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Instituto Geofísico del Perú

In research, Instituto Geofísico del Perú stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,454 of 21,541 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,690 of 2,661 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,102
of 42,892
Rank in Peru
#9
of 110
Research works
345
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
30.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Instituto Geofísico del Perú 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 #7,454 of 21,541 18.7%320
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,690 of 2,661 16.9%141

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Geofísico del Perú 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26.28× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.42× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.91× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.53× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.11× 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, 26.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Geofísico del Perú?

Ranked on the composite score, R. F. Woodman, O. Veliz and Hernando Tavera lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Geofísico del Perú.

  1. 1 R. F. Woodman Peru · #51,474 worldwide 315 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 O. Veliz Peru · #925,484 worldwide 35 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Hernando Tavera Peru · #1,235,763 worldwide 26 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Marco Milla Peru · #1,317,449 worldwide 19 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Geofísico del Perú

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Geofísico del Perú?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Subduction, Geodetic Measurements, Global Warming, Hydrological Cycle, Hydrological Modeling and Solar Wind.

▲ 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 Change11▲ 9.6×28 topics
  2. Remote Sensing6▲ 11×13 topics
  3. Subduction4▲ 127×3 topics
  4. Geodetic Measurements3▲ 66×2 topics
  5. Global Warming3▲ 16×5 topics
  6. Hydrological Cycle3▲ 64×2 topics
  7. Data Assimilation3▲ 38×3 topics
  8. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 26×5 topics
  9. Solar Wind3▲ 64×2 topics
  10. Air Quality2▲ 31×3 topics
  11. Earthquakes2▲ 98×1 topic
  12. Ocean Circulation2▲ 43×3 topics
  13. Plate Boundaries2▲ 98×1 topic
  14. Sea Level Rise2▲ 43×3 topics
  15. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  16. Electron Acceleration2▲ 76×2 topics
  17. Ionospheric Anomalies2▲ 131×1 topic
  18. Seismic Electromagnetics2▲ 131×1 topic
  19. Convective Parameterization2▲ 87×1 topic
  20. Ensemble Kalman Filter2▲ 47×1 topic
  21. Ionosphere2▲ 78×1 topic
  22. Magnetosphere2▲ 78×1 topic
  23. Climate Modeling2▲ 58×1 topic
  24. Extreme Events2▲ 48×1 topic
  25. Tectonic Evolution2▲ 170×2 topics
  26. Tomography2▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Andean Geodynamics2▲ 478×1 topic
  28. Caribbean Plate Boundary2▲ 478×1 topic
  29. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Precipitation2▲ 73×2 topics
  31. Satellite Observations1▲ 33×3 topics
  32. Validation1▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Forest Fires1▲ 69×1 topic
  34. Hydrology1▲ 23×3 topics
  35. Wildfire Activity1▲ 69×1 topic
  36. Estimation1▲ 65×1 topic
  37. Plate Tectonics1▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Satellite1▲ 142×1 topic
  39. Seismic Noise1▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Surface Wave1▲ 54×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto Geofísico del Perú publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: earthquake and tectonic studies, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics.

earthquake and tectonic …2earthquake and tectonic studies: 2 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and…2Earthquake Detection and Analysis: 2 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…2Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 2 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…2Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 2 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 2 fractional worksGeological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems1Fire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional worksPrecipitation Measuremen…1Precipitation Measurement and Analysis: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 impact on air q…1COVID-19 impact on air quality: 1 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 1 fractional works
GeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceAstronomy and AstrophysicsGlobal and Planetary Change

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

  1. 1 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 2 works
  2. 2 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  3. 3 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 2 works
  4. 4 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  5. 5 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 2 works
  7. 7 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 1 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 impact on air quality Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 1 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 available57.9%not open42.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.0%domestic only48.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Geofísico del Perú's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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