Historical and Archaeological Studies
Historical and Archaeological Studies is a research topic within History. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 11.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores various aspects of the Viking Age, including diaspora, identity, settlements, material culture, religion, and cultural exchange in Scandinavia and neighboring regions. It delves into the archaeological, historical, and cultural dimensions of this pivotal period in medieval history.
- Viking Age
- Scandinavia
- Medieval
- Archaeology
- Religion
- Cultural Exchange
- Material Culture
- Settlements
- Rituals
- Trade
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +5% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Historical and Archaeological Studies research?
By volume, Poland and the United States publish the most (622 and 273 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Poland 622 works
- 2 United States 273 works
- 3 Germany 232 works
- 4 Denmark 215 works
- 5 United Kingdom 179 works
- 6 Russia 138 works
- 7 France 126 works
- 8 Sweden 120 works
- 9 Norway 111 works
- 10 Czechia 96 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 Historical and Archaeological Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Ministry of Culture publishes the most Historical and Archaeological Studies research, followed by National Museum of Denmark and Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ministry of CultureIndia 63 works
- 2 National Museum of DenmarkDenmark 55 works
- 3 Instytut Archeologii i EtnologiiPoland 50 works
- 4 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 50 works
- 5 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 49 works
- 6 University of WarsawPoland 41 works
- 7 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 40 works
- 8 Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityPoland 37 works
- 9 University of OsloNorway 31 works
- 10 Sax InstituteAustralia 30 works
Who are the leading researchers in Historical and Archaeological Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Historical and Archaeological Studies include M. Battaglia and Theunis Piersma.
- 1 M. Battaglia United Kingdom 2.7k citations
- 2 Theunis Piersma Netherlands 1.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Historical and Archaeological Studies research done?
The largest centres of Historical and Archaeological Studies research in 2022–2025 are Warsaw (Poland), Copenhagen (Denmark), Krakow (Poland) and Aarhus (Denmark). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Toruń, Reykjavik and Delhi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ToruńPL · 39.8 works49×
- ReykjavikIS · 26.0 works38×
- DelhiIN · 63.3 works36×
- AarhusDK · 67.4 works22×
- WarsawPL · 207.8 works22×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Historical and Archaeological Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Historical and Archaeological Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Nicolaus Copernicus University, University of Iceland and Stockholm 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 | Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityPoland | 69.2 | 18.0% | 50.0× | 37 | +182.3% |
| 2 | University of IcelandIceland | 68.6 | 24.9% | 58.3× | 22 | +101.6% |
| 3 | Stockholm UniversitySweden | 67.6 | 16.7% | 27.3× | 27 | +160.4% |
| 4 | Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland | 67.0 | 18.7% | 39.2× | 50 | +103.5% |
| 5 | University of WarsawPoland | 65.6 | 17.3% | 25.8× | 41 | +113.2% |
| 6 | University of OsloNorway | 64.9 | 17.8% | 20.8× | 31 | +74.8% |
| 7 | Jagiellonian UniversityPoland | 63.1 | 15.1% | 19.1× | 40 | +105.2% |
| 8 | University of HelsinkiFinland | 61.6 | 19.7% | 12.8× | 23 | +67.0% |
| 9 | Tallinn UniversityEstonia | 61.1 | 42.1% | 53.8× | 9 | -46.2% |
| 10 | Jan Kochanowski UniversityPoland | 60.3 | 32.4% | 31.2× | 8 | +120.6% |
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 Historical and Archaeological Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2018. The fastest-growing topics are Historical and Archaeological 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.