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Oxford Archaeology

In research, Oxford Archaeology stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,399 of 9,585 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#556 of 1,896 worldwide) and Anthropology (#106 of 174 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology, Anthropology and Archeology (Paleontology is 158.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,056
of 22,385 · #4,300 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#280
of 862
Research works
1.7k
▲ 51% vs 2018-21
Citations
50k
30.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Oxford Archaeology

What is Oxford Archaeology 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,399 of 9,585 17.4%230 #2513
Arts and HumanitiesField #556 of 1,896 20.3%102 #831
AnthropologySubfield #106 of 174 13.0%86 #277
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #700 of 1,088 13.7%107 #644
PaleontologySubfield #28 of 37 13.8%74 #141
Physical SciencesDomain #8,735 of 10,670 12.9%135 #4182
Social SciencesField #5,368 of 5,988 15.3%122 #6199

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Oxford 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Social Sciences#2,513 #2,399
  2. Arts and Humanities#831 #556
  3. Anthropology#277 #106
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences#644 #700
  5. Paleontology#141 #28
  6. Physical Sciences#4,182 #8,735
  7. Social Sciences#6,199 #5,368
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Oxford Archaeology work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Oxford Archaeology is in Social Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (28%), Arts and Humanities (27%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 248 fractional works · 60.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 131 fractional works · 31.8% of its workAnthropology: 93 fractional works · 22.4% of its workArcheology: 19 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 110 fractional works · 26.7% of its workArcheology: 55 fractional works · 13.4% of its workHistory: 46 fractional works · 11.1% of its workConservation: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClassics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 146 fractional works · 35.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 115 fractional works · 27.9% of its workPaleontology: 79 fractional works · 19.1% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 12 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKOxfordArchaeology413fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences60%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences13131.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities11026.7%
    3. Psychology40.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences11527.9%
    2. Engineering122.9%
    3. Environmental Science102.5%
    4. Computer Science30.8%
    5. Chemistry10.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    7. Materials Science10.2%
    8. Energy10.2%
    9. Mathematics10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences71.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology41.0%
    3. Neuroscience20.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Medicine20.5%
    2. Health Professions20.5%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Oxford Archaeology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 158.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 79.0 works159×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 92.6 works80×
  3. ArcheologySubfield · 55.3 works44×
  4. HistorySubfield · 45.6 works34×
  5. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 115.1 works18×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17.78× its world share, 115 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 9.24× its world share, 110 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.52× its world share, 131 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 17.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences17.78×115 works
  2. Arts and Humanities9.24×110 works
  3. Social Sciences2.52×131 works
  4. Environmental Science0.51×10 works
  5. Neuroscience0.37×2 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.35×7 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.34×3 works
  8. Psychology0.29×4 works
  9. Energy0.23×1 works
  10. Health Professions0.20×2 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.19×4 works
  12. Chemistry0.19×1 works
  13. Engineering0.19×12 works
  14. Veterinary0.18×0 works
  15. Nursing0.17×0 works
  16. Mathematics0.15×1 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.12×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.11×4 works
  19. Materials Science0.07×1 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.04×0 works
  21. Medicine0.03×2 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Oxford Archaeology?

Ranked on the quality score, Greger Larson, Robert E. M. Hedges and Michael S. Tite lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Oxford Archaeology.

  1. 1 Greger Larson United Kingdom · #8,616 worldwide 18k citations · 257 works
  2. 2 Robert E. M. Hedges United Kingdom · #73,515 worldwide 23k citations · 331 works
  3. 3 Michael S. Tite United Kingdom · #97,555 worldwide 7.7k citations · 138 works
  4. 4 Ruiliang Liu United Kingdom · #310,088 worldwide 1.2k citations · 86 works
  5. 5 Louise Loe United Kingdom · #327,575 worldwide 1.6k citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Rupert A. Housley United Kingdom · #350,954 worldwide 3.8k citations · 96 works
  7. 7 Jean‐Luc Schwenninger United Kingdom · #379,149 worldwide 3.9k citations · 93 works
  8. 8 M. J. AITKEN United Kingdom · #598,975 worldwide 6k citations · 120 works
  9. 9 G. J. VAN KLINKEN United Kingdom · #610,833 worldwide 3.6k citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Ian A. Law United Kingdom · #623,361 worldwide 1.4k citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Oxford Archaeology

What are the most cited papers from Oxford Archaeology?

The most cited paper from Oxford Archaeology is "IntCal13 and Marine13 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves 0–50,000 Years cal BP" (Paula J Reimer et al., 2010), with 10,058 citations. Next come "Bayesian Analysis of Radiocarbon Dates" (8,832) and "IntCal09 and Marine09 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves, 0–50,000 Years cal BP" (4,333).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 IntCal13 and Marine13 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves 0–50,000 Years cal BP Paula J Reimer et al. · Radiocarbon Open access 2010 10,058
2 Bayesian Analysis of Radiocarbon Dates Christopher Bronk Ramsey · Radiocarbon Open access 2009 8,832
3 IntCal09 and Marine09 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves, 0–50,000 Years cal BP Paula J. Reimer et al. · Radiocarbon Open access 2009 4,333
4 Marine20—The Marine Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0–55,000 cal BP) Timothy Heaton, Peter Köhler, Martin Butzin et al. · Radiocarbon Open access Aug 2020 2,012
5 Deposition models for chronological records Christopher Bronk Ramsey · Quaternary Science Reviews 2008 1,848
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Oxford Archaeology?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Agricultural Origins, Radiocarbon Dating, Cultural Identity, African Diaspora, Intersectionality, Social Inequality, Archaeology of Resistance and Black Feminist Theory.

▲ 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. Agricultural Origins78▲ 580×1 topic
  2. Radiocarbon Dating78▲ 580×1 topic
  3. Cultural Identity70▲ 34×3 topics
  4. African Diaspora61▲ 382×2 topics
  5. Intersectionality60▲ 77×2 topics
  6. Archaeology of Resistance60▲ 1621×1 topic
  7. Black Feminist Theory60▲ 1621×1 topic
  8. Social Inequality60▲ 55×2 topics
  9. Archaeology36▲ 67×9 topics
  10. Cultural Heritage28▲ 13×13 topics
  11. Cultural History27▲ 55×4 topics
  12. Hominin Genetics24▲ 265×1 topic
  13. Paleolithic Archaeology24▲ 265×1 topic
  14. Holocene24▲ 52×3 topics
  15. Mediterranean22▲ 60×4 topics
  16. Social History21▲ 63×3 topics
  17. 19th century21▲ 619×1 topic
  18. British architecture21▲ 1630×1 topic
  19. Education21▲ 2.9×2 topics
  20. History17▲ 6.0×13 topics
  21. Geoarchaeology16▲ 112×2 topics
  22. Maritime Archaeology15▲ 204×1 topic
  23. Sea-Level Change15▲ 204×1 topic
  24. Literature15▲ 6.6×8 topics
  25. Cultural Politics13▲ 48×2 topics
  26. Empire13▲ 37×2 topics
  27. National Identity13▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Scotland13▲ 405×1 topic
  29. Iberian Peninsula12▲ 103×3 topics
  30. LiDAR12▲ 67×1 topic
  31. Satellite Imagery12▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Colonialism12▲ 6.0×13 topics
  33. Nationalism11▲ 6.1×9 topics
  34. Social Organization11▲ 133×2 topics
  35. Religious Identity10▲ 42×2 topics
  36. Cultural Exchange10▲ 20×7 topics
  37. Iron Age10▲ 139×2 topics
  38. Medieval Architecture10▲ 127×1 topic
  39. Rural Landscapes10▲ 231×1 topic
  40. Archaeological Analysis10▲ 262×1 topic

Which research topics does Oxford Archaeology publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology and Historical Architecture and Urbanism.

Archaeology and ancient …78Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 78 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …60Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 60 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 24 fractional worksHistorical Architecture and Urbanism: 21 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Arc…15Maritime and Coastal Archaeology: 15 fractional worksScottish History and National Identity: 13 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 12 fractional worksMedieval Architecture and Archaeology: 10 fractional worksMetallurgy and Cultural Artifacts: 10 fractional worksHistorical Studies of British Isles: 9 fractional works
PaleontologyAnthropologyHistoryArcheology1 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 78 works
  2. 2 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 60 works
  3. 3 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 24 works
  4. 4 Historical Architecture and Urbanism History 21 works
  5. 5 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 15 works
  6. 6 Scottish History and National Identity History 13 works
  7. 7 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 12 works
  8. 8 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 10 works
  9. 9 Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts Archeology 10 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies of British Isles History 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 available52.7%not open47.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.9%domestic only67.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Oxford Archaeology's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 51% higher 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 Oxford Archaeology as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0017% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Oxford Archaeology0.0020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Oxford Archaeology 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 counting20%40%Oxford Archaeology15.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 36.7% in 2009.

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