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Historic Environment Scotland

In research, Historic Environment Scotland stands highest in Arts and Humanities (#2,762 of 3,511 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#12,544 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,061
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,269
of 1,844
Research works
283
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
61%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Historic Environment Scotland

What is Historic Environment Scotland known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Arts and HumanitiesField #2,762 of 3,511 13.6%121
Social SciencesDomain #12,544 of 14,833 12.8%175

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

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Historic Environment Scotland is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (40%), Social Sciences (18%), Engineering (14%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 39 fractional works · 61.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 25 fractional works · 39.8% of its workArcheology: 15 fractional works · 24.4% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 9.3% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 18.0% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 35.9% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 14.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 10.5% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% 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: 8 fractional works · 13.0% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 6.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHistoricEnvironment…63fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences62%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities2539.8%
    2. Social Sciences1118.0%
    3. Psychology12.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    1. Engineering914.2%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences813.0%
    3. Environmental Science46.4%
    4. Computer Science11.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    1. Medicine00.8%
    2. Health Professions00.5%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.28× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.94× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 13.77× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities13.77×25 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences8.28×8 works
  3. Social Sciences1.42×11 works
  4. Environmental Science1.29×4 works
  5. Engineering0.94×9 works
  6. Psychology0.76×1 works
  7. Dentistry0.66×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.62×1 works
  9. Computer Science0.24×1 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.24×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.19×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.07×0 works
  14. Medicine0.04×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Historic Environment Scotland?

Ranked on the quality score, David C. Cowley, Gordon J Barclay and Alex Hale lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Historic Environment Scotland.

  1. 1 David C. Cowley United Kingdom · #1,029,389 worldwide 895 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Gordon J Barclay United Kingdom · #1,511,145 worldwide 788 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Alex Hale United Kingdom · #1,769,777 worldwide 442 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Peter McKeague United Kingdom · #1,905,690 worldwide 130 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Colin Lacey United Kingdom · #2,037,586 worldwide 0 citations · 83 works
  6. 6 Peter Wardle United Kingdom · #2,276,865 worldwide 0 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Adam Frost United Kingdom · #2,276,890 worldwide 141 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Mike Middleton United Kingdom · #2,334,236 worldwide 299 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Ingval Maxwell United Kingdom · #2,451,708 worldwide 337 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Lyn Wilson United Kingdom · #2,484,153 worldwide 631 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Historic Environment Scotland

What are the most cited papers from Historic Environment Scotland?

The most cited paper from Historic Environment Scotland is "The Beaker phenomenon and the genomic transformation of northwest Europe" (Íñigo Olalde et al., 2018), with 787 citations. Next come "Nanostructure of cellulose microfibrils in spruce wood" (737) and "Structure of Cellulose Microfibrils in Primary Cell Walls from Collenchyma" (319).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Beaker phenomenon and the genomic transformation of northwest Europe Íñigo Olalde et al. · Nature Open access144 authors 21 Feb 2018 787
2 Nanostructure of cellulose microfibrils in spruce wood Anwesha N. Fernandes, Lynne H. Thomas, Clemens Michael Altaner et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 7 Nov 2011 737
3 Structure of Cellulose Microfibrils in Primary Cell Walls from Collenchyma Lynne H. Thomas, V. Trevor Forsyth, Adriana Šturcová et al. · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Open access 21 Nov 2012 319
4 Roman Imperialism: Post-Colonial Perspectives W. S. Hanson, Jane Webster, Nicholas J. Cooper · Britannia Open access 1999 272
5 Automated defect detection and classification in ashlar masonry walls using machine learning Enrique Valero, Alan Mark Forster, Frédéric Bosché et al. · Automation in Construction Open access 12 Jun 2019 178
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Which keywords describe research at Historic Environment Scotland?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Sustainable Development, Urban Development, Cultural Sustainability, Community Participation, Adaptive Reuse, Intangible Heritage and Urban Planning.

▲ 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 Heritage15▲ 45×11 topics
  2. Sustainable Development10▲ 11×5 topics
  3. Urban Development8▲ 38×4 topics
  4. Cultural Sustainability8▲ 239×2 topics
  5. Community Participation8▲ 37×2 topics
  6. Adaptive Reuse8▲ 325×1 topic
  7. Intangible Heritage8▲ 325×1 topic
  8. Remote Sensing5▲ 6.4×4 topics
  9. Urban Planning5▲ 87×4 topics
  10. Cultural History4▲ 60×2 topics
  11. Conservation4▲ 17×4 topics
  12. Education4▲ 3.9×3 topics
  13. 19th century4▲ 786×1 topic
  14. British architecture4▲ 2068×1 topic
  15. Building Failures4▲ 978×1 topic
  16. Structural Engineering4▲ 123×1 topic
  17. Sustainability4▲ 2.3×7 topics
  18. Cultural Identity3▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Feng Shui3▲ 1491×1 topic
  20. Landscape Architecture3▲ 1491×1 topic
  21. Terrestrial Laser Scanning3▲ 43×2 topics
  22. History3▲ 7.2×8 topics
  23. Archaeology3▲ 36×3 topics
  24. Social Inequality3▲ 16×3 topics
  25. African Diaspora3▲ 107×1 topic
  26. Black Feminist Theory3▲ 462×1 topic
  27. Construction2▲ 29×2 topics
  28. Photogrammetry2▲ 64×1 topic
  29. Satellite Imagery2▲ 29×2 topics
  30. UAV2▲ 64×1 topic
  31. Civil Engineering2▲ 73×1 topic
  32. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 32×3 topics
  33. Structural Health Monitoring2▲ 48×1 topic
  34. Aerial Survey2▲ 181×1 topic
  35. LiDAR2▲ 81×1 topic
  36. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 8.8×1 topic
  37. Mediterranean2▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Museum Environments2▲ 175×1 topic
  39. Agricultural Origins2▲ 92×1 topic
  40. Radiocarbon Dating2▲ 92×1 topic

Which research topics does Historic Environment Scotland publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, Historical Architecture and Urbanism, Construction Engineering and Safety and Landscape and Cultural Studies.

Cultural Heritage Manage…8Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 8 fractional worksHistorical Architecture and Urbanism: 4 fractional worksConstruction Engineering…4Construction Engineering and Safety: 4 fractional worksLandscape and Cultural S…3Landscape and Cultural Studies: 3 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 3 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 2 fractional worksCivil and Structural Eng…2Civil and Structural Engineering Research: 2 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 2 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 2 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 2 fractional works
ArcheologyHistoryCivil and Structural EngineeringAnthropology4 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 8 works
  2. 2 Historical Architecture and Urbanism History 4 works
  3. 3 Construction Engineering and Safety Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Landscape and Cultural Studies Archeology 3 works
  5. 5 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 3 works
  6. 6 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 2 works
  7. 7 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 2 works
  9. 9 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 2 works
  10. 10 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 2 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 available61.0%not open39.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Historic Environment Scotland's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% 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 Historic Environment Scotland as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Historic Environment Scotland0.000075% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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