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Getty Conservation Institute

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World rank, all time
#16,444
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,412
of 7,310
Research works
250
▼ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.2k
20.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.33×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Getty Conservation Institute

Which fields of science does Getty Conservation Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Getty Conservation Institute is in Physical Sciences, 41% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (37%), Engineering (22%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (16%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 51.3% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 22.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 8.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 16.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 4 fractional works · 10.2% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 40.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 36.7% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 18.4% of its workConservation: 5 fractional works · 12.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.9% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKGettyConservation…38fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences0%Social Sciences41%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering922.4%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences616.0%
    3. Environmental Science24.8%
    4. Materials Science13.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.9%
    6. Energy11.6%
    7. Chemistry00.6%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    1. Arts and Humanities1436.7%
    2. Social Sciences24.0%
    1. Neuroscience12.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.4%
    1. Medicine00.2%
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: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.76× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.20× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.49× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 12.70× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 12.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities12.70×14 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.20×6 works
  3. Neuroscience1.76×1 works
  4. Energy1.72×1 works
  5. Engineering1.49×8 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.25×0 works
  7. Materials Science1.04×1 works
  8. Environmental Science0.96×2 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.86×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.51×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.49×1 works
  12. Chemistry0.36×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.31×2 works
  14. Medicine0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Getty Conservation Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Karen A. Trentelman, Joy Mazurek and Eric F. Doehne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Getty Conservation Institute.

  1. 1 Karen A. Trentelman United States · #444,389 worldwide 2k citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Joy Mazurek United States · #541,618 worldwide 996 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Eric F. Doehne United States · #705,874 worldwide 3.1k citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Herant P. Khanjian United States · #744,642 worldwide 925 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Catherine Schmidt Patterson United States · #808,230 worldwide 600 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Tom Learner United States · #845,159 worldwide 1.8k citations · 82 works
  7. 7 Michael R. Schilling United States · #982,988 worldwide 3.9k citations · 229 works
  8. 8 James R. Druzik United States · #997,497 worldwide 1.3k citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Monica Ganio United States · #1,272,091 worldwide 646 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Marie Svoboda United States · #1,433,252 worldwide 263 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Getty Conservation Institute

What are the most cited papers from Getty Conservation Institute?

The most cited paper from Getty Conservation Institute is "Salt weathering: influence of evaporation rate, supersaturation and crystallization pattern" (Carlos Rodríguez‐Navarro, Eric F. Doehne, 1999), with 657 citations. Next come "How does sodium sulfate crystallize? Implications for the decay and testing of building materials" (439) and "Metallography and Microstructure of Ancient and Historic Metals" (412).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Salt weathering: influence of evaporation rate, supersaturation and crystallization pattern Carlos Rodríguez‐Navarro, Eric F. Doehne · Earth Surface Processes and Landforms Open access Mar 1999 657
2 How does sodium sulfate crystallize? Implications for the decay and testing of building materials Carlos Rodríguez‐Navarro, Eric F. Doehne, Eduardo Sebastián · Cement and Concrete Research Oct 2000 439
3 Metallography and Microstructure of Ancient and Historic Metals Andrew Oddy, DAVID A. SCOTT · Studies in Conservation Nov 1992 412
4 Salt weathering: a selective review Eric F. Doehne · Geological Society London Special Publications 2002 254
5 Pozzolanic reactions of common natural zeolites with lime and parameters affecting their reactivity Gilles Mertens, Ruben Snellings, Koenraad Van Balen et al. · Cement and Concrete Research 13 Jan 2009 234
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Getty Conservation Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Conservation, Environmental Monitoring, Indoor Air Quality, Museum Environments, Sea-Level Rise, Raman Spectroscopy and Hyperspectral Imaging.

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

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Cultural Heritage15▲ 72×11 topics
  2. Conservation8▲ 51×4 topics
  3. Climate Change5▲ 4.6×7 topics
  4. Environmental Monitoring4▲ 30×2 topics
  5. Indoor Air Quality4▲ 286×2 topics
  6. Museum Environments4▲ 576×1 topic
  7. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 94×1 topic
  8. Raman Spectroscopy4▲ 57×2 topics
  9. Biodeterioration4▲ 370×1 topic
  10. Geomycology4▲ 370×1 topic
  11. Hyperspectral Imaging4▲ 39×1 topic
  12. Microbial Diversity4▲ 172×2 topics
  13. X-Ray Fluorescence4▲ 498×1 topic
  14. Environmental Impact3▲ 4.5×6 topics
  15. Cultural Sustainability2▲ 117×2 topics
  16. Sustainable Development2▲ 3.6×3 topics
  17. Urban Development2▲ 16×2 topics
  18. Sustainability2▲ 2.2×9 topics
  19. Adaptive Reuse2▲ 137×1 topic
  20. Intangible Heritage2▲ 137×1 topic
  21. Mechanical Properties2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  22. Remote Sensing2▲ 3.8×2 topics
  23. Sustainable Construction2▲ 51×3 topics
  24. Cementitious Materials1▲ 39×1 topic
  25. Geopolymer1▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Aesthetic Perception1▲ 183×1 topic
  27. Building Materials1▲ 189×1 topic
  28. Earth Construction1▲ 189×1 topic
  29. Neuroaesthetics1▲ 183×1 topic
  30. Archaeology1▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Machine Learning1▼ 0.82×2 topics

Which research topics does Getty Conservation Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Conservation Techniques and Studies, Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis, Building materials and conservation and Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation.

Conservation Techniques …4Conservation Techniques and Studies: 4 fractional worksCultural Heritage Materials Analysis: 4 fractional worksBuilding materials and conservation: 4 fractional worksCultural Heritage Manage…2Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 2 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…1Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 1 fractional worksAesthetic Perception and…1Aesthetic Perception and Analysis: 1 fractional worksHygrothermal properties of building materials: 1 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 1 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksMasonry and Concrete Structural Analysis: 1 fractional works
ConservationArcheologyEarth-Surface ProcessesCivil and Structural Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 4 works
  2. 2 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 4 works
  3. 3 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 4 works
  4. 4 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 2 works
  5. 5 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Aesthetic Perception and Analysis Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  7. 7 Hygrothermal properties of building materials Building and Construction 1 works
  8. 8 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 1 works
  9. 9 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 1 works
  10. 10 Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available37.1%not open62.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.3%domestic only61.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Getty Conservation Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Getty Conservation Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00010% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Getty Conservation Institute0.00016% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Getty Conservation Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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