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In research, Royal Ontario Museum stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,501 of 11,023 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,382 of 17,446 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#606 of 2,224 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences (Earth and Planetary Sciences is 17.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,492
of 22,385 · #3,849 all time
Rank in Canada
#211
of 305
Research works
1.3k
▼ 34% vs 2018-21
Citations
44k
33.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.14×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Royal Ontario Museum

What is Royal Ontario 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 #1,501 of 11,023 12.2%314
Physical SciencesDomain #4,382 of 17,446 12.5%731
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #606 of 2,224 13.6%346
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,789 of 5,801 12.7%123
Social SciencesDomain #4,615 of 14,833 10.2%264
Environmental ScienceField #1,921 of 5,407 11.1%283
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,856 of 5,126 12.1%182
PaleontologySubfield #130 of 282 12.8%173
EcologySubfield #744 of 1,384 8.1%129
Social SciencesField #5,957 of 9,330 12.0%123

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Ontario 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 Royal Ontario Museum work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Royal Ontario Museum is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (27%), Environmental Science (23%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (17%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 55 fractional works · 56.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26 fractional works · 27.0% of its workPaleontology: 18 fractional works · 18.1% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 22 fractional works · 23.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 8 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 7.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 24.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 17.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 9 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 16.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 8.1% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRoyal OntarioMuseum97fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences57%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences16%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences2627.0%
    2. Environmental Science2223.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy33.4%
    4. Mathematics11.0%
    5. Engineering10.8%
    6. Materials Science10.7%
    7. Computer Science10.6%
    8. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1717.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology66.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    1. Arts and Humanities88.1%
    2. Social Sciences66.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting11.1%
    4. Psychology10.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Medicine22.0%
    2. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Royal Ontario Museum specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 17.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 26.2 works17×
← 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: 3.59× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17.24× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.66× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.54× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.82× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 17.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences17.24×26 works
  2. Environmental Science4.66×22 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.59×16 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.82×8 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.54×3 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.21×6 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.03×1 works
  8. Mathematics0.88×1 works
  9. Social Sciences0.49×6 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.35×1 works
  11. Psychology0.25×1 works
  12. Nursing0.23×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.19×1 works
  14. Chemistry0.11×0 works
  15. Medicine0.10×2 works
  16. Computer Science0.08×1 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.07×0 works
  18. Engineering0.06×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Royal Ontario Museum?

Ranked on the quality score, T. E. Krogh, Jean‐Marc Moncalvo and Jean‐Bernard Caron lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Ontario Museum.

  1. 1 T. E. Krogh Canada · #87,320 worldwide 11k citations · 93 works
  2. 2 Jean‐Marc Moncalvo Canada · #248,171 worldwide 17k citations · 105 works
  3. 3 Jean‐Bernard Caron Canada · #258,964 worldwide 4.3k citations · 172 works
  4. 4 David C. Evans Canada · #387,394 worldwide 7.6k citations · 240 works
  5. 5 Hernán López‐Fernández Canada · #413,039 worldwide 3.2k citations · 81 works
  6. 6 T. Cuyler Young Canada · #579,344 worldwide 1.6k citations · 102 works
  7. 7 Allan J. Baker Canada · #685,281 worldwide 17k citations · 227 works
  8. 8 Nathan K. Lujan Canada · #1,029,924 worldwide 3.4k citations · 165 works
  9. 9 Justin Jennings Canada · #1,073,226 worldwide 1.5k citations · 124 works
  10. 10 F. J. Wicks Canada · #1,078,995 worldwide 2.1k citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Ontario Museum

What are the most cited papers from Royal Ontario Museum?

The most cited paper from Royal Ontario Museum is "THREE NATURAL ZIRCON STANDARDS FOR U‐TH‐PB, LU‐HF, TRACE ELEMENT AND REE ANALYSES" (Michael Wiedenbeck, Paul Allé, Fernando Corfú et al., 1995), with 6,331 citations. Next come "Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi" (5,240) and "Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species" (3,311).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 THREE NATURAL ZIRCON STANDARDS FOR U‐TH‐PB, LU‐HF, TRACE ELEMENT AND REE ANALYSES Michael Wiedenbeck, Paul Allé, Fernando Corfú et al. · Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research Apr 1995 6,331
2 Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi Conrad L. Schoch et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access156 authors 27 Mar 2012 5,240
3 Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species Arang Rhie et al. · Nature Open access129 authors 28 Apr 2021 3,311
4 TEMORA 1: a new zircon standard for Phanerozoic U–Pb geochronology L. P. Black, Sandra L. Kamo, Charlotte M. Allen et al. · Chemical Geology 9 Jun 2003 2,311
5 Improved 206Pb/238U microprobe geochronology by the monitoring of a trace-element-related matrix effect; SHRIMP, ID–TIMS, ELA–ICP–MS and oxygen isotope documentation for a series of zircon standards L. P. Black, Sandra L. Kamo, Charlotte M. Allen et al. · Chemical Geology Apr 2004 1,953
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Royal Ontario Museum?

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

▲ 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. Climate Change17▲ 6.3×29 topics
  2. Phylogenetic Analysis13▲ 43×12 topics
  3. Population Dynamics12▲ 50×8 topics
  4. Conservation12▲ 29×12 topics
  5. Molecular Phylogeny12▲ 76×7 topics
  6. Biogeography11▲ 40×12 topics
  7. Biodiversity8▲ 11×15 topics
  8. Invasive Species8▲ 19×13 topics
  9. Morphology7▲ 43×6 topics
  10. Phylogeny7▲ 43×10 topics
  11. Adaptive Radiation7▲ 222×2 topics
  12. Mammal Evolution7▲ 331×1 topic
  13. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis7▲ 331×1 topic
  14. Evolution6▲ 24×11 topics
  15. Cretaceous6▲ 242×2 topics
  16. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 27×5 topics
  17. Ecology5▲ 30×4 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity5▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Dinosaur5▲ 334×1 topic
  20. Paleontology5▲ 334×1 topic
  21. Conservation Biology4▲ 42×3 topics
  22. Marine Ecosystems4▲ 81×2 topics
  23. DNA Barcoding4▲ 24×8 topics
  24. Rays4▲ 190×1 topic
  25. Sharks4▲ 190×1 topic
  26. Agricultural Origins3▲ 104×1 topic
  27. Radiocarbon Dating3▲ 104×1 topic
  28. Genetic Structure3▲ 45×3 topics
  29. Metabolic Rate3▲ 50×2 topics
  30. Bats3▲ 94×2 topics
  31. Biodiversity Loss3▲ 52×3 topics
  32. Echolocation3▲ 187×1 topic
  33. Hibernation3▲ 187×1 topic
  34. Adaptive Evolution3▲ 52×2 topics
  35. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 14×5 topics
  36. Habitat Selection3▲ 39×2 topics
  37. Species Delimitation3▲ 57×2 topics
  38. Global Change2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  39. Paleoproductivity2▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Paleoredox2▲ 78×1 topic

Which research topics does Royal Ontario Museum publish most on?

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

Evolution and Paleontolo…7Evolution and Paleontology Studies: 7 fractional worksPaleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 5 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…4Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 4 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …3Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 3 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology Studies: 3 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 2 fractional worksGenetic diversity and po…2Genetic diversity and population structure: 2 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksFish biology, ecology, and behavior: 2 fractional works
PaleontologyNature and Landscape ConservationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGenetics2 others

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

  1. 1 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 7 works
  2. 2 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 5 works
  3. 3 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  4. 4 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 3 works
  5. 5 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  6. 6 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 2 works
  7. 7 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 2 works
  8. 8 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  9. 9 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Fish biology, ecology, and behavior Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 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 available34.9%not open65.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.6%domestic only65.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Royal Ontario Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% 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 Royal Ontario Museum as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00026% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Royal Ontario Museum0.00038% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Royal Ontario 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Royal Ontario Museum9.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.7% in 2007.

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