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Historic England

In research, Historic England stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,343 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology — Archeology is 49.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,970
of 28,054 · #16,224 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#471
of 1,094
Research works
416
▲ 86% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Historic England 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 #5,343 of 10,521 28.9%89 #6073

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Historic England specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 49.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 20.3 works49×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.46× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 13.04× its world share, 52 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Historic England?

Ranked on the composite score, Fabian Van Samang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Historic England.

  1. 1 Fabian Van Samang United Kingdom · #604,471 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Historic England

Which keywords describe research at Historic England?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Archaeology, Remote Sensing, Conservation, Art and Architecture, Cultural History, Urban Development and Agricultural Origins.

▲ 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 Heritage24▲ 32×14 topics
  2. Archaeology11▲ 61×7 topics
  3. Remote Sensing11▲ 6.3×4 topics
  4. Conservation9▲ 16×6 topics
  5. Machine Learning8▲ 1.75×3 topics
  6. Education8▲ 3.3×8 topics
  7. Art and Architecture8▲ 259×2 topics
  8. Cultural History8▲ 45×4 topics
  9. Climate Change7▲ 2.0×7 topics
  10. Urban Development7▲ 15×5 topics
  11. Agricultural Origins7▲ 160×1 topic
  12. Radiocarbon Dating7▲ 160×1 topic
  13. LiDAR7▲ 118×1 topic
  14. Satellite Imagery7▲ 40×1 topic
  15. Religion7▲ 11×15 topics
  16. Cultural Identity7▲ 9.9×5 topics
  17. Globalization7▲ 2.5×13 topics
  18. Social History7▲ 58×2 topics
  19. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.9×6 topics
  20. 19th century6▲ 587×1 topic
  21. British architecture6▲ 1642×1 topic
  22. African Diaspora6▲ 112×2 topics
  23. Mediterranean6▲ 46×3 topics
  24. Ethics5▲ 7.6×13 topics
  25. Archaeology of Resistance5▲ 412×1 topic
  26. Black Feminist Theory5▲ 412×1 topic
  27. Civil Engineering5▲ 66×2 topics
  28. Cultural Exchange5▲ 26×5 topics
  29. History5▲ 4.7×13 topics
  30. Colonialism4▲ 6.5×11 topics
  31. Cultural Transmission4▲ 38×3 topics
  32. Holocene4▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Late Antiquity4▲ 55×2 topics
  34. Philosophy4▲ 6.7×12 topics
  35. Biodeterioration4▲ 96×1 topic
  36. Environmental Monitoring4▲ 7.0×2 topics
  37. Geomycology4▲ 96×1 topic
  38. Museum Environments4▲ 127×1 topic
  39. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Cultural Sustainability3▲ 44×2 topics

Which research topics does Historic England publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Archaeological Research and Protection, Historical Architecture and Urbanism and Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies.

Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 7 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 7 fractional worksHistorical Architecture …6Historical Architecture and Urbanism: 6 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …5Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 5 fractional worksBuilding materials and conservation: 4 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 4 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Arc…3Maritime and Coastal Archaeology: 3 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 3 fractional worksGeophysical Methods and Applications: 3 fractional worksCultural Heritage Materials Analysis: 3 fractional works
PaleontologySpace and Planetary ScienceHistoryAnthropology4 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 7 works
  2. 2 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 7 works
  3. 3 Historical Architecture and Urbanism History 6 works
  4. 4 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 5 works
  5. 5 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 4 works
  6. 6 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 4 works
  7. 7 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 3 works
  8. 8 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 3 works
  9. 9 Geophysical Methods and Applications Ocean Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Historic England's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 86% 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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