Archaeology and Natural History
Archaeology and Natural History is a research topic within Anthropology. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1950. 13.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
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- Traditional Irrigation
- Water Sustainability
- Community Resilience
- Hydrologic Interactions
- Cultural Heritage
- Ecosystem Services
- Climate Adaptation
- Archaeological Investigations
- Social-Ecological Systems
- Biodiversity Management
- Research works
- 14k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -15% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Archaeology and Natural History research?
By volume, the United States and Mexico publish the most (722 and 85 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 722 works
- 2 Mexico 85 works
- 3 Canada 35 works
- 4 United Kingdom 32 works
- 5 France 29 works
- 6 Argentina 19 works
- 7 Spain 18 works
- 8 ?? 16 works
- 9 Russia 15 works
- 10 Australia 11 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 Natural History research?
By volume in 2022–2025, United States Geological Survey publishes the most Archaeology and Natural History research, followed by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and The University of Texas at Austin.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States Geological SurveyUnited States 24 works
- 2 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 21 works
- 3 The University of Texas at AustinUnited States 10 works
- 4 University of FloridaUnited States 10 works
- 5 University of ArizonaUnited States 10 works
- 6 Film IndependentUnited States 8 works
- 7 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States 8 works
- 8 University of New MexicoUnited States 8 works
- 9 National Institute of Anthropology and HistoryMexico 6 works
- 10 Brigham Young UniversityUnited States 6 works
Who are the leading researchers in Archaeology and Natural History?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Archaeology and Natural History include J. Nielsen, William M. Gardner and James F. Wilson.
- 1 J. Nielsen Switzerland 8.2k citations
- 2 William M. Gardner United States 2.7k citations
- 3 James F. Wilson United Kingdom 2k citations
- 4 Rudolf Schmid United States 1.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Archaeology and Natural History research done?
The largest centres of Archaeology and Natural History research in 2022–2025 are Mexico City (Mexico), Washington D.C. (United States), Reston (United States) and Los Angeles (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Reston and Mexico City.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Mexico City Mexico 36 works
- 2 Washington D.C. United States 30 works
- 3 Reston United States 27 works
- 4 Los Angeles United States 19 works
- 5 Tucson United States 17 works
- 6 New York United States 16 works
- 7 Paris France 12 works
- 8 Austin United States 12 works
- 9 Gainesville United States 10 works
- 10 Albuquerque United States 9 works
Where it is the local speciality
- RestonUS · 26.5 works111×
- Mexico CityMX · 36.4 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Archaeology and Natural History than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Archaeology and Natural History?
Among universities, judged by research, The University of Texas at Austin, University of Arizona and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 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 | The University of Texas at AustinUnited States | 74.5 | 19.2% | 11.7× | 10 | +94.4% |
| 2 | University of ArizonaUnited States | 68.7 | 18.7% | 15.2× | 10 | -6.4% |
| 3 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico | 65.2 | 8.3% | 21.4× | 21 | -27.1% |
| 4 | University of FloridaUnited States | 17.1 | 0.6% | 9.4× | 10 | +44.4% |
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 Natural History research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2015. The fastest-growing topics are Archaeology and Natural History.
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.