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Geospatial Research (United Kingdom)

In research, Geospatial Research (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,515 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,559
of 28,054 · #13,266 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#562
of 1,094
Research works
449
▲ 58% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.7k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Geospatial Research (United Kingdom) 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 #8,515 of 12,888 19.1%144 #7684

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Geospatial Research (United Kingdom) 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: 1.38× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.38× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.85× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.45× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.07× its world share, 51 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Geospatial Research (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard R. Jones lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geospatial Research (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Richard R. Jones United Kingdom · #590,608 worldwide 104 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Geospatial Research (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Geospatial Research (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Sustainability, Land Use Change, Biomass Estimation, Machine Learning, Ecosystem Services and Deep 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. Remote Sensing33▲ 13×33 topics
  2. Climate Change28▲ 5.2×53 topics
  3. Sustainability19▲ 3.8×34 topics
  4. Machine Learning16▲ 2.4×29 topics
  5. Deep Learning15▲ 2.2×29 topics
  6. Land Use Change11▲ 18×6 topics
  7. Biomass Estimation10▲ 31×3 topics
  8. Ecosystem Services9▲ 11×10 topics
  9. Biodiversity Conservation8▲ 10×8 topics
  10. Hydrological Modeling7▲ 15×5 topics
  11. Support Vector Machines7▲ 11×5 topics
  12. Terrestrial Laser Scanning6▲ 24×2 topics
  13. Urban Development6▲ 8.3×6 topics
  14. Global Change6▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Geological Mapping6▲ 35×2 topics
  16. Urbanization5▲ 6.5×6 topics
  17. Climate5▲ 30×2 topics
  18. Phenology5▲ 41×1 topic
  19. Vegetation Monitoring5▲ 41×1 topic
  20. Satellite Imagery5▲ 19×4 topics
  21. GIS-based Modeling5▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Feature Extraction5▲ 5.2×5 topics
  23. Citizen Science5▲ 24×3 topics
  24. Energy Simulation5▲ 26×2 topics
  25. BIM-GIS Integration5▲ 174×1 topic
  26. CityGML5▲ 174×1 topic
  27. Global Warming5▲ 5.7×9 topics
  28. Environmental Policy5▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Global Impact5▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Social-Ecological Systems5▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Aboveground Biomass4▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Human-Nature Interactions4▲ 24×1 topic
  33. Hyperspectral4▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Spatial Dynamics4▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Travel Behavior4▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Data Integration4▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Hyperspectral Imaging4▲ 7.1×4 topics
  38. Sediment Transport4▲ 13×4 topics
  39. BIM4▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Construction4▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Geospatial Research (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Remote Sensing in Agriculture, 3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications, Land Use and Ecosystem Services and Geological Modeling and Analysis.

Remote Sensing in Agricu…5Remote Sensing in Agriculture: 5 fractional works3D Modeling in Geospatia…53D Modeling in Geospatial Applications: 5 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 4 fractional worksGeological Modeling and Analysis: 4 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 4 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 4 fractional worksRemote-Sensing Image Classification: 4 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…3Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 3 fractional worksGeographic Information Systems Studies: 3 fractional worksHuman Mobility and Location-Based Analysis: 3 fractional works
EcologyBuilding and ConstructionGlobal and Planetary ChangeGeochemistry and Petrology4 others

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

  1. 1 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 5 works
  2. 2 3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications Building and Construction 5 works
  3. 3 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  4. 4 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 4 works
  5. 5 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 4 works
  6. 6 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Remote-Sensing Image Classification Media Technology 4 works
  8. 8 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  9. 9 Geographic Information Systems Studies Geography, Planning and Development 3 works
  10. 10 Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis Transportation 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 available63.1%not open36.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors71.5%domestic only28.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Geospatial Research (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 58% 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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