Medieval History and Crusades
Medieval History and Crusades is a research topic within History. Science Explorer counts 4.5k research works in it since 1950. 11.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the cross-cultural encounters, trade, diplomacy, and conflicts in the medieval Mediterranean region, focusing on the interactions between Islamic and Christian societies during the Crusades. It delves into topics such as Islamic history, Christian-Muslim relations, maritime conflict management, and the experiences of religious minorities in this diverse and dynamic historical context.
- Mediterranean
- Cross-Cultural Encounters
- Crusades
- Islamic History
- Christian-Muslim Relations
- Medieval Trade
- Diplomacy
- Cultural Interaction
- Religious Minorities
- Maritime Conflict
- Research works
- 4.5k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 498 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +17% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
France
22% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead Medieval History and Crusades research?
By volume, France and the United States publish the most (207 and 193 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
France
207 works
- 2
United States
193 works
- 3
United Kingdom
121 works
- 4
Türkiye
100 works
- 5
Spain
96 works
- 6
Italy
77 works
- 7
Germany
58 works
- 8
Israel
33 works
- 9
Russia
30 works
- 10
Canada
24 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 Medieval History and Crusades research?
By volume in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Medieval History and Crusades research, followed by Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès and University of Oxford.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance
75 works
- 2
Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsFrance
12 works
- 3
University of OxfordUnited Kingdom
11 works
- 4
Cardiff UniversityUnited Kingdom
10 works
- 5
Université de Caen NormandieFrance
9 works
- 6
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasSpain
9 works
- 7
Russian Academy of SciencesRussia
9 works
- 8
Royal Holloway University of LondonUnited Kingdom
8 works
- 9
Israel Antiquities AuthorityIsrael
8 works
- 10
Sapienza University of RomeItaly
8 works
Who are the leading researchers in Medieval History and Crusades?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Medieval History and Crusades include D. Thomas.
- 1
D. Thomas
United Kingdom
77k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Medieval History and Crusades research done?
The largest centres of Medieval History and Crusades research in 2022-now are Paris (France), Toulouse (France), Madrid (Spain) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Toulouse.
Largest cities, 2022-now
Where it is the local speciality
- ToulouseFR · 27.7 works22×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Medieval History and Crusades than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Medieval History and Crusades?
Among universities, judged by research, Cardiff University, University of Oxford and Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès 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 | Cardiff UniversityUnited Kingdom |
77.3 | 10.1% | 22.7× | 10 | +61.9% |
| 2 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom |
72.3 | 7.5% | 7.3× | 10 | +66.1% |
| 3 | Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsFrance |
63.8 | 5.9% | 82.3× | 12 | +227.4% |
| 4 | Université de Caen NormandieFrance |
20.8 | 1.6% | 53.0× | 9 | +317.9% |
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 Medieval History and Crusades, country by countryIs Medieval History and Crusades research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Medieval History and Crusades.
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Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Medieval History and Crusades as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0043% in 2024.
Fractional works of Medieval History and Crusades 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
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.
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