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Indiana Geological and Water Survey

In research, Indiana Geological and Water Survey stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,803 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,422
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,504
of 8,685
Research works
368
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
31.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Indiana Geological and Water Survey known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #6,803 of 21,541 24.6%329

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indiana Geological and Water Survey 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: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 22.21× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.21× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 22.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indiana Geological and Water Survey?

Ranked on the composite score, María Mastalerz, Agnieszka Drobniak and Todd A. Thompson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indiana Geological and Water Survey.

  1. 1 María Mastalerz United States · #86,573 worldwide 779 citations · 108 works
  2. 2 Agnieszka Drobniak United States · #313,320 worldwide 133 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Todd A. Thompson United States · #523,005 worldwide 86 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Kevin Ellett United States · #1,038,491 worldwide 71 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Indiana Geological and Water Survey

Which keywords describe research at Indiana Geological and Water Survey?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Geological Mapping, GIS-based Modeling, Data Integration, Machine Learning, Support Vector Machines and Compositional Data Analysis.

▲ 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 Change8▲ 6.2×20 topics
  2. Remote Sensing6▲ 11×9 topics
  3. Geological Mapping6▲ 159×2 topics
  4. Machine Learning5▲ 3.4×6 topics
  5. GIS-based Modeling4▲ 98×2 topics
  6. Data Integration4▲ 45×2 topics
  7. Environmental Impact3▲ 4.2×10 topics
  8. Support Vector Machines3▲ 23×2 topics
  9. Compositional Data Analysis3▲ 100×1 topic
  10. Mineral Prospectivity3▲ 100×1 topic
  11. Tectonics3▲ 56×3 topics
  12. Geological Modeling3▲ 420×1 topic
  13. Uncertainty Analysis3▲ 420×1 topic
  14. Holocene3▲ 53×2 topics
  15. Sea Level3▲ 64×2 topics
  16. Water Quality3▲ 16×7 topics
  17. Shale Gas3▲ 47×2 topics
  18. Glacial Cycles3▲ 83×1 topic
  19. Paleoclimatology3▲ 67×1 topic
  20. Pore Structure3▲ 44×2 topics
  21. Rare Earth Elements2▲ 37×3 topics
  22. Sedimentation2▲ 78×2 topics
  23. Gas Permeability2▲ 41×1 topic
  24. Mudstones2▲ 54×1 topic
  25. Biodiversity2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  26. Fluvial Systems2▲ 144×1 topic
  27. Sequence Stratigraphy2▲ 144×1 topic
  28. Mineralogy2▲ 114×2 topics
  29. Sediment Transport2▲ 22×4 topics
  30. Fly Ash2▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Groundwater2▲ 41×5 topics
  32. Heavy Metals2▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Invasive Species2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  34. Phytoremediation2▲ 94×2 topics
  35. Coal Geochemistry2▲ 183×1 topic
  36. Hydraulic Fracturing2▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Reactive Transport2▲ 62×2 topics
  38. Trace Elements2▲ 95×1 topic
  39. CO2 Sequestration1▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Environmental Impacts1▲ 11×6 topics

Which research topics does Indiana Geological and Water Survey publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geological Modeling and Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 3 fractional worksGeological Modeling and Analysis: 3 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…3Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 3 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …2Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 2 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 2 fractional worksCoal and Its By-products: 2 fractional worksGroundwater flow and con…1Groundwater flow and contamination studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical Geography and Cartography: 1 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and Natural History: 1 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceGeochemistry and PetrologyAtmospheric ScienceMechanics of Materials5 others

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

  1. 1 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  2. 2 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 3 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
  4. 4 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  5. 5 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  6. 6 Coal and Its By-products Geochemistry and Petrology 2 works
  7. 7 Groundwater flow and contamination studies Environmental Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Historical Geography and Cartography Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  9. 9 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 1 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 available31.0%not open69.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indiana Geological and Water Survey's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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