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British School at Athens

In research, British School at Athens stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,216 of 14,833 worldwide), Archeology (#290 of 472 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#2,350 of 3,511 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities (Arts and Humanities is 14.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#20,682
of 34,923
Rank in Greece
#104
of 190
Research works
342
▲ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.3k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.13×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
British School at Athens

What is British School at Athens 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 #6,216 of 14,833 10.7%284
ArcheologySubfield #290 of 472 12.9%127
Arts and HumanitiesField #2,350 of 3,511 12.2%154

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where British School at Athens 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does British School at Athens work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at British School at Athens is in Social Sciences, 15% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (43%), Social Sciences (34%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (12%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 40 fractional works · 82.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 21 fractional works · 43.2% of its workArcheology: 16 fractional works · 32.3% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 34.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 14.8% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 6.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 15.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 11.9% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedical Terminology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBritish School atAthens49fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences0%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences82%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities2143.2%
    2. Social Sciences1734.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting12.0%
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences611.9%
    2. Computer Science12.6%
    3. Engineering00.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    5. Mathematics00.1%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Health Professions00.9%
    2. Veterinary00.7%
    3. Medicine00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does British School at Athens specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 14.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 21.1 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.60× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 5.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 14.94× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 2.69× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 14.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities14.94×21 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences7.60×6 works
  3. Veterinary5.02×0 works
  4. Social Sciences2.69×17 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.54×2 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting0.62×1 works
  7. Health Professions0.35×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.34×1 works
  9. Mathematics0.10×0 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.05×0 works
  12. Engineering0.03×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.02×0 works
  14. Medicine0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at British School at Athens?

Ranked on the quality score, L. H. Sackett, M. S. F. Hood and MERVYN R. POPHAM lead among researchers whose main affiliation is British School at Athens.

  1. 1 L. H. Sackett Greece · #875,236 worldwide 817 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 M. S. F. Hood Greece · #904,424 worldwide 418 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 MERVYN R. POPHAM Greece · #1,121,160 worldwide 1k citations · 70 works
  4. 4 Elizabeth B. French Greece · #1,245,975 worldwide 399 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Ernest A. Gardner Greece · #1,425,829 worldwide 209 citations · 122 works
  6. 6 Guy D. R. Sanders Greece · #1,491,340 worldwide 508 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Hector W. Catling Greece · #1,620,323 worldwide 1.3k citations · 129 works
  8. 8 A. H. S. Megaw Greece · #1,784,878 worldwide 377 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Panagiotis P. Iossif Greece · #1,826,475 worldwide 254 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Catherine M A Morgan Greece · #2,186,999 worldwide 2.4k citations · 140 works
All ranked researchers at British School at Athens

What are the most cited papers from British School at Athens?

The most cited paper from British School at Athens is "Formulaic Language and the Lexicon" (Marina Terkourafi, 2003), with 428 citations. Next come "Genetic origins of the Minoans and Mycenaeans" (316) and "Geoarchaeological tsunami deposits at Palaikastro (Crete) and the Late Minoan IA eruption of Santorini" (192).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Formulaic Language and the Lexicon Marina Terkourafi · Journal of Pragmatics 30 Jun 2003 428
2 Genetic origins of the Minoans and Mycenaeans Iosif Lazaridis et al. · Nature Open access Aug 2017 316
3 Geoarchaeological tsunami deposits at Palaikastro (Crete) and the Late Minoan IA eruption of Santorini Hendrik J. Bruins, J. Alexander MacGillivray, COSTAS EMMANUEL SYNOLAKIS et al. · Journal of Archaeological Science Open access 26 Oct 2007 192
4 Changing Family Values in Greece James G. Georgas · Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology Mar 1989 173
5 Ancient DNA reveals admixture history and endogamy in the prehistoric Aegean Eirini Skourtanioti et al. · Nature Ecology & Evolution Open access 16 Jan 2023 114
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at British School at Athens?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Mediterranean, Cultural Exchange, Urbanization, Roman Economy, Cyprus, Pottery Production and Nationalism.

▲ 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-now 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. Archaeology10▲ 158×5 topics
  2. Mediterranean9▲ 204×3 topics
  3. Cultural Exchange8▲ 130×3 topics
  4. Urbanization7▲ 37×2 topics
  5. Roman Economy7▲ 367×2 topics
  6. Cyprus7▲ 736×1 topic
  7. Pottery Production7▲ 736×1 topic
  8. Nationalism5▲ 21×4 topics
  9. Cultural Heritage5▲ 18×7 topics
  10. Globalization4▲ 4.3×7 topics
  11. Ancient Rome3▲ 216×1 topic
  12. Greek Literature3▲ 216×1 topic
  13. Agricultural Origins3▲ 183×1 topic
  14. Radiocarbon Dating3▲ 183×1 topic
  15. Remote Sensing3▲ 4.4×2 topics
  16. LiDAR2▲ 113×1 topic
  17. Public Policy2▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Satellite Imagery2▲ 37×1 topic
  19. Political Philosophy2▲ 88×2 topics
  20. Holocene2▲ 41×3 topics
  21. Maritime Archaeology2▲ 239×1 topic
  22. Sea-Level Change2▲ 239×1 topic
  23. Alchemy2▲ 117×2 topics
  24. American founding2▲ 148×1 topic
  25. Constitutional government2▲ 148×1 topic
  26. Austerity Politics2▲ 1063×1 topic
  27. Fiscal Adjustment2▲ 1063×1 topic
  28. Colonialism2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  29. Religion2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  30. Ancient Magic2▲ 226×1 topic
  31. Conflict2▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Democracy2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  33. Ethnicity2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  34. Gnosticism2▲ 226×1 topic
  35. Babylonian2▲ 298×1 topic
  36. Consociationalism2▲ 266×1 topic
  37. Mesopotamia2▲ 298×1 topic
  38. Northern Ireland2▲ 266×1 topic
  39. Australian history1▲ 297×1 topic
  40. British imperialism1▲ 297×1 topic

Which research topics does British School at Athens publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History, Classical Antiquity Studies, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies and Archaeological Research and Protection.

Ancient Mediterranean Ar…7Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 7 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 3 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 3 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 2 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksContemporary and Histori…2Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies: 2 fractional worksHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies: 2 fractional worksAncient Near East History: 2 fractional worksIrish and British Studies: 2 fractional works
ArcheologyAnthropologyPaleontologySpace and Planetary Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 7 works
  2. 2 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 3 works
  3. 3 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 3 works
  4. 4 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 2 works
  5. 5 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 2 works
  6. 6 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Archeology 2 works
  9. 9 Ancient Near East History Archeology 2 works
  10. 10 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available13.9%not open86.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has British School at Athens's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is British School at Athens as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%British School at Athens0.00017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of British School at Athens over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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