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GNS Science

In research, GNS Science stands highest in Geophysics (#43 of 237 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,590 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#545 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Atmospheric Science — Geophysics is 81.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,406
of 28,054 · #2,110 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#13
of 71
Research works
4.2k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
135k
32.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is GNS Science 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
GeophysicsSubfield #43 of 237 30.0%100 #65
Physical SciencesDomain #2,590 of 12,888 25.7%316 #1411
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #545 of 1,209 28.0%153 #346
Environmental ScienceField #2,366 of 3,551 24.5%66 #975

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where GNS Science 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Geophysics#65 #43
  2. Physical Sciences#1,411 #2,590
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#346 #545
  4. Environmental Science#975 #2,366
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does GNS Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 81.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 100.0 works81×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 153.2 works28×
  3. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 26.4 works17×
← 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: 0.45× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 27.70× its world share, 153 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.61× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.78× its world share, 66 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.85× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 27.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at GNS Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Werner F. Giggenbach, J. Kennedy and Roger A. Cooper lead among researchers whose main affiliation is GNS Science.

  1. 1 Werner F. Giggenbach New Zealand · #40,611 worldwide 1.2k citations · 31 works
  2. 2 J. Kennedy New Zealand · #97,958 worldwide 581 citations · 75 works
  3. 3 Roger A. Cooper New Zealand · #99,175 worldwide 496 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Andrew Nicol New Zealand · #109,037 worldwide 489 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 M. K. Stewart New Zealand · #109,514 worldwide 287 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 John X. Zhao New Zealand · #117,303 worldwide 316 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 V. Manville New Zealand · #150,988 worldwide 214 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 A. J. Haines New Zealand · #155,227 worldwide 308 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Robert Langridge New Zealand · #155,481 worldwide 262 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Cornel E.J. de Ronde New Zealand · #160,955 worldwide 356 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at GNS Science

Which keywords describe research at GNS Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Geodetic Measurements, Subduction, Plate Tectonics, Climate Change, Earthquakes, Plate Boundaries, Remote Sensing and 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. Climate Change47▲ 5.0×49 topics
  2. Geodetic Measurements40▲ 104×2 topics
  3. Subduction40▲ 154×3 topics
  4. Plate Tectonics39▲ 72×3 topics
  5. Earthquakes38▲ 190×1 topic
  6. Plate Boundaries38▲ 190×1 topic
  7. Remote Sensing31▲ 7.1×17 topics
  8. Tectonics28▲ 67×3 topics
  9. Thermodynamic Modeling24▲ 60×2 topics
  10. Geochronology24▲ 100×1 topic
  11. Zircon24▲ 100×1 topic
  12. Machine Learning24▲ 2.0×15 topics
  13. Tomography21▲ 32×3 topics
  14. Holocene16▲ 39×3 topics
  15. Paleoclimatology16▲ 55×2 topics
  16. Sea Level16▲ 47×2 topics
  17. Glacial Cycles16▲ 66×1 topic
  18. Monsoon Dynamics16▲ 66×1 topic
  19. Citizen Science14▲ 40×3 topics
  20. Earthquake Detection12▲ 166×1 topic
  21. Seismic Signals12▲ 166×1 topic
  22. GIS-based Modeling11▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Seismic Noise11▲ 64×1 topic
  24. Surface Wave11▲ 64×1 topic
  25. Risk Assessment11▲ 4.5×3 topics
  26. Superconductivity11▲ 18×5 topics
  27. Hazard10▲ 41×1 topic
  28. Landslide10▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Support Vector Machines10▲ 8.8×3 topics
  30. Geological Mapping10▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Crystal Structure Prediction10▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Mantle Dynamics10▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Hyperspectral Imaging9▲ 9.2×2 topics
  34. Compositional Data Analysis9▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Mineral Prospectivity9▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Ionospheric Anomalies8▲ 62×1 topic
  37. Seismic Electromagnetics8▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Sea Level Rise8▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Vulnerability8▲ 9.5×7 topics
  40. Shale Gas7▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does GNS Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: earthquake and tectonic studies, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Seismology and Earthquake Studies.

earthquake and tectonic …38earthquake and tectonic studies: 38 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 24 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 16 fractional worksSeismology and Earthquake Studies: 12 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 11 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 10 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 10 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 9 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 8 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 6 fractional works
GeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceArtificial IntelligenceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law1 others

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

  1. 1 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 38 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 24 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 16 works
  4. 4 Seismology and Earthquake Studies Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  5. 5 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 11 works
  6. 6 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 10 works
  7. 7 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 10 works
  8. 8 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 9 works
  9. 9 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 8 works
  10. 10 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 6 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 available40.7%not open59.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.4%domestic only64.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has GNS Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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