Question 1

What is Western Australian Museum known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Western Australian Museum stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,396 of 11,023 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,498 of 17,446 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,785 of 5,407 worldwide), over all time.

Question 2

How does Western Australian Museum rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Western Australian Museum ranks #19,929 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#8,940 all time), and #231 of 270 in Australia.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Western Australian Museum?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Patricia Vinnicombe, William F. Humphreys and J. L. Bannister lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Australian Museum.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Western Australian Museum?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Western Australian Museum is "Freshwater Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Biogeographic Units for Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation" (Robin Abell et al., 2008), with 2,061 citations. Next come "Marine Biodiversity Hotspots and Conservation Priorities for Tropical Reefs" (1,707) and "The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World’s Vertebrates" (1,548).

Question 5

Which research topics does Western Australian Museum publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, Evolution and Paleontology Studies and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Western Australian Museum?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Western Australian Museum work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Western Australian Museum is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (27%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (18%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 8

Is Western Australian Museum's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% lower than in 2018-2021.