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Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

In research, Institute of Volcanology and Seismology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,337 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,183 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 94.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,398
of 28,054 · #22,956 all time
Rank in Russia
#752
of 1,062
Research works
817
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Institute of Volcanology and Seismology 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 #11,337 of 12,888 3.3%146 #12293
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,183 of 1,209 4.0%84 #2309

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 94.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 52.1 works95×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 84.2 works34×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 34.13× its world share, 84 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.67× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.82× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.54× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.25× 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, 34.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Volcanology and Seismology?

Ranked on the composite score, Alexander Belousov, Marina Belousova and В. В. Пономарева lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

  1. 1 Alexander Belousov Russia · #814,744 worldwide 105 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Marina Belousova Russia · #1,073,184 worldwide 73 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 В. В. Пономарева Russia · #1,118,656 worldwide 70 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 О.А. Гирина Russia · #1,147,297 worldwide 23 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Dmitry Melnikov Russia · #1,235,700 worldwide 35 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 E. I. Gordeev Russia · #1,250,125 worldwide 26 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 И. В. Мелекесцев Russia · #1,292,879 worldwide 45 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Alexander Gusev Russia · #1,313,318 worldwide 40 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 С. А. Федотов Russia · #1,405,392 worldwide 43 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Oleg Dirksen Russia · #1,473,712 worldwide 30 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Volcanology and Seismology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tectonics, Plate Tectonics, Thermodynamic Modeling, Geochronology, Zircon, Continental Margin, Crustal Structure and Arctic.

▲ 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. Tectonics38▲ 205×3 topics
  2. Plate Tectonics33▲ 137×3 topics
  3. Thermodynamic Modeling25▲ 139×2 topics
  4. Geochronology25▲ 229×1 topic
  5. Zircon25▲ 229×1 topic
  6. Continental Margin15▲ 156×2 topics
  7. Crustal Structure15▲ 156×2 topics
  8. Arctic15▲ 83×4 topics
  9. Geodetic Measurements14▲ 84×2 topics
  10. Subduction14▲ 123×2 topics
  11. Earthquakes14▲ 156×1 topic
  12. Plate Boundaries14▲ 156×1 topic
  13. Remote Sensing14▲ 7.1×6 topics
  14. Petroleum14▲ 180×1 topic
  15. geology14▲ 353×1 topic
  16. Machine Learning13▲ 2.6×4 topics
  17. Geological Mapping12▲ 92×2 topics
  18. Compositional Data Analysis12▲ 112×1 topic
  19. Mineral Prospectivity12▲ 112×1 topic
  20. Microbial Communities9▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Climate Change8▲ 1.91×20 topics
  22. Tomography8▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Anaerobic7▲ 68×1 topic
  24. Methane Oxidation7▲ 58×1 topic
  25. Superconductivity7▲ 26×3 topics
  26. Crystal Structure Prediction7▲ 91×1 topic
  27. Mantle Dynamics7▲ 91×1 topic
  28. Holocene6▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Sea Level6▲ 43×2 topics
  30. Geochemistry5▲ 52×3 topics
  31. Shale Gas5▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Ionospheric Anomalies4▲ 71×1 topic
  33. Pore Structure4▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Seismic Electromagnetics4▲ 71×1 topic
  35. Crystallographic Computing4▲ 184×1 topic
  36. Nonlinear Optical Materials4▲ 63×1 topic
  37. Gas Permeability4▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Mudstones4▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Gemstones3▲ 230×1 topic
  40. Petrology3▲ 230×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Volcanology and Seismology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geological Studies and Exploration and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping.

Geological and Geochemic…25Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 25 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 14 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 14 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 12 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 7 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics…7High-pressure geophysics and materials: 7 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 4 fractional worksCrystal Structures and Properties: 4 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 4 fractional worksMineralogy and Gemology Studies: 3 fractional works
GeophysicsGeologyArtificial IntelligenceEnvironmental Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 25 works
  2. 2 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 14 works
  3. 3 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 14 works
  4. 4 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  5. 5 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 7 works
  6. 6 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 7 works
  7. 7 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 4 works
  8. 8 Crystal Structures and Properties Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 works
  9. 9 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  10. 10 Mineralogy and Gemology Studies Geochemistry and Petrology 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 available25.8%not open74.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.5%domestic only75.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Volcanology and Seismology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher 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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