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Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica

In research, Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,311 of 12,888 worldwide), Geophysics (#142 of 237 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,091 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 133.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,991
of 28,054 · #9,700 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#129
of 221
Research works
1.1k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
29.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica 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 #7,311 of 12,888 17.2%159 #6093
GeophysicsSubfield #142 of 237 18.9%78 #195
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,091 of 1,209 17.9%103 #1480

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica 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#6,093 #7,311
  2. Geophysics#195 #142
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#1,480 #1,091
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 Sciences, Academia Sinica specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 133.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 77.6 works134×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 103.0 works40×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 39.56× its world share, 103 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.94× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.71× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 39.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica?

Ranked on the composite score, Der‐Chuen Lee, Kuo‐Lung Wang and Typhoon Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica.

  1. 1 Der‐Chuen Lee Taiwan · #49,799 worldwide 377 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Kuo‐Lung Wang Taiwan · #121,705 worldwide 282 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Typhoon Lee Taiwan · #437,734 worldwide 131 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Yoshiyuki Iizuka Taiwan · #479,816 worldwide 291 citations · 67 works
  5. 5 Wen‐Tzong Liang Taiwan · #519,387 worldwide 77 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Tzen‐Fu Yui Taiwan · #549,464 worldwide 192 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Shiann‐Jong Lee Taiwan · #604,834 worldwide 89 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Chung‐Ho Wang Taiwan · #620,604 worldwide 173 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Bor‐Shouh Huang Taiwan · #726,760 worldwide 131 citations · 65 works
  10. 10 Wu‐Cheng Chi Taiwan · #779,303 worldwide 46 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plate Tectonics, Geodetic Measurements, Tomography, Subduction, Earthquakes, Plate Boundaries, Tectonics and Thermodynamic Modeling.

▲ 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. Plate Tectonics34▲ 135×3 topics
  2. Geodetic Measurements26▲ 146×2 topics
  3. Tomography25▲ 82×2 topics
  4. Subduction24▲ 200×2 topics
  5. Earthquakes24▲ 253×1 topic
  6. Plate Boundaries24▲ 253×1 topic
  7. Tectonics18▲ 89×3 topics
  8. Climate Change17▲ 3.8×28 topics
  9. Thermodynamic Modeling16▲ 86×2 topics
  10. Geochronology16▲ 141×1 topic
  11. Zircon16▲ 141×1 topic
  12. Superconductivity15▲ 53×4 topics
  13. Crystal Structure Prediction15▲ 188×1 topic
  14. Mantle Dynamics15▲ 188×1 topic
  15. Machine Learning11▲ 1.99×7 topics
  16. Seismic Noise10▲ 125×1 topic
  17. Surface Wave10▲ 125×1 topic
  18. Remote Sensing9▲ 4.3×13 topics
  19. Ionospheric Anomalies8▲ 117×1 topic
  20. Seismic Electromagnetics8▲ 117×1 topic
  21. Earthquake Detection7▲ 208×1 topic
  22. Seismic Signals7▲ 208×1 topic
  23. Holocene5▲ 24×3 topics
  24. Sea Level4▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Sea Level Rise4▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Paleoclimatology4▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Continental Margin4▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Crustal Structure4▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Glacial Cycles4▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Monsoon Dynamics4▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 9.6×5 topics
  32. Hyperspectral Imaging4▲ 7.9×2 topics
  33. Solar System Abundances4▲ 46×1 topic
  34. Terrestrial Planets4▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Cenozoic Evolution4▲ 57×1 topic
  36. Rifting4▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Elastic Properties4▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Geological Mapping4▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Full-Waveform Tomography3▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Seismic Waveform Inversion3▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: earthquake and tectonic studies, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, High-pressure geophysics and materials and Seismic Waves and Analysis.

earthquake and tectonic …24earthquake and tectonic studies: 24 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 16 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 15 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 10 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 8 fractional worksSeismology and Earthquak…7Seismology and Earthquake Studies: 7 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 4 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 4 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies: 4 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 3 fractional works
GeophysicsArtificial IntelligenceAtmospheric ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysics1 others

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

  1. 1 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 24 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 16 works
  3. 3 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 15 works
  4. 4 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 10 works
  5. 5 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 8 works
  6. 6 Seismology and Earthquake Studies Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  7. 7 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  8. 8 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 4 works
  10. 10 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 3 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 available44.7%not open55.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.4%domestic only56.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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