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Geological Survey of Alabama

In research, Geological Survey of Alabama stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,957 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 20.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,201
of 28,054 · #13,196 all time
Rank in United States
#2,153
of 4,192
Research works
428
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
24.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Geological Survey of Alabama 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 #7,957 of 12,888 16.4%70 #7647

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Geological Survey of Alabama 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 Geological Survey of Alabama specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 20.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 25.3 works20×
← 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: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20.17× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.29× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 20.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Geological Survey of Alabama?

Ranked on the composite score, Delores M. Robinson, Jack C. Pashin and Thornton L. Neathery lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geological Survey of Alabama.

  1. 1 Delores M. Robinson United States · #186,158 worldwide 302 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Jack C. Pashin United States · #1,145,526 worldwide 61 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Thornton L. Neathery United States · #1,264,587 worldwide 34 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Bennett L. Bearden United States · #1,486,557 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Geological Survey of Alabama

Which keywords describe research at Geological Survey of Alabama?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Plate Tectonics, Support Vector Machines, Tectonics, Geological Mapping, Water Quality and Groundwater.

▲ 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. Climate Change12▲ 5.7×29 topics
  2. Machine Learning7▲ 2.5×11 topics
  3. Remote Sensing6▲ 6.5×12 topics
  4. Plate Tectonics5▲ 44×3 topics
  5. Support Vector Machines5▲ 21×2 topics
  6. Tectonics5▲ 49×3 topics
  7. Geological Mapping4▲ 68×2 topics
  8. Water Quality4▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.2×15 topics
  10. Groundwater4▲ 63×6 topics
  11. Hyperspectral Imaging4▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Compositional Data Analysis4▲ 72×1 topic
  13. Mineral Prospectivity4▲ 72×1 topic
  14. Holocene4▲ 41×3 topics
  15. Sea Level3▲ 44×2 topics
  16. Geochronology3▲ 59×1 topic
  17. Zircon3▲ 59×1 topic
  18. Glacial Cycles3▲ 58×1 topic
  19. Paleoclimatology3▲ 47×1 topic
  20. Water Resources3▲ 16×5 topics
  21. Conservation3▲ 8.0×8 topics
  22. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Tomography3▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Hydrogeology3▲ 150×3 topics
  25. Reactive Transport2▲ 60×2 topics
  26. Chemical Analysis2▲ 53×2 topics
  27. Cultural Heritage2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  28. Groundwater Flow2▲ 121×1 topic
  29. Toxicity2▲ 6.8×9 topics
  30. Transport Modeling2▲ 121×1 topic
  31. Geodetic Measurements2▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Ecosystem Services2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  33. Geochemistry2▲ 43×4 topics
  34. Monitoring2▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Sediment Transport2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Biogeography2▲ 9.7×6 topics
  37. Sediment Analysis2▲ 960×1 topic
  38. Surface Water2▲ 960×1 topic
  39. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 40×2 topics
  40. Heavy Metals2▲ 10×5 topics

Which research topics does Geological Survey of Alabama publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Groundwater flow and contamination studies.

Geochemistry and Geologi…4Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 4 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…3Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 3 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…3Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 3 fractional worksGroundwater flow and con…2Groundwater flow and contamination studies: 2 fractional worksWater Quality and Resources Studies: 2 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 2 fractional worksArchaeology and Natural …2Archaeology and Natural History: 2 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …2earthquake and tectonic studies: 2 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratig…2Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 2 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inve…2Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 2 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceGeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceEnvironmental Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 3 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
  4. 4 Groundwater flow and contamination studies Environmental Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Water Quality and Resources Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  6. 6 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 2 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 2 works
  8. 8 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 2 works
  10. 10 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 2 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 available26.7%not open73.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.6%domestic only67.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Geological Survey of Alabama's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% higher 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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