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China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

In research, China University of Geosciences (Beijing) stands highest in Geophysics (#3 of 237 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#190 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#24 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geochemistry and Petrology, Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geochemistry and Petrology is 35.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#381
of 28,054 · #998 all time
Rank in China
#136
of 3,058
Research works
22k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
360k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is China University of Geosciences (Beijing) 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
GeophysicsSubfield #3 of 237 17.2%724 #17
Physical SciencesDomain #190 of 12,888 22.0%5,431 #721
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #24 of 1,209 20.3%1,388 #191
Environmental ScienceField #86 of 3,551 27.5%959 #378
EngineeringField #281 of 6,636 22.0%1,759 #629
Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield #33 of 458 22.8%340 #108
EnergyField #63 of 694 25.9%177 #171
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #50 of 535 31.2%160 #339
Materials ScienceField #262 of 2,468 18.1%407 #668
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield #36 of 324 42.4%79 #203

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where China University of Geosciences (Beijing) 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. Geophysics#17 #3
  2. Physical Sciences#721 #190
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#191 #24
  4. Environmental Science#378 #86
  5. Engineering#629 #281
  6. Mechanics of Materials#108 #33
  7. Energy#171 #63
  8. Global and Planetary Change#339 #50
  9. Materials Science#668 #262
  10. Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law#203 #36
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 China University of Geosciences (Beijing) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geochemistry and Petrology takes 35.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geochemistry and PetrologySubfield · 216.1 works35×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 724.0 works34×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 1,388.0 works15×
  4. PaleontologySubfield · 86.6 works12×
  5. GeologySubfield · 95.0 works12×
  6. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 119.7 works9.1×
  7. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 284.0 works9.1×
  8. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 339.6 works7.9×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 64 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 67 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.30× its world share, 27 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.36× its world share, 129 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 443 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14.71× its world share, 1,388 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.19× its world share, 177 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.95× its world share, 1,759 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.21× its world share, 959 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.94× its world share, 407 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 30 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.84× its world share, 112 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 44 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 104 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 106 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 14.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at China University of Geosciences (Beijing)?

Ranked on the composite score, Di‐Cheng Zhu, Dameng Liu and Zhidan Zhao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is China University of Geosciences (Beijing).

  1. 1 Di‐Cheng Zhu China · #16,230 worldwide 1.1k citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Dameng Liu China · #17,833 worldwide 912 citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Zhidan Zhao China · #18,101 worldwide 1.4k citations · 96 works
  4. 4 Yidong Cai China · #29,630 worldwide 632 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Yanbin Yao China · #31,089 worldwide 789 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Xuanxue Mo China · #31,526 worldwide 1.1k citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Richard J. Goldfarb China · #33,595 worldwide 855 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Qiuming Cheng China · #50,819 worldwide 749 citations · 79 works
  9. 9 Jin Man Wang China · #59,766 worldwide 280 citations · 57 works
  10. 10 Haizhong An China · #102,551 worldwide 292 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

Which keywords describe research at China University of Geosciences (Beijing)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Pore Structure, Thermodynamic Modeling, Geochronology, Zircon and Hyperspectral Imaging.

▲ 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. Remote Sensing534▲ 7.2×37 topics
  2. Plate Tectonics466▲ 51×3 topics
  3. Machine Learning422▲ 2.1×69 topics
  4. Climate Change381▲ 2.4×80 topics
  5. Tectonics359▲ 50×3 topics
  6. Pore Structure305▲ 41×3 topics
  7. Thermodynamic Modeling303▲ 44×3 topics
  8. Geochronology300▲ 73×1 topic
  9. Zircon300▲ 73×1 topic
  10. Hyperspectral Imaging282▲ 17×7 topics
  11. Support Vector Machines273▲ 14×7 topics
  12. Shale Gas260▲ 34×2 topics
  13. Geological Mapping243▲ 49×2 topics
  14. Nanopores233▲ 40×2 topics
  15. Gas Permeability233▲ 38×2 topics
  16. Mudstones232▲ 50×1 topic
  17. Thermal Maturity232▲ 50×1 topic
  18. Compositional Data Analysis226▲ 56×1 topic
  19. Mineral Prospectivity226▲ 56×1 topic
  20. Nanomaterials211▲ 3.3×18 topics
  21. Environmental Impact204▲ 1.99×51 topics
  22. Geodetic Measurements169▲ 26×2 topics
  23. CO2 Sequestration168▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Geochemistry162▲ 45×4 topics
  25. Subduction155▲ 35×3 topics
  26. Earthquakes151▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Plate Boundaries151▲ 44×1 topic
  28. Tomography147▲ 14×5 topics
  29. Hydraulic Fracturing132▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Rare Earth Elements131▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Land Use Change131▲ 7.1×8 topics
  32. Environmental Impacts130▲ 8.0×9 topics
  33. Water Splitting118▲ 5.4×4 topics
  34. Superconductivity115▲ 11×8 topics
  35. Crystal Structure Prediction103▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Mantle Dynamics103▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Fracture Propagation103▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Shale Gas Reservoirs103▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Heavy Metals100▲ 7.0×6 topics
  40. Groundwater98▲ 20×5 topics

Which research topics does China University of Geosciences (Beijing) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Geological and Geochemic…300Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 300 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 232 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 226 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 151 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 103 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…103Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 103 fractional worksGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis: 86 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 73 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 67 fractional worksCoal Properties and Utilization: 67 fractional works
GeophysicsMechanics of MaterialsArtificial IntelligenceMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 300 works
  2. 2 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 232 works
  3. 3 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 226 works
  4. 4 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 151 works
  5. 5 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 103 works
  6. 6 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 103 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 86 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 73 works
  9. 9 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 67 works
  10. 10 Coal Properties and Utilization Ocean Engineering 67 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-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has China University of Geosciences (Beijing)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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