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York Archaeological Trust

In research, York Archaeological Trust stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,597 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#1,687 of 1,998 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,740 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology, Anthropology and History — Paleontology is 144.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,047
of 28,054 · #26,607 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#637
of 1,094
Research works
437
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
4.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is York Archaeological Trust 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 #4,597 of 10,521 23.5%120 #8848
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,687 of 1,998 27.8%67 #3123
Physical SciencesDomain #11,740 of 12,888 8.9%61 #15805

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where York Archaeological Trust 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#8,848 #4,597
  2. Arts and Humanities#3,123 #1,687
  3. Physical Sciences#15,805 #11,740
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 York Archaeological Trust specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 144.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 33.4 works144×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 40.0 works74×
  3. HistorySubfield · 32.2 works52×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 30.0 works52×
  5. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 55.4 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18.38× its world share, 55 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 12.11× its world share, 67 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 51 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 18.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at York Archaeological Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, Enno Littmann, Arthur MacGregor and Patrick Ottaway lead among researchers whose main affiliation is York Archaeological Trust.

  1. 1 Enno Littmann United Kingdom · #371,282 worldwide 14 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Arthur MacGregor United Kingdom · #516,516 worldwide 28 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Patrick Ottaway United Kingdom · #590,044 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at York Archaeological Trust

Which keywords describe research at York Archaeological Trust?

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

▲ 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. Cultural Identity41▲ 41×2 topics
  2. African Diaspora38▲ 505×2 topics
  3. Archaeology of Resistance38▲ 2215×1 topic
  4. Black Feminist Theory38▲ 2215×1 topic
  5. Agricultural Origins33▲ 526×1 topic
  6. Radiocarbon Dating33▲ 526×1 topic
  7. Education21▲ 6.5×3 topics
  8. Art and Architecture21▲ 514×2 topics
  9. Cultural History21▲ 90×2 topics
  10. 19th century21▲ 1390×1 topic
  11. British architecture21▲ 3890×1 topic
  12. Cultural Heritage19▲ 18×10 topics
  13. Archaeology13▲ 51×7 topics
  14. Holocene11▲ 51×3 topics
  15. Geomagnetic Field10▲ 237×1 topic
  16. Magnetosome Formation10▲ 237×1 topic
  17. Mediterranean9▲ 53×3 topics
  18. Social Organization9▲ 232×2 topics
  19. Electrical Resistivity Tomography9▲ 172×1 topic
  20. Iberian Peninsula9▲ 147×2 topics
  21. Magnetotelluric Imaging9▲ 172×1 topic
  22. Medieval Architecture9▲ 227×2 topics
  23. Geoarchaeology9▲ 128×2 topics
  24. Early Medieval Churches8▲ 395×1 topic
  25. Maritime Archaeology8▲ 227×1 topic
  26. Rural Landscapes8▲ 395×1 topic
  27. Sea-Level Change8▲ 227×1 topic
  28. Remote Sensing7▲ 3.1×4 topics
  29. History6▲ 4.4×4 topics
  30. LiDAR6▲ 70×1 topic
  31. Satellite Imagery6▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Literature6▲ 5.6×2 topics
  33. National Identity6▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Scotland6▲ 372×1 topic
  35. Conservation6▲ 6.7×3 topics
  36. Urban Development5▲ 7.5×2 topics
  37. Adaptive Reuse5▲ 66×1 topic
  38. Intangible Heritage5▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Sea-Level Rise5▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Museum Environments4▲ 114×1 topic

Which research topics does York Archaeological Trust publish most on?

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

Historical and Cultural …38Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 38 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …33Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 33 fractional worksHistorical Architecture and Urbanism: 21 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 10 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 9 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 8 fractional worksMedieval Architecture and Archaeology: 8 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 6 fractional worksScottish History and National Identity: 6 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 5 fractional works
AnthropologyPaleontologyHistoryMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 38 works
  2. 2 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 33 works
  3. 3 Historical Architecture and Urbanism History 21 works
  4. 4 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 10 works
  5. 5 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 9 works
  6. 6 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 8 works
  7. 7 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 8 works
  8. 8 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 6 works
  9. 9 Scottish History and National Identity History 6 works
  10. 10 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 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 available73.8%not open26.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has York Archaeological Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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