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Centre for the Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tectonics

In research, Centre for the Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tectonics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,058 of 21,541 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,526 of 2,661 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 126.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#10,245
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#566
of 2,253
Research works
234
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.2k
35.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
40.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Centre for the Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tectonics known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #6,058 of 21,541 41.9%215
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,526 of 2,661 45.7%126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre for the Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tectonics 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).

What does Centre for the Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tectonics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 126.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 20.8 works127×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 25.4 works35×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 34.52× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.24× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.77× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.23× 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, 34.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Centre for the Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tectonics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plate Tectonics, Geodetic Measurements, Subduction, Earthquakes, Plate Boundaries, Remote Sensing, Tectonics and Tomography.

▲ 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 33 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Plate Tectonics8▲ 117×3 topics
  2. Geodetic Measurements8▲ 160×2 topics
  3. Subduction8▲ 233×3 topics
  4. Earthquakes7▲ 276×1 topic
  5. Plate Boundaries7▲ 276×1 topic
  6. Remote Sensing6▲ 11×16 topics
  7. Tectonics5▲ 88×2 topics
  8. Tomography5▲ 58×3 topics
  9. Geochronology5▲ 150×1 topic
  10. Zircon5▲ 150×1 topic
  11. SAR Interferometry4▲ 408×1 topic
  12. Surface Deformation Monitoring4▲ 408×1 topic
  13. Climate Change4▲ 3.0×13 topics
  14. Crystal Structure Prediction3▲ 149×1 topic
  15. Mantle Dynamics3▲ 149×1 topic
  16. Ionospheric Anomalies2▲ 126×1 topic
  17. Seismic Electromagnetics2▲ 126×1 topic
  18. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 19×5 topics
  19. Machine Learning2▲ 1.40×6 topics
  20. Deep Learning2◆ 1.11×5 topics
  21. Sea Level Rise2▲ 27×3 topics
  22. Satellite Observations1▲ 31×3 topics
  23. Seismic Noise1▲ 59×1 topic
  24. Surface Wave1▲ 59×1 topic
  25. Hazard1▲ 38×1 topic
  26. Landslide1▲ 38×1 topic
  27. Full-Waveform Tomography1▲ 54×1 topic
  28. Hyperspectral Imaging1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  29. Satellite Imagery1▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Seismic Waveform Inversion1▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Support Vector Machines1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  32. Convolutional Neural Networks1▲ 3.0×2 topics
  33. Non-Destructive Testing1▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Centre for the Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tectonics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: earthquake and tectonic studies, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques and High-pressure geophysics and materials.

earthquake and tectonic …7earthquake and tectonic studies: 7 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 5 fractional worksSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques: 4 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 3 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 2 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 1 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 1 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksAdvanced SAR Imaging Techniques: 1 fractional works
GeophysicsAerospace EngineeringManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawArtificial Intelligence

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

  1. 1 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 7 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 5 works
  3. 3 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 3 works
  5. 5 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  7. 7 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  8. 8 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques Aerospace Engineering 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 available66.0%not open34.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.7%domestic only51.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre for the Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tectonics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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