Question 1

What is Historic Environment Scotland known for?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

How does Historic Environment Scotland rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Historic Environment Scotland ranks #24,061 of 34,923 institutions worldwide on research quality over all time, and #1,269 of 1,844 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Historic Environment Scotland?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Historic Environment Scotland?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Historic Environment Scotland publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Historic Environment Scotland?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Historic Environment Scotland work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Historic Environment Scotland's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% lower than in 2018-2021.