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Arizona Geological Survey

In research, Arizona Geological Survey stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,647 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,739
of 28,054 · #12,350 all time
Rank in United States
#2,724
of 4,192
Research works
701
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
33.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Arizona Geological Survey known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #9,647 of 12,888 16.5%74 #7181

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Arizona Geological Survey sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.09× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.81× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.71× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Arizona Geological Survey?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles van Riper, J.E. Spencer and Stanley A. Leake lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Arizona Geological Survey.

  1. 1 Charles van Riper United States · #499,327 worldwide 143 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 J.E. Spencer United States · #801,182 worldwide 157 citations · 75 works
  3. 3 Stanley A. Leake United States · #829,209 worldwide 86 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 P.A. Pearthree United States · #945,558 worldwide 124 citations · 67 works
  5. 5 D. R. Pool United States · #1,146,460 worldwide 46 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Ann Youberg United States · #1,170,876 worldwide 55 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Laura M. Norman United States · #1,435,468 worldwide 47 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Jiajia Wu United States · #1,459,523 worldwide 48 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 C.A. Ferguson United States · #1,500,726 worldwide 3 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Arizona Geological Survey

Which keywords describe research at Arizona Geological Survey?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Risk Assessment, Soil Properties, Ecosystem Resilience and GIS-based Modeling.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change19▲ 8.3×36 topics
  2. Remote Sensing14▲ 13×15 topics
  3. Machine Learning7▲ 2.6×12 topics
  4. Biodiversity6▲ 9.5×9 topics
  5. Invasive Species6▲ 16×8 topics
  6. Risk Assessment6▲ 9.7×6 topics
  7. Soil Properties5▲ 35×4 topics
  8. Ecosystem Resilience5▲ 40×4 topics
  9. GIS-based Modeling4▲ 63×2 topics
  10. Conservation4▲ 12×8 topics
  11. Hazard4▲ 66×1 topic
  12. Landslide4▲ 66×1 topic
  13. Ecosystem4▲ 39×2 topics
  14. Forest Fires4▲ 94×1 topic
  15. Wildfire Activity4▲ 94×1 topic
  16. Metal Recovery3▲ 18×3 topics
  17. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Rock Mechanics3▲ 34×2 topics
  19. Tectonics3▲ 28×3 topics
  20. Plate Tectonics3▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Sediment Transport3▲ 20×4 topics
  22. Geological Mapping3▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Global Change3▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Model Evaluation3▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Population Dynamics3▲ 12×6 topics
  27. Comminution2▲ 89×1 topic
  28. Land Use Change2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  29. Mineral Liberation Analysis2▲ 89×1 topic
  30. Resilience2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  31. Sagebrush2▲ 190×1 topic
  32. Wildlife Habitat2▲ 190×1 topic
  33. Geochronology2▲ 41×1 topic
  34. Support Vector Machines2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  35. Zircon2▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Risk Perception2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  37. Hyperspectral Imaging2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  38. Acoustic Emission2▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Compositional Data Analysis2▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Fracture2▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Arizona Geological Survey publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Landslides and related hazards, Fire effects on ecosystems, Mineral Processing and Grinding and Rangeland and Wildlife Management.

Landslides and related hazards: 4 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 4 fractional worksMineral Processing and G…2Mineral Processing and Grinding: 2 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…2Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 2 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…2Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 2 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bioleaching: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 1 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawGlobal and Planetary ChangeMechanical EngineeringEcology5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  2. 2 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  3. 3 Mineral Processing and Grinding Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  10. 10 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available27.2%not open72.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.7%domestic only85.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Arizona Geological Survey's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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