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Archaeology Southwest

In research, Archaeology Southwest stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,542 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,360
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,765
of 8,685
Research works
267
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Archaeology Southwest 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,542 of 16,945 35.4%139

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Archaeology Southwest 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: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.89× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 2.66× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.02× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.68× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 11.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Archaeology Southwest?

Ranked on the composite score, Deni J. Seymour lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Archaeology Southwest.

  1. 1 Deni J. Seymour United States · #812,414 worldwide 22 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Archaeology Southwest

Which keywords describe research at Archaeology Southwest?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Agricultural Origins, Radiocarbon Dating, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, Indigenous Knowledge, Holocene, Rock Art and Southern Africa.

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural Origins5▲ 387×1 topic
  2. Radiocarbon Dating5▲ 387×1 topic
  3. Archaeology5▲ 87×6 topics
  4. Cultural Heritage4▲ 19×7 topics
  5. Indigenous Knowledge4▲ 106×4 topics
  6. Climate Change3▲ 2.8×10 topics
  7. Holocene3▲ 59×2 topics
  8. Rock Art3▲ 1147×1 topic
  9. Southern Africa3▲ 1147×1 topic
  10. Ecosystem Services2▲ 15×2 topics
  11. Mediterranean2▲ 66×2 topics
  12. Conservation2▲ 14×9 topics
  13. Traditional Irrigation2▲ 1139×1 topic
  14. Water Sustainability2▲ 1139×1 topic
  15. Cultural Identity2▲ 10×2 topics
  16. Maritime Archaeology2▲ 277×1 topic
  17. Sea-Level Change2▲ 277×1 topic
  18. African Diaspora2▲ 130×1 topic
  19. Black Feminist Theory2▲ 570×1 topic
  20. Cultural Exchange2▲ 37×2 topics
  21. Biodiversity2▲ 6.0×7 topics
  22. Hominin Genetics2▲ 197×1 topic
  23. Paleolithic Archaeology2▲ 197×1 topic
  24. Colonial Spanish America2▲ 327×1 topic
  25. Visual Culture2▲ 74×1 topic
  26. Sustainability2▲ 1.56×2 topics
  27. Remote Sensing1▲ 2.8×4 topics
  28. Colonialism1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  29. Identity1▲ 4.6×4 topics
  30. Urban Development1▲ 9.3×3 topics
  31. Biocultural Conservation1▲ 238×1 topic
  32. Earth Stewardship1▲ 238×1 topic
  33. Machine Learning1◆ 0.96×3 topics
  34. Ethics1▲ 5.8×2 topics
  35. Invasive Species1▲ 6.6×6 topics
  36. Anthropology1▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Environmental Movement1▲ 318×1 topic
  38. Military1▲ 859×1 topic
  39. Renewable Energy1▲ 1.76×1 topic

Which research topics does Archaeology Southwest publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Archaeology and Rock Art Studies, Archaeology and Natural History and Maritime and Coastal Archaeology.

Archaeology and ancient …5Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 5 fractional worksArchaeology and Rock Art Studies: 3 fractional worksArchaeology and Natural …2Archaeology and Natural History: 2 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Arc…2Maritime and Coastal Archaeology: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 2 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 2 fractional worksLatin American history a…2Latin American history and culture: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 1 fractional worksAnthropology: Ethics, History, Culture: 1 fractional worksAmerican Environmental and Regional History: 1 fractional works
PaleontologyArcheologyAnthropologyVisual Arts and Performing Arts2 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 5 works
  2. 2 Archaeology and Rock Art Studies Archeology 3 works
  3. 3 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 2 works
  4. 4 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 2 works
  5. 5 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 2 works
  6. 6 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 2 works
  7. 7 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  8. 8 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture Anthropology 1 works
  10. 10 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 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 available22.7%not open77.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Archaeology Southwest's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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