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Illinois Archaeological Survey

In research, Illinois Archaeological Survey stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,362 of 3,334 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,698 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology (Ecology is 17.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,783
of 22,385 · #13,603 all time
Rank in United States
#2,099
of 3,332
Research works
3.7k
▼ 65% vs 2018-21
Citations
82k
21.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Illinois Archaeological Survey

What is Illinois Archaeological Survey 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
Environmental ScienceField #2,362 of 3,334 8.5%65 #1835
Physical SciencesDomain #9,698 of 10,670 7.6%119 #13719

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Illinois Archaeological Survey 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 Illinois Archaeological Survey work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Illinois Archaeological Survey is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (35%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (18%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (17%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 135 fractional works · 64.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 73 fractional works · 34.7% of its workEcology: 28 fractional works · 13.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 5.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 10 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcological Modeling: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 36 fractional works · 17.3% of its workPaleontology: 10 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 53 fractional works · 25.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 38 fractional works · 17.9% of its workPlant Science: 13 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 13 fractional works · 6.2% of its workInsect Science: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHorticulture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKIllinoisArchaeological…210fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences64%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences7%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science7334.7%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3617.3%
    3. Engineering157.1%
    4. Computer Science41.8%
    5. Materials Science31.2%
    6. Energy20.9%
    7. Chemistry10.5%
    8. Mathematics10.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3817.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology115.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology41.8%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences136.0%
    2. Psychology10.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine42.0%
    2. Veterinary10.6%
    3. Health Professions00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Illinois Archaeological Survey specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 17.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 28.5 works17×
← 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: 3.77× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.79× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.04× its world share, 36 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.99× its world share, 73 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.15× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 11.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.04×36 works
  2. Environmental Science6.99×73 works
  3. Veterinary4.15×1 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.77×38 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.79×4 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.10×1 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.02×12 works
  8. Energy0.98×2 works
  9. Engineering0.47×15 works
  10. Social Sciences0.47×13 works
  11. Materials Science0.36×3 works
  12. Mathematics0.34×1 works
  13. Chemistry0.30×1 works
  14. Nursing0.30×0 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.23×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.23×4 works
  17. Psychology0.19×1 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.16×1 works
  19. Neuroscience0.11×0 works
  20. Medicine0.10×4 works
  21. Health Professions0.08×0 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.08×0 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Illinois Archaeological Survey?

Ranked on the quality score, Kenneth E. Kunkel, Weidong Gu and Peter B. Bayley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Illinois Archaeological Survey.

  1. 1 Kenneth E. Kunkel United States · #439,699 worldwide 16k citations · 281 works
  2. 2 Weidong Gu United States · #806,092 worldwide 4k citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Peter B. Bayley United States · #1,794,423 worldwide 3.7k citations · 73 works
  4. 4 Sarah A. Douglass United States · #1,976,849 worldwide 542 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Ronald P. Larkin United States · #1,984,956 worldwide 2.6k citations · 54 works
  6. 6 Anthony A. Lizzio United States · #2,149,372 worldwide 1.3k citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Timothy R. Paüketat United States · #2,262,731 worldwide 3.5k citations · 167 works
  8. 8 Kenneth Ray Robertson United States · #2,281,000 worldwide 2.7k citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Edward Heske United States · #2,581,030 worldwide 4.7k citations · 564 works
  10. 10 Steven E. Hollinger United States · #2,638,292 worldwide 4.4k citations · 83 works
All ranked researchers at Illinois Archaeological Survey

What are the most cited papers from Illinois Archaeological Survey?

The most cited paper from Illinois Archaeological Survey is "Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi" (Conrad L. Schoch et al., 2012), with 5,240 citations. Next come "Climate Extremes: Observations, Modeling, and Impacts" (4,969) and "Environmental Chemistry of Soils" (2,438).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi Conrad L. Schoch et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access156 authors 27 Mar 2012 5,240
2 Climate Extremes: Observations, Modeling, and Impacts David R. Easterling, Gerald A. Meehl, Camille Parmesan et al. · Science 22 Sep 2000 4,969
3 Environmental Chemistry of Soils William R. Roy · Journal of Environmental Quality 1995 2,438
4 TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access Jens Kattge et al. · Global Change Biology Open access729 authors 31 Dec 2019 2,168
5 Rotation of principal components Michael B. Richman · Journal of Climatology 1986 1,796
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Illinois Archaeological Survey?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Population Dynamics, Habitat Fragmentation, Conservation, Biogeography and DNA Barcoding.

▲ 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. Climate Change48▲ 8.4×55 topics
  2. Invasive Species19▲ 21×19 topics
  3. Biodiversity18▲ 11×21 topics
  4. Habitat Fragmentation12▲ 26×4 topics
  5. Population Dynamics12▲ 22×11 topics
  6. Conservation11▲ 12×17 topics
  7. Remote Sensing11▲ 4.2×17 topics
  8. Biogeography10▲ 18×16 topics
  9. DNA Barcoding9▲ 25×9 topics
  10. Phylogenetic Analysis9▲ 13×12 topics
  11. Ecosystem Services9▲ 11×7 topics
  12. Phylogeny9▲ 24×12 topics
  13. Habitat Selection8▲ 52×2 topics
  14. Trophic Cascades8▲ 39×2 topics
  15. Conservation Biology7▲ 31×4 topics
  16. Pathogen Transmission7▲ 48×3 topics
  17. Freshwater Biodiversity7▲ 55×2 topics
  18. Sediment Transport7▲ 20×4 topics
  19. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Agricultural Origins6▲ 93×1 topic
  21. Radiocarbon Dating6▲ 93×1 topic
  22. Model Evaluation6▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Global Change6▲ 11×6 topics
  24. Biological Control6▲ 18×9 topics
  25. Holocene6▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Paleoclimatology6▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Sea Level6▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Animal Movement6▲ 53×1 topic
  29. Genetic Diversity6▲ 6.3×9 topics
  30. Occupancy Rates6▲ 53×1 topic
  31. Genome Sequencing6▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Tectonics6▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Evolution5▲ 9.5×13 topics
  34. Glacial Cycles5▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Huanglongbing5▲ 224×1 topic
  36. Monsoon Dynamics5▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Phytoplasmas5▲ 224×1 topic
  38. Molecular Phylogeny5▲ 14×9 topics
  39. Taxonomy5▲ 16×9 topics
  40. Ecosystem Functioning5▲ 11×7 topics

Which research topics does Illinois Archaeological Survey publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens.

Archaeology and ancient …6Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 6 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…6Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 6 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…5Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 5 fractional worksPhytoplasmas and Hemipte…5Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens: 5 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 5 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 4 fractional worksGeological formations an…3Geological formations and processes: 3 fractional worksArchaeology and Natural History: 3 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 3 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 3 fractional works
PaleontologyEcologyAtmospheric SciencePlant Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 6 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 6 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 5 works
  4. 4 Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens Plant Science 5 works
  5. 5 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 4 works
  7. 7 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 3 works
  8. 8 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 3 works
  9. 9 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available28.1%not open71.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Illinois Archaeological Survey's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 65% lower 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 Illinois Archaeological Survey as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00077% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Illinois Archaeological Survey0.00078% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Illinois Archaeological Survey 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Illinois Archaeological Survey9.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.8% in 1996.

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