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Geological Survey of Canada

In research, Geological Survey of Canada stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,427 of 12,888 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#437 of 1,209 worldwide) and Geophysics (#117 of 237 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Paleontology and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 65.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,022
of 28,054 · #1,595 all time
Rank in Canada
#73
of 403
Research works
6.5k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
240k
36.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Geological Survey of Canada 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 #2,427 of 12,888 19.2%409 #1110
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #437 of 1,209 21.7%218 #165
GeophysicsSubfield #117 of 237 19.0%99 #48
EngineeringField #4,624 of 6,636 19.1%68 #2452

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Geological Survey of Canada 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#1,110 #2,427
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences#165 #437
  3. Geophysics#48 #117
  4. Engineering#2,452 #4,624
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 Survey of Canada specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 65.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 99.5 works65×
  2. PaleontologySubfield · 22.7 works43×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 218.3 works32×
  4. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 41.5 works22×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.35× its world share, 46 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 31.91× its world share, 218 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 68 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.70× its world share, 58 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× 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, 31.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Geological Survey of Canada?

Ranked on the composite score, Edward Sapir, R. D. Hyndman and James A. Hunter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geological Survey of Canada.

  1. 1 Edward Sapir Canada · #6,193 worldwide 958 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 R. D. Hyndman Canada · #25,671 worldwide 849 citations · 69 works
  3. 3 James A. Hunter Canada · #79,866 worldwide 219 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 David Fisher Canada · #88,970 worldwide 351 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Matthew H. Salisbury Canada · #103,784 worldwide 161 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Mark Pilkington Canada · #104,570 worldwide 283 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 W J Davis Canada · #107,426 worldwide 435 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Ashton F. Embry Canada · #119,387 worldwide 320 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Xiaojun Liu Canada · #123,927 worldwide 370 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Arthur S. Dyke Canada · #141,519 worldwide 959 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Geological Survey of Canada

Which keywords describe research at Geological Survey of Canada?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Tectonics, Plate Tectonics, Climate Change, Thermodynamic Modeling, Geochronology, Zircon and Geological Mapping.

▲ 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. Remote Sensing64▲ 12×19 topics
  2. Tectonics63▲ 122×3 topics
  3. Climate Change60▲ 5.1×43 topics
  4. Plate Tectonics60▲ 90×3 topics
  5. Machine Learning50▲ 3.5×13 topics
  6. Thermodynamic Modeling41▲ 82×2 topics
  7. Geochronology40▲ 135×1 topic
  8. Zircon40▲ 135×1 topic
  9. Geological Mapping40▲ 110×2 topics
  10. Support Vector Machines37▲ 27×3 topics
  11. Hyperspectral Imaging37▲ 30×4 topics
  12. Compositional Data Analysis35▲ 120×1 topic
  13. Mineral Prospectivity35▲ 120×1 topic
  14. Shale Gas27▲ 50×2 topics
  15. Geodetic Measurements25▲ 53×2 topics
  16. Holocene25▲ 50×3 topics
  17. Sea Level25▲ 58×2 topics
  18. Pore Structure24▲ 44×3 topics
  19. Paleoclimatology24▲ 66×2 topics
  20. Gas Permeability23▲ 53×1 topic
  21. Glacial Cycles23▲ 80×1 topic
  22. Monsoon Dynamics23▲ 80×1 topic
  23. Mudstones23▲ 70×1 topic
  24. Subduction23▲ 72×3 topics
  25. Earthquakes23▲ 92×1 topic
  26. Plate Boundaries23▲ 92×1 topic
  27. Tomography22▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Arctic20▲ 40×4 topics
  29. Marine Sediments19▲ 71×2 topics
  30. Paleoproductivity18▲ 144×1 topic
  31. Paleoredox18▲ 144×1 topic
  32. Hydrology15▲ 27×4 topics
  33. Crystal Structure Prediction15▲ 72×1 topic
  34. Mantle Dynamics15▲ 72×1 topic
  35. Continental Margin14▲ 53×2 topics
  36. Crustal Structure14▲ 53×2 topics
  37. Sedimentation14▲ 58×2 topics
  38. Fluvial Systems13▲ 114×1 topic
  39. Sequence Stratigraphy13▲ 114×1 topic
  40. Microbial Communities12▲ 6.7×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 40 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 35 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …23Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 23 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…23Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 23 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 23 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 18 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics…15High-pressure geophysics and materials: 15 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 13 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 10 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 10 fractional works
GeophysicsArtificial IntelligenceMechanics of MaterialsAtmospheric Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 40 works
  2. 2 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 35 works
  3. 3 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 23 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 23 works
  5. 5 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 23 works
  6. 6 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 18 works
  7. 7 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 15 works
  8. 8 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 13 works
  9. 9 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 10 works
  10. 10 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 10 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 available18.9%not open81.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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