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Thames Valley Archaeological Services

In research, Thames Valley Archaeological Services stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,436 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,599 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology, Anthropology and History (Paleontology is 201.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,563
of 22,385 · #34,719 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#815
of 862
Research works
184
▲ 4714% vs 2018-21
Citations
139
0.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
97%
world 40%
International
1%
world 18%
Thames Valley Archaeological Services

What is Thames Valley Archaeological Services 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 #8,436 of 9,585 9.5%97 -
Physical SciencesDomain #10,599 of 10,670 9.5%60 -

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Thames Valley Archaeological Services 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 Thames Valley Archaeological Services work in?

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Thames Valley Archaeological Services is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (32%), Social Sciences (31%), Arts and Humanities (27%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 103 fractional works · 58.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 55 fractional works · 31.2% of its workAnthropology: 45 fractional works · 25.7% of its workArcheology: 10 fractional works · 5.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 48 fractional works · 27.2% of its workHistory: 26 fractional works · 14.6% of its workArcheology: 22 fractional works · 12.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 63 fractional works · 35.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 57 fractional works · 32.5% of its workPaleontology: 43 fractional works · 24.3% of its workGeophysics: 10 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKThames ValleyArchaeological…175fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences0%Social Sciences59%

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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5531.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities4827.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences5732.5%
    2. Engineering52.9%
    3. Computer Science10.4%
    4. Environmental Science00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology84.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
    3. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Medicine00.1%
    2. Nursing00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Thames Valley Archaeological Services specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 201.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 42.7 works202×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 45.2 works92×
  3. HistorySubfield · 25.7 works46×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 21.7 works41×
  5. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 57.0 works21×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20.72× its world share, 57 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 9.41× its world share, 48 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 20.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.72×57 works
  2. Arts and Humanities9.41×48 works
  3. Social Sciences2.46×55 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.89×8 works
  5. Engineering0.19×5 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×1 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.08×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.05×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.04×0 works
  11. Nursing0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Thames Valley Archaeological Services?

Ranked on the quality score, P-D Manisse, Kyle Beaverstock and Helen Daniel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thames Valley Archaeological Services.

  1. 1 P-D Manisse United Kingdom · #2,797,766 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Kyle Beaverstock United Kingdom · #2,803,255 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Helen Daniel United Kingdom · #4,064,111 worldwide 74 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Steve Ford United Kingdom · #5,222,807 worldwide 43 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Thames Valley Archaeological Services

What are the most cited papers from Thames Valley Archaeological Services?

The most cited paper from Thames Valley Archaeological Services is "Population genomics of the Viking world" (Ashot Margaryan et al., 2020), with 363 citations. Next come "Diverse variola virus (smallpox) strains were widespread in northern Europe in the Viking Age" (178) and "Auricular surface aging: Worse than expected? A test of the revised method on a documented historic skeletal assemblage" (100).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Population genomics of the Viking world Ashot Margaryan et al. · Nature Open access 16 Sep 2020 363
2 Diverse variola virus (smallpox) strains were widespread in northern Europe in the Viking Age Barbara Mühlemann et al. · Science Open access 24 Jul 2020 178
3 Auricular surface aging: Worse than expected? A test of the revised method on a documented historic skeletal assemblage Ceri G. Falys, Holger Schutkowski, Darlene A. Weston · American Journal of Physical Anthropology 2006 100
4 Ancient human parvovirus B19 in Eurasia reveals its long-term association with humans Barbara Mühlemann et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 2 Jul 2018 92
5 ‘SPROUTING LIKE COCKLE AMONGST THE WHEAT’: THE ST BRICE'S DAY MASSACRE AND THE ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS OF HUMAN BONES FROM ST JOHN'S COLLEGE, OXFORD A. Mark Pollard, Peter W. Ditchfield, Erminio Piva et al. · Oxford Journal of Archaeology 11 Jan 2012 68
All 13 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Thames Valley Archaeological Services?

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

▲ 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 Origins43▲ 745×1 topic
  2. Radiocarbon Dating43▲ 745×1 topic
  3. Cultural Identity39▲ 45×2 topics
  4. African Diaspora38▲ 557×1 topic
  5. Black Feminist Theory38▲ 2398×1 topic
  6. Social Inequality38▲ 81×2 topics
  7. British architecture20▲ 3690×1 topic
  8. Education20▲ 6.6×1 topic
  9. Iberian Peninsula12▲ 237×2 topics
  10. Medieval Architecture11▲ 339×1 topic
  11. Rural Landscapes11▲ 616×1 topic
  12. Electrical Resistivity Tomography8▲ 172×1 topic
  13. Geomagnetic Field8▲ 207×1 topic
  14. Holocene8▲ 43×2 topics
  15. Magnetosome Formation8▲ 207×1 topic
  16. Magnetotelluric Imaging8▲ 172×1 topic
  17. Archaeological Analysis7▲ 458×1 topic
  18. Iron Production7▲ 458×1 topic
  19. Hominin Genetics7▲ 186×1 topic
  20. Paleolithic Archaeology7▲ 186×1 topic
  21. History5▲ 4.4×2 topics
  22. Maritime Archaeology5▲ 155×1 topic
  23. Mediterranean5▲ 32×1 topic
  24. National Identity5▲ 23×1 topic
  25. Scotland5▲ 344×1 topic
  26. Archaeology4▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Cultural Heritage4▲ 3.9×2 topics
  28. Paleoclimatology3▲ 23×1 topic
  29. Sustainable Development3◆ 1.09×2 topics
  30. Civil Engineering3▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Construction3▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Feng Shui3▲ 426×1 topic
  33. Landscape Architecture3▲ 426×1 topic
  34. Rock Art2▲ 198×1 topic
  35. Southern Africa2▲ 198×1 topic
  36. Age Estimation1▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Ionospheric Anomalies1▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Seismic Electromagnetics1▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Sex Determination1▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Ancient Civilizations1▲ 81×1 topic

Which research topics does Thames Valley Archaeological Services publish most on?

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

Archaeology and ancient …43Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 43 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …38Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 38 fractional worksHistorical Architecture …20Historical Architecture and Urbanism: 20 fractional worksMedieval Architecture and Archaeology: 11 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 8 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 8 fractional worksMetallurgy and Cultural Artifacts: 7 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins…7Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 7 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 5 fractional worksScottish History and National Identity: 5 fractional works
PaleontologyAnthropologyHistoryArcheology2 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 43 works
  2. 2 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 38 works
  3. 3 Historical Architecture and Urbanism History 20 works
  4. 4 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 11 works
  5. 5 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 8 works
  6. 6 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 8 works
  7. 7 Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts Archeology 7 works
  8. 8 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 7 works
  9. 9 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 5 works
  10. 10 Scottish History and National Identity History 5 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 available97.3%not open2.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors0.6%domestic only99.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Thames Valley Archaeological Services's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4714% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Thames Valley Archaeological Services as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Thames Valley Archaeological Services0.0016% in 2025200020102020

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