Heritage Science

Top Research Topics at Heritage Science?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Archaeology, Painting, Mineralogy, Cultural heritage and Art history. Heritage Science focused on works that combine different research areas such as Archaeology and Period (geology). It explores the study of Painting to improve our understanding of the broader topic of Visual arts.

The journal connects research in Mineralogy with the related topic of Pigment.

• Archaeology (16.69%)
• Painting (16.06%)
• Mineralogy (10.08%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The freshwater reservoir effect in radiocarbon dating (127 citations)
• Identification of pigments by multispectral imaging; a flowchart method (96 citations)
• Examination of historical paintings by state-of-the-art hyperspectral imaging methods: from scanning infra-red spectroscopy to computed X-ray laminography (71 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Heritage Science:

The published papers focus on Mineralogy, Visual arts, Cultural heritage, Painting and Archaeology. In addition to Painting research, the journal articles aim to explore topics under X-ray fluorescence, Palette (painting) and Multispectral image. The journal articles cover research in Archaeology, particularly Sculpture and how it is related with concepts in Ejecta.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• World War II
• Composite material
• Organic chemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Cultural heritage, China, Archaeology, Painting and Art history are tackled in the journal. While Cultural heritage is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Value (ethics), Process (engineering), Architectural engineering and Tourism. The journal explores topics in China which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Cultural landscape, Temple, Ancient history and Style (visual arts).

It facilitated discussions that integrated Archaeology and Period (geology). The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Art history as it also encompasses Palette (painting).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Geo-environmental monitoring and 3D finite elements stability analysis for site investigation of underground monuments. Horemheb tomb (KV57), Luxor, Egypt (4 citations)
• Altered identity: fleeting colors and obscured surfaces in Van Gogh’s Landscapes in Paris, Arles, and Saint-Rémy (3 citations)
• The interaction of water with archaeological and ethnographic birch bark and its effects on swelling, shrinkage and deformations (3 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Heritage Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• Koen Janssens (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Kaare Lund Rasmussen (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Maria Perla Colombini (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• John K. Delaney (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Joris Dik (13 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Heritage Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• University College London (30 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Metropolitan Museum of Art (28 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Antwerp (20 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Pisa (20 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Rijksmuseum (20 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 5.22% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 24.41% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.60% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 24.41% of all publications and 38.58% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.