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In research, Historic England stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,791 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology (Archeology is 48.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,505
of 22,385 · #10,076 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#379
of 862
Research works
416
▲ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.8k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.21×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Historic England

What is Historic England known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,791 of 9,585 10.9%89 #4463

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Historic England 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 Historic England work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Historic England is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (38%), Social Sciences (23%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (15%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 108 fractional works · 65.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 63 fractional works · 38.3% of its workArcheology: 24 fractional works · 14.6% of its workHistory: 17 fractional works · 10.5% of its workConservation: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 38 fractional works · 23.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 7.7% of its workAnthropology: 10 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 52 fractional works · 31.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24 fractional works · 14.6% of its workPaleontology: 8 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 8 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 8.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHistoric England165fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences66%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities6338.3%
    2. Social Sciences3823.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance42.4%
    4. Psychology31.9%
    5. Decision Sciences00.0%
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences2414.6%
    2. Engineering148.6%
    3. Computer Science74.2%
    4. Environmental Science63.4%
    5. Mathematics10.5%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Health Professions10.9%
    2. Medicine10.7%
    3. Dentistry10.5%
    4. Nursing00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Historic England specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 48.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 24.1 works48×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.54× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9.31× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 13.26× its world share, 63 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities13.26×63 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences9.31×24 works
  3. Social Sciences1.82×38 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.12×4 works
  5. Dentistry1.04×1 works
  6. Environmental Science0.68×6 works
  7. Psychology0.61×3 works
  8. Engineering0.58×14 works
  9. Computer Science0.54×7 works
  10. Mathematics0.43×1 works
  11. Health Professions0.34×2 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×1 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.10×0 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.04×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.03×0 works
  17. Medicine0.03×1 works
  18. Nursing0.03×0 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Historic England?

Ranked on the quality score, Alex Bayliss, Sarah Paynter and Eirini Gallou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Historic England.

  1. 1 Alex Bayliss United Kingdom · #163,587 worldwide 28k citations · 207 works
  2. 2 Sarah Paynter United Kingdom · #938,455 worldwide 724 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Eirini Gallou United Kingdom · #1,177,927 worldwide 229 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Ruth Pelling United Kingdom · #1,422,073 worldwide 764 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Peter D. Marshall United Kingdom · #1,787,666 worldwide 5.9k citations · 467 works
  6. 6 Polydora Baker United Kingdom · #2,022,768 worldwide 222 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Fay Worley United Kingdom · #2,100,532 worldwide 285 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Barney Sloane United Kingdom · #2,108,520 worldwide 268 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Gill Campbell United Kingdom · #2,224,252 worldwide 431 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 David S. Neal United Kingdom · #2,665,819 worldwide 354 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Historic England

What are the most cited papers from Historic England?

The most cited paper from Historic England is "The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0–55 cal kBP)" (Paula J. Reimer et al., 2020), with 7,945 citations. Next come "SHCal20 Southern Hemisphere Calibration, 0–55,000 Years cal BP" (1,530) and "BIM for heritage science: a review" (271).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0–55 cal kBP) Paula J. Reimer et al. · Radiocarbon Open access Aug 2020 7,945
2 SHCal20 Southern Hemisphere Calibration, 0–55,000 Years cal BP Alan G. Hogg, Timothy Heaton, Quan Hua et al. · Radiocarbon Open access Aug 2020 1,530
3 BIM for heritage science: a review Danae Phaedra Pocobelli, Jan Boehm, Paul G. Bryan et al. · Heritage Science Open access 16 May 2018 271
4 Eleven-year solar cycles over the last millennium revealed by radiocarbon in tree rings Nicolás Brehm, Alex Bayliss, Marcus Christl et al. · Nature Geoscience Open access 2021 219
5 Quality in Bayesian chronological models in archaeology Alex Bayliss · World Archaeology Open access 8 Aug 2015 184
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Historic England?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Archaeology, Conservation, Cultural History, Remote Sensing, Art and Architecture, Social History 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-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 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 Heritage27▲ 31×14 topics
  2. Archaeology13▲ 60×7 topics
  3. Remote Sensing12▲ 5.7×4 topics
  4. Education10▲ 3.6×10 topics
  5. Conservation10▲ 14×6 topics
  6. Cultural History10▲ 50×6 topics
  7. Art and Architecture9▲ 250×2 topics
  8. Social History9▲ 65×3 topics
  9. Urban Development8▲ 14×5 topics
  10. Climate Change8▲ 1.85×7 topics
  11. Cultural Identity8▲ 9.9×6 topics
  12. 19th century8▲ 595×1 topic
  13. British architecture8▲ 1566×1 topic
  14. Religion8▲ 10×17 topics
  15. Agricultural Origins8▲ 143×1 topic
  16. Radiocarbon Dating8▲ 143×1 topic
  17. LiDAR8▲ 107×1 topic
  18. Satellite Imagery8▲ 35×1 topic
  19. Globalization7▲ 2.3×14 topics
  20. African Diaspora7▲ 111×3 topics
  21. Mediterranean7▲ 48×3 topics
  22. Sustainable Development7▲ 2.7×6 topics
  23. Archaeology of Resistance6▲ 388×1 topic
  24. Black Feminist Theory6▲ 388×1 topic
  25. Social Inequality6▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Ethics5▲ 6.4×14 topics
  27. History5▲ 4.7×15 topics
  28. Civil Engineering5▲ 59×2 topics
  29. Colonialism5▲ 6.0×13 topics
  30. Cultural Exchange5▲ 22×5 topics
  31. Holocene5▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Cultural Sustainability4▲ 48×2 topics
  33. Cultural Transmission4▲ 35×3 topics
  34. Philosophy4▲ 5.9×13 topics
  35. Environmental Monitoring4▲ 6.7×2 topics
  36. Museum Environments4▲ 129×1 topic
  37. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Empire4▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Late Antiquity4▲ 48×2 topics
  40. Maritime Archaeology4▲ 126×1 topic

Which research topics does Historic England publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Historical Architecture and Urbanism, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Archaeological Research and Protection and Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies.

Historical Architecture …8Historical Architecture and Urbanism: 8 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …8Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 8 fractional worksArchaeological Research …8Archaeological Research and Protection: 8 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …6Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 6 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 4 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 4 fractional worksCultural Heritage Manage…4Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 4 fractional worksBuilding materials and conservation: 4 fractional worksCultural Heritage Materials Analysis: 3 fractional worksGeophysical Methods and Applications: 3 fractional works
HistoryPaleontologySpace and Planetary ScienceAnthropology4 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Architecture and Urbanism History 8 works
  2. 2 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 8 works
  3. 3 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 8 works
  4. 4 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 6 works
  5. 5 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 4 works
  6. 6 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 4 works
  7. 7 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 4 works
  8. 8 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 4 works
  9. 9 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 3 works
  10. 10 Geophysical Methods and Applications Ocean Engineering 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 available48.4%not open51.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.3%domestic only83.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Historic England's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Historic England as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00060% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Historic England0.00076% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Historic England over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Historic England12.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.5% in 2018.

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