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Geological Survey of Norway

In research, Geological Survey of Norway stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,362 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#739 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 65.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,624
of 28,054 · #3,944 all time
Rank in Norway
#41
of 133
Research works
1.4k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
56k
40.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Geological Survey of Norway 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 #4,362 of 12,888 19.6%123 #2507
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #739 of 1,209 21.1%73 #480

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 65.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 29.8 works65×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 72.6 works35×
← 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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 35.31× its world share, 73 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.30× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 35.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Geological Survey of Norway?

Ranked on the composite score, Eiliv Larsen, Trond H. Torsvik and Bernard Bingen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geological Survey of Norway.

  1. 1 Eiliv Larsen Norway · #101,172 worldwide 391 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Trond H. Torsvik Norway · #108,773 worldwide 914 citations · 104 works
  3. 3 Bernard Bingen Norway · #122,405 worldwide 335 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Victor A. Melezhik Norway · #124,224 worldwide 364 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Clemens Reimann Norway · #143,231 worldwide 278 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Elizabeth A. Eide Norway · #190,843 worldwide 390 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 David L. Roberts Norway · #226,068 worldwide 335 citations · 72 works
  8. 8 Astrid Lyså Norway · #226,300 worldwide 334 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Shyam Chand Norway · #241,692 worldwide 122 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Gwenn Péron‐Pinvidic Norway · #300,583 worldwide 151 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Geological Survey of Norway

Which keywords describe research at Geological Survey of Norway?

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

▲ 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 Change24▲ 6.7×28 topics
  2. Remote Sensing23▲ 14×13 topics
  3. Tectonics21▲ 133×3 topics
  4. Plate Tectonics20▲ 99×3 topics
  5. Machine Learning14▲ 3.4×6 topics
  6. Geological Mapping14▲ 132×2 topics
  7. Geochronology13▲ 146×1 topic
  8. Zircon13▲ 146×1 topic
  9. Support Vector Machines11▲ 27×2 topics
  10. Hyperspectral Imaging11▲ 30×3 topics
  11. Compositional Data Analysis11▲ 124×1 topic
  12. Mineral Prospectivity11▲ 124×1 topic
  13. Holocene11▲ 71×3 topics
  14. Sea Level10▲ 83×2 topics
  15. Paleoclimatology10▲ 94×2 topics
  16. Glacial Cycles10▲ 114×1 topic
  17. Monsoon Dynamics10▲ 114×1 topic
  18. Arctic10▲ 64×4 topics
  19. GIS-based Modeling8▲ 72×2 topics
  20. Hydrology8▲ 45×2 topics
  21. Subduction7▲ 75×3 topics
  22. Continental Margin7▲ 84×2 topics
  23. Crustal Structure7▲ 84×2 topics
  24. Geodetic Measurements7▲ 47×2 topics
  25. Earthquakes7▲ 88×1 topic
  26. Plate Boundaries7▲ 88×1 topic
  27. Microbial Communities6▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Shale Gas6▲ 34×2 topics
  29. Anaerobic5▲ 60×1 topic
  30. Methane Oxidation5▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Pore Structure5▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Gas Permeability5▲ 38×1 topic
  33. Mudstones5▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Tomography5▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Petroleum5▲ 78×1 topic
  36. geology5▲ 152×1 topic
  37. Crystal Structure Prediction5▲ 77×1 topic
  38. Hazard5▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Landslide5▲ 51×1 topic
  40. Mantle Dynamics5▲ 77×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 13 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 11 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…10Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 10 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …7earthquake and tectonic studies: 7 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 5 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 5 fractional worksGeological Studies and E…5Geological Studies and Exploration: 5 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 5 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 5 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 4 fractional works
GeophysicsArtificial IntelligenceAtmospheric ScienceEnvironmental Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 13 works
  2. 2 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 11 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 10 works
  4. 4 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 7 works
  5. 5 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 5 works
  6. 6 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 5 works
  7. 7 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 5 works
  8. 8 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 5 works
  9. 9 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 5 works
  10. 10 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 4 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 available31.8%not open68.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.2%domestic only53.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower 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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