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Institute of Geological Sciences

In research, Institute of Geological Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,065 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#3,194 of 3,551 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,100 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 29.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,462
of 28,054 · #7,793 all time
Rank in Ukraine
#128
of 309
Research works
1.7k
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Institute of Geological Sciences 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 #8,065 of 12,888 5.0%250 #5167
Environmental ScienceField #3,194 of 3,551 6.7%70 #4044
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,100 of 1,209 3.8%101 #1127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Geological Sciences 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#5,167 #8,065
  2. Environmental Science#4,044 #3,194
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#1,127 #1,100
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 Geological Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 29.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 31.4 works30×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 101.1 works21×
← 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: 1.07× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21.29× its world share, 101 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.17× its world share, 53 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.66× its world share, 70 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 21.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Geological Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, David Gray, S. R. C. Malin and R K Harrison lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Geological Sciences.

  1. 1 David Gray Ukraine · #221,645 worldwide 87 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 S. R. C. Malin Ukraine · #372,878 worldwide 65 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 R K Harrison Ukraine · #610,831 worldwide 98 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 D. R. Barraclough Ukraine · #911,778 worldwide 41 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Д. П. Хрущов Ukraine · #1,165,946 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Alexander Klimchouk Ukraine · #1,194,408 worldwide 47 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 N.N. Shatalov Ukraine · #1,319,731 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 N. Yakymchuk Ukraine · #1,388,408 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 M.S. Kovalchuk Ukraine · #1,483,875 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Geological Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Geological Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Tectonics, Holocene, Sea Level, Environmental Impact, Sedimentation and Hydrogen Production.

▲ 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 Change52▲ 6.4×50 topics
  2. Remote Sensing29▲ 7.9×26 topics
  3. Tectonics26▲ 71×3 topics
  4. Environmental Impact25▲ 4.9×30 topics
  5. Holocene22▲ 63×3 topics
  6. Sea Level22▲ 74×2 topics
  7. Sedimentation19▲ 115×2 topics
  8. Hydrogen Production17▲ 21×2 topics
  9. Gasification17▲ 83×2 topics
  10. Coal17▲ 346×1 topic
  11. Underground17▲ 346×1 topic
  12. Plate Tectonics16▲ 35×3 topics
  13. Renewable Energy16▲ 3.7×14 topics
  14. Mediterranean16▲ 57×3 topics
  15. Continental Margin14▲ 77×2 topics
  16. Crustal Structure14▲ 77×2 topics
  17. Black Sea14▲ 118×1 topic
  18. paleoceanography14▲ 156×1 topic
  19. Arctic12▲ 36×4 topics
  20. Water Resources12▲ 17×6 topics
  21. Financial Markets12▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Forest Biodiversity12▲ 199×1 topic
  23. Tourism Industry12▲ 199×1 topic
  24. Petroleum11▲ 75×2 topics
  25. geology11▲ 145×1 topic
  26. sedimentary basins11▲ 145×1 topic
  27. Biodiversity Conservation11▲ 9.6×6 topics
  28. Global Food Security11▲ 86×2 topics
  29. Tectonic Evolution10▲ 161×3 topics
  30. Energy Transition10▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Environmental Consequences10▲ 248×1 topic
  32. Warfare Ecology10▲ 248×1 topic
  33. Thermodynamic Modeling10▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Crustal Deformation10▲ 249×2 topics
  35. Geochronology10▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Zircon10▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Alpine orogeny9▲ 562×1 topic
  38. Carpathian-Pannonian region9▲ 562×1 topic
  39. Paleoproductivity9▲ 109×1 topic
  40. Paleoredox9▲ 109×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Geological Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mining and Gasification Technologies, Marine and environmental studies, Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine and Geological Studies and Exploration.

Mining and Gasification …17Mining and Gasification Technologies: 17 fractional worksMarine and environmental…14Marine and environmental studies: 14 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research in Ukraine: 12 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 11 fractional worksEnvironmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones: 10 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 10 fractional worksGeological Formations and Processes Exploration: 9 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratig…9Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 9 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 8 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 7 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringOceanographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeGeology5 others

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

  1. 1 Mining and Gasification Technologies Mechanical Engineering 17 works
  2. 2 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 14 works
  3. 3 Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine Global and Planetary Change 12 works
  4. 4 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 11 works
  5. 5 Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 10 works
  6. 6 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 10 works
  7. 7 Geological Formations and Processes Exploration Geophysics 9 works
  8. 8 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 9 works
  9. 9 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  10. 10 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 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 available39.3%not open60.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.6%domestic only63.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Geological Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 77% 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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