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Geological Survey of Ireland

In research, Geological Survey of Ireland stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,281 of 21,541 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#2,324 of 2,661 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,283
of 42,892
Rank in Ireland
#77
of 152
Research works
274
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
15.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Geological Survey of Ireland 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 #13,281 of 21,541 14.3%234
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #2,324 of 2,661 15.8%138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Geological Survey of Ireland 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: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemistry: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 22.24× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.98× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.95× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.31× 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, 22.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Geological Survey of Ireland?

Ranked on the composite score, M. D. Max, G. H. Kinahan and Xavier Monteys lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geological Survey of Ireland.

  1. 1 M. D. Max Ireland · #641,622 worldwide 165 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 G. H. Kinahan Ireland · #1,037,955 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Xavier Monteys Ireland · #1,261,104 worldwide 37 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Edward Hull Ireland · #1,273,295 worldwide 8 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Robert J. Raine Ireland · #1,544,129 worldwide 19 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Donal Daly Ireland · #1,561,588 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Brian McConnell Ireland · #1,610,567 worldwide 10 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Geological Survey of Ireland

Which keywords describe research at Geological Survey of Ireland?

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

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

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Remote Sensing6▲ 20×15 topics
  2. Climate Change4▲ 6.0×18 topics
  3. Machine Learning3▲ 4.5×7 topics
  4. Geological Mapping2▲ 120×2 topics
  5. Hyperspectral Imaging2▲ 34×2 topics
  6. Support Vector Machines2▲ 29×3 topics
  7. Plate Tectonics2▲ 56×3 topics
  8. Tectonics2▲ 72×3 topics
  9. Compositional Data Analysis2▲ 117×1 topic
  10. Mineral Prospectivity2▲ 117×1 topic
  11. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 28×4 topics
  12. Shale Gas2▲ 50×2 topics
  13. Geochronology1▲ 88×1 topic
  14. Zircon1▲ 88×1 topic
  15. Sediment Transport1▲ 35×2 topics
  16. Mudstones1▲ 68×1 topic
  17. Pore Structure1▲ 42×1 topic
  18. Sea-Level Rise1▲ 41×3 topics
  19. Soil Properties1▲ 27×2 topics
  20. Digital Soil Mapping1▲ 217×1 topic
  21. Geostatistics1▲ 217×1 topic
  22. Spectroscopy1▲ 27×2 topics

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

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

Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 1 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …1Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 1 fractional worksSoil Geostatistics and M…1Soil Geostatistics and Mapping: 1 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 1 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratig…1Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 1 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 1 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 1 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceGeophysicsMechanics of MaterialsEnvironmental Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  3. 3 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  4. 4 Soil Geostatistics and Mapping Environmental Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  7. 7 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 1 works
  8. 8 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 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 available36.1%not open63.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.3%domestic only62.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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