Question 1

What is British Geological Survey known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, British Geological Survey stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,461 of 10,670 worldwide), Environmental Science (#1,136 of 3,334 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#402 of 1,088 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Atmospheric Science (Geophysics is 37.0× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does British Geological Survey rank in research?

Accepted Answer

British Geological Survey ranks #6,209 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#2,392 all time), and #231 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at British Geological Survey?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Randall R. Parrish, Daniel J. Condon and Nick M.W. Roberts lead among researchers whose main affiliation is British Geological Survey.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from British Geological Survey?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from British Geological Survey is "A Compilation of New and Published Major and Trace Element Data for NIST SRM 610 and NIST SRM 612 Glass Reference Materials" (Nicholas J.G. Pearce, William T. Perkins, John A. Westgate et al., 1997), with 2,797 citations. Next come "Ground water and climate change" (2,643) and "The Anthropocene is functionally and stratigraphically distinct from the Holocene" (2,376).

Question 5

Which research topics does British Geological Survey publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping and Landslides and related hazards.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at British Geological Survey?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Tectonics, Plate Tectonics, Geological Mapping, Holocene, GIS-based Modeling and Hydrological Modeling.

Question 7

Which fields of science does British Geological Survey work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 88% of research at British Geological Survey is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (35%), Environmental Science (26%), Engineering (16%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is British Geological Survey's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 45% lower than in 2018-2021.