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Thames Valley Archaeological Services

In research, Thames Valley Archaeological Services stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,077 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,538 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology, Anthropology and History — Paleontology is 201.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,183
of 28,054 · #37,208 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#640
of 1,094
Research works
184
fractional, all time
Citations
139
0.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
97%
world 28%

What is Thames Valley Archaeological Services 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 SciencesDomain #4,077 of 10,521 22.4%97 —
Physical SciencesDomain #12,538 of 12,888 10.6%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Thames Valley Archaeological Services specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 201.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 40.3 works201×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 42.5 works91×
  3. HistorySubfield · 23.7 works44×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 20.7 works41×
  5. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 54.3 works21×
  6. Arts and HumanitiesField · 44.7 works9.3×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20.86× its world share, 54 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 9.31× its world share, 45 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 20.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Thames Valley Archaeological Services?

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

▲ 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 Origins40▲ 735×1 topic
  2. Radiocarbon Dating40▲ 735×1 topic
  3. Cultural Identity37▲ 43×2 topics
  4. African Diaspora36▲ 553×1 topic
  5. Black Feminist Theory36▲ 2431×1 topic
  6. British architecture18▲ 3928×1 topic
  7. Education18▲ 6.4×1 topic
  8. Iberian Peninsula12▲ 226×2 topics
  9. Medieval Architecture11▲ 330×1 topic
  10. Rural Landscapes11▲ 608×1 topic
  11. Electrical Resistivity Tomography8▲ 187×1 topic
  12. Geomagnetic Field8▲ 228×1 topic
  13. Magnetosome Formation8▲ 228×1 topic
  14. Magnetotelluric Imaging8▲ 187×1 topic
  15. Holocene8▲ 42×2 topics
  16. Archaeological Analysis7▲ 440×1 topic
  17. Iron Production7▲ 440×1 topic
  18. Hominin Genetics7▲ 191×1 topic
  19. Paleolithic Archaeology7▲ 191×1 topic
  20. History5▲ 4.3×2 topics
  21. Maritime Archaeology5▲ 148×1 topic
  22. Mediterranean5▲ 31×1 topic
  23. National Identity4▲ 23×1 topic
  24. Scotland4▲ 329×1 topic
  25. Archaeology4▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Cultural Heritage3▲ 3.7×2 topics
  27. Paleoclimatology3▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Civil Engineering3▲ 29×1 topic
  29. Construction3▲ 12×1 topic
  30. Feng Shui3▲ 532×1 topic
  31. Landscape Architecture3▲ 532×1 topic
  32. Rock Art2▲ 229×1 topic
  33. Southern Africa2▲ 229×1 topic
  34. Age Estimation1▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Ionospheric Anomalies1▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Seismic Electromagnetics1▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Sex Determination1▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Ancient Civilizations1▲ 92×1 topic
  39. Wales1▲ 98×1 topic
  40. Welsh literature1▲ 98×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies, Historical Architecture and Urbanism and Medieval Architecture and Archaeology.

Archaeology and ancient …40Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 40 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …36Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 36 fractional worksHistorical Architecture and Urbanism: 18 fractional worksMedieval Architecture and Archaeology: 11 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelect…8Geophysical 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: 4 fractional works
PaleontologyAnthropologyHistoryArcheology2 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 40 works
  2. 2 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 36 works
  3. 3 Historical Architecture and Urbanism History 18 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 4 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

200020102020
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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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