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Department of Archaeology

In research, Department of Archaeology stands highest in Social Sciences (#470 of 6,365 worldwide), Anthropology (#15 of 153 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,228 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology, Space and Planetary Science and Paleontology — Archeology is 194.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,861
of 28,054 · #6,147 all time
Rank in Sri Lanka
#6
of 37
Research works
2.1k
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Department of Archaeology 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 SciencesField #470 of 6,365 18.2%332 #578
AnthropologySubfield #15 of 153 19.7%223 #181
Social SciencesDomain #1,228 of 10,521 20.5%733 #1130
HistorySubfield #34 of 204 28.7%133 #377
ArcheologySubfield #24 of 139 19.5%200 #112
Arts and HumanitiesField #741 of 1,998 22.7%380 #1108
Physical SciencesDomain #5,466 of 12,888 15.6%309 #7027
PaleontologySubfield #20 of 31 18.3%162 #189
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #921 of 1,209 15.8%228 #1465

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department of Archaeology 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#578 #470
  2. Anthropology#181 #15
  3. Social Sciences#1,130 #1,228
  4. History#377 #34
  5. Archeology#112 #24
  6. Arts and Humanities#1,108 #741
  7. Physical Sciences#7,027 #5,466
  8. Paleontology#189 #20
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences#1,465 #921
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 Department of Archaeology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 194.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 32.0 works194×
  2. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 34.4 works159×
  3. PaleontologySubfield · 162.0 works125×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 223.2 works74×
  5. ArcheologySubfield · 199.8 works62×
  6. HistorySubfield · 133.2 works39×
  7. ConservationSubfield · 21.9 works22×
  8. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 227.7 works13×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.48× its world share, 228 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 12.22× its world share, 380 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 332 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 13.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Department of Archaeology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Identity, Intersectionality, African Diaspora, Agricultural Origins, Radiocarbon Dating, Social Inequality, Archaeology of Resistance and Black Feminist Theory.

▲ 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. Cultural Identity176▲ 32×11 topics
  2. Intersectionality161▲ 82×5 topics
  3. African Diaspora161▲ 384×3 topics
  4. Agricultural Origins160▲ 450×1 topic
  5. Radiocarbon Dating160▲ 450×1 topic
  6. Social Inequality160▲ 56×3 topics
  7. Archaeology of Resistance160▲ 1681×1 topic
  8. Black Feminist Theory160▲ 1681×1 topic
  9. Cultural Heritage106▲ 18×24 topics
  10. Archaeology96▲ 66×10 topics
  11. Cultural History82▲ 62×7 topics
  12. Education80▲ 4.3×17 topics
  13. Art and Architecture76▲ 324×2 topics
  14. Social History74▲ 83×4 topics
  15. Urban Sustainability73▲ 327×2 topics
  16. 19th century73▲ 865×1 topic
  17. British architecture73▲ 2421×1 topic
  18. Mediterranean66▲ 67×6 topics
  19. Holocene54▲ 43×3 topics
  20. Urban Development50▲ 13×5 topics
  21. Geoarchaeology49▲ 129×2 topics
  22. Maritime Archaeology47▲ 231×1 topic
  23. Sea-Level Change47▲ 231×1 topic
  24. Cultural Exchange42▲ 30×8 topics
  25. History41▲ 5.5×20 topics
  26. Literature37▲ 6.3×16 topics
  27. Hominin Genetics35▲ 150×1 topic
  28. Paleolithic Archaeology35▲ 150×1 topic
  29. Aerial Survey34▲ 159×1 topic
  30. LiDAR34▲ 72×1 topic
  31. Satellite Imagery34▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Empire32▲ 36×3 topics
  33. Conservation32▲ 6.8×11 topics
  34. Cultural Sustainability30▲ 50×2 topics
  35. Cultural Politics29▲ 41×2 topics
  36. National Identity29▲ 24×4 topics
  37. Scotland28▲ 326×1 topic
  38. Union of 170728▲ 326×1 topic
  39. Bronze Age27▲ 59×3 topics
  40. Adaptive Reuse27▲ 66×1 topic

Which research topics does Department of Archaeology publish most on?

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

Archaeology and ancient …160Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 160 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …160Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 160 fractional worksHistorical Architecture and Urbanism: 73 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 47 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins…35Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 35 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 34 fractional worksScottish History and National Identity: 28 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 27 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 21 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 20 fractional works
PaleontologyAnthropologyHistoryArcheology2 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 160 works
  2. 2 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 160 works
  3. 3 Historical Architecture and Urbanism History 73 works
  4. 4 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 47 works
  5. 5 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 35 works
  6. 6 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 34 works
  7. 7 Scottish History and National Identity History 28 works
  8. 8 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 27 works
  9. 9 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 21 works
  10. 10 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 20 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 available75.6%not open24.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.5%domestic only53.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of Archaeology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% 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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