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Medieval European History and Architecture

Medieval European History and Architecture is a research topic within Archeology. Science Explorer counts 9.9k research works in it since 1950. 8.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the evolution and influence of medieval architecture, particularly focusing on castle construction, Gothic art, church buildings, and the cultural heritage of the Baltic region. It delves into the architectural evolution and its significance in shaping medieval society, emphasizing the historical preservation of these structures.

  • Medieval Architecture
  • Castle Construction
  • Teutonic Order
  • Gothic Art
  • Cultural Heritage
  • Architectural Evolution
  • Church Buildings
  • Medieval Society
  • Baltic Region
  • Historical Preservation
Research works
9.9k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
817
per year above
Top-10% rate
8.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+11%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Medieval European History and Architecture research?

By volume, Poland and Germany publish the most (703 and 330 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Poland 703 works
  2. 2 Germany 330 works
  3. 3 France 229 works
  4. 4 United States 115 works
  5. 5 Czechia 56 works
  6. 6 Russia 48 works
  7. 7 Lithuania 45 works
  8. 8 Switzerland 44 works
  9. 9 United Kingdom 44 works
  10. 10 Austria 32 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.

Poland: 42.7%Germany: 20.1%France: 13.9%United States: 7.0%6 others listed: 16.3%43%largest
Poland703 · 42.7%Germany330 · 20.1%France229 · 13.9%United States115 · 7.0%6 others listed268 · 16.3%

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

Which institutions lead Medieval European History and Architecture research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Jagiellonian University publishes the most Medieval European History and Architecture research, followed by Nicolaus Copernicus University and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.

Who are the leading researchers in Medieval European History and Architecture?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Medieval European History and Architecture include Michael North.

  1. 1 Michael North United Kingdom 707 citations

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

Where is Medieval European History and Architecture research done?

The largest centres of Medieval European History and Architecture research in 2022–2025 are Warsaw (Poland), Krakow (Poland), Lublin (Poland) and Poznań (Poland). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Metz, Toruń and Olsztyn.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Warsaw Poland 196 works
  2. 2 Krakow Poland 123 works
  3. 3 Lublin Poland 48 works
  4. 4 Poznań Poland 41 works
  5. 5 Toruń Poland 40 works
  6. 6 Paris France 38 works
  7. 7 Vilnius Lithuania 37 works
  8. 8 Gdańsk Poland 36 works
  9. 9 Wrocław Poland 32 works
  10. 10 Łódź Poland 32 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. MetzFR · 21.3 works164×
  2. ToruńPL · 39.7 works81×
  3. OlsztynPL · 23.2 works50×
  4. KrakowPL · 123.0 works39×
  5. GdańskPL · 36.4 works34×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Medieval European History and Architecture than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Medieval European History and Architecture?

Among universities, judged by research, Jan Kochanowski University, University of Warsaw and Jagiellonian 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%10%20%30%mean 14.77%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Jan Kochanowski University: 12, 27.4%University of Warsaw: 27, 18.2%Jagiellonian University: 46, 12.2%Nicolaus Copernicus University: 36, 7.7%Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań: 34, 10.0%University of Wrocław: 22, 11.9%University of Szczecin: 12, 20.4%Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie: 16, 23.2%University of Gdańsk: 25, 3.7%University of Łódź: 23, 13.0%Jan Kochanowski Univ…University of WarsawJagiellonian Univers…Nicolaus Copernicus …
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Jan Kochanowski UniversityPoland 50.727.4%74.6×12 +293.8%
2 University of WarsawPoland 48.018.2%27.6×27 +137.8%
3 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 47.812.2%36.5×46 +133.2%
4 Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityPoland 43.87.7%80.1×36 +190.9%
5 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 41.610.0%44.8×34 +147.9%
6 University of WrocławPoland 40.711.9%57.5×22 +170.9%
7 University of SzczecinPoland 40.420.4%45.2×12 +166.7%
8 Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w KrakowiePoland 39.223.2%92.7×16 +69.6%
9 University of GdańskPoland 35.13.7%61.1×25 +297.8%
10 University of ŁódźPoland 32.813.0%42.0×23 +51.1%

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 Medieval European History and Architecture research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Medieval European History and Architecture.

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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.