan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

  1. 1 Roland Kays United States · #77,183 worldwide 664 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Bryan L. Stuart United States · #270,076 worldwide 146 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Arthur E. Bogan United States · #313,306 worldwide 119 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Stephen D. Busack United States · #472,173 worldwide 79 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Rowland M. Shelley United States · #950,324 worldwide 48 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Which keywords describe research at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Population Dynamics, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Conservation Biology, Phylogenetic Analysis, Conservation, Habitat Selection and Invasive Species.

▲ 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. Population Dynamics14▲ 86×9 topics
  2. Climate Change13▲ 7.5×21 topics
  3. Biodiversity10▲ 22×18 topics
  4. Conservation Biology8▲ 117×4 topics
  5. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 40×8 topics
  6. Conservation7▲ 28×13 topics
  7. Habitat Selection7▲ 150×2 topics
  8. Invasive Species7▲ 26×13 topics
  9. Molecular Phylogeny6▲ 67×10 topics
  10. Evolution6▲ 39×8 topics
  11. Animal Movement6▲ 179×1 topic
  12. Occupancy Rates6▲ 179×1 topic
  13. Biogeography6▲ 34×9 topics
  14. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 36×4 topics
  15. Biodiversity Loss4▲ 130×2 topics
  16. Morphology4▲ 37×4 topics
  17. Cretaceous4▲ 268×2 topics
  18. Mammal Evolution4▲ 279×1 topic
  19. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis4▲ 279×1 topic
  20. Ecological Niche3▲ 94×1 topic
  21. Species Distribution Modeling3▲ 94×1 topic
  22. Dinosaur3▲ 440×1 topic
  23. Paleontology3▲ 440×1 topic
  24. Phylogeny3▲ 33×7 topics
  25. Amphibian Declines3▲ 202×1 topic
  26. Chytridiomycosis3▲ 202×1 topic
  27. Ecology3▲ 27×4 topics
  28. DNA Barcoding2▲ 22×8 topics
  29. Genetic Structure2▲ 49×4 topics
  30. Marine Ecosystems2▲ 66×2 topics
  31. Global Change2▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Ecosystem2▲ 30×3 topics
  33. Fisheries2▲ 77×2 topics
  34. Rays2▲ 147×1 topic
  35. Sharks2▲ 147×1 topic
  36. Bats2▲ 81×2 topics
  37. Community Ecology2▲ 33×2 topics
  38. Ecosystem Engineering2▲ 99×2 topics
  39. Predator-Prey Interactions2▲ 32×2 topics
  40. Taxonomy2▲ 19×6 topics

Which research topics does North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…6Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 6 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 4 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…3Species Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksPaleontology and Evoluti…3Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 3 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Bi…3Amphibian and Reptile Biology: 3 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…2Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…1Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 1 fractional works
EcologyPaleontologyEcological ModelingGlobal and Planetary Change3 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 6 works
  2. 2 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 4 works
  3. 3 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  4. 4 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 3 works
  5. 5 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  6. 6 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  7. 7 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 1 works
  8. 8 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 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 available47.8%not open52.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.9%domestic only68.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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