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Conservation Techniques and Studies

Conservation Techniques and Studies is a research topic within Conservation. Science Explorer counts 17k research works in it since 1950. 36.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the impact of climate change on the conservation of cultural heritage, focusing on environmental monitoring, sea-level rise, microclimate control, indoor air quality, and risk assessment for museum environments and archaeological sites. The papers address the threats posed by climate change to cultural heritage resources and propose strategies for adaptation and preservation.

  • Climate Change
  • Cultural Heritage
  • Conservation
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Museum Environments
  • Sea-Level Rise
  • Microclimate Control
  • Indoor Air Quality
  • Archaeological Sites
  • Risk Assessment
Research works
17k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
6.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
36.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+56%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Conservation Techniques and Studies research?

By volume, Italy and China publish the most (654 and 504 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Italy 654 works
  2. 2 China 504 works
  3. 3 United States 373 works
  4. 4 Spain 251 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 249 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 162 works
  7. 7 France 148 works
  8. 8 Portugal 107 works
  9. 9 India 107 works
  10. 10 Greece 105 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.

Italy: 24.6%China: 19.0%United States: 14.0%Spain: 9.4%6 others listed: 33.0%25%largest
Italy654 · 24.6%China504 · 19.0%United States373 · 14.0%Spain251 · 9.4%6 others listed878 · 33.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Conservation Techniques and Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Sapienza University of Rome publishes the most Conservation Techniques and Studies research, followed by University of Bologna and Politecnico di Milano.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 42 works
  2. 2 University of BolognaItaly 36 works
  3. 3 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 35 works
  4. 4 University of FlorenceItaly 34 works
  5. 5 National Research CouncilItaly 24 works
  6. 6 Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaSpain 24 works
  7. 7 Department of ArchaeologySri Lanka 20 works
  8. 8 Politecnico di TorinoItaly 20 works
  9. 9 Cairo UniversityEgypt 20 works
  10. 10 University of Naples Federico IIItaly 19 works

Where is Conservation Techniques and Studies research done?

The largest centres of Conservation Techniques and Studies research in 2022–2025 are Rome (Italy), Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Venice and Florence.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Rome Italy 129 works
  2. 2 Beijing China 119 works
  3. 3 London United Kingdom 81 works
  4. 4 Paris France 66 works
  5. 5 Milan Italy 66 works
  6. 6 Madrid Spain 53 works
  7. 7 Athens Greece 49 works
  8. 8 Lisbon Portugal 45 works
  9. 9 Florence Italy 43 works
  10. 10 Bologna Italy 42 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. VeniceIT · 24.7 works18×
  2. FlorenceIT · 42.9 works12×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Conservation Techniques and Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Conservation Techniques and Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Politecnico di Milano, Sapienza University of Rome and University of Bologna 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.

0%20%40%60%mean 46.51%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Politecnico di Milano: 35, 48.2%Sapienza University of Rome: 42, 41.7%University of Bologna: 36, 45.4%University of Évora: 14, 44.8%University of Florence: 34, 39.1%Politecnico di Torino: 20, 44.2%Delft University of Technology: 14, 55.0%University of Salerno: 13, 44.4%Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture: 10, 54.4%Universidad de Sevilla: 17, 47.9%Politecnico di MilanoUniversity of BolognaUniversity of ÉvoraSapienza University …
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 80.348.2%12.1×35 +131.5%
2 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 75.141.7%9.3×42 +144.3%
3 University of BolognaItaly 73.045.4%11.0×36 +41.9%
4 University of ÉvoraPortugal 71.944.8%36.5×14 +190.9%
5 University of FlorenceItaly 69.139.1%15.9×34 +77.7%
6 Politecnico di TorinoItaly 68.744.2%10.6×20 +96.8%
7 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands 67.255.0%5.0×14 +328.0%
8 University of SalernoItaly 66.844.4%10.8×13 +163.7%
9 Beijing University of Civil Engineering and ArchitectureChina 63.854.4%18.3×10 +100.0%
10 Universidad de SevillaSpain 63.547.9%7.7×17 +126.0%

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 Conservation Techniques and Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Conservation Techniques and Studies.

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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.