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Institut de Recherches Géologiques et Minières

In research, Institut de Recherches Géologiques et Minières stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,207 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 16.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,143
of 28,054 · #22,624 all time
Rank in Cameroon
#9
of 25
Research works
322
▲ 156% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Institut de Recherches Géologiques et Minières 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 #7,207 of 12,888 14.6%110 #12369

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Recherches Géologiques et Minières 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 Institut de Recherches Géologiques et Minières specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 16.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 33.7 works16×
← 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: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16.24× its world share, 34 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.94× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.89× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.08× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 16.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Recherches Géologiques et Minières?

Ranked on the composite score, Festus Tongwa Aka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Recherches Géologiques et Minières.

  1. 1 Festus Tongwa Aka Cameroon · #1,572,420 worldwide 36 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Recherches Géologiques et Minières

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Recherches Géologiques et Minières?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Plate Tectonics, Support Vector Machines, Tectonics, Geological Mapping, Compositional Data Analysis, Mineral Prospectivity and Machine 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 Sensing18▲ 11×17 topics
  2. Machine Learning14▲ 3.2×11 topics
  3. Plate Tectonics11▲ 56×3 topics
  4. Environmental Impact11▲ 4.8×17 topics
  5. Support Vector Machines11▲ 25×3 topics
  6. Climate Change10▲ 2.9×28 topics
  7. Tectonics10▲ 64×3 topics
  8. Geological Mapping10▲ 90×2 topics
  9. Compositional Data Analysis10▲ 108×1 topic
  10. Mineral Prospectivity10▲ 108×1 topic
  11. Environmental Impacts8▲ 21×6 topics
  12. Geochronology7▲ 82×1 topic
  13. Zircon7▲ 82×1 topic
  14. Toxicity7▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Health Effects6▲ 7.4×4 topics
  16. Ionizing Radiation6▲ 61×3 topics
  17. Geochemistry5▲ 67×2 topics
  18. Radionuclides5▲ 103×2 topics
  19. Rare Earth Elements5▲ 27×3 topics
  20. Manganese Oxides5▲ 126×1 topic
  21. Sedimentary Rocks5▲ 126×1 topic
  22. Subduction5▲ 50×2 topics
  23. Water Quality4▲ 8.3×8 topics
  24. GIS4▲ 42×3 topics
  25. Continental Margin4▲ 47×2 topics
  26. Crustal Structure4▲ 47×2 topics
  27. Lung Cancer4▲ 17×1 topic
  28. Radon4▲ 124×1 topic
  29. Groundwater Potential3▲ 105×1 topic
  30. Machine Learning Models3▲ 105×1 topic
  31. Cenozoic Evolution3▲ 64×1 topic
  32. Rifting3▲ 64×1 topic
  33. Geodetic Measurements3▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Groundwater3▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Heavy Metals3▲ 9.3×4 topics
  36. Isotopes3▲ 68×2 topics
  37. Remediation3▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Earthquakes3▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Plate Boundaries3▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Precipitation3▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut de Recherches Géologiques et Minières publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis and Radioactivity and Radon Measurements.

Geochemistry and Geologi…10Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 10 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 7 fractional worksGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis: 5 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon Measurements: 4 fractional worksGroundwater and Watershed Analysis: 3 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies: 3 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 3 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 3 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 2 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 2 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceGeophysicsGeochemistry and PetrologyRadiological and Ultrasound Technology4 others

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

  1. 1 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 7 works
  3. 3 Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 5 works
  4. 4 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 4 works
  5. 5 Groundwater and Watershed Analysis Environmental Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 3 works
  7. 7 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 3 works
  8. 8 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 3 works
  9. 9 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 2 works
  10. 10 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 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 available49.3%not open50.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.1%domestic only47.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Recherches Géologiques et Minières's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 156% 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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