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Royal Ontario Museum

In research, Royal Ontario Museum stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,670 of 21,541 worldwide), Environmental Science (#2,084 of 6,208 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,459 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 17.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,269
of 28,054 · #8,725 all time
Rank in Canada
#240
of 403
Research works
1.3k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
33.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,670 of 21,541 31.6%731
Environmental ScienceField #2,084 of 6,208 25.8%283
Social SciencesDomain #6,459 of 16,945 20.7%264
Social SciencesField #4,572 of 10,206 20.8%123
PaleontologySubfield #133 of 290 43.3%173
Life SciencesDomain #8,245 of 14,347 31.0%314
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,565 of 2,661 39.2%346
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,124 of 6,031 30.0%182
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,532 of 7,814 32.5%123
EcologySubfield #1,081 of 1,512 21.8%129

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Royal Ontario Museum specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 17.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 24.7 works18×
← 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: 3.56× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17.79× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.57× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.57× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.56× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× 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, 17.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Ontario Museum?

Ranked on the composite score, Allan J. Baker, Burton K. Lim and Timothy A. Dickinson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Ontario Museum.

  1. 1 Allan J. Baker Canada · #34,902 worldwide 889 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Burton K. Lim Canada · #214,435 worldwide 146 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Timothy A. Dickinson Canada · #267,771 worldwide 110 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 T. E. Krogh Canada · #317,035 worldwide 205 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 K. T. Tait Canada · #337,984 worldwide 156 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Edward S. Rogers Canada · #438,788 worldwide 71 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Robert W. Murphy Canada · #493,307 worldwide 219 citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Glenn B. Wiggins Canada · #526,753 worldwide 39 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Jessica Hemmings Canada · #569,061 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 F. J. Wicks Canada · #597,996 worldwide 111 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Ontario Museum

Which keywords describe research at Royal Ontario Museum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Climate Change15▲ 6.5×27 topics
  2. Phylogenetic Analysis11▲ 42×12 topics
  3. Population Dynamics11▲ 49×8 topics
  4. Molecular Phylogeny11▲ 78×6 topics
  5. Conservation10▲ 27×11 topics
  6. Biogeography10▲ 44×12 topics
  7. Biodiversity7▲ 11×13 topics
  8. Invasive Species7▲ 19×12 topics
  9. Morphology7▲ 43×6 topics
  10. Adaptive Radiation6▲ 242×2 topics
  11. Mammal Evolution6▲ 349×1 topic
  12. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis6▲ 349×1 topic
  13. Phylogeny6▲ 46×10 topics
  14. Evolution6▲ 26×11 topics
  15. Cretaceous5▲ 273×2 topics
  16. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 25×5 topics
  17. Ecology4▲ 32×4 topics
  18. Dinosaur4▲ 392×1 topic
  19. Genetic Diversity4▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Paleontology4▲ 392×1 topic
  21. Conservation Biology4▲ 42×3 topics
  22. Marine Ecosystems4▲ 80×2 topics
  23. Rays4▲ 204×1 topic
  24. Sharks4▲ 204×1 topic
  25. DNA Barcoding4▲ 24×7 topics
  26. Agricultural Origins3▲ 106×1 topic
  27. Radiocarbon Dating3▲ 106×1 topic
  28. Adaptive Evolution3▲ 55×2 topics
  29. Genetic Structure3▲ 43×3 topics
  30. Metabolic Rate3▲ 49×2 topics
  31. Habitat Selection3▲ 40×2 topics
  32. Bats2▲ 85×1 topic
  33. Biodiversity Loss2▲ 54×3 topics
  34. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 15×5 topics
  35. Hibernation2▲ 178×1 topic
  36. Paleoproductivity2▲ 94×1 topic
  37. Paleoredox2▲ 94×1 topic
  38. Global Change2▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Species Delimitation2▲ 57×2 topics
  40. Plate Tectonics2▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Royal Ontario Museum publish most on?

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

Evolution and Paleontolo…6Evolution and Paleontology Studies: 6 fractional worksPaleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 4 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: 2 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 2 fractional worksGenetic diversity and po…2Genetic diversity and population structure: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional works
PaleontologyNature and Landscape ConservationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGenetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 6 works
  2. 2 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 4 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 2 works
  6. 6 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 2 works
  7. 7 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 2 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  9. 9 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  10. 10 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Ontario Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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