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University · Shijiazhuang · China

Hebei GEO University

In research, Hebei GEO University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,512 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#1,387 of 3,551 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,590 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Engineering — Geophysics is 16.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,891
of 28,054 · #8,386 all time
Rank in China
#904
of 3,058
Research works
2.9k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Hebei GEO University 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 #2,512 of 12,888 17.6%578 #5374
Environmental ScienceField #1,387 of 3,551 24.6%129 #2565
Social SciencesDomain #4,590 of 10,521 32.6%137 #8265
EngineeringField #3,127 of 6,636 14.7%152 #5848
Computer ScienceField #2,789 of 4,667 13.7%110 #3633
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #731 of 1,209 19.3%98 #1643

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hebei GEO University 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. Physical Sciences#5,374 #2,512
  2. Environmental Science#2,565 #1,387
  3. Social Sciences#8,265 #4,590
  4. Engineering#5,848 #3,127
  5. Computer Science#3,633 #2,789
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences#1,643 #731
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 Hebei GEO University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 16.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 43.9 works17×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 97.7 works8.2×
  3. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 26.3 works6.4×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.87× its world share, 110 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.20× its world share, 98 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.43× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.34× its world share, 152 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.42× its world share, 129 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.19× its world share, 32 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.95× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.29× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.56× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.69× its world share, 44 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hebei GEO University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yan Ping and Guofei Shang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hebei GEO University.

  1. 1 Yan Ping China · #1,101,495 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Guofei Shang China · #1,514,141 worldwide 66 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Hebei GEO University

Which keywords describe research at Hebei GEO University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Plate Tectonics, Machine Learning, Urbanization, Hyperspectral Imaging, Support Vector Machines 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 Sensing61▲ 6.5×31 topics
  2. Climate Change61▲ 3.0×62 topics
  3. Machine Learning55▲ 2.2×59 topics
  4. Deep Learning49▲ 1.90×62 topics
  5. Environmental Impact31▲ 2.4×35 topics
  6. Sustainability30▲ 1.62×38 topics
  7. Plate Tectonics30▲ 26×3 topics
  8. Economic Growth28▲ 4.3×13 topics
  9. Renewable Energy27▲ 2.5×22 topics
  10. Urbanization27▲ 8.7×7 topics
  11. Hyperspectral Imaging26▲ 12×5 topics
  12. Support Vector Machines26▲ 11×7 topics
  13. Neural Networks24▲ 2.1×29 topics
  14. Tectonics23▲ 25×3 topics
  15. Land Use Change23▲ 9.8×7 topics
  16. Artificial Intelligence21▲ 2.0×27 topics
  17. Geochronology20▲ 39×1 topic
  18. Zircon20▲ 39×1 topic
  19. Sustainable Development20▲ 1.67×30 topics
  20. Geological Mapping20▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Compositional Data Analysis19▲ 38×1 topic
  22. Mineral Prospectivity19▲ 38×1 topic
  23. Energy Consumption19▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Water Quality19▲ 6.2×9 topics
  25. Internet of Things19▲ 2.8×23 topics
  26. CO2 Emissions18▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Financial Development16▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Environmental Regulation16▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Panel Data Analysis16▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Kuznets Curve16▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Risk Assessment16▲ 3.0×10 topics
  32. Trade Openness16▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Ecosystem Services14▲ 4.8×9 topics
  34. Regional Planning12▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Environmental Policy12▲ 7.8×3 topics
  36. Greenhouse Gas Emissions12▲ 5.6×4 topics
  37. Groundwater11▲ 18×5 topics
  38. Tomography10▲ 7.2×4 topics
  39. Sustainability Assessment10▲ 9.2×7 topics
  40. Geochemistry9▲ 20×4 topics

Which research topics does Hebei GEO University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth and Land Use and Ecosystem Services.

Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 20 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 19 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 16 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 9 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 9 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 8 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 8 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 7 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 7 fractional worksRegional Development and Environment: 7 fractional works
GeophysicsArtificial IntelligenceEconomics and EconometricsGlobal and Planetary Change4 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 20 works
  2. 2 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 19 works
  3. 3 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 16 works
  4. 4 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  5. 5 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 9 works
  6. 6 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 8 works
  7. 7 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 8 works
  8. 8 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 7 works
  9. 9 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Regional Development and Environment Sociology and Political Science 7 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 available31.3%not open68.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.0%domestic only93.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hebei GEO University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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