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Canterbury Archaeological Trust

In research, Canterbury Archaeological Trust stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,662 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#28,604
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,537
of 1,844
Research works
202
▲ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Canterbury Archaeological Trust

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 #12,662 of 14,833 10.8%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Canterbury Archaeological Trust work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Canterbury Archaeological Trust is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (37%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (27%), Arts and Humanities (20%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 29 fractional works · 58.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 36.6% of its workAnthropology: 12 fractional works · 24.2% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 19.6% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 11.4% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 7.3% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 32.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 27.3% of its workPaleontology: 12 fractional works · 24.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKCanterburyArchaeological…50fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences58%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1836.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities1019.6%
    3. Psychology11.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences1427.3%
    2. Engineering12.6%
    3. Environmental Science11.2%
    4. Computer Science00.7%
    5. Mathematics00.3%
    6. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Medicine35.2%
    2. Veterinary00.7%
    3. Health Professions00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.7%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
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: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× 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: 17.41× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.80× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.89× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 17.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences17.41×14 works
  2. Arts and Humanities6.80×10 works
  3. Veterinary4.88×0 works
  4. Social Sciences2.89×18 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology0.71×0 works
  6. Psychology0.47×1 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.28×1 works
  8. Mathematics0.28×0 works
  9. Medicine0.27×3 works
  10. Environmental Science0.24×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.23×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.20×0 works
  13. Engineering0.18×1 works
  14. Neuroscience0.16×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.09×0 works
  16. Chemistry0.07×0 works
  17. Health Professions0.07×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Canterbury Archaeological Trust?

Ranked on the quality score, Richard Helm, Keith Swift and Donald Coggan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Canterbury Archaeological Trust.

  1. 1 Richard Helm United Kingdom · #493,974 worldwide 1.5k citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Keith Swift United Kingdom · #2,765,810 worldwide 111 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Donald Coggan United Kingdom · #3,067,404 worldwide 27 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Keith Parfitt United Kingdom · #3,384,132 worldwide 78 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Enid Allison United Kingdom · #3,457,961 worldwide 105 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Francesco G. Sacco United Kingdom · #3,912,785 worldwide 13 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Eleni Zimi United Kingdom · #4,008,024 worldwide 89 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 TREVOR ANDERSON United Kingdom · #4,128,094 worldwide 361 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Alette Kattenberg United Kingdom · #4,207,203 worldwide 88 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Paul Bennett United Kingdom · #4,933,914 worldwide 1.6k citations · 169 works
All ranked researchers at Canterbury Archaeological Trust

What are the most cited papers from Canterbury Archaeological Trust?

The most cited paper from Canterbury Archaeological Trust is "Reconstructing Prehistoric African Population Structure" (Pontus Skoglund et al., 2017), with 464 citations. Next come "Ancient crops provide first archaeological signature of the westward Austronesian expansion" (288) and "East Africa and Madagascar in the Indian Ocean world" (230).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Reconstructing Prehistoric African Population Structure Pontus Skoglund et al. · Cell Open access Sep 2017 464
2 Ancient crops provide first archaeological signature of the westward Austronesian expansion Alison Crowther, Leilani Lucas, Richard Helm et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 31 May 2016 288
3 East Africa and Madagascar in the Indian Ocean world Nicole L. Boivin, Alison Crowther, Richard Helm et al. · Journal of World Prehistory Sep 2013 230
4 Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe Richard P. Evershed et al. · Nature Open access108 authors 27 Jul 2022 229
5 The Anglo-Saxon migration and the formation of the early English gene pool Joscha Gretzinger et al. · Nature Open access 21 Sep 2022 192
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Canterbury Archaeological Trust?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Agricultural Origins, Radiocarbon Dating, Cultural Identity, Intersectionality, Social Inequality, African Diaspora, Black Feminist Theory and Archaeological Analysis.

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

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural Origins12▲ 743×1 topic
  2. Radiocarbon Dating12▲ 743×1 topic
  3. Cultural Identity10▲ 38×2 topics
  4. Intersectionality10▲ 100×2 topics
  5. African Diaspora9▲ 478×1 topic
  6. Black Feminist Theory9▲ 2057×1 topic
  7. Social Inequality9▲ 70×2 topics
  8. Archaeological Analysis4▲ 873×1 topic
  9. Iron Production4▲ 873×1 topic
  10. Holocene3▲ 51×2 topics
  11. Mediterranean3▲ 65×2 topics
  12. Maritime Archaeology3▲ 307×1 topic
  13. Sea-Level Change3▲ 307×1 topic
  14. Hominin Genetics3▲ 235×1 topic
  15. Paleolithic Archaeology3▲ 235×1 topic
  16. Education2▲ 2.9×3 topics
  17. Social History2▲ 54×3 topics
  18. 19th century2▲ 490×1 topic
  19. British architecture2▲ 1288×1 topic
  20. Medieval Architecture2▲ 191×1 topic
  21. Rural Landscapes2▲ 348×1 topic
  22. Literature2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  23. History2▲ 4.3×2 topics
  24. Religion1▲ 6.1×4 topics
  25. Graphene1▲ 4.0×1 topic
  26. Nanocomposites1▲ 3.4×1 topic
  27. National Identity1▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Scotland1▲ 343×1 topic
  29. Epidemiology1▼ 0.60×5 topics
  30. Globalization1▲ 1.18×5 topics
  31. Nationalism1▲ 4.8×2 topics
  32. Geological Modeling1▲ 134×1 topic
  33. Psychological Factors1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  34. Public Sphere1▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Secularism1▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Uncertainty Analysis1▲ 134×1 topic

Which research topics does Canterbury Archaeological Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 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…3Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 3 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 worksReligion and Society Interactions: 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 3 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 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Canterbury Archaeological Trust's research output changed?

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

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Canterbury Archaeological Trust as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00026% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Canterbury Archaeological Trust0.00034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Canterbury Archaeological Trust over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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