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Geological Survey of Austria

In research, Geological Survey of Austria stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,570 of 21,541 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#2,043 of 2,661 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,498
of 42,892
Rank in Austria
#125
of 287
Research works
295
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Geological Survey of Austria 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 #10,570 of 21,541 14.9%259
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #2,043 of 2,661 14.7%162

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Geological Survey of Austria 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: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 35.81× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.88× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.63× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 35.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Geological Survey of Austria?

Ranked on the composite score, Jürgen M. Reitner, David Ottowitz and Ralf Schuster lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geological Survey of Austria.

  1. 1 Jürgen M. Reitner Austria · #567,981 worldwide 57 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 David Ottowitz Austria · #896,822 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Ralf Schuster Austria · #1,056,230 worldwide 81 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 R. Supper Austria · #1,157,016 worldwide 32 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Christoph Iglseder Austria · #1,238,298 worldwide 40 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Stjepan Ćorić Austria · #1,458,699 worldwide 36 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Geological Survey of Austria

Which keywords describe research at Geological Survey of Austria?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Holocene, Sea Level, Paleoclimatology, Tectonics, Glacial Cycles and Monsoon Dynamics.

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

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change7▲ 7.6×17 topics
  2. Remote Sensing5▲ 11×8 topics
  3. Holocene4▲ 97×3 topics
  4. Sea Level4▲ 115×2 topics
  5. Paleoclimatology4▲ 128×2 topics
  6. Glacial Cycles3▲ 137×1 topic
  7. Monsoon Dynamics3▲ 137×1 topic
  8. Tectonics3▲ 78×3 topics
  9. Sedimentation2▲ 115×2 topics
  10. Plate Tectonics2▲ 40×3 topics
  11. Tectonic Evolution2▲ 253×2 topics
  12. Alpine orogeny2▲ 952×1 topic
  13. Carpathian-Pannonian region2▲ 952×1 topic
  14. Machine Learning2▲ 1.55×3 topics
  15. GIS-based Modeling2▲ 56×2 topics
  16. Fluvial Systems2▲ 175×1 topic
  17. Geological Mapping2▲ 56×2 topics
  18. Hydrology2▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Sequence Stratigraphy2▲ 175×1 topic
  20. Geochronology2▲ 62×1 topic
  21. Risk Assessment2▲ 6.5×2 topics
  22. Zircon2▲ 62×1 topic
  23. Compositional Data Analysis1▲ 58×1 topic
  24. Hazard1▲ 58×1 topic
  25. Landslide1▲ 58×1 topic
  26. Mineral Prospectivity1▲ 58×1 topic
  27. Earthquakes1▲ 63×1 topic
  28. Electrical Resistivity Tomography1▲ 139×1 topic
  29. Geochemistry1▲ 63×2 topics
  30. Magnetotelluric Imaging1▲ 139×1 topic
  31. Plate Boundaries1▲ 63×1 topic
  32. Renewable Energy1▲ 2.6×3 topics
  33. Subduction1▲ 52×2 topics
  34. Geophysical Surveys1▲ 65×2 topics
  35. Groundwater1▲ 36×4 topics
  36. Paleoproductivity1▲ 101×1 topic
  37. Paleoredox1▲ 101×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological Formations and Processes Exploration, Geological formations and processes and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

Geology and Paleoclimato…3Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 3 fractional worksGeological Formations and Processes Exploration: 2 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 2 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelect…1Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 1 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …1earthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratig…1Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 1 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …1Cryospheric studies and observations: 1 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGeophysicsEarth-Surface ProcessesManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law2 others

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

  1. 1 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
  2. 2 Geological Formations and Processes Exploration Geophysics 2 works
  3. 3 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  5. 5 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  6. 6 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 1 works
  8. 8 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 1 works
  10. 10 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 1 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 available38.2%not open61.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.6%domestic only61.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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