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In research, Queensland Museum stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,263 of 11,023 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,074 of 2,224 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#3,517 of 5,801 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 36.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,137
of 22,385 · #12,181 all time
Rank in Australia
#203
of 270
Research works
983
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Queensland Museum

What is Queensland 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,263 of 11,023 6.6%349
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,074 of 2,224 6.1%186
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,517 of 5,801 8.6%121
Environmental ScienceField #3,381 of 5,407 5.0%315
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,409 of 5,126 5.4%203
Physical SciencesDomain #11,646 of 17,446 5.4%533
EcologySubfield #975 of 1,384 4.6%160

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Queensland 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Queensland Museum work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Queensland Museum is in Physical Sciences, 39% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (26%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (25%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (17%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 62 fractional works · 45.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 35 fractional works · 25.9% of its workEcology: 18 fractional works · 13.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 5.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEcological Modeling: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23 fractional works · 16.7% of its workPaleontology: 15 fractional works · 11.0% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 53 fractional works · 39.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 35 fractional works · 25.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 23 fractional works · 17.0% of its workInsect Science: 7 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 10.2% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 11.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKQueensland Museum136fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences39%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences12%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science3525.9%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2316.7%
    3. Engineering11.0%
    4. Chemistry10.7%
    5. Mathematics10.6%
    6. Computer Science10.5%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3525.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1410.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology53.5%
    1. Social Sciences117.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities43.0%
    3. Psychology10.8%
    1. Medicine42.9%
    2. Veterinary10.6%
    3. Health Professions00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Queensland Museum specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 36.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 23.1 works36×
← 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: 5.34× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.91× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.48× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.64× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.22× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.76× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.64×23 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.34×34 works
  3. Environmental Science5.22×35 works
  4. Veterinary4.76×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology3.48×5 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.91×14 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.05×4 works
  8. Social Sciences0.62×11 works
  9. Mathematics0.50×1 works
  10. Chemistry0.41×1 works
  11. Psychology0.26×1 works
  12. Medicine0.15×4 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.12×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.09×0 works
  15. Engineering0.07×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.06×1 works
  17. Materials Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Queensland Museum?

Ranked on the quality score, Peter J. Bishop, Paul Muir and Carden Crea Wallace lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Queensland Museum.

  1. 1 Peter J. Bishop Australia · #365,801 worldwide 939 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Paul Muir Australia · #626,682 worldwide 7.7k citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Carden Crea Wallace Australia · #657,013 worldwide 10k citations · 114 works
  4. 4 Scott A. Hocknull Australia · #697,271 worldwide 1.9k citations · 136 works
  5. 5 Michel Pichon Australia · #783,782 worldwide 3.5k citations · 98 works
  6. 6 Robert D. Adlard Australia · #1,960,685 worldwide 3.4k citations · 60 works
  7. 7 Michael Quinnell Australia · #2,132,903 worldwide 388 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Christine L. Lambkin Australia · #2,472,559 worldwide 2.6k citations · 72 works
  9. 9 Peter A. Jell Australia · #2,477,418 worldwide 1.9k citations · 74 works
  10. 10 Claudia P. Arango Australia · #2,523,237 worldwide 1.6k citations · 81 works
All ranked researchers at Queensland Museum

What are the most cited papers from Queensland Museum?

The most cited paper from Queensland Museum is "Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals" (Terry P. Hughes et al., 2017), with 3,495 citations. Next come "Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene" (2,281) and "The broad footprint of climate change from genes to biomes to people" (1,444).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals Terry P. Hughes et al. · Nature Open access Mar 2017 3,495
2 Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene Terry P. Hughes et al. · Science Open access 5 Jan 2018 2,281
3 The broad footprint of climate change from genes to biomes to people Brett R. Scheffers, Luc De Meester, Tom C. L. Bridge et al. · Science 11 Nov 2016 1,444
4 Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges John N. A. Hooper, Rob W. M. van Soest Book chapter 2002 1,201
5 The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity Ward Appeltans et al. · Current Biology Open access121 authors 15 Nov 2012 1,082
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Queensland Museum?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Biogeography, Phylogeny, Climate Change, Molecular Phylogeny, Invasive Species, Taxonomy and Phylogenetic Analysis.

▲ 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-now 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. Biodiversity30▲ 29×18 topics
  2. Biogeography24▲ 64×14 topics
  3. Climate Change22▲ 5.8×22 topics
  4. Phylogeny20▲ 88×14 topics
  5. Molecular Phylogeny19▲ 84×10 topics
  6. Invasive Species19▲ 32×15 topics
  7. Taxonomy18▲ 91×10 topics
  8. Phylogenetic Analysis15▲ 35×10 topics
  9. DNA Barcoding14▲ 58×9 topics
  10. Conservation13▲ 23×14 topics
  11. Evolution12▲ 34×10 topics
  12. Population Dynamics12▲ 34×8 topics
  13. Ecology11▲ 46×4 topics
  14. Morphology10▲ 43×7 topics
  15. Global Change8▲ 22×4 topics
  16. Biological Control8▲ 36×6 topics
  17. Marine Ecosystems7▲ 93×2 topics
  18. Conservation Biology6▲ 44×4 topics
  19. Ecosystem6▲ 44×3 topics
  20. Community Ecology6▲ 54×2 topics
  21. Acariformes6▲ 730×1 topic
  22. Mites6▲ 730×1 topic
  23. Ecosystem Functioning6▲ 20×5 topics
  24. Neotropical Region6▲ 228×2 topics
  25. Host-Parasite Interactions6▲ 134×1 topic
  26. Parasites6▲ 134×1 topic
  27. Coleoptera5▲ 145×2 topics
  28. Cretaceous5▲ 155×2 topics
  29. Species Delimitation5▲ 82×3 topics
  30. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Ocean Acidification5▲ 45×3 topics
  32. Genetic Structure5▲ 46×4 topics
  33. Cultural Identity4▲ 6.3×2 topics
  34. Adaptive Radiation4▲ 94×2 topics
  35. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles4▲ 71×1 topic
  36. Jasmonate Signaling4▲ 71×1 topic
  37. Mammal Evolution4▲ 139×1 topic
  38. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis4▲ 139×1 topic
  39. Endemism4▲ 155×2 topics
  40. Fisheries4▲ 65×2 topics

Which research topics does Queensland Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Study of Mite Species, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Evolution and Paleontology Studies and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control.

Study of Mite Species6Study of Mite Species: 6 fractional worksParasite Biology and Hos…6Parasite Biology and Host Interactions: 6 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 4 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 4 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 4 fractional worksPaleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 4 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 4 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…4Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 4 fractional worksScarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography: 4 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcologyPaleontologyInsect Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Study of Mite Species Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  2. 2 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 6 works
  3. 3 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 4 works
  4. 4 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 4 works
  5. 5 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 4 works
  6. 6 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 4 works
  7. 7 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 4 works
  8. 8 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  9. 9 Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography Paleontology 4 works
  10. 10 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 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 available41.4%not open58.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.5%domestic only68.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Queensland Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Queensland Museum as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00049% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Queensland Museum0.00045% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Queensland Museum over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Queensland Museum16.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.5% in 2025.

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