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Croatian Geological Survey

In research, Croatian Geological Survey stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,059 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences (Earth and Planetary Sciences is 27.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,672
of 22,385 · #12,351 all time
Rank in Croatia
#44
of 74
Research works
690
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.8k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.13×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Croatian Geological Survey

What is Croatian Geological Survey known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,059 of 10,670 7.9%97 #7460

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Croatian 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Croatian Geological Survey work in?

In 2022-now, 83% of research at Croatian Geological Survey is in Physical Sciences, 11% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (44%), Environmental Science (21%), Engineering (11%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 111 fractional works · 83.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 58 fractional works · 43.5% of its workGeophysics: 17 fractional works · 12.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 8 fractional works · 6.3% of its workOceanography: 8 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 8 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 7 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPaleontology: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 28 fractional works · 21.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 8 fractional works · 6.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 10.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 10.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKCroatianGeological Survey132fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences83%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences11%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences5843.5%
    2. Environmental Science2821.2%
    3. Engineering1410.7%
    4. Computer Science53.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy32.5%
    6. Mathematics10.6%
    7. Energy10.5%
    8. Materials Science10.5%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences64.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities53.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.3%
    4. Decision Sciences10.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    6. Psychology00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences53.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.1%
    3. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Medicine00.4%
    2. Health Professions00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Croatian Geological Survey specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 27.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 57.6 works28×
← 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: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 27.76× its world share, 58 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.27× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.36× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 27.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences27.76×58 works
  2. Environmental Science4.27×28 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.36×5 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.13×3 works
  5. Decision Sciences0.80×1 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.77×5 works
  7. Engineering0.71×14 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.59×2 works
  9. Energy0.55×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.50×5 works
  11. Mathematics0.47×1 works
  12. Social Sciences0.35×6 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.21×2 works
  14. Materials Science0.14×1 works
  15. Health Professions0.12×0 works
  16. Neuroscience0.08×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×0 works
  18. Psychology0.08×0 works
  19. Chemistry0.05×0 works
  20. Medicine0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Croatian Geological Survey?

Ranked on the quality score, Viktória Baranyi, Matija Vukovski and Nikola Belić lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Croatian Geological Survey.

  1. 1 Viktória Baranyi Croatia · #946,495 worldwide 831 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Matija Vukovski Croatia · #2,383,535 worldwide 113 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Nikola Belić Croatia · #3,157,569 worldwide 183 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Marko Špelić Croatia · #3,231,991 worldwide 194 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Marko Budić Croatia · #3,419,322 worldwide 89 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Iris Bostjančić Croatia · #3,633,514 worldwide 93 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Sanja Šuica Croatia · #3,682,547 worldwide 183 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Ajka Šorša Croatia · #3,703,916 worldwide 969 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Dea Brunović Croatia · #3,807,573 worldwide 290 citations · 63 works
  10. 10 Ana Marija Selak Croatia · #3,907,131 worldwide 127 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Croatian Geological Survey

What are the most cited papers from Croatian Geological Survey?

The most cited paper from Croatian Geological Survey is "THE NINTH DATA RELEASE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FIRST SPECTROSCOPIC DATA FROM THE SDSS-III BARYON OSCILLATION SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY" (Christopher P. Ahn et al., 2012), with 1,482 citations. Next come "Evolution of the Adriatic Carbonate Platform: Palaeogeography, main events and depositional dynamics" (575) and "Recommended nomenclature of epidote-group minerals" (291).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 THE NINTH DATA RELEASE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FIRST SPECTROSCOPIC DATA FROM THE SDSS-III BARYON OSCILLATION SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY Christopher P. Ahn et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access236 authors 19 Nov 2012 1,482
2 Evolution of the Adriatic Carbonate Platform: Palaeogeography, main events and depositional dynamics Igor Vlahović, Josip Tišljar, Ivo Velić et al. · Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 22 Mar 2005 575
3 Recommended nomenclature of epidote-group minerals Thomas Armbruster, Paola Bonazzi, Masahide Akasaka et al. · European Journal of Mineralogy Open access 30 Oct 2006 291
4 Late Quaternary sea-level changes and early human societies in the central and eastern Mediterranean Basin: An interdisciplinary review Jonathan Benjamín, Alessio Rovere, Alessandro Fontana et al. · Quaternary International Open access 20 Jul 2017 285
5 Measuring forecast skill: is it real skill or is it the varying climatology? Thomas M. Hamill, Josip Juras · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society Oct 2006 273
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Croatian Geological Survey?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Holocene, Sea Level, Mediterranean, Groundwater, Tectonic Evolution and Alpine orogeny.

▲ 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-now 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 Sensing23▲ 14×16 topics
  2. Climate Change22▲ 6.0×24 topics
  3. Holocene19▲ 129×3 topics
  4. Sea Level14▲ 117×2 topics
  5. Mediterranean13▲ 109×4 topics
  6. Groundwater11▲ 91×3 topics
  7. Alpine orogeny10▲ 1264×1 topic
  8. Carpathian-Pannonian region10▲ 1264×1 topic
  9. Tectonic Evolution10▲ 327×2 topics
  10. Sedimentation9▲ 125×2 topics
  11. Machine Learning9▲ 2.0×12 topics
  12. Black Sea8▲ 158×1 topic
  13. paleoceanography8▲ 212×1 topic
  14. Paleoclimatology7▲ 66×2 topics
  15. Geochemistry7▲ 82×4 topics
  16. Water Quality7▲ 13×7 topics
  17. Glacial Cycles7▲ 77×1 topic
  18. Monsoon Dynamics7▲ 77×1 topic
  19. Support Vector Machines6▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Risk Assessment6▲ 6.6×4 topics
  21. Isotopes6▲ 135×1 topic
  22. Stable6▲ 154×1 topic
  23. GIS-based Modeling5▲ 47×2 topics
  24. Geoarchaeology5▲ 112×2 topics
  25. Hazard5▲ 55×1 topic
  26. Landslide5▲ 55×1 topic
  27. Geological Mapping5▲ 45×2 topics
  28. Maritime Archaeology5▲ 191×1 topic
  29. Sea-Level Change5▲ 191×1 topic
  30. Hyperspectral Imaging5▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Compositional Data Analysis4▲ 54×1 topic
  32. Geohazards4▲ 72×2 topics
  33. Mineral Prospectivity4▲ 54×1 topic
  34. Cultural Heritage4▲ 6.2×3 topics
  35. Hydrogeology4▲ 146×1 topic
  36. Karst4▲ 401×1 topic
  37. Hydrological Analysis4▲ 88×2 topics
  38. Terrestrial Laser Scanning4▲ 27×2 topics
  39. GIS4▲ 38×2 topics
  40. Tectonics4▲ 24×3 topics

Which research topics does Croatian Geological Survey publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Geological Formations and Processes Exploration, Marine and environmental studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry.

Geological Formations and Processes Exploration: 10 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 8 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…7Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 7 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope …6Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 6 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 5 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 5 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…4Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 4 fractional worksKarst Systems and Hydrog…4Karst Systems and Hydrogeology: 4 fractional worksGroundwater and Watershe…4Groundwater and Watershed Analysis: 4 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratig…3Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 3 fractional works
GeophysicsOceanographyAtmospheric ScienceGeochemistry and Petrology6 others

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

  1. 1 Geological Formations and Processes Exploration Geophysics 10 works
  2. 2 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 8 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 7 works
  4. 4 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 6 works
  5. 5 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 5 works
  6. 6 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 5 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  8. 8 Karst Systems and Hydrogeology Earth-Surface Processes 4 works
  9. 9 Groundwater and Watershed Analysis Environmental Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 3 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 available66.7%not open33.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.9%domestic only77.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Croatian Geological Survey's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Croatian Geological Survey as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00054% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Croatian Geological Survey0.00042% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Croatian Geological Survey over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Croatian Geological Survey8.1% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.5% in 2007.

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