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In research, English Heritage stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,224 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,216 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,528 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology, Anthropology and Archeology — Paleontology is 47.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,201
of 28,054 · #6,872 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#342
of 1,094
Research works
1.5k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is English Heritage 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 #1,224 of 6,365 21.7%109 #1205
Social SciencesDomain #2,216 of 10,521 23.0%256 #1576
Physical SciencesDomain #7,528 of 12,888 14.9%115 #6703
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,188 of 1,998 27.2%126 #975

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where English Heritage 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#1,205 #1,224
  2. Social Sciences#1,576 #2,216
  3. Physical Sciences#6,703 #7,528
  4. Arts and Humanities#975 #1,188
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 English Heritage specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 47.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 22.6 works47×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 52.4 works47×
  3. ArcheologySubfield · 52.2 works44×
  4. HistorySubfield · 37.3 works29×
← 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: 0.60× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.59× its world share, 47 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 10.98× its world share, 126 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 109 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 11.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at English Heritage?

Ranked on the composite score, Alex Bayliss, Graham Fairclough and Simon Mays lead among researchers whose main affiliation is English Heritage.

  1. 1 Alex Bayliss United Kingdom · #18,158 worldwide 2.6k citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Graham Fairclough United Kingdom · #137,765 worldwide 74 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Simon Mays United Kingdom · #320,654 worldwide 88 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Matthew Canti United Kingdom · #335,690 worldwide 166 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Andrew David United Kingdom · #689,712 worldwide 9 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Graham Keevill United Kingdom · #775,651 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Neil Linford United Kingdom · #857,849 worldwide 58 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Mike Dawson United Kingdom · #1,074,273 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Daniel Shilansky United Kingdom · #1,363,472 worldwide 0 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 MC Bridge United Kingdom · #1,583,336 worldwide 1 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at English Heritage

Which keywords describe research at English Heritage?

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

▲ 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 Heritage50▲ 23×25 topics
  2. Cultural Identity47▲ 23×10 topics
  3. Social Inequality43▲ 40×3 topics
  4. African Diaspora42▲ 274×3 topics
  5. Intersectionality42▲ 59×2 topics
  6. Archaeology of Resistance42▲ 1200×1 topic
  7. Black Feminist Theory42▲ 1200×1 topic
  8. Sustainable Development30▲ 4.7×16 topics
  9. Education27▲ 3.9×13 topics
  10. Urban Development27▲ 18×11 topics
  11. Cultural History27▲ 55×3 topics
  12. Social History25▲ 76×4 topics
  13. Urban Sustainability24▲ 295×2 topics
  14. Art and Architecture24▲ 274×2 topics
  15. Conservation24▲ 14×8 topics
  16. 19th century23▲ 749×1 topic
  17. British architecture23▲ 2097×1 topic
  18. Machine Learning22▲ 1.68×24 topics
  19. Agricultural Origins22▲ 165×1 topic
  20. Radiocarbon Dating22▲ 165×1 topic
  21. Cultural Sustainability21▲ 94×2 topics
  22. Community Participation21▲ 14×5 topics
  23. Climate Change20▲ 1.88×28 topics
  24. Adaptive Reuse20▲ 130×1 topic
  25. Intangible Heritage20▲ 130×1 topic
  26. Archaeology18▲ 34×7 topics
  27. Sustainability18▲ 1.85×31 topics
  28. Remote Sensing15▲ 3.0×10 topics
  29. History14▲ 4.9×16 topics
  30. Environmental Monitoring13▲ 8.8×4 topics
  31. Risk Assessment12▲ 4.6×4 topics
  32. Sea-Level Rise12▲ 27×3 topics
  33. Microclimate Control12▲ 147×1 topic
  34. Museum Environments12▲ 147×1 topic
  35. Satellite Imagery10▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Aerial Survey10▲ 131×1 topic
  37. LiDAR10▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Literature10▲ 4.8×10 topics
  39. Urban Planning9▲ 27×4 topics
  40. National Identity8▲ 19×4 topics

Which research topics does English Heritage publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies, Historical Architecture and Urbanism, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies and Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation.

Historical and Cultural …42Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 42 fractional worksHistorical Architecture and Urbanism: 23 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 22 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 20 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 12 fractional worksArchaeological Research …10Archaeological Research and Protection: 10 fractional worksScottish History and National Identity: 8 fractional worksMedieval Architecture and Archaeology: 7 fractional worksLandscape and Cultural Studies: 6 fractional worksScientific Computing and Data Management: 6 fractional works
AnthropologyHistoryPaleontologyArcheology3 others

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

  1. 1 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 42 works
  2. 2 Historical Architecture and Urbanism History 23 works
  3. 3 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 22 works
  4. 4 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 20 works
  5. 5 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 12 works
  6. 6 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 10 works
  7. 7 Scottish History and National Identity History 8 works
  8. 8 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 7 works
  9. 9 Landscape and Cultural Studies Archeology 6 works
  10. 10 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 6 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 available47.5%not open52.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has English Heritage's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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