Question 1

What is GNS Science known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, GNS Science stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,507 of 10,670 worldwide), Geophysics (#54 of 225 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#278 of 1,088 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Atmospheric Science (Geophysics is 82.7× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does GNS Science rank in research?

Accepted Answer

GNS Science ranks #3,892 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#2,381 all time), and #12 of 61 in New Zealand.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at GNS Science?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Werner F. Giggenbach, Donna Eberhart‐Phillips and Ian James Hamling lead among researchers whose main affiliation is GNS Science.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from GNS Science?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from GNS Science is "The HITRAN2012 molecular spectroscopic database" (Laurence S. Rothman et al., 2013), with 3,368 citations. Next come "Asgard archaea illuminate the origin of eukaryotic cellular complexity" (1,303) and "The magnetotelluric phase tensor" (1,193).

Question 5

Which research topics does GNS Science publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at GNS Science?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Subduction, Geodetic Measurements, Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Plate Boundaries, Climate Change, Tectonics and Remote Sensing.

Question 7

Which fields of science does GNS Science work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 88% of research at GNS Science is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (43%), Environmental Science (18%), Engineering (14%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is GNS Science's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% lower than in 2018-2021.