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Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières

In research, Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,285 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#2,361 of 3,551 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#864 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth-Surface Processes, Geochemistry and Petrology and Geophysics — Earth-Surface Processes is 44.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,433
of 28,054 · #3,766 all time
Rank in France
#216
of 1,422
Research works
3.4k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
84k
24.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières 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 #4,285 of 12,888 9.3%481 #2357
Environmental ScienceField #2,361 of 3,551 9.8%131 #1228
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #864 of 1,209 11.3%160 #616
GeophysicsSubfield #174 of 237 16.5%63 #216
EngineeringField #5,132 of 6,636 8.7%114 #2995
Social SciencesDomain #9,656 of 10,521 7.4%74 #10435

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,357 #4,285
  2. Environmental Science#1,228 #2,361
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#616 #864
  4. Geophysics#216 #174
  5. Engineering#2,995 #5,132
  6. Social Sciences#10,435 #9,656
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth-Surface Processes takes 44.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 31.3 works44×
  2. Geochemistry and PetrologySubfield · 25.8 works43×
  3. GeophysicsSubfield · 62.6 works30×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 160.4 works17×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.87× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.43× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17.26× its world share, 160 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.38× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.28× its world share, 114 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.46× its world share, 131 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.71× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 17.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières?

Ranked on the composite score, Bernard Sanjuan, Christophe Tournassat and Pascal Audigane lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières.

  1. 1 Bernard Sanjuan France · #52,218 worldwide 121 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Christophe Tournassat France · #64,044 worldwide 450 citations · 80 works
  3. 3 Pascal Audigane France · #64,484 worldwide 241 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Philippe Blanc France · #67,699 worldwide 312 citations · 69 works
  5. 5 Gabriel Courrioux France · #70,029 worldwide 147 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Éric Giffaut France · #79,572 worldwide 190 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Pol Guennoc France · #123,817 worldwide 66 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Philippe Calcagno France · #148,692 worldwide 105 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 John Douglas France · #149,017 worldwide 323 citations · 101 works
  10. 10 Philippe Leroy France · #176,692 worldwide 88 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières

Which keywords describe research at Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Geological Mapping, Tectonics, Sediment Transport, Plate Tectonics, Metal Recovery and Subduction.

▲ 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 Change73▲ 4.6×71 topics
  2. Remote Sensing57▲ 7.8×24 topics
  3. Machine Learning33▲ 1.72×24 topics
  4. Environmental Impact32▲ 3.2×39 topics
  5. Sustainability31▲ 2.2×47 topics
  6. Geological Mapping28▲ 57×2 topics
  7. Sustainable Development27▲ 2.9×23 topics
  8. Tectonics27▲ 38×3 topics
  9. Sediment Transport25▲ 27×5 topics
  10. Plate Tectonics24▲ 26×3 topics
  11. Metal Recovery23▲ 20×3 topics
  12. Subduction22▲ 51×3 topics
  13. GIS-based Modeling20▲ 38×2 topics
  14. Environmental Impacts19▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Thermodynamic Modeling18▲ 27×3 topics
  16. Community Engagement18▲ 9.2×8 topics
  17. Support Vector Machines18▲ 9.6×3 topics
  18. Reactive Transport18▲ 58×2 topics
  19. Public Policy18▲ 6.1×5 topics
  20. Water Resources18▲ 12×7 topics
  21. Hyperspectral Imaging17▲ 10×6 topics
  22. Geochemistry17▲ 47×4 topics
  23. Local Development17▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Territorial Governance17▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Geochronology17▲ 41×1 topic
  26. Zircon17▲ 41×1 topic
  27. Groundwater16▲ 34×6 topics
  28. Sea-Level Rise16▲ 24×5 topics
  29. Compositional Data Analysis16▲ 41×1 topic
  30. Mineral Prospectivity16▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Hydrological Modeling16▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Citizen Participation16▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Environmental Participation16▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Microbial Communities16▲ 6.2×7 topics
  35. Water Quality15▲ 6.5×11 topics
  36. Rare Earth Elements15▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Geodetic Measurements15▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Wave Modeling13▲ 44×2 topics
  39. Data Integration13▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Earthquakes13▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, French Urban and Social Studies and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Geological and Geochemic…17Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 17 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…16Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 16 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …16French Urban and Social Studies: 16 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …13earthquake and tectonic studies: 13 fractional worksGeological Modeling and Analysis: 12 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 11 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …10Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 10 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 10 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 9 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Ge…9CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 9 fractional works
GeophysicsArtificial IntelligenceSociology and Political ScienceGeochemistry and Petrology4 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 17 works
  2. 2 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 16 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  4. 4 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 13 works
  5. 5 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 12 works
  6. 6 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 11 works
  7. 7 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 10 works
  8. 8 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  9. 9 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 9 works
  10. 10 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 9 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 available29.0%not open71.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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