Digital and Traditional Archives Management
Digital and Traditional Archives Management is a research topic within Conservation. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 24.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the interdisciplinary field of archival science, focusing on digital preservation, records management, information culture, and the role of archives in shaping memory and identity. It delves into topics such as community archives, postcolonial archives, and the challenges of preserving electronic records. The papers also discuss the impact of archival activism and the evolving role of archives in contemporary society.
- Archives
- Digital Preservation
- Records Management
- Information Culture
- Community Archives
- Postcolonial Archive
- Electronic Records
- Memory Institutions
- Metadata Standards
- Archival Activism
- Research works
- 13k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +12% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Digital and Traditional Archives Management research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (563 and 177 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 563 works
- 2 United Kingdom 177 works
- 3 Brazil 125 works
- 4 Canada 103 works
- 5 Australia 77 works
- 6 Germany 71 works
- 7 South Africa 71 works
- 8 Indonesia 66 works
- 9 Italy 60 works
- 10 India 58 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.
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Which institutions lead Digital and Traditional Archives Management research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of South Africa publishes the most Digital and Traditional Archives Management research, followed by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and National Archives.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 33 works
- 2 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States 15 works
- 3 National ArchivesUnited Kingdom 14 works
- 4 Historical ArchivesHungary 13 works
- 5 Monash UniversityAustralia 12 works
- 6 Film IndependentUnited States 11 works
- 7 University of AmsterdamNetherlands 10 works
- 8 University of North TexasUnited States 10 works
- 9 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 10 works
- 10 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Digital and Traditional Archives Management?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Digital and Traditional Archives Management include Brian W. Matthews.
- 1 Brian W. Matthews United States 1.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Digital and Traditional Archives Management research done?
The largest centres of Digital and Traditional Archives Management research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Pretoria (South Africa), New York (United States) and Washington D.C. (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Pretoria.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 66 works
- 2 Pretoria South Africa 37 works
- 3 New York United States 30 works
- 4 Washington D.C. United States 27 works
- 5 Paris France 25 works
- 6 Melbourne Australia 23 works
- 7 Los Angeles United States 23 works
- 8 Beijing China 21 works
- 9 São Paulo Brazil 20 works
- 10 Budapest Hungary 18 works
Where it is the local speciality
- PretoriaZA · 36.8 works14×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Digital and Traditional Archives Management than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Digital and Traditional Archives Management?
Among universities, judged by research, University of South Africa, University of Amsterdam and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 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 South AfricaSouth Africa | 80.0 | 35.2% | 35.7× | 33 | +124.4% |
| 2 | University of AmsterdamNetherlands | 64.2 | 45.0% | 9.2× | 10 | -25.0% |
| 3 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States | 53.4 | 26.8% | 8.4× | 15 | +69.6% |
| 4 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 51.2 | 45.4% | 3.4× | 10 | +74.7% |
| 5 | Uppsala UniversitySweden | 48.9 | 31.7% | 7.7× | 8 | +32.0% |
| 6 | Monash UniversityAustralia | 48.3 | 14.2% | 6.8× | 12 | +320.6% |
| 7 | University of North TexasUnited States | 46.4 | 24.0% | 18.6× | 10 | +11.3% |
| 8 | University of British ColumbiaCanada | 42.6 | 38.0% | 4.6× | 9 | +14.6% |
| 9 | Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil | 30.8 | 8.1% | 6.8× | 8 | +701.0% |
| 10 | Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia | 30.3 | 8.3% | 6.1× | 10 | +161.1% |
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 Digital and Traditional Archives Management research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Digital and Traditional Archives Management.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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