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National Museum of Archaeology

In research, National Museum of Archaeology stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,215 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology — Archeology is 99.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,720
of 28,054 · #16,366 all time
Rank in Bolivia
#4
of 25
Research works
326
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is National Museum of Archaeology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #4,215 of 16,945 22.2%212

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

What does National Museum of Archaeology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 99.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 21.9 works99×
← 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: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.49× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsArts and Humanities: 14.61× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 14.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at National Museum of Archaeology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Cultural Exchange, Bronze Age, Mediterranean, Cultural Heritage, Religion, Rituals and Archaeological Finds.

▲ 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. Archaeology12▲ 126×8 topics
  2. Cultural Exchange10▲ 109×5 topics
  3. Bronze Age10▲ 314×3 topics
  4. Mediterranean8▲ 119×3 topics
  5. Cultural Heritage7▲ 17×9 topics
  6. Religion5▲ 15×7 topics
  7. Rituals5▲ 77×2 topics
  8. Archaeological Finds4▲ 418×1 topic
  9. Corded Ware Culture4▲ 418×1 topic
  10. Medieval4▲ 166×2 topics
  11. Urbanization4▲ 14×2 topics
  12. Holocene4▲ 50×3 topics
  13. Pottery Production4▲ 286×1 topic
  14. Roman Economy4▲ 137×1 topic
  15. Scandinavia4▲ 376×1 topic
  16. Viking Age4▲ 376×1 topic
  17. Climate Change4▲ 1.99×19 topics
  18. Urban Development4▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Iberian Peninsula4▲ 167×3 topics
  20. Sustainable Development4▲ 3.0×6 topics
  21. Agricultural Origins3▲ 139×1 topic
  22. Radiocarbon Dating3▲ 139×1 topic
  23. Identity3▲ 6.0×9 topics
  24. Community Participation3▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Geoarchaeology3▲ 106×2 topics
  26. Cultural Identity2▲ 6.3×7 topics
  27. Maritime Archaeology2▲ 171×1 topic
  28. Sea-Level Change2▲ 171×1 topic
  29. Settlement Patterns2▲ 165×2 topics
  30. Patrimonio Cultural2▲ 353×1 topic
  31. Tourism2▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Cultural Sustainability2▲ 51×2 topics
  33. Conservation2▲ 6.3×7 topics
  34. Adaptive Reuse2▲ 70×1 topic
  35. Intangible Heritage2▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Iron Age2▲ 141×2 topics
  37. Cultural History2▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Sea Level2▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Indigenous Knowledge2▲ 22×3 topics
  40. Religious Practices2▲ 48×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies, Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History, Historical and Archaeological Studies and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies.

Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 4 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 4 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeolo…4Historical and Archaeological Studies: 4 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …3Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 3 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 2 fractional worksArchaeology and Cultural Heritage: 2 fractional worksCultural Heritage Manage…2Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 2 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 2 fractional worksArchaeological and Historical Studies: 1 fractional worksMedieval Architecture and Archaeology: 1 fractional works
ArcheologyHistoryPaleontologyCultural Studies1 others

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

  1. 1 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 4 works
  2. 2 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 4 works
  3. 3 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 4 works
  4. 4 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 3 works
  5. 5 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 2 works
  6. 6 Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Cultural Studies 2 works
  7. 7 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 2 works
  8. 8 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 2 works
  9. 9 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 1 works
  10. 10 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 1 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 available55.3%not open44.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.8%domestic only55.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 77% 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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