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Silesian Museum

In research, Silesian Museum stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#5,884 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#14,269 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,821
of 28,054 · #40,159 all time
Rank in Czechia
#143
of 163
Research works
292
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
864
3.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Silesian 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #5,884 of 6,031 7.5%145
Life SciencesDomain #14,269 of 14,347 7.0%165

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Silesian 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 Silesian Museum specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 29.0 works7.7×
← 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: 7.65× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.81× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.13× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.90× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.46× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.02× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× 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, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Silesian Museum?

Ranked on the composite score, Jindřích Roháček, Czesław Greń and Jiřı́ Řehulka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Silesian Museum.

  1. 1 Jindřích Roháček Czechia · #498,985 worldwide 43 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Czesław Greń Czechia · #1,424,783 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Jiřı́ Řehulka Czechia · #1,588,277 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Silesian Museum

Which keywords describe research at Silesian Museum?

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

▲ 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. Phylogeny16▲ 137×11 topics
  2. Evolution14▲ 70×5 topics
  3. Taxonomy14▲ 133×7 topics
  4. Biogeography12▲ 59×10 topics
  5. Biodiversity12▲ 19×15 topics
  6. Morphology11▲ 83×4 topics
  7. Invasive Species11▲ 33×15 topics
  8. DNA Barcoding10▲ 75×7 topics
  9. Climate Change7▲ 3.2×12 topics
  10. Systematics6▲ 432×2 topics
  11. Biological Control6▲ 47×6 topics
  12. Molecular Phylogeny6▲ 45×7 topics
  13. Diptera5▲ 1454×1 topic
  14. molecular data5▲ 1454×1 topic
  15. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 19×8 topics
  16. Coleoptera4▲ 272×2 topics
  17. Ecology4▲ 34×5 topics
  18. Conservation4▲ 12×8 topics
  19. Biomimetic Synthesis4▲ 318×1 topic
  20. Peptide-Directed Materials4▲ 318×1 topic
  21. Diversification4▲ 117×1 topic
  22. Eastern Europe4▲ 82×2 topics
  23. Soviet Union4▲ 79×2 topics
  24. beetles4▲ 354×1 topic
  25. Cultural Heritage4▲ 8.1×5 topics
  26. Cryptic Species3▲ 184×2 topics
  27. Amber Fossils3▲ 454×1 topic
  28. Insect Evolution3▲ 454×1 topic
  29. Population Dynamics3▲ 16×5 topics
  30. Microbiota3▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Polish history3▲ 139×1 topic
  32. Polish minority3▲ 139×1 topic
  33. Eastern European culture3▲ 249×1 topic
  34. Lepidoptera3▲ 190×1 topic
  35. Molecular Phylogenetics3▲ 190×1 topic
  36. Polish nobility3▲ 249×1 topic
  37. Host Specificity3▲ 30×5 topics
  38. Archaeology2▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  40. Scandinavia2▲ 193×1 topic

Which research topics does Silesian Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diptera species taxonomy and behavior, Diatoms and Algae Research, Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution and Fossil Insects in Amber.

Diptera species taxonomy…5Diptera species taxonomy and behavior: 5 fractional worksDiatoms and Algae Research4Diatoms and Algae Research: 4 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and …4Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 4 fractional worksFossil Insects in Amber3Fossil Insects in Amber: 3 fractional worksPolish Historical and Cultural Studies: 3 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 3 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …3Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland: 3 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeolo…2Historical and Archaeological Studies: 2 fractional worksHymenoptera taxonomy and…2Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny: 2 fractional worksInsect behavior and cont…2Insect behavior and control techniques: 2 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsBiomaterialsPolitical Science and International RelationsGenetics2 others

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

  1. 1 Diptera species taxonomy and behavior Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  2. 2 Diatoms and Algae Research Biomaterials 4 works
  3. 3 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  4. 4 Fossil Insects in Amber Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  5. 5 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 3 works
  7. 7 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 3 works
  8. 8 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 2 works
  9. 9 Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  10. 10 Insect behavior and control techniques Insect Science 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 available72.7%not open27.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.2%domestic only73.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Silesian Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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