Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies is a research topic within Anthropology. Science Explorer counts 9.6k research works in it since 1950. 10.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores Black feminist-inspired archaeology, focusing on the African diaspora, resistance, and social inequality in the Americas. It delves into topics such as cultural identity, historical landscapes, gendered publishing trends, and the intersectionality of race and gender. The research also examines colonial material culture, memory, power dynamics, and the impact of Black feminist theory on archaeological interpretations.
- Black Feminist Theory
- African Diaspora
- Archaeology of Resistance
- Social Inequality
- Cultural Identity
- Historical Landscapes
- Gendered Publishing Trends
- Colonial Material Culture
- Memory and Power
- Intersectionality
- Research works
- 9.6k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +32% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
United States
36% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (658 and 534 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
United States
658 works
- 2
United Kingdom
534 works
- 3
Sri Lanka
174 works
- 4
Australia
108 works
- 5
Canada
70 works
- 6
Brazil
64 works
- 7
Switzerland
57 works
- 8
France
56 works
- 9
China
45 works
- 10
Germany
37 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 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies research?
By volume in 2022-now, Department of Archaeology publishes the most Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies research, followed by Oxford Archaeology and Amt für Archäologie.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Department of ArchaeologySri Lanka
174 works
- 2
Oxford ArchaeologyUnited Kingdom
60 works
- 3
Amt für ArchäologieSwitzerland
49 works
- 4
English HeritageUnited Kingdom
42 works
- 5
York Archaeological TrustUnited Kingdom
42 works
- 6
Constructing ExcellenceUnited Kingdom
41 works
- 7
Thames Valley Archaeological ServicesUnited Kingdom
38 works
- 8
Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance
28 works
- 9
Chinese Academy of Social SciencesChina
20 works
- 10
Wardell Armstrong (United Kingdom)United Kingdom
18 works
Where is Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies research done?
The largest centres of Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies research in 2022-now are Colombo (Sri Lanka), London (United Kingdom), Oxford (United Kingdom) and York (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Frauenfeld, Colombo and York.
Largest cities, 2022-now
- 1
ColomboSri Lanka
174 works
- 2
LondonUnited Kingdom
151 works
- 3
OxfordUnited Kingdom
67 works
- 4
YorkUnited Kingdom
51 works
- 5
FrauenfeldSwitzerland
49 works
- 6
ReadingUnited Kingdom
41 works
- 7
Washington D.C.United States
30 works
- 8
Los AngelesUnited States
26 works
- 9
BeijingChina
25 works
- 10
MelbourneAustralia
23 works
Where it is the local speciality
- FrauenfeldCH · 49.0 works732×
- ColomboLK · 174.2 works159×
- YorkGB · 51.4 works61×
- ReadingGB · 40.9 works59×
- OxfordGB · 67.0 works18×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Durham University, University of Leicester and University of Cambridge score highest, combining citation 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 first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham UniversityUnited Kingdom |
86.7 | 20.4% | 19.0× | 13 | +135.7% |
| 2 | University of LeicesterUnited Kingdom |
81.8 | 11.9% | 33.1× | 17 | +32.8% |
| 3 | University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom |
61.7 | 16.0% | 5.0× | 11 | -19.4% |
| 4 | Australian National UniversityAustralia |
49.2 | 13.6% | 10.5× | 10 | -40.2% |
| 5 | Liverpool John Moores UniversityUnited Kingdom |
47.7 | 2.6% | 44.9× | 12 | +1053.8% |
| 6 | University of YorkUnited Kingdom |
41.2 | 8.3% | 14.6× | 9 | -42.5% |
| 7 | University of FloridaUnited States |
37.6 | 9.5% | 4.2× | 8 | +12.2% |
| 8 | The University of MelbourneAustralia |
31.9 | 5.8% | 4.0× | 8 | +59.4% |
| 9 | University of ChicagoUnited States |
30.3 | 4.1% | 5.1× | 8 | +98.3% |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States |
17.6 | 10.7% | 2.4× | 8 | -57.3% |
Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.
Every institution in Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies, country by countryIs Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 32% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies.
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Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0090% in 2024.
Fractional works of Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year.
Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.
Which topics inside it are moving
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