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Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig

In research, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,794 of 7,800 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,241 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Ecology — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 43.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,078
of 28,054 · #13,872 all time
Rank in Germany
#580
of 1,178
Research works
1.2k
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #5,794 of 7,800 20.9%92 #6221
Physical SciencesDomain #12,241 of 12,888 18.4%77 #16308

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig 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 Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 43.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 36.5 works44×
  2. GeneticsSubfield · 21.9 works15×
  3. EcologySubfield · 20.7 works15×
← 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: 6.59× its world share, 56 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.67× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.53× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.65× its world share, 50 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig?

Ranked on the composite score, Bernhard A. Huber, Dennis Rödder and Dirk Ahrens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig.

  1. 1 Bernhard A. Huber Germany · #232,130 worldwide 111 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Dennis Rödder Germany · #269,886 worldwide 230 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Dirk Ahrens Germany · #479,823 worldwide 13 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Ximo Mengual Germany · #549,641 worldwide 51 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Oliver Niehuis Germany · #568,446 worldwide 128 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Bernhard Misof Germany · #723,716 worldwide 113 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Wolfgang Böhme Germany · #807,809 worldwide 148 citations · 89 works
  8. 8 Matthias F. Geiger Germany · #873,685 worldwide 73 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Heike Wägele Germany · #925,409 worldwide 99 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Jan Decher Germany · #955,016 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig

Which keywords describe research at Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Biogeography, Invasive Species, DNA Barcoding, Population Dynamics, Phylogenetic Analysis and Evolution.

▲ 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. Biodiversity42▲ 32×21 topics
  2. Climate Change37▲ 7.8×28 topics
  3. Biogeography34▲ 74×18 topics
  4. Invasive Species29▲ 38×17 topics
  5. DNA Barcoding28▲ 96×9 topics
  6. Population Dynamics27▲ 61×11 topics
  7. Phylogenetic Analysis26▲ 49×12 topics
  8. Evolution26▲ 58×12 topics
  9. Phylogeny25▲ 94×16 topics
  10. Taxonomy24▲ 106×11 topics
  11. Habitat Fragmentation20▲ 52×5 topics
  12. Conservation Biology18▲ 98×3 topics
  13. Molecular Phylogeny17▲ 61×11 topics
  14. Conservation17▲ 22×16 topics
  15. Morphology14▲ 44×6 topics
  16. Global Change11▲ 24×3 topics
  17. Species Delimitation11▲ 137×3 topics
  18. Biodiversity Loss10▲ 114×3 topics
  19. Amphibian Declines9▲ 216×1 topic
  20. Chytridiomycosis9▲ 216×1 topic
  21. Neotropical Region9▲ 334×2 topics
  22. Biological Control8▲ 30×6 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity8▲ 10×6 topics
  24. Endemism8▲ 261×2 topics
  25. Cryptic Species8▲ 190×2 topics
  26. Ecological Niche8▲ 73×1 topic
  27. Species Distribution Modeling8▲ 73×1 topic
  28. Ecosystem Services8▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Genetic Structure7▲ 57×4 topics
  30. Lepidoptera7▲ 219×1 topic
  31. Molecular Phylogenetics7▲ 219×1 topic
  32. Ecology7▲ 26×6 topics
  33. Plant-Animal Interactions7▲ 48×1 topic
  34. Pollinator Decline7▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Microbiota7▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Phylogeography7▲ 108×2 topics
  37. Adaptation6▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Adaptive Evolution6▲ 65×2 topics
  39. Cladistic Analysis6▲ 468×1 topic
  40. Regionalization6▲ 468×1 topic

Which research topics does Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy and Plant and animal studies.

Amphibian and Reptile Bi…9Amphibian and Reptile Biology: 9 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…8Species Distribution and Climate Change: 8 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and…7Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 7 fractional worksPlant and animal studies7Plant and animal studies: 7 fractional worksScarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography: 6 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 6 fractional worksSpider Taxonomy and Beha…5Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies: 5 fractional worksDiptera species taxonomy and behavior: 5 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 4 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…4Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcological ModelingGeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2 others

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

  1. 1 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  2. 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 8 works
  3. 3 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 7 works
  4. 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  5. 5 Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography Paleontology 6 works
  6. 6 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 6 works
  7. 7 Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies Genetics 5 works
  8. 8 Diptera species taxonomy and behavior Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  9. 9 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 4 works
  10. 10 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 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 available52.7%not open47.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.7%domestic only53.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% higher 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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