Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis is a research topic within Archeology. Science Explorer counts 25k research works in it since 1950. 35.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of analytical techniques and scientific methods used in the conservation and analysis of art, archaeological artifacts, and historical materials. The topics include spectroscopic analysis such as Raman spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence, and hyperspectral imaging, as well as the application of proteomic analysis and synchrotron radiation in the study of pigments, glass production, and cultural heritage materials.
- Raman Spectroscopy
- X-Ray Fluorescence
- Hyperspectral Imaging
- Archaeological Science
- Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
- Pigment Analysis
- Cultural Heritage
- Synchrotron Radiation
- Proteomic Analysis
- Glass Production
- Research works
- 25k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 35.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +30% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis research?
By volume, China and Italy publish the most (845 and 451 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 845 works
- 2 Italy 451 works
- 3 United States 334 works
- 4 France 314 works
- 5 Spain 193 works
- 6 United Kingdom 191 works
- 7 Türkiye 157 works
- 8 Russia 147 works
- 9 Germany 142 works
- 10 India 125 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis research, followed by Sapienza University of Rome and State Administration of Cultural Heritage.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 44 works
- 2 Sapienza University of Rome Italy 29 works
- 3 State Administration of Cultural Heritage China 23 works
- 4 Cairo University Egypt 22 works
- 5 University of Florence Italy 21 works
- 6 National Research Council Italy 20 works
- 7 Institute of Archaeology China 19 works
- 8 University of Milan Italy 19 works
- 9 Universidad de Granada Spain 19 works
- 10 University of Science and Technology Beijing China 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis include Akihisa Inoue.
- 1 Akihisa Inoue 4.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), Rome (Italy) and London (United Kingdom).
Where is the best place to study Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Évora, University of Pavia and Nanjing Forestry 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 | University of Évora Portugal | 78.9 | 56.7% | 38.2× | 15 | +168.2% |
| 2 | University of Pavia Italy | 68.0 | 55.2% | 8.0× | 9 | +209.5% |
| 3 | Nanjing Forestry University China | 67.3 | 46.9% | 8.5× | 17 | +163.8% |
| 4 | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Portugal | 67.0 | 46.1% | 12.8× | 16 | +38.6% |
| 5 | Ca' Foscari University of Venice Italy | 66.5 | 56.3% | 12.6× | 13 | +51.9% |
| 6 | Universidad de Granada Spain | 65.5 | 52.6% | 8.2× | 19 | +40.9% |
| 7 | University of Florence Italy | 64.6 | 48.4% | 9.4× | 21 | -8.0% |
| 8 | Shaanxi University of Science and Technology China | 61.3 | 60.5% | 8.5× | 9 | +93.0% |
| 9 | Sapienza University of Rome Italy | 60.9 | 43.7% | 6.2× | 29 | +66.6% |
| 10 | University of Pisa Italy | 60.4 | 62.6% | 5.7× | 11 | +100.4% |
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 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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