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Institute of Archaeology

In research, Institute of Archaeology stands highest in Social Sciences (#568 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,304 of 10,521 worldwide) and Archeology (#50 of 139 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology, Archeology and Anthropology — Paleontology is 96.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,536
of 28,054 · #6,100 all time
Rank in China
#1,190
of 3,058
Research works
1.5k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Institute of Archaeology 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 SciencesField #568 of 6,365 25.9%113 #802
Social SciencesDomain #1,304 of 10,521 28.8%229 #1440
ArcheologySubfield #50 of 139 31.9%73 #135
Physical SciencesDomain #4,899 of 12,888 32.0%131 #5523
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,173 of 1,998 32.5%112 #1213
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #918 of 1,209 34.2%81 #1200

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Archaeology 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#802 #568
  2. Social Sciences#1,440 #1,304
  3. Archeology#135 #50
  4. Physical Sciences#5,523 #4,899
  5. Arts and Humanities#1,213 #1,173
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences#1,200 #918
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Institute of Archaeology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 96.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 45.7 works97×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 73.2 works62×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 50.3 works46×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.17× its world share, 81 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 9.90× its world share, 112 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 113 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 13.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Archaeology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Agricultural Origins, Radiocarbon Dating, Archaeology, History, Cultural History, Raman Spectroscopy and Cultural Identity.

▲ 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 Heritage54▲ 25×18 topics
  2. Agricultural Origins45▲ 350×1 topic
  3. Radiocarbon Dating45▲ 350×1 topic
  4. Archaeology36▲ 68×9 topics
  5. History25▲ 9.2×15 topics
  6. Cultural History24▲ 49×4 topics
  7. Raman Spectroscopy23▲ 30×3 topics
  8. Cultural Identity22▲ 11×5 topics
  9. Religion21▲ 11×12 topics
  10. Hyperspectral Imaging20▲ 18×4 topics
  11. Archaeological Science19▲ 234×1 topic
  12. X-Ray Fluorescence19▲ 234×1 topic
  13. Nationalism19▲ 11×9 topics
  14. Social Inequality19▲ 18×2 topics
  15. African Diaspora18▲ 118×2 topics
  16. Holocene18▲ 40×3 topics
  17. Intersectionality18▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Archaeology of Resistance18▲ 517×1 topic
  19. Black Feminist Theory18▲ 517×1 topic
  20. Conservation17▲ 10×10 topics
  21. Mediterranean17▲ 47×4 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity16▲ 9.5×6 topics
  23. Philosophy16▲ 9.2×6 topics
  24. Agriculture16▲ 10×4 topics
  25. Central Asia16▲ 57×2 topics
  26. Bronze Age15▲ 92×3 topics
  27. China15▲ 41×4 topics
  28. Regulation15▲ 7.1×2 topics
  29. Christianity15▲ 63×1 topic
  30. Confucianism15▲ 90×1 topic
  31. Pacific Islands14▲ 309×1 topic
  32. settlement14▲ 309×1 topic
  33. Eurasian Exchange14▲ 176×1 topic
  34. Silk Roads14▲ 176×1 topic
  35. Geoarchaeology14▲ 99×2 topics
  36. Hominin Genetics13▲ 157×1 topic
  37. Paleolithic Archaeology13▲ 157×1 topic
  38. Cultural Exchange12▲ 23×8 topics
  39. Archaeological Finds10▲ 182×1 topic
  40. Corded Ware Culture10▲ 182×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Archaeology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis, Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies and Chinese history and philosophy.

Archaeology and ancient …45Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 45 fractional worksCultural Heritage Materials Analysis: 19 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 18 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 15 fractional worksPacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 14 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 14 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins…13Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 13 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 10 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 10 fractional worksBuilding materials and conservation: 9 fractional works
PaleontologyArcheologyAnthropologySociology and Political Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 45 works
  2. 2 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 19 works
  3. 3 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 18 works
  4. 4 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  5. 5 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 14 works
  6. 6 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 14 works
  7. 7 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 13 works
  8. 8 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 10 works
  9. 9 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 10 works
  10. 10 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 9 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 available54.8%not open45.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.0%domestic only70.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Archaeology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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