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Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland

In research, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,712 of 12,888 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#473 of 1,209 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,245 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 30.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,790
of 28,054 · #3,106 all time
Rank in Denmark
#20
of 108
Research works
3k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
83k
28.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland 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 #2,712 of 12,888 17.0%282 #2024
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #473 of 1,209 18.1%116 #382
Environmental ScienceField #2,245 of 3,551 19.2%94 #1386

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland 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#2,024 #2,712
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences#382 #473
  3. Environmental Science#1,386 #2,245
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 Denmark and Greenland specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 30.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 31.7 works30×
  2. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 37.6 works29×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 115.6 works25×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24.74× its world share, 116 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.14× its world share, 51 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.35× its world share, 94 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 24.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland?

Ranked on the composite score, Jens Christian Refsgaard, Jason E. Box and Peter Gravesen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland.

  1. 1 Jens Christian Refsgaard Denmark · #76,486 worldwide 461 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Jason E. Box Denmark · #81,397 worldwide 472 citations · 71 works
  3. 3 Peter Gravesen Denmark · #102,795 worldwide 289 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Anker Lajer Højberg Denmark · #113,024 worldwide 195 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 James A. Chalmers Denmark · #117,670 worldwide 383 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Karen Dybkjær Denmark · #129,283 worldwide 151 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Ole Bennike Denmark · #186,338 worldwide 346 citations · 67 works
  8. 8 D. van As Denmark · #195,008 worldwide 111 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Naja Mikkelsen Denmark · #203,456 worldwide 117 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Tøve Nielsen Denmark · #217,421 worldwide 130 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland

Which keywords describe research at Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Tectonics, Arctic, Hydrology, Shale Gas, Reactive Transport and Pore Structure.

▲ 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 Change68▲ 8.5×40 topics
  2. Remote Sensing35▲ 9.5×17 topics
  3. Tectonics29▲ 81×3 topics
  4. Arctic22▲ 65×4 topics
  5. Hydrology21▲ 57×4 topics
  6. Shale Gas21▲ 55×2 topics
  7. Reactive Transport20▲ 131×2 topics
  8. Pore Structure19▲ 52×3 topics
  9. Gas Permeability19▲ 63×2 topics
  10. Mudstones19▲ 82×1 topic
  11. Thermal Maturity19▲ 82×1 topic
  12. Plate Tectonics17▲ 37×3 topics
  13. Hydrological Modeling16▲ 23×5 topics
  14. Water Quality15▲ 13×10 topics
  15. Holocene15▲ 44×3 topics
  16. Sea Level15▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Water Resources15▲ 20×5 topics
  18. Paleoclimatology15▲ 59×2 topics
  19. Glacial Cycles14▲ 71×1 topic
  20. Monsoon Dynamics14▲ 71×1 topic
  21. Continental Margin13▲ 70×2 topics
  22. Crustal Structure13▲ 70×2 topics
  23. CO2 Sequestration13▲ 22×3 topics
  24. Thermodynamic Modeling12▲ 35×4 topics
  25. Microbial Communities12▲ 9.2×4 topics
  26. Geochronology12▲ 57×1 topic
  27. Petroleum12▲ 80×2 topics
  28. Zircon12▲ 57×1 topic
  29. Groundwater12▲ 48×5 topics
  30. Sea Level Rise11▲ 30×3 topics
  31. Geological Mapping11▲ 46×2 topics
  32. Land Use Change11▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Support Vector Machines11▲ 11×3 topics
  34. geology11▲ 146×1 topic
  35. sedimentary basins11▲ 146×1 topic
  36. Carbon Capture10▲ 86×1 topic
  37. Geological Storage10▲ 127×1 topic
  38. Sediment Transport10▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Glacier10▲ 80×1 topic
  40. Water Availability10▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland publish most on?

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

Hydrocarbon exploration …19Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 19 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…14Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 14 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 12 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 11 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Ge…10CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 10 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 10 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 10 fractional worksGroundwater flow and con…10Groundwater flow and contamination studies: 10 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 10 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 8 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsAtmospheric ScienceGeophysicsGeology4 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 19 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 14 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 12 works
  4. 4 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 11 works
  5. 5 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 10 works
  6. 6 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 10 works
  7. 7 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 10 works
  8. 8 Groundwater flow and contamination studies Environmental Engineering 10 works
  9. 9 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 10 works
  10. 10 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 8 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 available48.7%not open51.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.1%domestic only63.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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