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Top Archeology (Arts and Humanities) Research Institutions

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in 2022-now, followed by University of Cambridge and University of Oxford, out of 149 ranked institutions.

Quality score: the square root of excellence (the share of works in the world top 10% against what the place's own topics predict, on English-language articles and reviews) times the square root of the journal factor (its papers in the Nature Index's selective journals against what its topics predict), times output to the power 0.3 times breadth (how much of the selected area it works in) to the power 0.25. Floor: 40 fractional works in this field.

Ranked by research quality, 2022-now

#InstitutionScoreTop-10% rateWorksCitationsAll time
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 100.0 5.0% 3.3k 1.8k#1
2University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 86.1 10.9% 286 412#2
3University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford 78.0 14.0% 225 366#3
4Austrian Academy of SciencesAustria · Vienna 72.3 18.4% 111 159#6
5Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasSpain · Madrid 67.8 16.5% 417 533#5
6Hebrew University of JerusalemIsrael · Jerusalem 64.2 17.4% 153 198#10
7Max Planck SocietyGermany · Munich 61.1 18.7% 94 366#7
8Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael · Tel Aviv 58.4 20.2% 130 243#14
9University of ChicagoUnited States · Chicago 56.1 14.3% 87 107#15
10University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 54.0 15.6% 148 374#4
11Universidad de GranadaSpain · Granada 52.1 10.3% 333 353#47
12Aarhus UniversityDenmark · Aarhus 50.3 15.7% 137 200#34
13Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain · Madrid 48.7 12.5% 376 323#38
14University of TorontoCanada · Toronto 47.3 14.4% 126 147#24
15Université Paris Sciences et LettresFrance · Paris 45.9 5.8% 166 90#18
16University of TübingenGermany · Tübingen 44.6 15.1% 102 272#59
17Israel Antiquities AuthorityIsrael · Jerusalem 43.4 12.7% 630 200#75
18Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany · Munich 42.2 13.7% 102 108#40
19Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 41.2 23.2% 102 639#11
20University of ViennaAustria · Vienna 40.1 12.5% 120 167#41
21Polish Academy of SciencesPoland · Warsaw 39.2 15.1% 310 296#49
22Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaSpain · Cerdanyola del Vallès 38.2 16.5% 145 213#23
23University of HaifaIsrael · Haifa 37.3 20.4% 143 207#19
24Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques PréventivesFrance · Metz 36.5 2.2% 258 71#32
25University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom · Edinburgh 35.7 10.4% 127 131#33
26Universidad de SevillaSpain · Seville 34.9 11.1% 276 214#36
27Universitat de BarcelonaSpain · Barcelona 34.1 12.1% 219 213#30
28University of WarsawPoland · Warsaw 33.4 12.1% 185 146#42
29New York UniversityUnited States · New York 32.7 16.7% 72 133#17
30Universitat Rovira i VirgiliSpain · Tarragona 32.0 13.8% 97 136#43
31University of the Basque CountrySpain · Leioa 31.4 12.0% 130 164#13
32Durham UniversityUnited Kingdom · Durham 30.7 12.9% 104 179#20
33University of CopenhagenDenmark · Copenhagen 30.1 16.7% 73 224#26
34Universidad de ZaragozaSpain · Zaragoza 29.5 9.1% 186 105-
35Leiden UniversityNetherlands · Leiden 28.9 15.3% 98 198#70
36Universitat de ValènciaSpain · Valencia 28.4 13.5% 142 144#61
37Sorbonne UniversitéFrance · Paris 27.8 5.4% 158 118#39
38National Research CouncilItaly · Rome 27.3 21.1% 159 693#53
39Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSpain · Santiago de Compostela 26.8 13.3% 111 113#81
40Freie Universität BerlinGermany · Berlin 26.3 12.4% 79 65#99
41Université de LyonFrance · Lyon 25.8 7.1% 164 101#57
42Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly · Venice 25.3 8.9% 202 165-
43Université Paris CitéFrance · Paris 24.8 8.9% 72 52#68
44Universidad Autónoma de MadridSpain · Madrid 24.4 10.0% 162 98#51
45University of HelsinkiFinland · Helsinki 23.9 12.7% 85 131-
46KU LeuvenBelgium · Leuven 23.5 18.8% 90 169#46
47Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneFrance · Paris 23.1 6.2% 145 54#12
48Aix-Marseille UniversitéFrance · Marseille 22.6 6.0% 107 66#37
49University of ExeterUnited Kingdom · Exeter 22.2 9.8% 70 57#50
50Department of ArchaeologySri Lanka · Colombo 21.8 10.8% 200 103-
51University of BolognaItaly · Bologna 21.4 13.3% 180 373-
52Universidad de MurciaSpain · Murcia 21.0 14.1% 92 61-
53Sapienza University of RomeItaly · Rome 20.7 10.4% 273 403-
54Université de BordeauxFrance · Bordeaux 20.3 9.0% 65 100#79
55University of PaduaItaly · Padua 19.9 16.2% 90 246-
56Ghent UniversityBelgium · Ghent 19.6 14.7% 74 134#66
57Newcastle UniversityUnited Kingdom · Newcastle upon Tyne 19.2 13.8% 64 132-
58The University of MelbourneAustralia · Melbourne 18.9 9.4% 62 82#56
59University of NottinghamUnited Kingdom · Nottingham 18.5 14.8% 80 126-
60Université Paris-SaclayFrance · Gif-sur-Yvette 18.2 6.5% 67 82#28
61University of BonnGermany · Bonn 17.8 9.9% 64 74-
62The University of SydneyAustralia · Sydney 17.5 16.6% 74 131#85
63Universidad de SalamancaSpain · Salamanca 17.2 11.1% 131 97-
64Université Grenoble AlpesFrance · Saint-Martin-d'Hères 16.9 4.4% 73 20#60
65Politecnico di MilanoItaly · Milan 16.6 12.3% 128 356-
66Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsFrance · Toulouse 16.3 5.0% 121 58-
67Universidad de OviedoSpain · Oviedo 16.0 8.9% 92 70-
68Nantes UniversitéFrance · Nantes 15.7 3.3% 111 29-
69Université de StrasbourgFrance · Strasbourg 15.4 6.0% 64 23#58
70University of PisaItaly · Pisa 15.1 13.3% 97 205-
71Universität HamburgGermany · Hamburg 14.8 9.5% 62 65-
72University of MilanItaly · Milan 14.5 12.2% 135 343-
73Bar-Ilan UniversityIsrael · Ramat Gan 14.3 11.6% 84 64#74
74Patrimonio NacionalSpain · Madrid 14.0 7.1% 63 43-
75Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina · Buenos Aires 13.7 8.7% 194 233#86
76Hungarian Academy of SciencesHungary · Budapest 13.5 9.2% 98 80-
77Chinese Academy of Social SciencesChina · Beijing 13.2 8.7% 102 149-
78University of LisbonPortugal · Lisbon 12.9 11.4% 126 200#87
79University of FlorenceItaly · Florence 12.7 10.8% 151 317-
80University of ZadarCroatia · Zadar 12.4 7.1% 65 47-
81Eötvös Loránd UniversityHungary · Budapest 12.2 12.6% 94 82-
82Czech Academy of SciencesCzechia · Prague 11.9 9.2% 87 86-
83Ministère de la CultureAlgeria · Algiers 11.7 6.4% 73 22#65
84Jagiellonian UniversityPoland · Krakow 11.5 11.5% 161 109-
85Universidad de AlcaláSpain · Alcalá de Henares 11.2 13.0% 76 81-
86Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementFrance · Paris 11.0 8.2% 88 51-
87University of WrocławPoland · Wroclaw 10.8 13.8% 72 82-
88Universidad de ValladolidSpain · Valladolid 10.5 6.5% 146 76-
89University of TurinItaly · Turin 10.3 9.8% 75 133-
90Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaSpain · Valencia 10.1 11.0% 127 122-
91University of LeicesterUnited Kingdom · Leicester 9.9 8.2% 66 48-
92Université Bordeaux MontaigneFrance · Bordeaux 9.6 4.7% 92 26-
93University of LiègeBelgium · Liège 9.4 9.0% 70 80-
94Université Lille Nord de FranceFrance · Lille 9.2 3.7% 197 50-
95Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland · Poznan 9.0 13.5% 131 101-
96Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina · Buenos Aires 8.8 6.0% 103 51-
97Universidad de MálagaSpain · Málaga 8.6 11.7% 115 128-
98Université de LorraineFrance · Nancy 8.4 4.9% 109 43-
99University of CoimbraPortugal · Coimbra 8.2 11.4% 113 293-
100Université de Caen NormandieFrance · Caen 8.0 2.2% 97 10-

institutions ranked worldwide in Archeology (149). rank on the quality score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (about 6% in Dentistry, 21% in Economics).

How spread out this pool is

Every row above on one axis, one tick each. Right is a higher score. A field where the top few are far clear of everyone and one that runs down evenly look identical as a table.

8 to 13: 21 places13 to 17: 16 places17 to 22: 13 places22 to 26: 11 places26 to 31: 8 places31 to 36: 6 places36 to 40: 6 places40 to 45: 4 places45 to 49: 3 places49 to 54: 2 places54 to 59: 3 places59 to 63: 1 places63 to 68: 1 places68 to 72: 2 places72 to 77: 0 places77 to 82: 1 places82 to 86: 1 places86 to 91: 0 places91 to 95: 0 places95 to 100: 1 places8100

One bar per band of score, counting the rows on this page.

Ranked by volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 3.4k works
  2. 2 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 701 works
  3. 3 Israel Antiquities AuthorityIsrael 678 works
  4. 4 Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasSpain 450 works
  5. 5 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 402 works
  6. 6 Universidad de GranadaSpain 359 works
  7. 7 Polish Academy of SciencesPoland 329 works
  8. 8 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 308 works
  9. 9 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 305 works
  10. 10 Universidad de SevillaSpain 298 works
  11. 11 Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques PréventivesFrance 264 works
  12. 12 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 245 works
  13. 13 National Academy of Sciences of UkraineUkraine 234 works
  14. 14 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 230 works
  15. 15 Department of ArchaeologySri Lanka 228 works

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