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Journal of Archaeological Science
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Journal of Archaeological Science

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 196 101 110 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 211
Documents by Best Scientists*: 212
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 159
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.242
Impact Factor: 2.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Archaeological Science?

Journal of Archaeological Science mainly tackles studies in Archaeology, Ecology, Prehistory, Mineralogy and Paleontology. It facilitates discussions on Archaeology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Period (geology) and Provenance. Research on Ecology addressed in Journal of Archaeological Science frequently intersections with the field of Holocene.

Journal of Archaeological Science features studies on Paleontology, including topics such as Pleistocene. The research on Radiocarbon dating discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Chronology.

  • Archaeology (55.14%)
  • Ecology (12.79%)
  • Prehistory (9.31%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Preparation and characterization of bone and tooth collagen for isotopic analysis (1169 citations)
  • Bone Collagen Quality Indicators for Palaeodietary and Radiocarbon Measurements (1047 citations)
  • The Effects of Sample Treatment and Diagenesis on the Isotopic Integrity of Carbonate in Biogenic Hydroxylapatite (683 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Archaeological Science:

The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Archaeology, Ecology, Mineralogy, Paleontology and Taphonomy. The journal papers focus on different Archaeology studies like Cave, Prehistory, Radiocarbon dating, Pleistocene and Middle Stone Age. The journal publications focus on Ecology as well as the interrelated topics of Isotopes of nitrogen.

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.

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

  • Michael P. Richards (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael D. Glascock (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Steve Weiner (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Henry P. Schwarcz (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Thilo Rehren (34 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (247 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Oxford (168 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University College London (153 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Max Planck Society (120 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Bordeaux (112 papers) absent at the last 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 2022 edition, 100.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, nan% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another nan% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included nan% of all publications and nan% 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.

Top Publications

  • New findings of ancient Greek silver sources

    (2021)
    44 Citations
  • Improved methodology for identification of Göktepe white marble and the understanding of its use: A comparison with Carrara marble

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • U-series dating at Nerja cave reveal open system. Questioning the Neanderthal origin of Spanish rock art

    Edwige Pons-Branchu;José Luis Sanchidrián;Michel Fontugne;Mª Ángeles Medina-Alcaide

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • Examining collagen preservation through glutamine deamidation at Denisova Cave

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • All about wood ash: Long term fire experiments reveal unknown aspects of the formation and preservation of ash with critical implications on the emergence and use of fire in the past

    Panagiotis Karkanas

    (2021)
    40 Citations
  • Separating silver sources of Archaic Athenian coinage by comprehensive compositional analyses

    Gillan Davis;Damian B. Gore;Kenneth A. Sheedy;Francis Albarède

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • A miner's perspective on Pb isotope provenances in the Western and Central Mediterranean

    Francis Albarede;Janne Blichert-Toft;Liesel Gentelli;Jean Milot

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Wine consumption in Bronze Age Italy: combining organic residue analysis, botanical data and ceramic variability

    Alessandra Pecci;Elisabetta Borgna;Simona Mileto;Elisa Dalla Longa

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Iron Age hunting and herding in coastal eastern Africa: ZooMS identification of domesticates and wild bovids at Panga ya Saidi, Kenya

    Courtney Culley;Courtney Culley;Anneke Janzen;Anneke Janzen;Samantha Brown;Samantha Brown;Mary E. Prendergast

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • A large-scale environmental strontium isotope baseline map of Portugal for archaeological and paleoecological provenance studies

    (2022)
    28 Citations

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