Question 1

What is Alaska Volcano Observatory known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Alaska Volcano Observatory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,660 of 17,446 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#894 of 2,224 worldwide) and Geophysics (#333 of 725 worldwide), over all time.

Question 2

How does Alaska Volcano Observatory rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Alaska Volcano Observatory ranks #13,160 of 34,923 institutions worldwide on research quality over all time, and #2,724 of 7,310 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Alaska Volcano Observatory?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, M. M. Haney, Kathleen F. McKee and John J. Lyons lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alaska Volcano Observatory.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Alaska Volcano Observatory?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Alaska Volcano Observatory is "A multidisciplinary effort to assign realistic source parameters to models of volcanic ash-cloud transport and dispersion during eruptions" (Larry G. Mastin, Marianne C. Guffanti, R. Servranckx et al., 2009), with 789 citations. Next come "The 2018 rift eruption and summit collapse of Kīlauea Volcano" (560) and "The 2010 explosive eruption of Java's Merapi volcano—A ‘100-year’ event" (470).

Question 5

Which research topics does Alaska Volcano Observatory publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Seismic Waves and Analysis and Seismology and Earthquake Studies.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Alaska Volcano Observatory?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plate Tectonics, Tomography, Tectonics, Geochronology, Zircon, Geodetic Measurements, Earthquakes and Subduction.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Alaska Volcano Observatory work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 94% of research at Alaska Volcano Observatory is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (60%), Computer Science (13%), Engineering (10%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Alaska Volcano Observatory's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% lower than in 2018-2021.