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Geological Survey of Israel

In research, Geological Survey of Israel stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,286 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#999 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 62.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,892
of 28,054 · #5,170 all time
Rank in Israel
#35
of 106
Research works
1.3k
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
30.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Geological Survey of Israel 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 #6,286 of 12,888 13.1%112 #3589
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #999 of 1,209 16.7%68 #706

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 62.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 28.3 works62×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 68.0 works33×
← 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: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 33.30× its world share, 68 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.76× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.03× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.74× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 33.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Geological Survey of Israel?

Ranked on the composite score, Avner Ayalon, Mordechai Stein and John K. Hall lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geological Survey of Israel.

  1. 1 Avner Ayalon Israel · #38,402 worldwide 493 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Mordechai Stein Israel · #90,926 worldwide 364 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 John K. Hall Israel · #105,377 worldwide 263 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Ittai Gavrieli Israel · #140,428 worldwide 113 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Miryam Bar‐Matthews Israel · #152,548 worldwide 359 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Naomi Porat Israel · #166,657 worldwide 330 citations · 73 works
  7. 7 Ahuva Almogi‐Labin Israel · #199,893 worldwide 183 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Miryam Bar‐Matthews Israel · #254,414 worldwide 208 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Ludwik Halicz Israel · #303,808 worldwide 136 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Yoav Avni Israel · #316,265 worldwide 119 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Geological Survey of Israel

Which keywords describe research at Geological Survey of Israel?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Holocene, Sea Level, Subduction, Tectonics, Earthquakes, Plate Boundaries and Paleoclimatology.

▲ 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 Change20▲ 5.8×28 topics
  2. Holocene17▲ 113×3 topics
  3. Sea Level15▲ 117×2 topics
  4. Subduction12▲ 125×2 topics
  5. Earthquakes11▲ 145×1 topic
  6. Plate Boundaries11▲ 145×1 topic
  7. Tectonics11▲ 69×3 topics
  8. Paleoclimatology10▲ 95×2 topics
  9. Glacial Cycles10▲ 116×1 topic
  10. Monsoon Dynamics10▲ 116×1 topic
  11. Remote Sensing9▲ 5.7×17 topics
  12. Sedimentation9▲ 124×2 topics
  13. Plate Tectonics9▲ 44×3 topics
  14. Mediterranean8▲ 69×4 topics
  15. Machine Learning7▲ 1.64×6 topics
  16. Tomography6▲ 24×3 topics
  17. Rock Mechanics5▲ 41×2 topics
  18. Geochronology5▲ 58×1 topic
  19. Zircon5▲ 58×1 topic
  20. Black Sea5▲ 90×1 topic
  21. paleoceanography5▲ 119×1 topic
  22. Fluvial Systems4▲ 129×1 topic
  23. Sequence Stratigraphy4▲ 129×1 topic
  24. Citizen Science4▲ 31×3 topics
  25. Groundwater4▲ 38×3 topics
  26. Agricultural Origins4▲ 88×1 topic
  27. Radiocarbon Dating4▲ 88×1 topic
  28. Microbial Communities3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  29. Fracture3▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Sediment Transport3▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Dynamic Behavior3▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Hyperspectral Imaging3▲ 8.4×2 topics
  33. Ionospheric Anomalies3▲ 61×1 topic
  34. Seismic Electromagnetics3▲ 61×1 topic
  35. Acoustic Emission3▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Crystal Structure Prediction3▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Mantle Dynamics3▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Numerical Modelling3▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Geochemistry3▲ 36×3 topics
  40. Geoarchaeology3▲ 60×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: earthquake and tectonic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Marine and environmental studies.

earthquake and tectonic …11earthquake and tectonic studies: 11 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 10 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 5 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 5 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 4 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …4Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 4 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 3 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 3 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 3 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 3 fractional works
GeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceOceanographyEarth-Surface Processes3 others

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

  1. 1 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 11 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 10 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 5 works
  4. 4 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 5 works
  5. 5 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 4 works
  6. 6 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 4 works
  7. 7 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 3 works
  8. 8 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 3 works
  9. 9 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  10. 10 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 3 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 available25.3%not open74.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.6%domestic only71.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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