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Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering

In research, Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,839 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#664 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 65.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,183
of 28,054 · #7,583 all time
Rank in Italy
#176
of 618
Research works
647
▲ 58% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
24.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering 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 #3,839 of 12,888 28.3%143 #4957
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #664 of 1,209 32.4%78 #1051

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering 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 Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 65.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 37.4 works66×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 78.3 works31×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 30.59× its world share, 78 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.63× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.40× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 30.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrea Billi, A. Sposato and Alessandro Bosman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering.

  1. 1 Andrea Billi Italy · #183,136 worldwide 233 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 A. Sposato Italy · #210,634 worldwide 125 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Alessandro Bosman Italy · #257,073 worldwide 85 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Paolo Messina Italy · #356,266 worldwide 131 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Giancarlo Ciotoli Italy · #474,547 worldwide 129 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Giuseppe Cavuoto Italy · #709,250 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Biagio Giaccio Italy · #721,806 worldwide 156 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Massimiliano Moscatelli Italy · #855,758 worldwide 37 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Ilaria Mazzini Italy · #906,269 worldwide 87 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Gian Paolo Cavinato Italy · #961,467 worldwide 56 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Subduction, Holocene, Remote Sensing, Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Geodetic Measurements and Earthquakes.

▲ 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 Change20▲ 4.6×36 topics
  2. Subduction15▲ 128×3 topics
  3. Remote Sensing14▲ 7.1×17 topics
  4. Holocene14▲ 73×3 topics
  5. Plate Tectonics13▲ 54×3 topics
  6. Tectonics13▲ 68×3 topics
  7. Geodetic Measurements13▲ 71×2 topics
  8. Earthquakes12▲ 130×1 topic
  9. Plate Boundaries12▲ 130×1 topic
  10. Sea Level11▲ 69×2 topics
  11. Paleoclimatology10▲ 72×2 topics
  12. Glacial Cycles10▲ 87×1 topic
  13. Monsoon Dynamics10▲ 87×1 topic
  14. Geochronology9▲ 83×1 topic
  15. Zircon9▲ 83×1 topic
  16. Tomography8▲ 26×3 topics
  17. Mediterranean8▲ 51×4 topics
  18. Environmental Impact7▲ 2.4×19 topics
  19. GIS-based Modeling6▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Sedimentation5▲ 57×2 topics
  21. Risk Assessment5▲ 4.6×3 topics
  22. Hazard5▲ 40×1 topic
  23. Landslide5▲ 40×1 topic
  24. Biogeography4▲ 9.8×7 topics
  25. Cultural Heritage4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  26. Seismic Noise4▲ 54×1 topic
  27. Surface Wave4▲ 54×1 topic
  28. Fluvial Systems4▲ 91×1 topic
  29. Sequence Stratigraphy4▲ 91×1 topic
  30. Hominin Genetics4▲ 107×1 topic
  31. Paleolithic Archaeology4▲ 107×1 topic
  32. Superconductivity4▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Metal Recovery4▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Groundwater4▲ 26×5 topics
  35. Crystal Structure Prediction3▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Mantle Dynamics3▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Tectonic Evolution3▲ 96×3 topics
  38. Geological Mapping3▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Ground Motion3▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Seismic Engineering3▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: earthquake and tectonic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Landslides and related hazards.

earthquake and tectonic …12earthquake and tectonic studies: 12 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 10 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 9 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 5 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 4 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 4 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 4 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 3 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 3 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 3 fractional works
GeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEarth-Surface Processes3 others

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

  1. 1 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 12 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 10 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 9 works
  4. 4 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 5 works
  5. 5 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 4 works
  6. 6 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 4 works
  7. 7 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 4 works
  8. 8 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 3 works
  9. 9 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 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 available54.0%not open46.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.4%domestic only69.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 58% 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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