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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

In research, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,710 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,103 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#36,185
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,645
of 8,685
Research works
332
▲ 68% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 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 #10,710 of 16,945 6.7%266
Social SciencesField #7,103 of 10,206 6.4%152

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 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: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.44× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 3.71× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.66× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.46× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.53× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission?

Ranked on the composite score, John Bodnar, Frank Evans and William Hunter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

  1. 1 John Bodnar United States · #69,382 worldwide 89 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Frank Evans United States · #502,900 worldwide 21 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 William Hunter United States · #517,592 worldwide 29 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Roland M. Baumann United States · #552,417 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Donald H. Kent United States · #628,244 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 John Witthoft United States · #957,299 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Walter E. Meshaka United States · #1,460,583 worldwide 16 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Which keywords describe research at Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Nationalism, Public Opinion, Federalism, American founding, Constitutional government, Globalization and Innovation.

▲ 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. History58▲ 22×18 topics
  2. Nationalism45▲ 24×11 topics
  3. Globalization37▲ 6.1×28 topics
  4. Public Opinion36▲ 59×2 topics
  5. Federalism36▲ 99×2 topics
  6. American founding35▲ 144×1 topic
  7. Constitutional government35▲ 144×1 topic
  8. Innovation26▲ 8.5×3 topics
  9. Feminism25▲ 28×6 topics
  10. Culture23▲ 14×9 topics
  11. Branding23▲ 482×1 topic
  12. Marketing23▲ 114×1 topic
  13. Identity22▲ 8.8×15 topics
  14. Cold War22▲ 83×3 topics
  15. Colonialism21▲ 13×15 topics
  16. Social Movements20▲ 19×3 topics
  17. Sustainability20▲ 3.3×11 topics
  18. Society19▲ 26×4 topics
  19. Black Studies19▲ 187×1 topic
  20. Civil Rights Movement19▲ 187×1 topic
  21. Gender19▲ 9.9×14 topics
  22. Conservation18▲ 11×10 topics
  23. Science18▲ 29×5 topics
  24. Medicine17▲ 54×4 topics
  25. Cultural Heritage16▲ 11×7 topics
  26. Technology16▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Renewable Energy15▲ 4.7×3 topics
  28. Philosophy15▲ 10×4 topics
  29. Environmental Movement15▲ 227×1 topic
  30. Industrial Agriculture15▲ 227×1 topic
  31. Biography14▲ 170×1 topic
  32. Observations14▲ 177×1 topic
  33. Community Resilience13▲ 37×2 topics
  34. African Diaspora13▲ 96×2 topics
  35. Ecosystem Services13▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Traditional Irrigation12▲ 295×1 topic
  37. Water Sustainability12▲ 295×1 topic
  38. Cultural Identity12▲ 8.2×5 topics
  39. Historical Narratives12▲ 53×2 topics
  40. Scientific History11▲ 67×1 topic

Which research topics does Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geographies of human-animal interactions, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Latin American and Latino Studies and Archaeological Research and Protection.

Geographies of human-ani…1Geographies of human-animal interactions: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 0 fractional worksLatin American and Latino Studies: 0 fractional worksArchaeological Research …0Archaeological Research and Protection: 0 fractional worksAsian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 0 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 0 fractional worksArchaeology and Natural …0Archaeology and Natural History: 0 fractional worksAmerican Environmental and Regional History: 0 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 0 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Arc…0Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 0 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentEcologyCultural StudiesSpace and Planetary Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 0 works
  3. 3 Latin American and Latino Studies Cultural Studies 0 works
  4. 4 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 0 works
  5. 5 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  6. 6 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 0 works
  8. 8 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  9. 9 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 0 works
  10. 10 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 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 available38.9%not open61.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.7%domestic only97.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% 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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