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York Museums Trust

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Research works
7
▲ 64% vs 2018-21
Citations
38
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
78%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
York Museums Trust

Not ranked overall: York Museums Trust 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 York Museums Trust work in?

In all years, 46% of research at York Museums Trust is in Physical Sciences, 44% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (39%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (16%), Computer Science (16%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 46.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 15.8% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 15.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 7.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 9.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 44.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 39.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 14.7% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 11.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workALL ITS WORKYork MuseumsTrust7fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences44%

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 8 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences115.8%
    2. Computer Science115.5%
    3. Engineering19.8%
    4. Materials Science04.8%
    1. Arts and Humanities339.4%
    2. Social Sciences04.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences04.8%
    1. Health Professions04.8%
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.

What are the most cited papers from York Museums Trust?

The most cited paper from York Museums Trust is "Viking VR" (Guy Peter Schofield, Gareth Beale, Nicole Beale et al., 2018), with 98 citations. Next come "Digital Creativity and the Regional Museum: Experimental Collaboration at the Convergence of Immersive Media and Exhibition Design" (28) and "Museum Collections as Geoheritage" (3).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Viking VR Guy Peter Schofield, Gareth Beale, Nicole Beale et al. Conference paperOpen access 8 Jun 2018 98
2 Digital Creativity and the Regional Museum: Experimental Collaboration at the Convergence of Immersive Media and Exhibition Design Gareth Beale, Nicole F. Smith, Theodore Wilkins et al. · Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage Open access 25 Jul 2022 28
3 Museum Collections as Geoheritage Christopher Jonathan Cleal, Sarah C. King · Geoheritage Open access 29 Oct 2025 3
4 ROMAN MULTI-FUNCTIONAL LONG-HANDLED INSTRUMENTS: A COLCHESTER PERSPECTIVE Nina Crummy, Glynn JC Davis, Peter Bray et al. · The Antiquaries Journal Open access 29 Jul 2026 0
5 Bridging the Gap(s) between ‘European’, ‘Balkan’ and ‘Greek’ Archaeolog(ies)y Christos Giamakis · Ex Novo Journal of Archaeology Open access 17 Apr 2024 0
All 11 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does York Museums Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Ancient Egypt and Archaeology, Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies and Infant Health and Development.

Archaeology and ancient …0Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 0 fractional worksAncient Egypt and Archae…0Ancient Egypt and Archaeology: 0 fractional worksHistorical, Religious, a…0Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies: 0 fractional worksInfant Health and Develo…0Infant Health and Development: 0 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 0 fractional worksContemporary and Historical Greek Studies: 0 fractional worksGeotourism and Geoherita…0Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation: 0 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 0 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 0 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 0 fractional works
PaleontologyArcheologyPharmacySpace and Planetary Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 0 works
  2. 2 Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Archeology 0 works
  3. 3 Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Archeology 0 works
  4. 4 Infant Health and Development Pharmacy 0 works
  5. 5 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 0 works
  6. 6 Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation Geology 0 works
  8. 8 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 0 works
  9. 9 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 0 works
  10. 10 Medieval Literature and History Classics 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 available78.0%not open22.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has York Museums Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 64% higher than in 2018-2021.

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