Question 1

What is Council for Geoscience known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Council for Geoscience stands highest in Earth and Planetary Sciences (#919 of 2,224 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,794 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences (Earth and Planetary Sciences is 25.1× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Council for Geoscience rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Council for Geoscience ranks #16,545 of 34,923 institutions worldwide on research quality over all time, and #67 of 126 in South Africa.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Council for Geoscience?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Johann Neveling, Hayley C. Cawthra and Luc Chevallier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Council for Geoscience.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Council for Geoscience?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Council for Geoscience is "MPI‐DING reference glasses for in situ microanalysis: New reference values for element concentrations and isotope ratios" (Klaus Peter Jochum et al., 2006), with 1,118 citations. Next come "Orogen styles in the East African Orogen: A review of the Neoproterozoic to Cambrian tectonic evolution" (811) and "Fire As an Engineering Tool of Early Modern Humans" (590).

Question 5

Which research topics does Council for Geoscience publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Council for Geoscience?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Council for Geoscience work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 89% of research at Council for Geoscience is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (39%), Engineering (20%), Environmental Science (17%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Council for Geoscience's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 31% lower than in 2018-2021.