Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies is a research topic within Archeology. Science Explorer counts 17k research works in it since 1950. 12.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the cultural interactions and archaeological evidence of Bronze Age societies in Europe, focusing on topics such as Corded Ware Culture, funerary customs, chronometry, and environmental forces shaping the development of these ancient cultures.
- Bronze Age
- Corded Ware Culture
- Archaeological Finds
- Chronometry
- Early Medieval
- Funerary Customs
- Cultural Relations
- Barbarian
- Archaeological Materials
- Environmental Forces
- Research works
- 17k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +38% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies research?
By volume, Russia and Poland publish the most (456 and 417 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Russia 456 works
- 2 Poland 417 works
- 3 France 405 works
- 4 Hungary 227 works
- 5 United States 187 works
- 6 Ukraine 185 works
- 7 Croatia 125 works
- 8 Germany 123 works
- 9 Romania 95 works
- 10 United Kingdom 68 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine publishes the most Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies research, followed by Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii and Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 National Academy of Sciences of UkraineUkraine 61 works
- 2 Instytut Archeologii i EtnologiiPoland 47 works
- 3 Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques PréventivesFrance 39 works
- 4 Eötvös Loránd UniversityHungary 38 works
- 5 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 36 works
- 6 Ausonius Institut de Recherche sur l'Antiquité et le Moyen ageFrance 36 works
- 7 Institute of History of Material CultureRussia 33 works
- 8 University of WarsawPoland 31 works
- 9 Institute of ArchaeologyCroatia 30 works
- 10 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 28 works
Who are the leading researchers in Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies include J. van der Plicht and C. Goy.
- 1 J. van der Plicht Netherlands 1.8k citations
- 2 C. Goy France 1.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies research done?
The largest centres of Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies research in 2022–2025 are Budapest (Hungary), Warsaw (Poland), Kyiv (Ukraine) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Metz, Zadar and Donji grad.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Budapest Hungary 164 works
- 2 Warsaw Poland 154 works
- 3 Kyiv Ukraine 111 works
- 4 Moscow Russia 102 works
- 5 Saint Petersburg Russia 69 works
- 6 Paris France 67 works
- 7 Krakow Poland 54 works
- 8 Zagreb Croatia 46 works
- 9 Poznań Poland 44 works
- 10 Novosibirsk Russia 42 works
Where it is the local speciality
- MetzFR · 39.1 works187×
- ZadarHR · 30.0 works155×
- Donji gradHR · 36.6 works111×
- PessacFR · 37.3 works76×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Eötvös Loránd University and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityPoland | 71.7 | 20.3% | 31.6× | 23 | +199.4% |
| 2 | Eötvös Loránd UniversityHungary | 68.3 | 17.9% | 45.8× | 38 | +83.6% |
| 3 | Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland | 65.6 | 19.0% | 29.2× | 36 | +71.7% |
| 4 | Siberian Scientific Research Institute of Oil IndustryRussia | 64.7 | 31.0% | 741.5× | 9 | — |
| 5 | University of WrocławPoland | 64.6 | 25.4% | 29.4× | 18 | +57.4% |
| 6 | University of WarsawPoland | 63.8 | 17.1% | 19.9× | 31 | +77.4% |
| 7 | Jagiellonian UniversityPoland | 62.8 | 15.3% | 14.0× | 28 | +101.3% |
| 8 | University of ŁódźPoland | 61.2 | 17.1% | 19.7× | 17 | +147.4% |
| 9 | Masaryk UniversityCzechia | 58.2 | 20.8% | 16.2× | 12 | +38.0% |
| 10 | University of GdańskPoland | 56.6 | 9.0% | 22.2× | 15 | +211.8% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 38% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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