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British School at Rome

In research, British School at Rome stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,859 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#28,648
of 34,923
Rank in Italy
#651
of 743
Research works
222
▲ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
British School at Rome

What is British School at Rome 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 #7,859 of 14,833 16.8%181

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where British School at Rome 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 Rome work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at British School at Rome is in Social Sciences, 20% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (31%), Social Sciences (29%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (11%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 34 fractional works · 73.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 15 fractional works · 31.4% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 15.3% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 29.2% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 15.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 7.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 6.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 19.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 11.5% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBritish School atRome46fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences74%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities1531.4%
    2. Social Sciences1429.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting36.2%
    4. Decision Sciences24.5%
    5. Psychology12.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences511.5%
    2. Engineering23.4%
    3. Computer Science12.5%
    4. Energy11.4%
    5. Environmental Science00.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.0%
    1. Health Professions12.5%
    2. Medicine00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.31× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 10.87× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.93× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.64× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 10.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities10.87×15 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences7.31×5 works
  3. Decision Sciences4.64×2 works
  4. Social Sciences2.31×14 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.93×3 works
  6. Energy1.56×1 works
  7. Health Professions0.96×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.77×2 works
  9. Psychology0.69×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.32×1 works
  11. Engineering0.22×2 works
  12. Environmental Science0.18×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.06×0 works
  14. Medicine0.03×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at British School at Rome?

Ranked on the quality score, J. B. Ward Perkins, J. B. Ward-Perkins and Peter D. Partner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is British School at Rome.

  1. 1 J. B. Ward Perkins Italy · #357,143 worldwide 790 citations · 69 works
  2. 2 J. B. Ward-Perkins Italy · #548,289 worldwide 1.8k citations · 81 works
  3. 3 Peter D. Partner Italy · #578,248 worldwide 788 citations · 65 works
  4. 4 Thomas Eric Peet Italy · #1,242,135 worldwide 1.1k citations · 140 works
  5. 5 Robert Coates-Stephens Italy · #1,448,359 worldwide 407 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Antonio Ragusa Italy · #1,882,483 worldwide 205 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Emlyn Dodd Italy · #1,927,178 worldwide 132 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Thomas Ashby Italy · #2,201,926 worldwide 1k citations · 107 works
  9. 9 Henry Stuart Jones Italy · #2,218,698 worldwide 133 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Inge Lyse Hansen Italy · #2,307,527 worldwide 85 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at British School at Rome

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

The most cited paper from British School at Rome is "Development of and Recovery from Secondary Hypogonadism in Aging Men: Prospective Results from the EMAS" (Giulia Rastrelli et al., 2015), with 141 citations. Next come "From Republic to Empire: Reflections on the Early Provincial Architecture of the Roman West" (111) and "Negativity Spreads More than Positivity on Twitter After Both Positive and Negative Political Situations" (108).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Development of and Recovery from Secondary Hypogonadism in Aging Men: Prospective Results from the EMAS Giulia Rastrelli et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Open access 22 May 2015 141
2 From Republic to Empire: Reflections on the Early Provincial Architecture of the Roman West J. B. Ward-Perkins · The Journal of Roman Studies Nov 1970 111
3 Negativity Spreads More than Positivity on Twitter After Both Positive and Negative Political Situations Jonas Paul Schöne, Brian Parkinson, Amit Goldenberg · Affective Science Open access 12 Oct 2021 108
4 Geoarchaeology of the Roman port-city of Ostia: Fluvio-coastal mobility, urban development and resilience Ferréol Salomon, Jean‐Philippe Goiran, Brice Noirot et al. · Earth-Science Reviews Open access 8 Nov 2017 81
5 Underground Drainageways in Southern Etruria and Northern Latium Sheldon Judson, Anne Kahane · Papers of the British School at Rome Nov 1963 79
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Which keywords describe research at British School at Rome?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Late Antiquity, Ancient Rome, Greek Literature, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, Remote Sensing, Mediterranean and Cultural Exchange.

▲ 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. Late Antiquity9▲ 367×2 topics
  2. Ancient Rome6▲ 435×1 topic
  3. Greek Literature6▲ 435×1 topic
  4. Archaeology6▲ 99×5 topics
  5. Cultural Heritage4▲ 15×3 topics
  6. Machine Learning4▲ 2.5×5 topics
  7. Remote Sensing4▲ 6.6×2 topics
  8. Mediterranean3▲ 82×2 topics
  9. Cultural Exchange3▲ 52×2 topics
  10. LiDAR3▲ 153×1 topic
  11. Satellite Imagery3▲ 50×1 topic
  12. Urban Development3▲ 19×3 topics
  13. Church History3▲ 148×2 topics
  14. Bronze Age3▲ 152×2 topics
  15. Gender3▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Religion3▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Colonialism3▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Roman Economy2▲ 140×2 topics
  19. Cyprus2▲ 276×1 topic
  20. Nationalism2▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Pottery Production2▲ 276×1 topic
  22. Ceremonial2▲ 252×1 topic
  23. Identity2▲ 6.9×2 topics
  24. Rome2▲ 411×1 topic
  25. Ethical Behavior2▲ 113×2 topics
  26. Fascism2▲ 216×1 topic
  27. Organizational Culture2▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Totalitarianism2▲ 171×1 topic
  29. Literature2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  30. Ethical Decision Making2▲ 120×1 topic
  31. Moral Identity2▲ 160×1 topic
  32. Cultural Identity2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  33. Archaeoastronomy1▲ 301×1 topic
  34. Cultural Landscapes1▲ 137×1 topic
  35. Leadership1▲ 5.9×6 topics
  36. Social History1▲ 36×4 topics
  37. Agricultural Origins1▲ 80×1 topic
  38. Radiocarbon Dating1▲ 80×1 topic
  39. Holocene1▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Maritime Archaeology1▲ 118×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Classical Antiquity Studies, Archaeological Research and Protection, Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History and Historical and Religious Studies of Rome.

Classical Antiquity Stud…6Classical Antiquity Studies: 6 fractional worksArchaeological Research …3Archaeological Research and Protection: 3 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Ar…2Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Religious Studies of Rome: 2 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 2 fractional worksEthics in Business and E…2Ethics in Business and Education: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Architectural Studies: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 1 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 1 fractional worksByzantine Studies and History: 1 fractional works
AnthropologySpace and Planetary ScienceArcheologyHistory4 others

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

  1. 1 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 6 works
  2. 2 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 3 works
  3. 3 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 2 works
  4. 4 Historical and Religious Studies of Rome History 2 works
  5. 5 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Ethics in Business and Education Information Systems and Management 2 works
  7. 7 Historical and Architectural Studies Archeology 1 works
  8. 8 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 1 works
  9. 9 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 1 works
  10. 10 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 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 available21.9%not open78.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.7%domestic only77.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is British School at Rome as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%British School at Rome0.00033% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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