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Colombian Geological Survey

In research, Colombian Geological Survey stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,006 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 97.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,296
of 28,054 · #26,010 all time
Rank in Colombia
#102
of 173
Research works
810
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Colombian 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 #11,006 of 12,888 6.6%102 #15021

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Colombian 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).

What does Colombian Geological Survey specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 97.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 47.0 works97×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 54.0 works25×
← 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: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24.86× its world share, 54 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.12× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.74× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 24.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Colombian Geological Survey?

Ranked on the composite score, Héctor Mora‐Páez, Germán Bayona and John Makario Londoño lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Colombian Geological Survey.

  1. 1 Héctor Mora‐Páez Colombia · #254,810 worldwide 134 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Germán Bayona Colombia · #347,294 worldwide 86 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 John Makario Londoño Colombia · #1,412,198 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Gabriel Rodríguez Colombia · #1,611,536 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Colombian Geological Survey

Which keywords describe research at Colombian Geological Survey?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Subduction, Tectonic Evolution, Andean Geodynamics, Caribbean Plate Boundary, Plate Tectonics, Climate Change, Geodetic Measurements and Earthquakes.

▲ 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. Subduction35▲ 346×3 topics
  2. Tectonic Evolution28▲ 950×2 topics
  3. Andean Geodynamics27▲ 2721×1 topic
  4. Caribbean Plate Boundary27▲ 2721×1 topic
  5. Climate Change11▲ 3.0×30 topics
  6. Machine Learning11▲ 2.4×14 topics
  7. Plate Tectonics7▲ 35×3 topics
  8. Sustainable Development7▲ 3.1×12 topics
  9. Geodetic Measurements7▲ 45×2 topics
  10. Renewable Energy7▲ 3.4×8 topics
  11. Earthquakes7▲ 83×1 topic
  12. Plate Boundaries7▲ 83×1 topic
  13. Remote Sensing6▲ 3.8×11 topics
  14. Tectonics6▲ 38×2 topics
  15. Geochronology6▲ 65×1 topic
  16. Zircon6▲ 65×1 topic
  17. Geographic Information Systems5▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Ecosystem Approach5▲ 314×1 topic
  19. Environmental Impact Assessment5▲ 50×1 topic
  20. Geological Mapping5▲ 43×2 topics
  21. Support Vector Machines5▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Compositional Data Analysis4▲ 48×1 topic
  23. Mineral Prospectivity4▲ 48×1 topic
  24. Environmental Impact4▲ 1.83×13 topics
  25. Optimization4▲ 5.9×2 topics
  26. Data Assimilation4▲ 17×1 topic
  27. Ensemble Kalman Filter4▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Public Policy3▲ 4.9×10 topics
  29. Tomography3▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Latin America3▲ 11×7 topics
  31. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Artificial Lift Systems2▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Biogeography2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  34. Fault Diagnosis2▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Predictive Maintenance2▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Environmental Health2▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Society2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  38. Resource Management2▲ 8.5×1 topic
  39. Water Governance2▲ 152×1 topic
  40. DNA Barcoding2▲ 8.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Colombian Geological Survey publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Environmental and Ecological Studies.

Geological and Tectonic …27Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 27 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 7 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 6 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecological Studies: 5 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…4Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 4 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 4 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 2 fractional worksWater Resource Management and Quality: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide: 2 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 2 fractional works
GeophysicsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentArtificial IntelligenceOcean Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 27 works
  2. 2 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 7 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 6 works
  4. 4 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  5. 5 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  6. 6 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 2 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Geophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 2 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 available60.0%not open40.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.0%domestic only73.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Colombian Geological Survey's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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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