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Historical and Architectural Studies

Historical and Architectural Studies is a research topic within Archeology. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 11.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of astronomy, cultural landscapes, and ancient architecture, focusing on topics such as religious orientation, solar alignments, ethno-botanical studies, and megalithic structures. It delves into the historical astronomy practices of various civilizations, urban planning influenced by astronomical considerations, and the role of celestial phenomena in shaping ancient beliefs and architectural designs.

  • Archaeoastronomy
  • Cultural Landscapes
  • Religious Orientation
  • Solar Alignments
  • Ancient Architecture
  • Astronomical Practices
  • Urban Planning
  • Historical Astronomy
  • Ethno-Botanical Studies
  • Megalithic Structures
Research works
12k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
11.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+11%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Historical and Architectural Studies research?

By volume, the United States and India publish the most (333 and 136 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 333 works
  2. 2 India 136 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 129 works
  4. 4 Italy 122 works
  5. 5 France 95 works
  6. 6 Spain 89 works
  7. 7 Iran 74 works
  8. 8 Russia 70 works
  9. 9 Romania 60 works
  10. 10 Germany 49 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.

United States: 28.8%India: 11.7%United Kingdom: 11.2%Italy: 10.6%6 others listed: 37.8%29%largest
United States333 · 28.8%India136 · 11.7%United Kingdom129 · 11.2%Italy122 · 10.6%6 others listed437 · 37.8%

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

Which institutions lead Historical and Architectural Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Politecnico di Torino publishes the most Historical and Architectural Studies research, followed by Ca' Foscari University of Venice and Sapienza University of Rome.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Politecnico di TorinoItaly 13 works
  2. 2 Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly 13 works
  3. 3 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 10 works
  4. 4 Alexandru Ioan Cuza UniversityRomania 10 works
  5. 5 Film IndependentUnited States 9 works
  6. 6 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 9 works
  7. 7 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 8 works
  8. 8 Durham UniversityUnited Kingdom 7 works
  9. 9 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 7 works
  10. 10 University of BaghdadIraq 6 works

Who are the leading researchers in Historical and Architectural Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Historical and Architectural Studies include S. Stern and Joseph Silk.

  1. 1 S. Stern Poland 4k citations
  2. 2 Joseph Silk United Kingdom 2.7k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Historical and Architectural Studies research done?

The largest centres of Historical and Architectural Studies research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Tehran (Iran), London (United Kingdom) and Moscow (Russia).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Paris France 41 works
  2. 2 Tehran Iran 32 works
  3. 3 London United Kingdom 28 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 28 works
  5. 5 New York United States 20 works
  6. 6 Rome Italy 19 works
  7. 7 Madrid Spain 19 works
  8. 8 New Delhi India 16 works
  9. 9 Beijing China 16 works
  10. 10 Kyiv Ukraine 16 works
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Where is the best place to study Historical and Architectural Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Politecnico di Torino, Ca' Foscari University of Venice and Alexandru Ioan Cuza 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.

0%2.5%5%7.5%mean 4.96667%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Politecnico di Torino: 13, 3.3%Ca' Foscari University of Venice: 13, 5.0%Alexandru Ioan Cuza University: 10, 5.1%Sapienza University of Rome: 10, 6.8%Universidad Complutense de Madrid: 8, 5.3%University of Oxford: 9, 4.3%Sapienza University …Alexandru Ioan Cuza …Ca' Foscari Universi…Politecnico di Torino
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#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Politecnico di TorinoItaly 80.93.3%15.4×13 +268.1%
2 Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly 75.05.0%29.0×13 —
3 Alexandru Ioan Cuza UniversityRomania 59.45.1%34.5×10 +16.7%
4 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 59.26.8%4.7×10 +537.7%
5 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 45.25.3%5.8×8 +130.0%
6 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 32.84.3%3.8×9 -46.2%

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 Architectural Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Historical and Architectural Studies.

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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.