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Pitt Rivers Museum

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Research works
98
▼ 53% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Pitt Rivers Museum

Not ranked overall: Pitt Rivers Museum is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Pitt Rivers Museum work in?

In all years, 80% of research at Pitt Rivers Museum is in Social Sciences, 15% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (45%), Arts and Humanities (29%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (9%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 78 fractional works · 80.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 44 fractional works · 45.4% of its workAnthropology: 22 fractional works · 22.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 7 fractional works · 7.1% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 29 fractional works · 29.5% of its workArcheology: 10 fractional works · 10.2% of its workMuseology: 8 fractional works · 8.2% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 15.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 9.2% of its workPaleontology: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPitt RiversMuseum98fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences80%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4445.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities2929.5%
    3. Psychology33.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.8%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences99.2%
    2. Environmental Science33.3%
    3. Computer Science10.9%
    4. Engineering10.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    6. Chemistry00.4%
    1. Medicine11.2%
    2. Health Professions11.0%
    3. Dentistry10.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.44× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.95× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceArts and Humanities: 6.62× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.26× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance9.29×1 works
  2. Arts and Humanities6.62×1 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.95×0 works
  4. Psychology3.26×0 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.44×1 works
  6. Social Sciences1.70×1 works
  7. Computer Science0.85×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.64×0 works
  9. Chemistry0.22×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Pitt Rivers Museum?

Ranked on the quality score, R. R. Inskeep, Bernard Fagg and Jeremy Coote lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pitt Rivers Museum.

  1. 1 R. R. Inskeep United Kingdom · #552,537 worldwide 882 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Bernard Fagg United Kingdom · #1,604,219 worldwide 295 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Jeremy Coote United Kingdom · #3,680,914 worldwide 302 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Pitt Rivers Museum

What are the most cited papers from Pitt Rivers Museum?

The most cited paper from Pitt Rivers Museum is "The cultural biography of objects" (Chris Gosden, Yvonne Marshall, 1999), with 1,162 citations. Next come "What Do Objects Want?" (431) and "Building Past Landscape Perception With GIS: Understanding Topographic Prominence" (214).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The cultural biography of objects Chris Gosden, Yvonne Marshall · World Archaeology Oct 1999 1,162
2 What Do Objects Want? Chris Gosden · Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 30 Aug 2005 431
3 Building Past Landscape Perception With GIS: Understanding Topographic Prominence Marcos Llobera · Journal of Archaeological Science Sep 2001 214
4 35,000-year-old sites in the rainforests of West New Britain, Papua New Guinea Christina Pavlides, Chris Gosden · Antiquity Sep 1994 149
5 Photographic “types”: The pursuit of method Elizabeth Edwards · Visual Anthropology 1990 131
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Pitt Rivers Museum?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Colonialism, Cultural Sustainability, Nationalism, Cultural History, Cultural Studies, Imperialism 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 all years 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. Archaeology14▲ 93×7 topics
  2. Colonialism12▲ 26×16 topics
  3. Cultural Sustainability11▲ 247×2 topics
  4. Nationalism9▲ 16×11 topics
  5. Cultural History8▲ 58×3 topics
  6. Cultural Studies8▲ 21×4 topics
  7. Globalization7▲ 3.9×16 topics
  8. Imperialism6▲ 64×2 topics
  9. Cultural Heritage6▲ 15×9 topics
  10. Informal Education6▲ 400×1 topic
  11. Museum Learning6▲ 400×1 topic
  12. Gender Dynamics6▲ 61×2 topics
  13. Identity6▲ 8.0×15 topics
  14. Indigenous Knowledge6▲ 86×3 topics
  15. African History6▲ 202×1 topic
  16. Post-Colonial Africa6▲ 202×1 topic
  17. Urban Development6▲ 18×4 topics
  18. Environmental Impact5▲ 4.1×2 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity5▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Pacific Islands5▲ 346×1 topic
  21. Rock Art5▲ 874×1 topic
  22. Southern Africa5▲ 874×1 topic
  23. settlement5▲ 346×1 topic
  24. History5▲ 6.2×11 topics
  25. Agricultural Origins5▲ 134×1 topic
  26. Hominin Genetics5▲ 178×1 topic
  27. Paleolithic Archaeology5▲ 178×1 topic
  28. Radiocarbon Dating5▲ 134×1 topic
  29. Community Participation5▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Sustainable Development5▲ 4.1×2 topics
  31. Adaptive Reuse4▲ 161×1 topic
  32. Cultural Identity4▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Intangible Heritage4▲ 161×1 topic
  34. African Diaspora4▲ 97×2 topics
  35. Visual Culture4▲ 62×3 topics
  36. Cultural Exchange3▲ 25×3 topics
  37. Archaeology of Resistance3▲ 388×1 topic
  38. Black Feminist Theory3▲ 388×1 topic
  39. Neoliberalism3▲ 9.1×4 topics
  40. Photography3▲ 87×2 topics

Which research topics does Pitt Rivers Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Financial Crisis of the 21st Century, Music History and Culture and Diverse Musicological Studies.

Diverse Scientific and E…0Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 0 fractional worksFinancial Crisis of the …0Financial Crisis of the 21st Century: 0 fractional worksMusic History and Culture: 0 fractional worksDiverse Musicological St…0Diverse Musicological Studies: 0 fractional worksBotanical Studies and Ap…0Botanical Studies and Applications: 0 fractional worksEducational Research and…0Educational Research and Methods: 0 fractional worksEducational Robotics and…0Educational Robotics and Engineering: 0 fractional worksAnimal and Plant Science Education: 0 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 0 fractional worksArchaeology and Natural History: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsFinanceMusicPlant Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  2. 2 Financial Crisis of the 21st Century Finance 0 works
  3. 3 Music History and Culture Music 0 works
  4. 4 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 0 works
  5. 5 Botanical Studies and Applications Plant Science 0 works
  6. 6 Educational Research and Methods Education 0 works
  7. 7 Educational Robotics and Engineering Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  8. 8 Animal and Plant Science Education Social Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 0 works
  10. 10 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 0 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 available20.3%not open79.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Pitt Rivers Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 53% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Pitt Rivers Museum as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000014% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Pitt Rivers Museum0.000023% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Pitt Rivers Museum over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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