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Institute of History of Material Culture

In research, Institute of History of Material Culture stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,283 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,791 of 12,888 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,905 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology and Anthropology — Archeology is 83.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,645
of 28,054 · #16,726 all time
Rank in Russia
#410
of 1,062
Research works
466
▲ 431% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Institute of History of Material Culture 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 SciencesDomain #4,283 of 10,521 10.7%122 #4787
Physical SciencesDomain #9,791 of 12,888 12.0%61 #12103
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,905 of 1,998 12.1%70 #3190

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of History of Material Culture 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#4,787 #4,283
  2. Physical Sciences#12,103 #9,791
  3. Arts and Humanities#3,190 #1,905
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 History of Material Culture specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 83.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 49.9 works83×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 20.7 works37×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.51× its world share, 42 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 12.12× its world share, 70 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 51 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 13.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of History of Material Culture?

Ranked on the composite score, Vladimir V. Pitulko lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of History of Material Culture.

  1. 1 Vladimir V. Pitulko Russia · #703,529 worldwide 89 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of History of Material Culture

Which keywords describe research at Institute of History of Material Culture?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Bronze Age, Archaeological Finds, Corded Ware Culture, Archaeology, Agricultural Origins, Radiocarbon Dating, Mediterranean and Cultural Exchange.

▲ 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. Bronze Age38▲ 445×2 topics
  2. Archaeological Finds32▲ 1102×1 topic
  3. Corded Ware Culture32▲ 1102×1 topic
  4. Archaeology20▲ 73×6 topics
  5. Agricultural Origins19▲ 294×1 topic
  6. Radiocarbon Dating19▲ 294×1 topic
  7. Mediterranean16▲ 88×3 topics
  8. Cultural Exchange13▲ 48×4 topics
  9. Holocene12▲ 51×3 topics
  10. Sea Level12▲ 60×2 topics
  11. Cultural Heritage11▲ 10×10 topics
  12. Food Security11▲ 10×5 topics
  13. Hominin Genetics11▲ 255×1 topic
  14. Paleolithic Archaeology11▲ 255×1 topic
  15. Sedimentation11▲ 97×2 topics
  16. Black Sea11▲ 135×1 topic
  17. paleoceanography11▲ 178×1 topic
  18. Religion10▲ 10×5 topics
  19. Rituals8▲ 49×3 topics
  20. Linguistics8▲ 25×4 topics
  21. Central Asia8▲ 57×3 topics
  22. Cultural History8▲ 32×4 topics
  23. Medieval7▲ 100×2 topics
  24. Agriculture7▲ 9.3×3 topics
  25. Migration7▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Eurasian Exchange7▲ 164×1 topic
  27. Scandinavia7▲ 222×1 topic
  28. Silk Roads7▲ 164×1 topic
  29. Viking Age7▲ 222×1 topic
  30. Etymology6▲ 61×2 topics
  31. Historical Phonology6▲ 61×2 topics
  32. Pottery Production5▲ 130×1 topic
  33. Roman Economy5▲ 62×1 topic
  34. Regional Development5▲ 7.0×1 topic
  35. Rural Transformation5▲ 67×1 topic
  36. Archaeological Analysis5▲ 255×1 topic
  37. Iron Production5▲ 255×1 topic
  38. Arctic5▲ 21×3 topics
  39. Indo-European5▲ 107×1 topic
  40. Language Evolution5▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of History of Material Culture publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology and Marine and environmental studies.

Ancient and Medieval Arc…32Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 32 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …19Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 19 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins…11Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 11 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 11 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 7 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeolo…7Historical and Archaeological Studies: 7 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 5 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 5 fractional worksMetallurgy and Cultural Artifacts: 5 fractional worksLinguistics and language evolution: 5 fractional works
ArcheologyPaleontologyAnthropologyOceanography3 others

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

  1. 1 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 32 works
  2. 2 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 19 works
  3. 3 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 11 works
  4. 4 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 11 works
  5. 5 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 7 works
  6. 6 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 7 works
  7. 7 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 5 works
  8. 8 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 5 works
  9. 9 Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts Archeology 5 works
  10. 10 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 5 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 available64.5%not open35.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of History of Material Culture's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 431% 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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