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Geos Institute

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Research works
21
▼ 100% vs 2018-21
Citations
310
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Geos Institute

Not ranked overall: Geos Institute is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Geos Institute work in?

In all years, 80% of research at Geos Institute is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (68%), Social Sciences (12%), Energy (6%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 79.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 67.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 30.9% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 11.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 10.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 6.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 13.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 12.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKGeos Institute21fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences80%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences14%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1467.7%
    2. Energy16.0%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences13.0%
    4. Engineering12.8%
    5. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Social Sciences312.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities00.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences14.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.7%
    1. Medicine01.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

    What are the most cited papers from Geos Institute?

    The most cited paper from Geos Institute is "A global map of roadless areas and their conservation status" (Pierre Leonhard Ibisch, Monika T. Hoffmann, Stefan Kreft et al., 2016), with 641 citations. Next come "Bolder Thinking for Conservation" (323) and "Policy Options for the World's Primary Forests in Multilateral Environmental Agreements" (202).

    Most cited papers
    #PaperReleasedCitations
    1 A global map of roadless areas and their conservation status Pierre Leonhard Ibisch, Monika T. Hoffmann, Stefan Kreft et al. · Science Open access 15 Dec 2016 641
    2 Bolder Thinking for Conservation Reed F. Noss, Andrew P. Dobson, Robert F. Baldwin et al. · Conservation Biology Open access 26 Jan 2012 323
    3 Policy Options for the World's Primary Forests in Multilateral Environmental Agreements Brendan Mackey, Dominick A. DellaSala, Cyril Kormos et al. · Conservation Letters Open access 2 Jul 2014 202
    4 Examining Historical and Current Mixed-Severity Fire Regimes in Ponderosa Pine and Mixed-Conifer Forests of Western North America Dennis C. Odion, Chad T. Hanson, André Arsenault et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 3 Feb 2014 166
    5 Adapting to Climate Change on Western Public Lands: Addressing the Ecological Effects of Domestic, Wild, and Feral Ungulates Robert L. Beschta, Debra L. Donahue, Dominick A. DellaSala et al. · Environmental Management Open access 14 Nov 2012 163
    All 54 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

    Which keywords describe research at Geos Institute?

    By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Remote Sensing, Invasive Species, Conservation, Ecosystem and Ecosystem Resilience.

    ▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

    Size is fractional works in all years 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 31 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

    All 31 words, with their numbers
    1. Climate Change13▲ 23×25 topics
    2. Biodiversity5▲ 34×5 topics
    3. Sustainability4▲ 11×12 topics
    4. Conservation4▲ 35×3 topics
    5. Ecosystem4▲ 116×2 topics
    6. Invasive Species4▲ 30×3 topics
    7. Remote Sensing4▲ 16×3 topics
    8. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 95×2 topics
    9. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 51×7 topics
    10. Forest Fires3▲ 382×1 topic
    11. Wildfire Activity3▲ 382×1 topic
    12. Resilience2▲ 27×3 topics
    13. Biological Invasions2▲ 80×2 topics
    14. Functional Diversity2▲ 124×1 topic
    15. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 30×1 topic
    16. Renewable Energy2▲ 8.4×3 topics
    17. Sagebrush2▲ 384×1 topic
    18. Wildlife Habitat2▲ 384×1 topic
    19. Global Warming2▲ 20×8 topics
    20. Adaptation1▲ 23×3 topics
    21. Conservation Biology1▲ 60×2 topics
    22. Ecological Niche1▲ 128×1 topic
    23. Land Use Change1▲ 22×3 topics
    24. Model Evaluation1▲ 58×2 topics
    25. Species Distribution Modeling1▲ 128×1 topic
    26. EROI1▲ 200×1 topic
    27. Fossil Fuels1▲ 158×1 topic
    28. Vulnerability1▲ 38×3 topics
    29. Environmental Services1▲ 195×1 topic
    30. Tropical Deforestation1▲ 195×1 topic
    31. Sea-Level Rise1▲ 46×2 topics

    Which research topics does Geos Institute publish most on?

    By volume: Fire effects on ecosystems, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Rangeland and Wildlife Management and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

    Fire effects on ecosystems3Fire effects on ecosystems: 3 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 1 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversi…1Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 1 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 1 fractional worksScience and Climate Studies: 0 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 0 fractional works
    Global and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationEcologyEcological Modeling3 others

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

    1. 1 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 3 works
    2. 2 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
    3. 3 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
    4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
    5. 5 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
    6. 6 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
    7. 7 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 1 works
    8. 8 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 1 works
    9. 9 Science and Climate Studies Global and Planetary Change 0 works
    10. 10 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 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 available17.9%not open82.1%

    World: 40% of research is openly available.

    with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

    World: 18% is written across borders.

    How has Geos Institute's research output changed?

    Output in 2022-2025 was 100% lower than in 2018-2021.

    20152020
    grewheldshrank

    The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

    Its share of all research

    Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Geos Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000059% in 2020.

    0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Geos Institute0.0000014% in 20212020

    Fractional works of Geos Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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