Archaeology and Historical Studies
Archaeology and Historical Studies is a research topic within Archeology. Science Explorer counts 32k research works in it since 1950. 15.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to the ancient Near East, including archaeology, history, and linguistics. It explores the civilizations, cultures, and agricultural systems of pre-Islamic Arabia, Byzantine and early Islamic periods, Nabataean inscriptions, desert agriculture, and urban development in Palestine.
- Arabia
- Byzantine
- Nabataean
- Archaeological Evidence
- Desert Agriculture
- Early Islamic Transition
- Semitic Languages
- Byzantine-early Islamic Period
- Palestine
- Urban Development
- Research works
- 32k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +40% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Archaeology and Historical Studies research?
By volume, the United States and Türkiye publish the most (873 and 723 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 873 works
- 2 Türkiye 723 works
- 3 France 590 works
- 4 Israel 548 works
- 5 United Kingdom 378 works
- 6 Germany 289 works
- 7 Egypt 254 works
- 8 Russia 226 works
- 9 Italy 213 works
- 10 Indonesia 161 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 Archaeology and Historical Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Israel Antiquities Authority publishes the most Archaeology and Historical Studies research, followed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem and University of Haifa.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Israel Antiquities AuthorityIsrael 253 works
- 2 Hebrew University of JerusalemIsrael 62 works
- 3 University of HaifaIsrael 50 works
- 4 Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael 50 works
- 5 Bar-Ilan UniversityIsrael 49 works
- 6 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 48 works
- 7 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 48 works
- 8 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 43 works
- 9 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 38 works
- 10 University of WarsawPoland 33 works
Who are the leading researchers in Archaeology and Historical Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Archaeology and Historical Studies include S. Stern, D. Thomas and Robert B. Jackson.
- 1 S. Stern Poland 4k citations
- 2 D. Thomas United Kingdom 3.1k citations
- 3 Robert B. Jackson United States 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Archaeology and Historical Studies research done?
The largest centres of Archaeology and Historical Studies research in 2022–2025 are Jerusalem (Israel), Paris (France), Moscow (Russia) and Ankara (Türkiye). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ivry-sur-Seine, Jerusalem and Al Fayyum.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Ivry-sur-SeineFR · 35.3 works114×
- JerusalemIL · 334.3 works78×
- Al FayyumEG · 21.2 works32×
- Ramat GanIL · 49.1 works21×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Archaeology and Historical Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Archaeology and Historical Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Aarhus University, University of Warsaw and Tel Aviv University 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 | Aarhus UniversityDenmark | 76.3 | 27.8% | 8.7× | 38 | +231.5% |
| 2 | University of WarsawPoland | 67.1 | 20.4% | 10.5× | 33 | +184.1% |
| 3 | Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael | 66.3 | 24.5% | 14.9× | 50 | +32.5% |
| 4 | University of HaifaIsrael | 64.7 | 24.2% | 36.2× | 50 | +33.9% |
| 5 | Hebrew University of JerusalemIsrael | 63.4 | 21.5% | 25.2× | 62 | +6.4% |
| 6 | Anadolu UniversityTürkiye | 63.4 | 36.7% | 11.8× | 9 | +52.2% |
| 7 | Ariel UniversityIsrael | 63.1 | 23.0% | 11.9× | 9 | +501.0% |
| 8 | Karabük UniversityTürkiye | 58.4 | 18.8% | 10.1× | 11 | +191.7% |
| 9 | Leiden UniversityNetherlands | 57.7 | 19.6% | 10.6× | 22 | +7.6% |
| 10 | Akdeniz UniversityTürkiye | 56.4 | 14.2% | 10.4× | 13 | +260.2% |
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 Archaeology and Historical Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 40% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Archaeology and Historical Studies.
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.