Question 1

What is Historic England known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Historic England rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Historic England ranks #11,505 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#10,076 all time), and #379 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Historic England?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Historic England?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Historic England publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Historic England?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Historic England work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Historic England's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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