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Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics

In research, Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,911 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,777 of 6,636 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#863 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Oceanography and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 50.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,977
of 28,054 · #4,051 all time
Rank in China
#1,428
of 3,058
Research works
1.7k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics 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 #3,911 of 12,888 27.4%254 #2535
EngineeringField #2,777 of 6,636 34.4%68 #2515
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #863 of 1,209 23.3%112 #874

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics 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#2,535 #3,911
  2. Engineering#2,515 #2,777
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#874 #863
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 Geodesy and Geophysics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 50.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 47.0 works50×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 33.9 works45×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 112.2 works27×
  4. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 22.0 works19×
  5. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 37.4 works12×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26.79× its world share, 112 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.71× its world share, 68 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.18× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.00× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.09× 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, 26.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics?

Ranked on the composite score, E. C. Bullard, Friedrich Brünner and Weijian Mao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics.

  1. 1 E. C. Bullard China · #80,566 worldwide 266 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Friedrich Brünner China · #343,486 worldwide 73 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Weijian Mao China · #429,907 worldwide 72 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Torsten Mayer‐Gürr China · #766,916 worldwide 80 citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Helmut Woschitz China · #769,073 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Norbert Zehentner China · #944,126 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Yunbin Yuan China · #971,852 worldwide 63 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Houze Xu China · #1,032,897 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Sidao Ni China · #1,047,394 worldwide 83 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Hansheng Wang China · #1,102,314 worldwide 27 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Hydrological Modeling, Geodetic Measurements, Sea Level Rise, Remote Sensing, GRACE, groundwater depletion and Orbit Determination.

▲ 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 Change50▲ 7.0×29 topics
  2. Hydrological Modeling36▲ 57×5 topics
  3. Geodetic Measurements35▲ 121×2 topics
  4. Sea Level Rise32▲ 93×3 topics
  5. Remote Sensing29▲ 8.7×29 topics
  6. GRACE25▲ 183×1 topic
  7. groundwater depletion25▲ 183×1 topic
  8. Orbit Determination22▲ 198×2 topics
  9. GNSS22▲ 398×1 topic
  10. Global Navigation Satellite Systems22▲ 334×1 topic
  11. Solar Wind16▲ 63×2 topics
  12. Tomography15▲ 30×2 topics
  13. Plate Tectonics14▲ 33×3 topics
  14. Ionosphere13▲ 88×1 topic
  15. Magnetosphere13▲ 88×1 topic
  16. Subduction10▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Ocean Circulation10▲ 29×3 topics
  18. Data Assimilation10▲ 24×4 topics
  19. Earthquakes10▲ 65×1 topic
  20. Plate Boundaries10▲ 65×1 topic
  21. Geophysical Imaging9▲ 64×2 topics
  22. Sensor Fusion9▲ 32×3 topics
  23. Elastic Properties9▲ 44×2 topics
  24. Full-Waveform Tomography9▲ 80×1 topic
  25. Seismic Waveform Inversion9▲ 80×1 topic
  26. Seismic Noise8▲ 65×1 topic
  27. Surface Wave8▲ 65×1 topic
  28. Hydrology8▲ 22×4 topics
  29. Inertial Navigation Systems8▲ 105×1 topic
  30. Kalman Filtering8▲ 105×1 topic
  31. Ionospheric Anomalies7▲ 67×1 topic
  32. Seismic Electromagnetics7▲ 67×1 topic
  33. Global Warming7▲ 6.2×6 topics
  34. Hydrological Cycle7▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Satellite Observations6▲ 25×3 topics
  36. Crystal Structure Prediction6▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Mantle Dynamics6▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Validation5▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Arctic5▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Tectonics5▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, GNSS positioning and interference, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Geophysics and Gravity M…25Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 25 fractional worksGNSS positioning and interference: 22 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 13 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 10 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 9 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis8Seismic Waves and Analysis: 8 fractional worksInertial Sensor and Navigation: 8 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 7 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 6 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 5 fractional works
OceanographyAerospace EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsGeophysics1 others

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

  1. 1 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 25 works
  2. 2 GNSS positioning and interference Aerospace Engineering 22 works
  3. 3 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  4. 4 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 10 works
  5. 5 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 9 works
  6. 6 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 8 works
  7. 7 Inertial Sensor and Navigation Aerospace Engineering 8 works
  8. 8 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 7 works
  9. 9 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 6 works
  10. 10 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 5 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 available31.6%not open68.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.8%domestic only75.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower 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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