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School of the Museum of Fine Arts

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Research works
75
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
781
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: School of the Museum of Fine Arts is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.32× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.87× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyArts and Humanities: 12.65× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.11× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 12.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at School of the Museum of Fine Arts?

Ranked on the composite score, Katherine Eremin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is School of the Museum of Fine Arts.

  1. 1 Katherine Eremin United States · #977,747 worldwide 42 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at School of the Museum of Fine Arts

Which keywords describe research at School of the Museum of Fine Arts?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Conservation, Raman Spectroscopy, Hyperspectral Imaging, Archaeological Science, X-Ray Fluorescence, Cultural Sustainability and Risk Assessment.

▲ 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 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. Cultural Heritage20▲ 60×11 topics
  2. Conservation9▲ 24×4 topics
  3. Raman Spectroscopy8▲ 43×2 topics
  4. Hyperspectral Imaging7▲ 30×2 topics
  5. Archaeological Science7▲ 422×1 topic
  6. X-Ray Fluorescence7▲ 422×1 topic
  7. Climate Change6▲ 3.0×4 topics
  8. Cultural Sustainability5▲ 145×2 topics
  9. Environmental Monitoring5▲ 20×1 topic
  10. Museum Environments5▲ 426×1 topic
  11. Risk Assessment5▲ 11×2 topics
  12. Archaeology5▲ 41×7 topics
  13. Biodeterioration4▲ 210×1 topic
  14. Geomycology4▲ 210×1 topic
  15. Religion4▲ 8.2×8 topics
  16. Urban Development4▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Philosophy3▲ 10×7 topics
  18. Colonialism3▲ 8.9×10 topics
  19. Informal Education3▲ 276×1 topic
  20. Museum Learning3▲ 276×1 topic
  21. Nationalism3▲ 7.8×6 topics
  22. Visual Culture3▲ 76×4 topics
  23. History3▲ 5.4×7 topics
  24. Cultural History3▲ 27×4 topics
  25. Identity3▲ 5.0×9 topics
  26. Education3▲ 2.7×9 topics
  27. Cultural Exchange2▲ 25×4 topics
  28. Photography2▲ 83×4 topics
  29. Gender2▲ 5.2×8 topics
  30. Late Antiquity2▲ 44×2 topics
  31. Literature2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  32. Bronze Age2▲ 50×3 topics
  33. LiDAR2▲ 60×1 topic
  34. Roman Economy2▲ 45×2 topics
  35. Satellite Imagery2▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Digital Images2▲ 320×1 topic
  37. Adaptive Reuse2▲ 71×1 topic
  38. Ancient Rome2▲ 46×1 topic
  39. China2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Greek Literature2▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does School of the Museum of Fine Arts publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis, Global Maritime and Colonial Histories, Cinema and Media Studies and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques.

Cultural Heritage Materi…1Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colo…1Global Maritime and Colonial Histories: 1 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies1Cinema and Media Studies: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…1Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksBuilding materials and conservation: 0 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 0 fractional worksArt Education and Develo…0Art Education and Development: 0 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 0 fractional worksConferences and Exhibitions Management: 0 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 0 fractional works
ArcheologyAnthropologyEconomics and EconometricsIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 1 works
  2. 2 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 1 works
  3. 3 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 0 works
  6. 6 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 0 works
  7. 7 Art Education and Development Visual Arts and Performing Arts 0 works
  8. 8 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 0 works
  9. 9 Conferences and Exhibitions Management Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary 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 available22.6%not open77.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.8%domestic only79.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has School of the Museum of Fine Arts's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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.

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