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Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional

In research, Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,728 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,603
of 42,892
Rank in Ecuador
#39
of 78
Research works
133
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
23.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #13,728 of 21,541 29.5%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional 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).

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: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 37.46× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.55× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 37.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional?

Ranked on the composite score, Mario Ruiz, Hugo Yépes and Minard L. Hall lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional.

  1. 1 Mario Ruiz Ecuador · #56,687 worldwide 375 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Hugo Yépes Ecuador · #253,230 worldwide 156 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Minard L. Hall Ecuador · #276,289 worldwide 155 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Patricia Mothes Ecuador · #819,946 worldwide 155 citations · 89 works
  5. 5 Aurore Laurendeau Ecuador · #868,971 worldwide 38 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Benjamin Bernard Ecuador · #964,459 worldwide 59 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Alexandra Alvarado Ecuador · #1,011,081 worldwide 77 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Stephen Hernández Ecuador · #1,239,629 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Patricio Ramón Ecuador · #1,345,641 worldwide 44 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Silvana Hidalgo Ecuador · #1,349,705 worldwide 28 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Subduction, Remote Sensing, Earthquakes, Plate Boundaries, Plate Tectonics, Climate Change, Tectonic Evolution and Andean Geodynamics.

▲ 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 22 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Subduction5▲ 305×3 topics
  2. Remote Sensing3▲ 12×10 topics
  3. Earthquakes3▲ 236×1 topic
  4. Plate Boundaries3▲ 236×1 topic
  5. Plate Tectonics3▲ 86×3 topics
  6. Climate Change3▲ 4.7×13 topics
  7. Andean Geodynamics2▲ 1233×1 topic
  8. Caribbean Plate Boundary2▲ 1233×1 topic
  9. Tectonic Evolution2▲ 408×2 topics
  10. Tectonics2▲ 72×2 topics
  11. Geochronology2▲ 122×1 topic
  12. Zircon2▲ 122×1 topic
  13. Machine Learning2▲ 2.4×2 topics
  14. Tomography2▲ 43×2 topics
  15. Citizen Science2▲ 75×2 topics
  16. Earthquake Detection1▲ 329×1 topic
  17. Seismic Signals1▲ 329×1 topic
  18. GIS-based Modeling1▲ 65×2 topics
  19. Ionospheric Anomalies1▲ 136×1 topic
  20. Seismic Electromagnetics1▲ 136×1 topic
  21. Hazard1▲ 68×1 topic
  22. Landslide1▲ 68×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: earthquake and tectonic studies, Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Seismology and Earthquake Studies.

earthquake and tectonic …3earthquake and tectonic studies: 3 fractional worksGeological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 2 fractional worksSeismology and Earthquake Studies: 1 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 1 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis1Seismic Waves and Analysis: 1 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 1 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 1 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 1 fractional worksRemote Sensing and Land Use: 0 fractional works
GeophysicsArtificial IntelligenceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEnvironmental Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 3 works
  2. 2 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 2 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Seismology and Earthquake Studies Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  5. 5 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  7. 7 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  8. 8 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing and Land Use Atmospheric Science 0 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 available54.3%not open45.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors71.7%domestic only28.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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