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Institute of Geological Sciences

In research, Institute of Geological Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,350 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 26.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,854
of 28,054 · #11,322 all time
Rank in Armenia
#15
of 28
Research works
514
▲ 134% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
21.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
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 #8,350 of 12,888 13.0%93 #6636

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).

What does Institute of Geological Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 26.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 44.6 works27×
← 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: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26.64× its world share, 45 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.79× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.01× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.01× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 26.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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, Plate Tectonics, Holocene, Sea Level, Thermodynamic Modeling and Geochronology.

▲ 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 Change15▲ 5.3×40 topics
  2. Remote Sensing11▲ 8.7×20 topics
  3. Tectonics10▲ 79×3 topics
  4. Plate Tectonics10▲ 59×3 topics
  5. Holocene6▲ 49×3 topics
  6. Sea Level6▲ 58×2 topics
  7. Thermodynamic Modeling6▲ 49×2 topics
  8. Geochronology6▲ 80×1 topic
  9. Zircon6▲ 80×1 topic
  10. Machine Learning6▲ 1.66×13 topics
  11. Geological Mapping5▲ 55×2 topics
  12. Paleoclimatology5▲ 55×2 topics
  13. Subduction5▲ 60×3 topics
  14. Glacial Cycles5▲ 65×1 topic
  15. Hyperspectral Imaging5▲ 15×4 topics
  16. Monsoon Dynamics5▲ 65×1 topic
  17. Support Vector Machines4▲ 13×2 topics
  18. Renewable Energy4▲ 2.8×9 topics
  19. Compositional Data Analysis4▲ 57×1 topic
  20. Mineral Prospectivity4▲ 57×1 topic
  21. Water Quality4▲ 9.1×10 topics
  22. Earthquakes4▲ 63×1 topic
  23. Plate Boundaries4▲ 63×1 topic
  24. Sedimentation3▲ 58×2 topics
  25. Tectonic Evolution3▲ 142×3 topics
  26. Continental Margin3▲ 48×2 topics
  27. Crustal Structure3▲ 48×2 topics
  28. Geochemistry3▲ 49×4 topics
  29. Tomography3▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Arctic3▲ 24×4 topics
  31. Marine Sediments3▲ 45×2 topics
  32. GIS-based Modeling3▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Paleoproductivity3▲ 92×1 topic
  34. Paleoredox3▲ 92×1 topic
  35. Crystal Structure Prediction3▲ 55×1 topic
  36. Mantle Dynamics3▲ 55×1 topic
  37. Groundwater3▲ 30×5 topics
  38. Sediment Transport3▲ 15×5 topics
  39. Crustal Deformation2▲ 186×2 topics
  40. Alpine orogeny2▲ 418×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 6 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 5 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…4Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 4 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …4earthquake and tectonic studies: 4 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 3 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 3 fractional worksGeological Formations an…2Geological Formations and Processes Exploration: 2 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 2 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 2 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 2 fractional works
GeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceArtificial IntelligencePaleontology3 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 6 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 5 works
  3. 3 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  4. 4 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 4 works
  5. 5 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 3 works
  6. 6 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 3 works
  7. 7 Geological Formations and Processes Exploration Geophysics 2 works
  8. 8 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 2 works
  9. 9 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  10. 10 Landslides and related hazards 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 available54.2%not open45.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors77.6%domestic only22.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 134% 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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