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Council for Geoscience

In research, Council for Geoscience stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,797 of 21,541 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#2,010 of 2,661 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 24.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#15,728
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#66
of 154
Research works
638
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.8k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Council for Geoscience 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 #9,797 of 21,541 14.5%465
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #2,010 of 2,661 18.8%242

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Council for Geoscience 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 Council for Geoscience specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 24.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 22.0 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: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.37× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24.69× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.34× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.51× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 24.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Council for Geoscience?

Ranked on the composite score, Hayley C. Cawthra, Robert J. Thomas and G.H. Grantham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Council for Geoscience.

  1. 1 Hayley C. Cawthra South Africa · #203,936 worldwide 114 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Robert J. Thomas South Africa · #493,411 worldwide 199 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 G.H. Grantham South Africa · #1,003,488 worldwide 86 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 V. Midzi South Africa · #1,515,615 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Henk Coetzee South Africa · #1,589,890 worldwide 22 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Council for Geoscience

Which keywords describe research at Council for Geoscience?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, Plate Tectonics, Support Vector Machines, Tectonics, Geological Mapping, Compositional Data Analysis and Mineral Prospectivity.

▲ 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 Sensing10▲ 14×12 topics
  2. Machine Learning9▲ 4.8×6 topics
  3. Plate Tectonics6▲ 73×3 topics
  4. Support Vector Machines6▲ 35×2 topics
  5. Tectonics6▲ 87×3 topics
  6. Geological Mapping6▲ 118×2 topics
  7. Compositional Data Analysis5▲ 136×1 topic
  8. Mineral Prospectivity5▲ 136×1 topic
  9. Geochronology4▲ 97×1 topic
  10. Zircon4▲ 97×1 topic
  11. Climate Change4▲ 2.4×15 topics
  12. Subduction3▲ 71×2 topics
  13. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.0×9 topics
  14. Earthquakes3▲ 83×1 topic
  15. Plate Boundaries3▲ 83×1 topic
  16. Environmental Impacts2▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Continental Margin2▲ 61×2 topics
  18. Crustal Structure2▲ 61×2 topics
  19. Geochemistry2▲ 64×3 topics
  20. Holocene2▲ 34×3 topics
  21. Sedimentation2▲ 69×2 topics
  22. Cenozoic Evolution2▲ 94×1 topic
  23. Fluvial Systems2▲ 133×1 topic
  24. Rifting2▲ 94×1 topic
  25. Sequence Stratigraphy2▲ 133×1 topic
  26. Sea Level2▲ 35×2 topics
  27. Tomography2▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Mineralogy2▲ 99×2 topics
  29. Glacial Cycles2▲ 45×1 topic
  30. Hominin Genetics2▲ 136×1 topic
  31. Paleoclimatology2▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Paleolithic Archaeology2▲ 136×1 topic
  33. Soil Properties2▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Rare Earth Elements2▲ 18×3 topics
  35. CO2 Sequestration1▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Metal Removal1▲ 173×1 topic
  37. Remediation1▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria1▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Seismic Noise1▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Surface Wave1▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does Council for Geoscience publish most on?

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

Geochemistry and Geologi…5Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 5 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 4 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 3 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies: 2 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…2Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 2 fractional worksMine drainage and remediation techniques: 1 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 1 fractional worksMineral Processing and Grinding: 1 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceGeophysicsGeologyEarth-Surface Processes4 others

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

  1. 1 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 4 works
  3. 3 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 3 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 2 works
  5. 5 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  6. 6 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  7. 7 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 2 works
  8. 8 Mine drainage and remediation techniques Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Mineral Processing and Grinding Mechanical 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 available45.0%not open55.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.3%domestic only73.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Council for Geoscience's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% lower 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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