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Oxford Archaeology

In research, Oxford Archaeology stands highest in Social Sciences (#413 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#955 of 10,521 worldwide) and Anthropology (#54 of 153 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology, Anthropology and Archeology — Paleontology is 160.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,490
of 28,054 · #2,064 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#178
of 1,094
Research works
1.7k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
50k
30.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Oxford 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 #413 of 6,365 28.6%122 #252
Social SciencesDomain #955 of 10,521 33.5%230 #464
AnthropologySubfield #54 of 153 27.3%86 #70
Physical SciencesDomain #4,690 of 12,888 24.4%135 #2214
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,009 of 1,998 40.6%102 #568
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #797 of 1,209 24.6%107 #437
PaleontologySubfield #21 of 31 26.8%74 #34

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 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#252 #413
  2. Social Sciences#464 #955
  3. Anthropology#70 #54
  4. Physical Sciences#2,214 #4,690
  5. Arts and Humanities#568 #1,009
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences#437 #797
  7. Paleontology#34 #21
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 Oxford Archaeology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 160.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 74.2 works161×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 86.0 works80×
  3. ArcheologySubfield · 52.6 works46×
  4. HistorySubfield · 40.6 works33×
  5. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 106.6 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: 0.34× its world share, 6 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: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17.79× its world share, 107 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 9.22× its world share, 102 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.52× its world share, 122 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.

Who are the top researchers at Oxford Archaeology?

Ranked on the composite score, R.E.M. Hedges, M. S. TITE and M. J. AITKEN lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Oxford Archaeology.

  1. 1 R.E.M. Hedges United Kingdom · #31,757 worldwide 414 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 M. S. TITE United Kingdom · #66,309 worldwide 279 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 M. J. AITKEN United Kingdom · #189,958 worldwide 138 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Richard Mortimer United Kingdom · #198,731 worldwide 135 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Peter Ditchfıeld United Kingdom · #275,089 worldwide 125 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 E. T. Hall United Kingdom · #492,057 worldwide 43 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Rupert A. Housley United Kingdom · #725,687 worldwide 47 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Charles Arthur United Kingdom · #803,110 worldwide 17 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Paul Booth United Kingdom · #810,073 worldwide 6 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 W. J. Sollas United Kingdom · #892,354 worldwide 18 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Oxford Archaeology

Which keywords describe research at Oxford Archaeology?

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

▲ 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. Agricultural Origins74▲ 582×1 topic
  2. Radiocarbon Dating74▲ 582×1 topic
  3. Cultural Identity64▲ 33×3 topics
  4. African Diaspora57▲ 384×2 topics
  5. Archaeology of Resistance56▲ 1665×1 topic
  6. Black Feminist Theory56▲ 1665×1 topic
  7. Archaeology34▲ 67×9 topics
  8. Cultural Heritage28▲ 13×13 topics
  9. Cultural History25▲ 53×3 topics
  10. Holocene22▲ 51×3 topics
  11. Hominin Genetics22▲ 268×1 topic
  12. Paleolithic Archaeology22▲ 268×1 topic
  13. Mediterranean21▲ 61×4 topics
  14. Social History19▲ 59×3 topics
  15. 19th century19▲ 621×1 topic
  16. British architecture19▲ 1738×1 topic
  17. Education19▲ 2.9×2 topics
  18. Geoarchaeology15▲ 115×2 topics
  19. History15▲ 5.7×12 topics
  20. Maritime Archaeology15▲ 207×1 topic
  21. Sea-Level Change15▲ 207×1 topic
  22. Remote Sensing15▲ 3.1×7 topics
  23. Literature13▲ 6.2×7 topics
  24. LiDAR12▲ 71×1 topic
  25. Satellite Imagery12▲ 24×1 topic
  26. Cultural Politics12▲ 46×2 topics
  27. Empire12▲ 36×2 topics
  28. National Identity11▲ 26×1 topic
  29. Scotland11▲ 376×1 topic
  30. Iberian Peninsula11▲ 93×3 topics
  31. Colonialism11▲ 5.9×13 topics
  32. Nationalism10▲ 5.8×9 topics
  33. Social Organization10▲ 124×2 topics
  34. Religious Identity10▲ 40×2 topics
  35. Cultural Exchange9▲ 19×5 topics
  36. Iron Age9▲ 134×2 topics
  37. Medieval Architecture9▲ 119×1 topic
  38. Rural Landscapes9▲ 220×1 topic
  39. Cultural Landscape9▲ 74×2 topics
  40. Indigenous Knowledge8▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Oxford Archaeology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology and Historical Architecture and Urbanism.

Archaeology and ancient …74Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 74 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …56Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 56 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 22 fractional worksHistorical Architecture and Urbanism: 19 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Arc…15Maritime and Coastal Archaeology: 15 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 12 fractional worksScottish History and National Identity: 11 fractional worksMedieval Architecture and Archaeology: 9 fractional worksArchaeology and Rock Art Studies: 8 fractional worksMetallurgy and Cultural Artifacts: 8 fractional works
PaleontologyAnthropologyHistoryArcheology1 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 74 works
  2. 2 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 56 works
  3. 3 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 22 works
  4. 4 Historical Architecture and Urbanism History 19 works
  5. 5 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 15 works
  6. 6 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 12 works
  7. 7 Scottish History and National Identity History 11 works
  8. 8 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 9 works
  9. 9 Archaeology and Rock Art Studies Archeology 8 works
  10. 10 Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts Archeology 8 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Oxford Archaeology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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