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Institute of Geography

In research, Institute of Geography stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,998 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 12.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,389
of 28,054 · #36,159 all time
Rank in Azerbaijan
#36
of 42
Research works
552
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Institute of Geography 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 #11,998 of 12,888 4.4%61 #19210

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 24.1 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: 1.91× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12.38× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.97× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.85× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.48× its world share, 39 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 12.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Geography?

Ranked on the composite score, Т. Г. Нефедова, В. П. Чичагов and В. В. Виноградова lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Geography.

  1. 1 Т. Г. Нефедова Azerbaijan · #506,351 worldwide 16 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 В. П. Чичагов Azerbaijan · #1,556,215 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 В. В. Виноградова Azerbaijan · #1,601,661 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Geography

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Geography?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Economic Security, Legal Regulation, Transport Policy, Culture, Ethnicity and Holocene.

▲ 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 Change22▲ 6.5×33 topics
  2. Remote Sensing11▲ 7.4×18 topics
  3. Economic Security10▲ 38×4 topics
  4. Sustainable Development9▲ 4.8×20 topics
  5. Culture9▲ 14×4 topics
  6. Legal Regulation9▲ 34×1 topic
  7. Transport Policy9▲ 60×1 topic
  8. Ethnicity9▲ 20×3 topics
  9. Holocene9▲ 63×2 topics
  10. Sea Level9▲ 75×2 topics
  11. Mediterranean8▲ 74×2 topics
  12. Strategic Planning8▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Sustainability8▲ 2.8×16 topics
  14. Air Force8▲ 54×1 topic
  15. Islam8▲ 31×1 topic
  16. Modernization8▲ 36×1 topic
  17. Social Influence8▲ 30×1 topic
  18. Black Sea8▲ 163×1 topic
  19. paleoceanography8▲ 216×1 topic
  20. Migration7▲ 17×7 topics
  21. Geographical Analysis6▲ 104×2 topics
  22. Arctic6▲ 41×4 topics
  23. Microbial Communities6▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Economic Growth5▲ 5.0×6 topics
  25. Paleosols5▲ 265×1 topic
  26. Soil Evolution5▲ 265×1 topic
  27. Regional Development5▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Agriculture5▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Food Security5▲ 7.5×5 topics
  30. Biodiversity5▲ 5.1×5 topics
  31. Hydrology5▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Sediment Transport5▲ 23×3 topics
  33. Labor Market4▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Demographic Dynamics4▲ 84×1 topic
  35. Rural Transformation4▲ 84×1 topic
  36. Geopolitics4▲ 19×4 topics
  37. Water Quality4▲ 7.1×4 topics
  38. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 6.7×6 topics
  39. International Relations3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  40. Permafrost3▲ 55×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Geography publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Military Technology and Strategies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Marine and environmental studies.

Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 9 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 8 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…8Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 8 fractional worksMarine and environmental…8Marine and environmental studies: 8 fractional worksSoil and Environmental S…5Soil and Environmental Studies: 5 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic …4Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 4 fractional worksWater Resources and Mana…3Water Resources and Management: 3 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 2 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Technology: 2 fractional works
TransportationAerospace EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceOceanography5 others

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

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 9 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  4. 4 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 8 works
  5. 5 Soil and Environmental Studies Soil Science 5 works
  6. 6 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 4 works
  7. 7 Water Resources and Management Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 2 works
  9. 9 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 2 works
  10. 10 Environmental Sustainability and Technology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 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 available53.7%not open46.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Geography's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower 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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