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Swiss National Museum

In research, Swiss National Museum stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,834 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#11,284 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,283
of 42,892
Rank in Switzerland
#203
of 429
Research works
310
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Swiss National 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 #12,834 of 21,541 41.7%128
Social SciencesDomain #11,284 of 16,945 29.4%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Swiss National 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).

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: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.25× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.99× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.18× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 11.73× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Swiss National Museum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Conservation, Literature, Phylogenetic Analysis, Biogeography, Cultural Exchange, Castle Construction and Medieval Architecture.

▲ 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. Cultural Heritage6▲ 21×8 topics
  2. Conservation4▲ 17×10 topics
  3. Literature3▲ 11×5 topics
  4. Biogeography3▲ 21×8 topics
  5. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 18×7 topics
  6. Castle Construction2▲ 567×1 topic
  7. Climate Change2▲ 1.99×15 topics
  8. Cultural Exchange2▲ 41×4 topics
  9. Medieval Architecture2▲ 260×1 topic
  10. Population Dynamics2▲ 20×7 topics
  11. Art2▲ 51×2 topics
  12. History2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  13. Evolution2▲ 15×4 topics
  14. Identity2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  15. Materiality2▲ 96×2 topics
  16. Migration2▲ 10×2 topics
  17. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 23×4 topics
  18. Morphology2▲ 20×3 topics
  19. Exhibition2▲ 313×1 topic
  20. Museum2▲ 313×1 topic
  21. Archaeology2▲ 23×4 topics
  22. Solar System Abundances2▲ 66×1 topic
  23. Terrestrial Planets2▲ 66×1 topic
  24. Dinosaur1▲ 239×1 topic
  25. Paleontology1▲ 239×1 topic
  26. Paleoproductivity1▲ 105×1 topic
  27. Paleoredox1▲ 105×1 topic
  28. Digital Transformation1▲ 5.3×1 topic
  29. Fisheries1▲ 68×2 topics
  30. Late Antiquity1▲ 53×2 topics
  31. Mammal Evolution1▲ 138×1 topic
  32. Organizational Change1▲ 39×1 topic
  33. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis1▲ 138×1 topic
  34. Gender Equality1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  35. Mediterranean1▲ 27×4 topics
  36. Middle Ages1▲ 115×2 topics
  37. Archaeological Evidence1▲ 47×2 topics
  38. Bronze Age1▲ 56×3 topics
  39. Marine Ecosystems1▲ 44×2 topics
  40. Phylogeny1▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Swiss National Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Medieval European History and Architecture, Libraries and Information Services, Astro and Planetary Science and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology.

Medieval European Histor…2Medieval European History and Architecture: 2 fractional worksLibraries and Informatio…2Libraries and Information Services: 2 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…2Astro and Planetary Science: 2 fractional worksPaleontology and Evoluti…1Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 1 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 1 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 1 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontolo…1Evolution and Paleontology Studies: 1 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 1 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Psychi…1Mental Health and Psychiatry: 1 fractional works
ArcheologyMuseologyAstronomy and AstrophysicsPaleontology3 others

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

  1. 1 Medieval European History and Architecture Archeology 2 works
  2. 2 Libraries and Information Services Museology 2 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 1 works
  5. 5 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 1 works
  6. 6 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  7. 7 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 1 works
  8. 8 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  9. 9 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  10. 10 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 1 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 available57.7%not open42.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.7%domestic only64.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Swiss National Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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