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Geological Survey of Western Australia

In research, Geological Survey of Western Australia stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,918 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,080 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 88.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,467
of 28,054 · #8,228 all time
Rank in Australia
#259
of 391
Research works
1.3k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
39.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Geological Survey of Western Australia 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 #7,918 of 12,888 18.4%103 #5043
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,080 of 1,209 18.9%69 #1094

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 88.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 33.9 works88×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 68.7 works40×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.15× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 39.86× its world share, 69 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.34× 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, 39.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Geological Survey of Western Australia?

Ranked on the composite score, R.H. Smithies, M.T.D. Wingate and Terrence P. Mernagh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geological Survey of Western Australia.

  1. 1 R.H. Smithies Australia · #47,988 worldwide 601 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 M.T.D. Wingate Australia · #54,730 worldwide 569 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Terrence P. Mernagh Australia · #210,786 worldwide 204 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 John S. Myers Australia · #226,187 worldwide 201 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 R. A. Glen Australia · #443,564 worldwide 124 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Simon P. Johnson Australia · #501,318 worldwide 151 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Ian G. Percival Australia · #795,792 worldwide 148 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Ian Tyler Australia · #803,624 worldwide 106 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 C.B. Foster Australia · #816,246 worldwide 63 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Peter Gunn Australia · #873,884 worldwide 31 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Geological Survey of Western Australia

Which keywords describe research at Geological Survey of Western Australia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plate Tectonics, Geological Mapping, Tectonics, Remote Sensing, Support Vector Machines, Compositional Data Analysis, Mineral Prospectivity and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Plate Tectonics28▲ 168×3 topics
  2. Geological Mapping23▲ 256×2 topics
  3. Tectonics22▲ 168×3 topics
  4. Machine Learning20▲ 5.7×5 topics
  5. Remote Sensing19▲ 14×5 topics
  6. Support Vector Machines18▲ 52×2 topics
  7. Compositional Data Analysis18▲ 243×1 topic
  8. Mineral Prospectivity18▲ 243×1 topic
  9. Geochronology17▲ 230×1 topic
  10. Zircon17▲ 230×1 topic
  11. Continental Margin9▲ 131×2 topics
  12. Crustal Structure9▲ 131×2 topics
  13. Geodetic Measurements8▲ 68×2 topics
  14. Paleoproductivity7▲ 238×1 topic
  15. Paleoredox7▲ 238×1 topic
  16. Earthquakes7▲ 114×1 topic
  17. Subduction7▲ 89×1 topic
  18. Climate Change6▲ 2.1×13 topics
  19. Cenozoic Evolution6▲ 153×1 topic
  20. Rifting6▲ 153×1 topic
  21. Tomography6▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Data Integration5▲ 29×3 topics
  23. Geological Modeling5▲ 311×1 topic
  24. Uncertainty Analysis5▲ 311×1 topic
  25. Crystal Structure Prediction4▲ 88×1 topic
  26. Mantle Dynamics4▲ 88×1 topic
  27. Holocene4▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Glacial Cycles4▲ 58×1 topic
  29. Paleoclimatology4▲ 46×1 topic
  30. Aboriginal Astronomy4▲ 1517×1 topic
  31. Australian Indigenous Languages4▲ 1517×1 topic
  32. Shale Gas3▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Geochemistry3▲ 48×4 topics
  34. Mudstones3▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Pore Structure3▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Arctic3▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Carbon Nanotubes3▲ 7.2×1 topic
  38. geology3▲ 98×1 topic
  39. Environmental Impacts2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  40. Electrical Resistivity Tomography2▲ 82×1 topic

Which research topics does Geological Survey of Western Australia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Geochemistry and Geologi…18Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 18 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…17Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 17 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 7 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 7 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies: 6 fractional worksGeological Modeling and …5Geological Modeling and Analysis: 5 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 4 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 4 fractional worksAustralian Indigenous Culture and History: 4 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 3 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceGeophysicsPaleontologyGeology4 others

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

  1. 1 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 18 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 17 works
  3. 3 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 7 works
  4. 4 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 7 works
  5. 5 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 6 works
  6. 6 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 5 works
  7. 7 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 4 works
  8. 8 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  9. 9 Australian Indigenous Culture and History Anthropology 4 works
  10. 10 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 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 available21.9%not open78.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.9%domestic only76.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Geological Survey of Western Australia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher 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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