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Royal Museum for Central Africa

In research, Royal Museum for Central Africa stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,614 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,126 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 46.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,073
of 28,054 · #7,160 all time
Rank in Belgium
#71
of 138
Research works
1.2k
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
24.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Royal Museum for Central Africa known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,614 of 3,409 9.2%64 #1925
Life SciencesDomain #7,126 of 7,800 8.7%95 #9376

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Museum for Central Africa 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).

What does Royal Museum for Central Africa specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 46.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 39.8 works46×
  2. GeneticsSubfield · 21.3 works14×
← 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: 7.43× its world share, 64 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.75× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.74× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.27× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.63× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Museum for Central Africa?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean-Paul Liégeois, Hans Beeckman and Jan Moeyersons lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Museum for Central Africa.

  1. 1 Jean-Paul Liégeois Belgium · #96,704 worldwide 457 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Hans Beeckman Belgium · #132,588 worldwide 514 citations · 127 works
  3. 3 Jan Moeyersons Belgium · #180,568 worldwide 226 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Damien Delvaux Belgium · #197,396 worldwide 251 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Luc André Belgium · #217,807 worldwide 287 citations · 74 works
  6. 6 Pierre‐Denis Plisnier Belgium · #220,335 worldwide 776 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 D. Cardinal Belgium · #391,252 worldwide 235 citations · 58 works
  8. 8 Benoît Smets Belgium · #448,605 worldwide 91 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Théodore Trefon Belgium · #473,333 worldwide 20 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 J. Klerkx Belgium · #559,013 worldwide 82 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Museum for Central Africa

Which keywords describe research at Royal Museum for Central Africa?

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

▲ 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. Biodiversity42▲ 30×20 topics
  2. Phylogeny40▲ 146×17 topics
  3. Invasive Species36▲ 47×17 topics
  4. DNA Barcoding32▲ 109×9 topics
  5. Taxonomy32▲ 137×14 topics
  6. Evolution32▲ 70×14 topics
  7. Climate Change28▲ 5.7×41 topics
  8. Biogeography27▲ 58×20 topics
  9. Morphology21▲ 66×8 topics
  10. Biological Control18▲ 64×7 topics
  11. Molecular Phylogeny17▲ 59×10 topics
  12. Cryptic Species15▲ 353×2 topics
  13. Lepidoptera13▲ 391×1 topic
  14. Molecular Phylogenetics13▲ 391×1 topic
  15. Conservation12▲ 15×14 topics
  16. Global Change12▲ 25×6 topics
  17. Habitat Fragmentation12▲ 29×5 topics
  18. Population Dynamics11▲ 25×11 topics
  19. Phylogenetic Analysis9▲ 16×13 topics
  20. Host Specificity8▲ 41×3 topics
  21. Speciation8▲ 114×2 topics
  22. Ecology8▲ 28×8 topics
  23. Ecosystem Services8▲ 11×6 topics
  24. Adaptation8▲ 14×7 topics
  25. Plant-Animal Interactions7▲ 46×1 topic
  26. Pollinator Decline7▲ 46×1 topic
  27. Coleoptera7▲ 185×2 topics
  28. Tropical Forests6▲ 98×2 topics
  29. Species Delimitation6▲ 79×3 topics
  30. Diversification6▲ 88×2 topics
  31. Gall-Inducing Insects6▲ 403×1 topic
  32. Parasitoid Wasps6▲ 403×1 topic
  33. Cryptic Diversity6▲ 202×2 topics
  34. beetles5▲ 228×1 topic
  35. Biodiversity Loss5▲ 54×3 topics
  36. Groundwater5▲ 34×3 topics
  37. Spider Phylogenomics5▲ 411×1 topic
  38. Taxonomic Revision5▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Community Ecology5▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Ecosystem5▲ 24×3 topics

Which research topics does Royal Museum for Central Africa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Plant and animal studies, Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny and Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution.

Lepidoptera: Biology and…13Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 13 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 7 fractional worksHymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny: 6 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 5 fractional worksSpider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies: 5 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 5 fractional worksParasite Biology and Hos…4Parasite Biology and Host Interactions: 4 fractional worksFossil Insects in Amber: 4 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 3 fractional worksResearch on scale insects: 3 fractional works
GeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPaleontologyEcology2 others

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

  1. 1 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 13 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  3. 3 Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  4. 4 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  5. 5 Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies Genetics 5 works
  6. 6 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 5 works
  7. 7 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 4 works
  8. 8 Fossil Insects in Amber Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  9. 9 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 3 works
  10. 10 Research on scale insects Insect Science 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 available49.5%not open50.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.0%domestic only50.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Museum for Central Africa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.