Archaeological Research and Protection
Archaeological Research and Protection is a research topic within Space and Planetary Science. Science Explorer counts 19k research works in it since 1950. 23.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the use of remote sensing techniques, such as LiDAR and satellite imagery, in archaeological research and cultural heritage preservation. The papers cover topics such as aerial survey, machine learning for feature detection, detection of looting activities, and the use of digital elevation models for understanding historical landscapes.
- Archaeology
- Remote Sensing
- LiDAR
- Satellite Imagery
- Cultural Heritage
- Aerial Survey
- Machine Learning
- Digital Elevation Model
- Looting Detection
- Historical Landscape
- Research works
- 19k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +44% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Archaeological Research and Protection research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (563 and 440 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 563 works
- 2 United Kingdom 440 works
- 3 Italy 411 works
- 4 France 203 works
- 5 Germany 187 works
- 6 China 186 works
- 7 Türkiye 155 works
- 8 Spain 155 works
- 9 Poland 147 works
- 10 Russia 144 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Archaeological Research and Protection research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Department of Archaeology publishes the most Archaeological Research and Protection research, followed by Israel Antiquities Authority and Sapienza University of Rome.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Department of ArchaeologySri Lanka 34 works
- 2 Israel Antiquities AuthorityIsrael 34 works
- 3 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 32 works
- 4 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 22 works
- 5 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 21 works
- 6 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 21 works
- 7 University of FlorenceItaly 20 works
- 8 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 19 works
- 9 University of BolognaItaly 18 works
- 10 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Archaeological Research and Protection?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Archaeological Research and Protection include William M. Gardner and Christopher Bronk Ramsey.
- 1 William M. Gardner United States 2.7k citations
- 2 Christopher Bronk Ramsey United Kingdom 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Archaeological Research and Protection research done?
The largest centres of Archaeological Research and Protection research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Rome (Italy), Paris (France) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Colombo and Jerusalem.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ColomboLK · 37.6 works18×
- JerusalemIL · 45.6 works16×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Archaeological Research and Protection than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Archaeological Research and Protection?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Florence, Aarhus University and Ca' Foscari University of Venice 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 | University of FlorenceItaly | 66.8 | 26.1% | 9.4× | 20 | +136.5% |
| 2 | Aarhus UniversityDenmark | 66.4 | 40.0% | 5.2× | 15 | +266.6% |
| 3 | Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly | 66.4 | 32.3% | 11.2× | 11 | +233.2% |
| 4 | Sapienza University of RomeItaly | 64.8 | 22.8% | 7.1× | 32 | +154.5% |
| 5 | Politecnico di MilanoItaly | 62.9 | 28.6% | 6.4× | 19 | +297.5% |
| 6 | University of HaifaIsrael | 60.8 | 36.3% | 10.0× | 9 | +85.4% |
| 7 | Politecnico di TorinoItaly | 57.7 | 22.1% | 7.3× | 14 | +403.1% |
| 8 | Aristotle University of ThessalonikiGreece | 54.4 | 50.3% | 4.8× | 10 | +79.4% |
| 9 | University of LeicesterUnited Kingdom | 53.6 | 18.7% | 11.1× | 10 | +48.8% |
| 10 | University of WarsawPoland | 53.3 | 23.8% | 6.4× | 14 | +788.2% |
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 Archaeological Research and Protection research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 44% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Archaeological Research and Protection.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.