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Geosyntec Consultants (United States)

In research, Geosyntec Consultants (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,990 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 22.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,382
of 28,054 · #20,588 all time
Rank in United States
#3,319
of 4,192
Research works
669
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Geosyntec Consultants (United States) 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 #10,990 of 12,888 8.5%89 #12181

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Geosyntec Consultants (United States) 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 Geosyntec Consultants (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 22.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 26.6 works22×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.50× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.87× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.19× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Geosyntec Consultants (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Hobson, Marcus Quigley and J.P. Giroud lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geosyntec Consultants (United States).

  1. 1 Paul Hobson United States · #249,243 worldwide 112 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Marcus Quigley United States · #307,787 worldwide 82 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 J.P. Giroud United States · #314,096 worldwide 97 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Neven Matasović United States · #359,738 worldwide 112 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Eric Strecker United States · #528,688 worldwide 90 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Shahram Kharaghani United States · #797,034 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Robert C. Bachus United States · #809,023 worldwide 44 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Wing Tam United States · #1,493,384 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Takao Aizawa United States · #1,570,584 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Marc Leisenring United States · #1,590,918 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Geosyntec Consultants (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Geosyntec Consultants (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Liquefaction, Tunnel, Remote Sensing, Global Distribution, Pipeline, Analysis, Seismic and Hydraulic Conductivity.

▲ 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. Liquefaction8▲ 85×2 topics
  2. Tunnel8▲ 85×2 topics
  3. Remote Sensing8▲ 6.0×9 topics
  4. Global Distribution6▲ 99×2 topics
  5. Pipeline6▲ 56×2 topics
  6. Analysis6▲ 61×1 topic
  7. Seismic6▲ 96×1 topic
  8. Hydraulic Conductivity6▲ 122×2 topics
  9. Health Effects5▲ 8.9×10 topics
  10. Bioaccumulation5▲ 54×3 topics
  11. Climate Change5▲ 1.80×21 topics
  12. GIS-based Modeling5▲ 57×2 topics
  13. Toxicity5▲ 11×8 topics
  14. Liquefaction Resistance5▲ 176×1 topic
  15. Particle Shape Effects5▲ 176×1 topic
  16. Soil Reinforcement5▲ 71×2 topics
  17. Fiber Reinforcement5▲ 73×1 topic
  18. Geosynthetics5▲ 90×1 topic
  19. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons5▲ 87×2 topics
  20. Risk Assessment4▲ 5.9×4 topics
  21. Soil Properties4▲ 22×4 topics
  22. Methane Oxidation4▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Wastewater Treatment4▲ 16×6 topics
  24. Environmental Exposure4▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Hazard4▲ 52×1 topic
  26. Landslide4▲ 52×1 topic
  27. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor4▲ 97×1 topic
  28. Brominated Flame Retardants4▲ 97×1 topic
  29. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 15×4 topics
  30. Geosynthetic Clay Liners4▲ 291×1 topic
  31. Landfill Gas4▲ 291×1 topic
  32. Water Quality3▲ 8.2×9 topics
  33. Exposure Pathways3▲ 74×2 topics
  34. Perfluoroalkyl Substances3▲ 160×1 topic
  35. Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds3▲ 160×1 topic
  36. Microbial Communities3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  37. Sediment Transport2▲ 16×5 topics
  38. Probabilistic Methods2▲ 57×1 topic
  39. Slope Stability Analysis2▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Spatial Variability2▲ 37×2 topics

Which research topics does Geosyntec Consultants (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization and Landslides and related hazards.

Geotechnical Engineering…6Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 6 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…5Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics: 5 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…5Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 5 fractional worksLandslides and related h…4Landslides and related hazards: 4 fractional worksLandfill Environmental Impact Studies: 4 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 4 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl…3Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 3 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 2 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 2 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 2 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis3 others

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

  1. 1 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  5. 5 Landfill Environmental Impact Studies Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  7. 7 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 3 works
  8. 8 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  9. 9 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 2 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 available18.2%not open81.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.3%domestic only80.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Geosyntec Consultants (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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