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Geological Survey of Sweden

In research, Geological Survey of Sweden stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,192 of 21,541 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,305 of 2,661 worldwide) and Geophysics (#625 of 812 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,278
of 42,892
Rank in Sweden
#87
of 286
Research works
947
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Geological Survey of Sweden 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 #6,192 of 21,541 18.3%858
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,305 of 2,661 19.1%383
GeophysicsSubfield #625 of 812 17.8%169
Physics and AstronomyField #3,636 of 3,663 19.3%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Geological Survey of Sweden 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.36× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25.57× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.22× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.24× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 25.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Geological Survey of Sweden?

Ranked on the composite score, Hans Ramberg, Colby A. Smith and Lena Persson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geological Survey of Sweden.

  1. 1 Hans Ramberg Sweden · #257,754 worldwide 238 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Colby A. Smith Sweden · #625,660 worldwide 81 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Lena Persson Sweden · #667,927 worldwide 41 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Per Geijer Sweden · #698,736 worldwide 37 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Michael B. Stephens Sweden · #884,551 worldwide 100 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Mehrdad Bastani Sweden · #891,682 worldwide 41 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Anders Wikström Sweden · #1,186,232 worldwide 38 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Gustaf Peterson Sweden · #1,186,583 worldwide 48 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Anna Ladenberger Sweden · #1,190,624 worldwide 45 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Martiya Sadeghi Sweden · #1,261,137 worldwide 53 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Geological Survey of Sweden

Which keywords describe research at Geological Survey of Sweden?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, Geological Mapping, Tectonics, Support Vector Machines, Compositional Data Analysis, Mineral Prospectivity 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 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 Sensing7▲ 13×9 topics
  2. Machine Learning6▲ 4.4×6 topics
  3. Climate Change4▲ 4.1×12 topics
  4. Geological Mapping4▲ 130×2 topics
  5. Tectonics4▲ 85×3 topics
  6. Support Vector Machines4▲ 30×2 topics
  7. Compositional Data Analysis4▲ 134×1 topic
  8. Mineral Prospectivity4▲ 134×1 topic
  9. Plate Tectonics3▲ 53×2 topics
  10. Geochronology3▲ 93×1 topic
  11. Thermodynamic Modeling3▲ 57×2 topics
  12. Zircon3▲ 93×1 topic
  13. Environmental Impact2▲ 3.0×9 topics
  14. Environmental Impacts2▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Holocene2▲ 41×2 topics
  16. Paleoclimatology2▲ 57×2 topics
  17. Sea Level2▲ 49×2 topics
  18. Electrical Resistivity Tomography2▲ 168×1 topic
  19. Glacial Cycles2▲ 66×1 topic
  20. Magnetotelluric Imaging2▲ 168×1 topic
  21. Monsoon Dynamics2▲ 66×1 topic
  22. Rare Earth Elements2▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Geophysical Surveys2▲ 74×2 topics
  24. Spectroscopy2▲ 23×2 topics
  25. GIS-based Modeling1▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Geochemistry1▲ 55×3 topics
  27. Metal Recovery1▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Data Integration1▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Non-Destructive Testing1▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Sedimentation1▲ 52×2 topics
  31. Soil Properties1▲ 17×4 topics
  32. Tomography1▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Anaerobic1▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Methane Oxidation1▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Subduction1▲ 36×2 topics
  36. Arctic1▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Circular Economy1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  38. Earthquakes1▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Hydrology1▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Plate Boundaries1▲ 45×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Geochemistry and Geologi…4Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 4 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 3 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 1 fractional worksSoil Geostatistics and M…1Soil Geostatistics and Mapping: 1 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 1 fractional worksGeophysical Methods and Applications: 1 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 1 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceGeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceEnvironmental Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 3 works
  3. 3 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  5. 5 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Soil Geostatistics and Mapping Environmental Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  9. 9 Geophysical Methods and Applications Ocean Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 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 available20.6%not open79.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.5%domestic only75.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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