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Geological Society of London

In research, Geological Society of London stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,112 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,661
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,226
of 2,253
Research works
290
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Geological Society of London 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 #14,112 of 21,541 14.7%185

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Geological Society of London 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).

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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.22× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.87× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.75× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.02× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.44× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.34× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Geological Society of London?

Ranked on the composite score, D HUTCHISON and P G JEFFERY lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geological Society of London.

  1. 1 D HUTCHISON United Kingdom · #320,080 worldwide 52 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 P G JEFFERY United Kingdom · #739,662 worldwide 28 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Geological Society of London

Which keywords describe research at Geological Society of London?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Big Data, Culture, Society, Marketing, Globalization, Education and Sustainability.

▲ 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 8 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 8 words, with their numbers
  1. History2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  2. Big Data1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  3. Globalization1▲ 2.8×6 topics
  4. Culture1▲ 8.9×4 topics
  5. Education1▲ 2.7×8 topics
  6. Society1▲ 24×4 topics
  7. Sustainability1▲ 1.90×4 topics
  8. Marketing1▲ 45×2 topics

Which research topics does Geological Society of London publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cloud Computing and Resource Management, Geological Modeling and Analysis, American History and Culture and AI in Service Interactions.

Cloud Computing and Reso…1Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksGeological Modeling and …1Geological Modeling and Analysis: 1 fractional worksAmerican History and Culture: 0 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions0AI in Service Interactions: 0 fractional worksWine Industry and Tourism0Wine Industry and Tourism: 0 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 0 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 0 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…0Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 0 fractional worksGroundwater flow and contamination studies: 0 fractional worksGeotechnical and construction materials studies: 0 fractional works
Information SystemsGeochemistry and PetrologyMarketingArtificial Intelligence6 others

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

  1. 1 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 1 works
  2. 2 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 1 works
  3. 3 American History and Culture Marketing 0 works
  4. 4 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  5. 5 Wine Industry and Tourism Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 0 works
  6. 6 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 0 works
  7. 7 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 0 works
  8. 8 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Groundwater flow and contamination studies Environmental Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Geotechnical and construction materials studies Civil and Structural Engineering 0 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 available25.8%not open74.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.4%domestic only80.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Geological Society of London's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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