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Royal British Columbia Museum

In research, Royal British Columbia Museum stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15,723 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,713 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,588
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#547
of 896
Research works
350
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.9k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Royal British Columbia 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
Physical SciencesDomain #15,723 of 21,541 17.2%122
Life SciencesDomain #13,713 of 14,347 21.7%144

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal British Columbia 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).

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: 6.19× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.88× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9.79× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.11× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.83× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal British Columbia Museum?

Ranked on the composite score, Henry M. Reiswig, Richard J. Hebda and Art Borkent lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal British Columbia Museum.

  1. 1 Henry M. Reiswig Canada · #339,848 worldwide 139 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Richard J. Hebda Canada · #891,896 worldwide 67 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Art Borkent Canada · #1,032,548 worldwide 47 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 David W. Nagorsen Canada · #1,120,605 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Yevgeniya Nusinovich Canada · #1,399,932 worldwide 3 citations · 66 works
  6. 6 Harlan I. Smith Canada · #1,449,871 worldwide 9 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Royal British Columbia Museum

Which keywords describe research at Royal British Columbia Museum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Biogeography, Climate Change, Phylogeny, DNA Barcoding, Invasive Species, Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution.

▲ 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 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. Climate Change6▲ 6.7×19 topics
  2. Biodiversity6▲ 24×16 topics
  3. Biogeography6▲ 67×14 topics
  4. Phylogeny4▲ 82×10 topics
  5. DNA Barcoding4▲ 74×7 topics
  6. Invasive Species4▲ 27×12 topics
  7. Evolution4▲ 43×7 topics
  8. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 69×6 topics
  9. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 32×9 topics
  10. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 51×6 topics
  11. Taxonomy3▲ 74×8 topics
  12. Conservation2▲ 15×11 topics
  13. Global Change2▲ 26×4 topics
  14. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 27×4 topics
  15. Species Delimitation2▲ 138×3 topics
  16. Cretaceous2▲ 254×2 topics
  17. Lepidoptera2▲ 300×1 topic
  18. Molecular Phylogenetics2▲ 300×1 topic
  19. Population Dynamics2▲ 22×7 topics
  20. Biomonitoring2▲ 64×2 topics
  21. Phylogenetics2▲ 109×2 topics
  22. Ecology2▲ 31×6 topics
  23. Amber Fossils1▲ 441×1 topic
  24. Insect Evolution1▲ 441×1 topic
  25. Taxonomic Revision1▲ 57×2 topics
  26. Cultural Sustainability1▲ 68×2 topics
  27. Desiccation Tolerance1▲ 231×2 topics
  28. Morphology1▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Mosses1▲ 145×2 topics
  30. Symbiosis1▲ 39×2 topics
  31. Cryptic Diversity1▲ 239×2 topics
  32. Ecosystem Services1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  33. Plant-Animal Interactions1▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Pollinator Decline1▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Araneae Diversity1▲ 473×1 topic
  36. Spider Phylogenomics1▲ 473×1 topic
  37. Biological Control1▲ 19×5 topics
  38. Genetic Structure1▲ 41×2 topics

Which research topics does Royal British Columbia Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Fossil Insects in Amber, Plant and animal studies and Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies.

Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 2 fractional worksFossil Insects in Amber: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies1Plant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksSpider Taxonomy and Beha…1Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies: 1 fractional worksLichen and fungal ecology: 1 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 1 fractional worksFreshwater macroinverteb…1Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology: 1 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 1 fractional worksTardigrade Biology and E…1Tardigrade Biology and Ecology: 1 fractional works
GeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsOceanographyEcology1 others

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

  1. 1 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 2 works
  2. 2 Fossil Insects in Amber Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  3. 3 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  4. 4 Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies Genetics 1 works
  5. 5 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  6. 6 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 1 works
  7. 7 Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 1 works
  9. 9 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Tardigrade Biology and Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available41.5%not open58.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.2%domestic only67.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal British Columbia Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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