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Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology

In research, Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,445 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#927 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,364 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#5,373
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,268
of 8,685
Research works
892
▼ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
35.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
37.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology 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 #1,445 of 16,945 30.0%417
Social SciencesField #927 of 10,206 29.9%211
Physical SciencesDomain #7,364 of 21,541 34.5%281
Life SciencesDomain #6,545 of 14,347 32.6%128
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,997 of 3,836 27.0%137
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,659 of 2,661 38.9%155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology 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: 1.38× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12.60× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.30× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.32× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 12.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology?

Ranked on the composite score, David Pilbeam, Carl A. Francis and Ofer Bar‐Yosef lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology.

  1. 1 David Pilbeam United States · #120,553 worldwide 246 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Carl A. Francis United States · #199,573 worldwide 141 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Ofer Bar‐Yosef United States · #207,793 worldwide 130 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Hugh Hencken United States · #301,649 worldwide 61 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Monni Adams United States · #304,363 worldwide 22 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Jeffrey Quilter United States · #466,900 worldwide 42 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 S. K. Lothrop United States · #635,220 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Jeffrey P. Brain United States · #699,790 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Charles Peabody United States · #1,053,835 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Watson Smith United States · #1,344,512 worldwide 12 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology

Which keywords describe research at Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Phylogenetic Analysis, Biogeography, Conservation, Biodiversity, Molecular Phylogeny, Population Dynamics, Evolution and Morphology.

▲ 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. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 30×6 topics
  2. Biogeography5▲ 34×11 topics
  3. Climate Change5▲ 3.3×21 topics
  4. Conservation5▲ 19×9 topics
  5. Biodiversity5▲ 11×12 topics
  6. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 49×9 topics
  7. Population Dynamics4▲ 30×7 topics
  8. Evolution4▲ 28×10 topics
  9. Morphology4▲ 37×6 topics
  10. Cretaceous3▲ 251×2 topics
  11. Adaptive Radiation3▲ 168×2 topics
  12. Dinosaur3▲ 404×1 topic
  13. Paleontology3▲ 404×1 topic
  14. Mammal Evolution3▲ 236×1 topic
  15. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis3▲ 236×1 topic
  16. Invasive Species2▲ 10×10 topics
  17. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 19×4 topics
  18. DNA Barcoding2▲ 22×6 topics
  19. Phylogeny2▲ 24×9 topics
  20. Ecology2▲ 22×4 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  22. Archaeology2▲ 25×8 topics
  23. Freshwater2▲ 67×2 topics
  24. Conservation Biology2▲ 28×3 topics
  25. Fisheries2▲ 76×2 topics
  26. Holocene2▲ 25×3 topics
  27. Marine Ecosystems2▲ 52×2 topics
  28. Mediterranean2▲ 30×4 topics
  29. Agricultural Origins2▲ 79×1 topic
  30. Migration2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  31. Physiological Adaptation2▲ 84×2 topics
  32. Radiocarbon Dating2▲ 79×1 topic
  33. Rays2▲ 131×1 topic
  34. Sharks2▲ 131×1 topic
  35. Cultural Sustainability1▲ 42×2 topics
  36. Crayfish1▲ 215×1 topic
  37. Invasion1▲ 215×1 topic
  38. Cultural Exchange1▲ 16×4 topics
  39. Global Change1▲ 8.2×4 topics
  40. Neurobiology1▲ 8.1×2 topics

Which research topics does Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.

Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 3 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 3 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 2 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 2 fractional worksCrustacean biology and ecology: 1 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 1 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratig…1Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 1 fractional worksPsychedelics and Drug Studies: 1 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 1 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional works
PaleontologyNature and Landscape ConservationEcologyAnthropology3 others

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

  1. 1 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 3 works
  2. 2 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 3 works
  3. 3 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 2 works
  4. 4 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Crustacean biology and ecology Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 1 works
  7. 7 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 1 works
  8. 8 Psychedelics and Drug Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 1 works
  10. 10 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 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 available20.5%not open79.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% lower 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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