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Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Zentrale

In research, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Zentrale stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,318 of 10,521 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,680 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology and Arts and Humanities — Archeology is 72.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,842
of 28,054 · #6,848 all time
Rank in Germany
#354
of 1,178
Research works
961
▲ 63% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Zentrale 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 SciencesDomain #3,318 of 10,521 22.0%103 #1974
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,680 of 1,998 21.6%63 #1725

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Zentrale 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).

What does Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Zentrale specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 72.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 36.1 works72×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 63.1 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: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9.17× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 13.14× its world share, 63 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Zentrale?

Ranked on the composite score, Markus Reindel, Norbert Benecke and Wolfram Schier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Zentrale.

  1. 1 Markus Reindel Germany · #256,505 worldwide 32 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Norbert Benecke Germany · #284,482 worldwide 96 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Wolfram Schier Germany · #407,342 worldwide 68 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Svend Hansen Germany · #412,592 worldwide 39 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Ulrich Engel Germany · #418,909 worldwide 5 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Kerstin P. Hofmann Germany · #431,736 worldwide 14 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Volker Stalmann Germany · #507,498 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Hermann Parzinger Germany · #509,604 worldwide 7 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Burkhard Böttger Germany · #774,864 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Johannes Moser Germany · #918,228 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Zentrale

Which keywords describe research at Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Zentrale?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, Cultural Exchange, Bronze Age, Agricultural Origins, Radiocarbon Dating, Mediterranean and Religion.

▲ 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. Archaeology20▲ 92×10 topics
  2. Cultural Heritage14▲ 15×10 topics
  3. Cultural Exchange12▲ 56×8 topics
  4. Bronze Age12▲ 166×3 topics
  5. Agricultural Origins11▲ 202×1 topic
  6. Radiocarbon Dating11▲ 202×1 topic
  7. Climate Change9▲ 1.95×26 topics
  8. Mediterranean8▲ 55×4 topics
  9. Religion8▲ 10×5 topics
  10. Urban Development6▲ 10×5 topics
  11. Remote Sensing6▲ 3.0×11 topics
  12. Archaeological Finds6▲ 240×1 topic
  13. Corded Ware Culture6▲ 240×1 topic
  14. Urbanization6▲ 8.3×3 topics
  15. Cultural History6▲ 27×5 topics
  16. Roman Economy5▲ 78×2 topics
  17. Cyprus5▲ 160×1 topic
  18. Pottery Production5▲ 160×1 topic
  19. Rituals5▲ 36×3 topics
  20. Archaeological Evidence5▲ 62×2 topics
  21. Holocene5▲ 26×3 topics
  22. Gender5▲ 5.2×5 topics
  23. Linguistics4▲ 16×3 topics
  24. Central Asia4▲ 35×3 topics
  25. Arabia4▲ 81×1 topic
  26. Byzantine4▲ 81×1 topic
  27. Conservation4▲ 5.6×8 topics
  28. LiDAR4▲ 54×1 topic
  29. Satellite Imagery4▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Sociolinguistics4▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Hominin Genetics4▲ 108×1 topic
  32. Paleolithic Archaeology4▲ 108×1 topic
  33. Material Culture4▲ 54×2 topics
  34. Social Organization4▲ 112×2 topics
  35. Scandinavia4▲ 145×1 topic
  36. Trade4▲ 27×3 topics
  37. Viking Age4▲ 145×1 topic
  38. Elderly Care4▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Ancient Egypt3▲ 212×1 topic
  40. Coptic Language3▲ 212×1 topic

Which research topics does Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Zentrale publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies, Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History and Archaeology and Historical Studies.

Archaeology and ancient …11Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 11 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 6 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 5 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 4 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 4 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 4 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeolo…4Historical and Archaeological Studies: 4 fractional worksAncient Egypt and Archaeology: 3 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 3 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 3 fractional works
PaleontologyArcheologySpace and Planetary ScienceAnthropology2 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 11 works
  2. 2 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 6 works
  3. 3 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 5 works
  4. 4 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 4 works
  5. 5 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 4 works
  6. 6 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 4 works
  7. 7 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 4 works
  8. 8 Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Archeology 3 works
  9. 9 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 3 works
  10. 10 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 3 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 available42.6%not open57.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.6%domestic only74.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Zentrale's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 63% higher than in 2013–2017.

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