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Archéologie des Amériques

In research, Archéologie des Amériques stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,518 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,453 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,901 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology and Anthropology — Archeology is 80.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,091
of 28,054 · #18,843 all time
Rank in France
#766
of 1,422
Research works
1k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
2.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Archéologie des Amériques 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,518 of 10,521 9.8%132 #4810
Social SciencesField #3,453 of 6,365 9.6%62 #2984
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,901 of 1,998 7.9%66 #2243

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Archéologie des Amériques 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,810 #5,518
  2. Social Sciences#2,984 #3,453
  3. Arts and Humanities#2,243 #1,901
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Archéologie des Amériques specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 80.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 41.4 works80×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 20.2 works42×
← 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: 0.74× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.57× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 13.37× its world share, 66 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Archéologie des Amériques?

Ranked on the composite score, Jacques Soustelle, Pierre Usselmann and Claude François Baudez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Archéologie des Amériques.

  1. 1 Jacques Soustelle France · #133,865 worldwide 49 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Pierre Usselmann France · #261,401 worldwide 31 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Claude François Baudez France · #277,983 worldwide 11 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Brigitte Faugère France · #334,219 worldwide 7 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Pierre Becquelin France · #335,397 worldwide 13 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Jean-Claude Gardin France · #335,734 worldwide 38 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Gabrielle Claerr-Stamm France · #377,221 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Danièle Lavallée France · #378,188 worldwide 28 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Antoine Dorison France · #382,293 worldwide 22 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Nicolas Payraud France · #421,474 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Archéologie des Amériques

Which keywords describe research at Archéologie des Amériques?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Bronze Age, Cultural Heritage, Iberian Peninsula, Cultural Exchange, Colonialism, Agricultural Origins and Radiocarbon Dating.

▲ 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. Archaeology21▲ 90×10 topics
  2. Bronze Age18▲ 244×3 topics
  3. Cultural Heritage16▲ 17×22 topics
  4. Iberian Peninsula14▲ 273×3 topics
  5. Cultural Exchange13▲ 57×7 topics
  6. Colonialism12▲ 14×16 topics
  7. Agricultural Origins11▲ 191×1 topic
  8. Radiocarbon Dating11▲ 191×1 topic
  9. Mediterranean9▲ 58×6 topics
  10. Settlement Patterns8▲ 246×2 topics
  11. Tourism8▲ 51×4 topics
  12. Cultural Identity8▲ 8.4×13 topics
  13. Migration7▲ 13×8 topics
  14. Medieval Architecture7▲ 206×2 topics
  15. Gender Studies7▲ 26×6 topics
  16. Identity7▲ 5.4×19 topics
  17. Religious Practices7▲ 92×3 topics
  18. Social Organization7▲ 193×2 topics
  19. Artifacts7▲ 502×1 topic
  20. Ethnography7▲ 22×5 topics
  21. Neolithic7▲ 502×1 topic
  22. Archaeological Finds6▲ 255×1 topic
  23. Corded Ware Culture6▲ 255×1 topic
  24. Cultural Studies6▲ 9.9×11 topics
  25. Early Medieval Churches6▲ 325×1 topic
  26. Rural Landscapes6▲ 325×1 topic
  27. Roman Economy6▲ 83×2 topics
  28. Cultural Diversity6▲ 15×4 topics
  29. Ethnology6▲ 167×2 topics
  30. Hominin Genetics6▲ 151×1 topic
  31. Paleolithic Archaeology6▲ 151×1 topic
  32. Urban Development6▲ 8.7×7 topics
  33. Rituals5▲ 37×3 topics
  34. Community Engagement5▲ 9.3×4 topics
  35. Visual Culture5▲ 55×3 topics
  36. Social Movements5▲ 9.9×11 topics
  37. Colonial Spanish America5▲ 233×1 topic
  38. Indigenous History5▲ 233×1 topic
  39. Historical Narratives5▲ 48×3 topics
  40. Memory Studies5▲ 44×2 topics

Which research topics does Archéologie des Amériques publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Archaeological and Geological Studies, Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies and Medieval Architecture and Archaeology.

Archaeology and ancient …11Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 11 fractional worksArchaeological and Geolo…7Archaeological and Geological Studies: 7 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Arc…6Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 6 fractional worksMedieval Architecture an…6Medieval Architecture and Archaeology: 6 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 6 fractional worksLatin American history and culture: 5 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Ar…5Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 5 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and His…5Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 5 fractional worksArchaeology and Cultural…4Archaeology and Cultural Heritage: 4 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Arc…4Maritime and Coastal Archaeology: 4 fractional works
PaleontologyArcheologyAnthropologyVisual Arts and Performing Arts1 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 11 works
  2. 2 Archaeological and Geological Studies Archeology 7 works
  3. 3 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 6 works
  4. 4 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 6 works
  5. 5 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 6 works
  6. 6 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 5 works
  7. 7 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 5 works
  8. 8 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 5 works
  9. 9 Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Cultural Studies 4 works
  10. 10 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 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 available40.5%not open59.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Archéologie des Amériques'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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