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Museum of London Archaeology

In research, Museum of London Archaeology stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,593 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology and Anthropology — Archeology is 72.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,922
of 28,054 · #5,645 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#435
of 1,094
Research works
556
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.2k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Museum of London 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 SciencesDomain #4,593 of 10,521 29.8%82 #1043

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

What does Museum of London Archaeology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 72.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 26.2 works72×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 20.2 works60×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12.17× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 14.07× its world share, 49 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 14.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Museum of London Archaeology?

Ranked on the composite score, Nadia Durrani and Michael Marshall lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Museum of London Archaeology.

  1. 1 Nadia Durrani United Kingdom · #1,207,327 worldwide 3 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Michael Marshall United Kingdom · #1,377,411 worldwide 3 citations · 84 works
All ranked researchers at Museum of London Archaeology

Which keywords describe research at Museum of London Archaeology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Cultural Identity, Agricultural Origins, Radiocarbon Dating, African Diaspora, Black Feminist Theory, Cultural History and Social History.

▲ 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 Heritage14▲ 22×13 topics
  2. Cultural Identity13▲ 20×3 topics
  3. Agricultural Origins12▲ 313×1 topic
  4. Radiocarbon Dating12▲ 313×1 topic
  5. African Diaspora12▲ 261×1 topic
  6. Black Feminist Theory12▲ 1149×1 topic
  7. Cultural History11▲ 75×3 topics
  8. Education10▲ 4.8×2 topics
  9. 19th century10▲ 1021×1 topic
  10. British architecture10▲ 2858×1 topic
  11. Social History10▲ 97×2 topics
  12. Archaeology10▲ 59×8 topics
  13. Cultural Sustainability9▲ 133×2 topics
  14. Sustainable Development9▲ 4.5×3 topics
  15. Holocene8▲ 59×2 topics
  16. Urban Development8▲ 18×5 topics
  17. Mediterranean8▲ 68×2 topics
  18. Remote Sensing6▲ 4.3×6 topics
  19. Climate Change6▲ 1.85×11 topics
  20. Maritime Archaeology6▲ 257×1 topic
  21. Sea-Level Change6▲ 257×1 topic
  22. Adaptive Reuse6▲ 124×1 topic
  23. Intangible Heritage6▲ 124×1 topic
  24. Social Organization4▲ 177×2 topics
  25. LiDAR4▲ 78×1 topic
  26. Satellite Imagery4▲ 26×1 topic
  27. Conservation4▲ 7.8×7 topics
  28. Cultural Exchange4▲ 24×6 topics
  29. Hominin Genetics4▲ 143×1 topic
  30. Paleolithic Archaeology4▲ 143×1 topic
  31. Iberian Peninsula4▲ 95×3 topics
  32. Informal Education3▲ 151×1 topic
  33. Medieval Architecture3▲ 141×2 topics
  34. Museum Learning3▲ 151×1 topic
  35. Early Medieval Churches3▲ 234×1 topic
  36. Rural Landscapes3▲ 234×1 topic
  37. Civil Engineering3▲ 41×2 topics
  38. Construction3▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Museum Environments3▲ 113×1 topic
  40. Structural Health Monitoring3▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Museum of London Archaeology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies, Historical Architecture and Urbanism and Maritime and Coastal Archaeology.

Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 12 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 12 fractional worksHistorical Architecture and Urbanism: 10 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 6 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 6 fractional worksArchaeological Research …4Archaeological Research and Protection: 4 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 4 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 3 fractional worksMedieval Architecture and Archaeology: 3 fractional worksCivil and Structural Engineering Research: 3 fractional works
PaleontologyAnthropologyHistoryArcheology3 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 12 works
  2. 2 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 12 works
  3. 3 Historical Architecture and Urbanism History 10 works
  4. 4 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 6 works
  5. 5 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 6 works
  6. 6 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 4 works
  7. 7 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 4 works
  8. 8 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 3 works
  9. 9 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 3 works
  10. 10 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available53.5%not open46.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Museum of London Archaeology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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