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Geological Institute

In research, Geological Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,528 of 12,888 worldwide), Geology (#28 of 45 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#794 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geology, Geophysics and Paleontology — Geology is 115.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,021
of 28,054 · #6,742 all time
Rank in Russia
#157
of 1,062
Research works
4.5k
▲ 66% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Geological Institute 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 #4,528 of 12,888 6.1%811 #4149
GeologySubfield #28 of 45 5.4%135 #59
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #794 of 1,209 6.9%537 #875
GeophysicsSubfield #175 of 237 4.4%209 #251
PaleontologySubfield #27 of 31 19.9%64 #211
Environmental ScienceField #3,198 of 3,551 9.4%67 #3851
EngineeringField #6,383 of 6,636 4.1%87 #8092
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,876 of 1,884 1.6%71 #2274
Computer ScienceField #4,661 of 4,667 1.6%73 #6061

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Geological Institute 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. Physical Sciences#4,149 #4,528
  2. Geology#59 #28
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#875 #794
  4. Geophysics#251 #175
  5. Paleontology#211 #27
  6. Environmental Science#3,851 #3,198
  7. Engineering#8,092 #6,383
  8. Artificial Intelligence#2,274 #1,876
  9. Computer Science#6,061 #4,661
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 Geological Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geology takes 115.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeologySubfield · 134.6 works115×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 209.2 works69×
  3. PaleontologySubfield · 63.7 works61×
  4. Geochemistry and PetrologySubfield · 38.1 works43×
  5. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 537.1 works40×
  6. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 27.6 works15×
  7. OceanographySubfield · 33.6 works14×
  8. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 47.0 works12×
← 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: 0.50× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 73 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 39.56× its world share, 537 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 88 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.56× its world share, 67 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.98× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 39.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Geological Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Victor A. Drits, А. С. Тесаков and V. A. Drits lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geological Institute.

  1. 1 Victor A. Drits Russia · #272,194 worldwide 181 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 А. С. Тесаков Russia · #425,173 worldwide 132 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 V. A. Drits Russia · #439,271 worldwide 146 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 D. V. Alexeiev Russia · #475,560 worldwide 129 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 В. Н. Холодов Russia · #490,477 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Mikhail L. Bazhenov Russia · #642,263 worldwide 130 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 V. G. Trifonov Russia · #671,892 worldwide 145 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 И.М. Варенцов Russia · #687,653 worldwide 94 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 А. N. Simakova Russia · #791,873 worldwide 76 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Valery A Krasheninnikov Russia · #836,466 worldwide 38 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Geological Institute

Which keywords describe research at Geological Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tectonics, Plate Tectonics, Continental Margin, Crustal Structure, Thermodynamic Modeling, Geochronology, Zircon and Arctic.

▲ 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. Tectonics243▲ 235×3 topics
  2. Plate Tectonics168▲ 128×3 topics
  3. Continental Margin134▲ 248×2 topics
  4. Crustal Structure134▲ 248×2 topics
  5. Thermodynamic Modeling120▲ 122×3 topics
  6. Geochronology120▲ 202×1 topic
  7. Zircon120▲ 202×1 topic
  8. Arctic119▲ 122×4 topics
  9. Petroleum115▲ 273×1 topic
  10. geology115▲ 536×1 topic
  11. Remote Sensing82▲ 7.6×21 topics
  12. Machine Learning75▲ 2.6×15 topics
  13. Geological Mapping72▲ 100×2 topics
  14. Holocene70▲ 70×3 topics
  15. Hyperspectral Imaging70▲ 29×3 topics
  16. Sea Level70▲ 84×2 topics
  17. Support Vector Machines70▲ 25×4 topics
  18. Compositional Data Analysis69▲ 119×1 topic
  19. Mineral Prospectivity69▲ 119×1 topic
  20. Climate Change64▲ 2.8×50 topics
  21. Marine Sediments49▲ 92×2 topics
  22. Paleoproductivity48▲ 194×1 topic
  23. Paleoredox48▲ 194×1 topic
  24. Shale Gas45▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Pore Structure43▲ 40×3 topics
  26. Gas Permeability43▲ 49×2 topics
  27. Mudstones43▲ 65×1 topic
  28. Thermal Maturity43▲ 65×1 topic
  29. Paleoclimatology42▲ 58×2 topics
  30. Glacial Cycles42▲ 72×1 topic
  31. Monsoon Dynamics42▲ 72×1 topic
  32. Subduction38▲ 61×3 topics
  33. Geodetic Measurements36▲ 39×2 topics
  34. Sedimentation36▲ 75×2 topics
  35. Earthquakes36▲ 73×1 topic
  36. Plate Boundaries36▲ 73×1 topic
  37. Geochemistry34▲ 66×4 topics
  38. Microbial Communities34▲ 9.2×5 topics
  39. Tomography32▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Mediterranean30▲ 38×4 topics

Which research topics does Geological Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geological Studies and Exploration, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils.

Geological and Geochemic…120Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 120 fractional worksGeological Studies and E…115Geological Studies and Exploration: 115 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 69 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 48 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 43 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…42Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 42 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 36 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 30 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 28 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 26 fractional works
GeophysicsGeologyArtificial IntelligencePaleontology4 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 120 works
  2. 2 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 115 works
  3. 3 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 69 works
  4. 4 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 48 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 43 works
  6. 6 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 42 works
  7. 7 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 36 works
  8. 8 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 30 works
  9. 9 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 28 works
  10. 10 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 26 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 available31.4%not open68.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.6%domestic only72.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Geological Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 66% 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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