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Institute of Earth Environment

In research, Institute of Earth Environment stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,001 of 12,888 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#157 of 1,209 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#755 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis — Atmospheric Science is 53.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,541
of 28,054 · #2,459 all time
Rank in China
#448
of 3,058
Research works
1.5k
▲ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
38.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Institute of Earth Environment 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 #1,001 of 12,888 28.0%356 #1718
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #157 of 1,209 25.2%147 #378
Environmental ScienceField #755 of 3,551 29.1%149 #1139
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #153 of 301 23.3%96 #352

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Earth Environment 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#1,718 #1,001
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences#378 #157
  3. Environmental Science#1,139 #755
  4. Atmospheric Science#352 #153
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 Institute of Earth Environment specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 53.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 96.4 works53×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 146.6 works23×
  3. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 30.4 works14×
  4. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 42.4 works14×
← 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: 1.59× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.08× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 22.72× its world share, 147 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.66× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.28× its world share, 149 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.77× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 22.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Earth Environment?

Ranked on the composite score, Zhisheng An, Yunqiang Wang and Youbin Sun lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Earth Environment.

  1. 1 Zhisheng An China · #22,288 worldwide 1.8k citations · 130 works
  2. 2 Yunqiang Wang China · #94,275 worldwide 419 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Youbin Sun China · #106,999 worldwide 424 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Yanjun Cai China · #121,445 worldwide 360 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Weiguo Liu China · #418,421 worldwide 352 citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Weijian Zhou China · #586,487 worldwide 220 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Xiaolin Hou China · #700,741 worldwide 129 citations · 60 works
  8. 8 Xiaoke Qiang China · #719,836 worldwide 150 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Yougui Song China · #773,656 worldwide 232 citations · 55 works
  10. 10 Jiaju Zhao China · #866,582 worldwide 87 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Earth Environment

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Earth Environment?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Paleoclimatology, Holocene, Remote Sensing, Sea Level, Solar Influence, Glacial Cycles and Monsoon Dynamics.

▲ 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 Change129▲ 12×62 topics
  2. Paleoclimatology46▲ 134×2 topics
  3. Remote Sensing39▲ 7.7×27 topics
  4. Holocene39▲ 82×3 topics
  5. Sea Level38▲ 96×2 topics
  6. Solar Influence37▲ 127×2 topics
  7. Glacial Cycles36▲ 133×1 topic
  8. Monsoon Dynamics36▲ 133×1 topic
  9. Health Effects36▲ 14×13 topics
  10. Air Quality31▲ 41×5 topics
  11. Particulate Matter27▲ 43×2 topics
  12. Global Warming27▲ 16×12 topics
  13. Chemical Composition24▲ 63×2 topics
  14. Atmospheric Aerosols24▲ 105×1 topic
  15. Black Carbon24▲ 105×1 topic
  16. Oxidative Stress22▲ 3.3×7 topics
  17. Mortality21▲ 9.0×4 topics
  18. Air Pollution20▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease20▲ 4.4×5 topics
  20. Fine Particulate Air Pollution20▲ 51×1 topic
  21. Global Burden of Disease20▲ 19×1 topic
  22. Extreme Events19▲ 54×2 topics
  23. Microbial Communities16▲ 9.2×7 topics
  24. Water Quality16▲ 9.7×11 topics
  25. Hydrological Cycle16▲ 40×2 topics
  26. Hydrology16▲ 30×4 topics
  27. Land Use Change14▲ 11×7 topics
  28. Toxicity13▲ 7.5×8 topics
  29. Ocean Circulation13▲ 24×3 topics
  30. Nutrient Limitation13▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Ecosystem Functioning12▲ 16×6 topics
  32. Satellite Observations12▲ 31×3 topics
  33. Ecosystem Resilience12▲ 20×5 topics
  34. Environmental Impacts11▲ 10×7 topics
  35. Greenhouse Gas Emissions11▲ 9.5×4 topics
  36. Tectonics11▲ 22×3 topics
  37. Soil Carbon Sequestration10▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Climate Modeling10▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Precipitation Extremes10▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Sediment Transport10▲ 15×5 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Earth Environment publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Climate variability and models.

Geology and Paleoclimato…36Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 36 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 24 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 20 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 10 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 10 fractional worksTree-ring climate responses: 9 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 8 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 8 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 8 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 7 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisGlobal and Planetary ChangeSoil Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 36 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 24 works
  3. 3 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 20 works
  4. 4 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 10 works
  5. 5 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 10 works
  6. 6 Tree-ring climate responses Atmospheric Science 9 works
  7. 7 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 8 works
  8. 8 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 8 works
  9. 9 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 8 works
  10. 10 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 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 available33.9%not open66.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.9%domestic only59.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Earth Environment's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% higher 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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