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Canterbury Archaeological Trust

In research, Canterbury Archaeological Trust stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,258 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,258
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,449
of 2,253
Research works
202
▲ 86% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7k
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Canterbury Archaeological Trust 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 #10,258 of 16,945 24.8%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Canterbury Archaeological Trust 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: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17.71× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.99× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.90× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.84× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 17.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Canterbury Archaeological Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Agricultural Origins, Radiocarbon Dating, Cultural Identity, African Diaspora, Black Feminist Theory, Archaeological Analysis, Iron Production and Mediterranean.

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

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural Origins12▲ 745×1 topic
  2. Radiocarbon Dating12▲ 745×1 topic
  3. Cultural Identity10▲ 37×2 topics
  4. African Diaspora9▲ 489×1 topic
  5. Black Feminist Theory9▲ 2149×1 topic
  6. Archaeological Analysis4▲ 851×1 topic
  7. Iron Production4▲ 851×1 topic
  8. Holocene3▲ 51×2 topics
  9. Mediterranean3▲ 64×2 topics
  10. Maritime Archaeology3▲ 303×1 topic
  11. Sea-Level Change3▲ 303×1 topic
  12. Hominin Genetics2▲ 234×1 topic
  13. Paleolithic Archaeology2▲ 234×1 topic
  14. Education2▲ 2.8×2 topics
  15. Social History2▲ 53×3 topics
  16. 19th century2▲ 517×1 topic
  17. British architecture2▲ 1448×1 topic
  18. Medieval Architecture2▲ 186×1 topic
  19. Rural Landscapes2▲ 342×1 topic
  20. Literature2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  21. History2▲ 4.3×2 topics
  22. Religion1▲ 6.1×4 topics
  23. Graphene1▲ 4.0×1 topic
  24. Nanocomposites1▲ 3.4×1 topic
  25. National Identity1▲ 24×1 topic
  26. Scotland1▲ 342×1 topic
  27. Epidemiology1▼ 0.62×5 topics
  28. Globalization1▲ 1.20×4 topics
  29. Nationalism1▲ 4.8×2 topics
  30. Geological Modeling1▲ 132×1 topic
  31. Psychological Factors1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  32. Public Sphere1▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Secularism1▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Uncertainty Analysis1▲ 132×1 topic

Which research topics does Canterbury Archaeological Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies, Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts and Maritime and Coastal Archaeology.

Archaeology and ancient …12Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 12 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …9Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 9 fractional worksMetallurgy and Cultural Artifacts: 4 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 3 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins…2Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 2 fractional worksHistorical Architecture and Urbanism: 2 fractional worksMedieval Architecture and Archaeology: 2 fractional worksRailway Systems and Materials Science: 1 fractional worksScottish History and National Identity: 1 fractional worksGeological Modeling and Analysis: 1 fractional works
PaleontologyAnthropologyArcheologyHistory2 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 12 works
  2. 2 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 9 works
  3. 3 Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts Archeology 4 works
  4. 4 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 3 works
  5. 5 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 2 works
  6. 6 Historical Architecture and Urbanism History 2 works
  7. 7 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 2 works
  8. 8 Railway Systems and Materials Science Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  9. 9 Scottish History and National Identity History 1 works
  10. 10 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Canterbury Archaeological Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 86% 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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