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State Hermitage Museum

In research, State Hermitage Museum stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,141 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology (Archeology is 71.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,805
of 22,385 · #27,227 all time
Rank in Russia
#514
of 735
Research works
425
▼ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
896
2.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
63%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
State Hermitage Museum

What is State Hermitage Museum 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 #8,141 of 9,585 5.2%100 #11838

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where State Hermitage Museum 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 fields of science does State Hermitage Museum work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at State Hermitage Museum is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (37%), Social Sciences (35%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (10%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 107 fractional works · 74.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 53 fractional works · 36.9% of its workArcheology: 31 fractional works · 21.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 7 fractional works · 5.1% of its workHistory: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workConservation: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 51 fractional works · 35.3% of its workAnthropology: 15 fractional works · 10.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 7.8% of its workCultural Studies: 8 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 20.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 9.6% of its workPaleontology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnatomy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKState HermitageMuseum144fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences74%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities5336.9%
    2. Social Sciences5135.3%
    3. Psychology21.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences149.6%
    2. Computer Science53.6%
    3. Engineering53.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy21.6%
    5. Environmental Science21.4%
    6. Materials Science10.8%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.8%
    3. Neuroscience10.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Medicine21.3%
    2. Health Professions10.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does State Hermitage Museum specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 71.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 30.9 works71×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.10× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 12.77× its world share, 53 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.79× its world share, 51 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 12.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities12.77×53 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences6.10×14 works
  3. Social Sciences2.79×51 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy0.73×2 works
  5. Computer Science0.47×5 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.44×3 works
  7. Psychology0.44×2 works
  8. Neuroscience0.32×1 works
  9. Environmental Science0.28×2 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.24×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.23×1 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.22×0 works
  13. Engineering0.22×5 works
  14. Health Professions0.20×1 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.16×1 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.10×0 works
  18. Medicine0.07×2 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at State Hermitage Museum?

Ranked on the quality score, Natalia Shishlina, Konstantin Chugunov and Ekaterina Vladimirovna Dolbunova lead among researchers whose main affiliation is State Hermitage Museum.

  1. 1 Natalia Shishlina Russia · #1,853,713 worldwide 2.6k citations · 95 works
  2. 2 Konstantin Chugunov Russia · #2,270,078 worldwide 740 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Ekaterina Vladimirovna Dolbunova Russia · #2,494,906 worldwide 581 citations · 96 works
  4. 4 Pavel Lurje Russia · #2,632,620 worldwide 44 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Kashina Russia · #2,960,542 worldwide 130 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Ol'ga Vyacheslavovna Orfinskaya Russia · #3,501,773 worldwide 115 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Mikhail B. Piotrovsky Russia · #3,711,327 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Natalia Petrova Russia · #3,847,036 worldwide 74 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Alexander M. Butyagin Russia · #4,004,640 worldwide 26 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Polina V. Zapadalova Russia · #4,220,567 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at State Hermitage Museum

What are the most cited papers from State Hermitage Museum?

The most cited paper from State Hermitage Museum is "Upper Palaeolithic Siberian genome reveals dual ancestry of Native Americans" (Maanasa Raghavan et al., 2013), with 1,041 citations. Next come "The origins and spread of domestic horses from the Western Eurasian steppes" (424) and "Climate change and the expansion of the Scythian culture after 850 BC: a hypothesis" (155).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Upper Palaeolithic Siberian genome reveals dual ancestry of Native Americans Maanasa Raghavan et al. · Nature Open access 19 Nov 2013 1,041
2 The origins and spread of domestic horses from the Western Eurasian steppes Pablo Librado et al. · Nature Open access163 authors 20 Oct 2021 424
3 Climate change and the expansion of the Scythian culture after 850 BC: a hypothesis Bas Van Geel, N.A. Bokovenko, Н.Д. Бурова et al. · Journal of Archaeological Science Open access 5 Aug 2004 155
4 Ten millennia of hepatitis B virus evolution Arthur Kocher et al. · Science Open access170 authors 8 Oct 2021 133
5 Shifts in the Genetic Landscape of the Western Eurasian Steppe Associated with the Beginning and End of the Scythian Dominance Mari Järve et al. · Current Biology Open access Jul 2019 113
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at State Hermitage Museum?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Bronze Age, Central Asia, Archaeological Finds, Corded Ware Culture, Raman Spectroscopy, Cultural Exchange and Archaeology.

▲ 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. Cultural Heritage20▲ 26×16 topics
  2. Bronze Age15▲ 262×2 topics
  3. Central Asia11▲ 107×4 topics
  4. Archaeological Finds10▲ 499×1 topic
  5. Corded Ware Culture10▲ 499×1 topic
  6. Raman Spectroscopy10▲ 35×2 topics
  7. Cultural Exchange9▲ 47×5 topics
  8. Archaeology8▲ 46×7 topics
  9. Eurasian Exchange8▲ 282×1 topic
  10. Silk Roads8▲ 282×1 topic
  11. Mediterranean8▲ 64×3 topics
  12. Hyperspectral Imaging8▲ 20×2 topics
  13. Archaeological Science8▲ 256×1 topic
  14. X-Ray Fluorescence8▲ 256×1 topic
  15. Linguistics8▲ 33×4 topics
  16. Social Media8▲ 3.8×5 topics
  17. Globalization7▲ 2.5×8 topics
  18. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 3.3×5 topics
  19. Media6▲ 29×3 topics
  20. Conservation6▲ 9.5×5 topics
  21. Roman Economy6▲ 103×2 topics
  22. Language5▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Migration5▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Urbanization5▲ 8.8×2 topics
  25. Cyprus5▲ 186×1 topic
  26. Pottery Production5▲ 186×1 topic
  27. Cultural Communication5▲ 98×1 topic
  28. Discourse Analysis5▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Legal Regulation5▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Literature4▲ 5.5×7 topics
  31. Archaeological Analysis4▲ 310×1 topic
  32. Cultural Diplomacy4▲ 35×3 topics
  33. Iron Production4▲ 310×1 topic
  34. Late Antiquity4▲ 54×2 topics
  35. Digital Sovereignty4▲ 60×1 topic
  36. National Identity4▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Transition Economy4▲ 97×1 topic
  38. Urban Development4▲ 7.7×3 topics
  39. Ethnicity4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  40. Holocene4▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does State Hermitage Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies, Eurasian Exchange Networks, Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis and Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History.

Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 10 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 8 fractional worksCultural Heritage Materi…8Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis: 8 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Ar…5Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 5 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 5 fractional worksMetallurgy and Cultural Artifacts: 4 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and …4Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 4 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 4 fractional worksVisual Culture and Art Theory: 3 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 3 fractional works
ArcheologyAnthropologyCultural StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 10 works
  2. 2 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 8 works
  3. 3 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 8 works
  4. 4 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 5 works
  5. 5 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 5 works
  6. 6 Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts Archeology 4 works
  7. 7 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 4 works
  9. 9 Visual Culture and Art Theory Visual Arts and Performing Arts 3 works
  10. 10 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 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 available63.4%not open36.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.7%domestic only71.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has State Hermitage Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% lower 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 State Hermitage Museum as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%State Hermitage Museum0.00034% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of State Hermitage Museum 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025State Hermitage Museum8.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.1% in 2025.

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