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Rochester Museum and Science Center

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Research works
31
▼ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
187
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Rochester Museum and Science Center

Not ranked overall: Rochester Museum and Science Center is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Rochester Museum and Science Center work in?

In all years, 43% of research at Rochester Museum and Science Center is in Social Sciences, 41% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (28%), Social Sciences (22%), Arts and Humanities (13%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 13 fractional works · 43.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 22.4% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 17.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 12.7% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 40.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 28.0% of its workPaleontology: 6 fractional works · 18.5% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 10.9% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKRochester Museumand Science…31fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences43%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences722.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities412.7%
    3. Psychology24.8%
    4. Decision Sciences13.2%
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences928.0%
    2. Environmental Science310.9%
    3. Engineering00.5%
    4. Materials Science00.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences27.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.1%
    3. Neuroscience00.5%
    1. Health Professions25.3%
    2. Medicine00.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Who are the top researchers at Rochester Museum and Science Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Arthur Caswell Parker, George C. McIntosh and Martha L. Sempowski lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rochester Museum and Science Center.

  1. 1 Arthur Caswell Parker United States · #2,321,612 worldwide 536 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 George C. McIntosh United States · #3,054,328 worldwide 263 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Martha L. Sempowski United States · #3,295,941 worldwide 221 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Rochester Museum and Science Center

What are the most cited papers from Rochester Museum and Science Center?

The most cited paper from Rochester Museum and Science Center is "Natural selection shaped the rise and fall of passenger pigeon genomic diversity" (Gemma G. R. Murray et al., 2017), with 139 citations. Next come "Non-Destructive Analysis of European Cobalt Blue Glass Trade Beads" (49) and "A contribution to Bontoc ethnobotany" (42).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Natural selection shaped the rise and fall of passenger pigeon genomic diversity Gemma G. R. Murray et al. · Science Open access 17 Nov 2017 139
2 Non-Destructive Analysis of European Cobalt Blue Glass Trade Beads Ronald G.V. Hancock, Jon McKechnie, Susanne Aufreiter et al. · Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Jun 2000 49
3 A contribution to Bontoc ethnobotany Connie Cox Bodner, Roy E. Gereau · Economic Botany Jul 1988 42
4 Amplitude-only, passive, broadband, optical spatial cloaking of very large objects John C. Howell, J. Benjamin Howell, Joseph S. Choi · Applied Optics Open access 18 Mar 2014 41
5 On the Transition from Tin-Rich to Antimony-Rich European White Soda-Glass Trade Beads for the Senecas of Northeastern North America Martha L. Sempowski, A. Nohe, Jean‐François Moreau et al. · Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Jun 2000 39
All 43 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Rochester Museum and Science Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Biogeography, Molecular Phylogeny, Climate Change, Traditional Irrigation, Water Sustainability, Cultural Identity and Agricultural Origins.

▲ 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 38 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Cultural Heritage4▲ 31×4 topics
  2. Climate Change4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  3. Biogeography3▲ 32×4 topics
  4. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 47×4 topics
  5. Traditional Irrigation2▲ 592×1 topic
  6. Water Sustainability2▲ 592×1 topic
  7. Cultural Identity2▲ 16×2 topics
  8. Agricultural Origins2▲ 189×1 topic
  9. Conservation Biology2▲ 60×2 topics
  10. Radiocarbon Dating2▲ 189×1 topic
  11. Archaeology2▲ 43×3 topics
  12. Paleoproductivity2▲ 156×1 topic
  13. Paleoredox2▲ 156×1 topic
  14. African Diaspora2▲ 153×1 topic
  15. Black Feminist Theory2▲ 706×1 topic
  16. Island Ecosystems2▲ 130×2 topics
  17. History2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  18. Invasive Species2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  19. Mammal Evolution2▲ 185×1 topic
  20. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis2▲ 185×1 topic
  21. Population Dynamics2▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 24×3 topics
  23. Arctic Indigenous Peoples2▲ 244×1 topic
  24. Conservation2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  25. LiDAR2▲ 130×1 topic
  26. Remote Sensing2▲ 4.5×1 topic
  27. Traditional Knowledge2▲ 113×1 topic
  28. Mast Seeding1▲ 148×1 topic
  29. Rodent Eradication1▲ 148×1 topic
  30. Identity1▲ 5.5×3 topics
  31. Visual Culture1▲ 74×3 topics
  32. Mental Health1▲ 3.3×3 topics
  33. Biodiversity1▲ 4.2×2 topics
  34. Concept Mapping1▲ 58×1 topic
  35. Deep-Sea Ecology1▲ 65×1 topic
  36. Marine Biodiversity1▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Social Justice1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  38. Theory-Based Evaluation1▲ 134×1 topic

Which research topics does Rochester Museum and Science Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Digital and Traditional Archives Management, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies and Photography and Visual Culture.

Evolution and Paleontolo…0Evolution and Paleontology Studies: 0 fractional worksDigital and Traditional …0Digital and Traditional Archives Management: 0 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology …0Bat Biology and Ecology Studies: 0 fractional worksPhotography and Visual C…0Photography and Visual Culture: 0 fractional worksParticipatory Visual Res…0Participatory Visual Research Methods: 0 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…0Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 0 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 0 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 0 fractional works
PaleontologyConservationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsHistory3 others

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

  1. 1 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 0 works
  2. 2 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 0 works
  3. 3 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  4. 4 Photography and Visual Culture History 0 works
  5. 5 Participatory Visual Research Methods Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 0 works
  7. 7 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 0 works
  8. 8 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 0 works
  9. 9 African Studies and Geopolitics Anthropology 0 works
  10. 10 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 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 available17.1%not open82.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.3%domestic only92.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rochester Museum and Science Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Rochester Museum and Science Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000025% in 2022.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Rochester Museum and Science Center0.000017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Rochester Museum and Science Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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