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In research, Palace Museum stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,382 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,172 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 9.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,682
of 28,054 · #16,045 all time
Rank in China
#2,283
of 3,058
Research works
469
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Palace Museum 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,382 of 16,945 15.9%228
Physical SciencesDomain #10,172 of 21,541 16.6%198

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 9.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 27.3 works9.2×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 2.62× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.40× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.91× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 9.21× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Palace Museum?

Ranked on the composite score, J. Swinburne and Yong Lei lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Palace Museum.

  1. 1 J. Swinburne China · #1,485,749 worldwide 1 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Yong Lei China · #1,556,115 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Palace Museum

Which keywords describe research at Palace Museum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Hyperspectral Imaging, Raman Spectroscopy, Conservation, Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Archaeological Science, X-Ray Fluorescence and Risk Assessment.

▲ 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. Cultural Heritage22▲ 40×13 topics
  2. Hyperspectral Imaging10▲ 33×3 topics
  3. Conservation9▲ 21×6 topics
  4. Raman Spectroscopy9▲ 47×3 topics
  5. Archaeological Science9▲ 413×1 topic
  6. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy9▲ 146×2 topics
  7. X-Ray Fluorescence9▲ 413×1 topic
  8. Risk Assessment6▲ 9.3×4 topics
  9. Climate Change6▲ 2.2×15 topics
  10. Environmental Monitoring5▲ 13×1 topic
  11. Museum Environments5▲ 239×1 topic
  12. Sea-Level Rise5▲ 42×2 topics
  13. Deep Learning4▲ 1.29×17 topics
  14. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.6×8 topics
  15. Biodeterioration4▲ 144×1 topic
  16. Geomycology4▲ 144×1 topic
  17. History4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  18. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 2.4×7 topics
  19. Biomedical Applications3▲ 2.6×10 topics
  20. Cultural Sustainability3▲ 55×2 topics
  21. Nationalism3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  22. Religion3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  23. Urban Development3▲ 7.4×3 topics
  24. Virtual Reality3▲ 5.4×5 topics
  25. Philosophy3▲ 5.9×3 topics
  26. Regulation3▲ 4.9×2 topics
  27. Image Processing3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  28. Community Participation2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  29. China2▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Confucianism2▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Characterization2▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Cultural Exchange2▲ 16×4 topics
  33. Adaptive Reuse2▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Intangible Heritage2▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Logistics2▲ 12×2 topics
  36. 3D Reconstruction2▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Human-Computer Interaction2▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Point Clouds2▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Digital Media Technology2▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Visual Communication Design2▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Palace Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis, Conservation Techniques and Studies, Building materials and conservation and Chinese history and philosophy.

Cultural Heritage Materi…9Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis: 9 fractional worksConservation Techniques …5Conservation Techniques and Studies: 5 fractional worksBuilding materials and c…4Building materials and conservation: 4 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 2 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 2 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual Art: 2 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 2 fractional worksFire Detection and Safety Systems: 2 fractional worksPigment Synthesis and Properties: 1 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 1 fractional works
ArcheologyConservationEarth-Surface ProcessesSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 9 works
  2. 2 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 5 works
  3. 3 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 4 works
  4. 4 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 2 works
  6. 6 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 2 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 2 works
  8. 8 Fire Detection and Safety Systems Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  9. 9 Pigment Synthesis and Properties Inorganic Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 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 available31.8%not open68.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Palace Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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