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Institutul Geologic al României

In research, Institutul Geologic al României stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,872 of 17,446 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,626 of 2,224 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,978
of 34,923
Rank in Romania
#100
of 174
Research works
330
▲ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.2k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Institutul Geologic al României

What is Institutul Geologic al României 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 #11,872 of 17,446 3.3%281
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,626 of 2,224 4.2%123

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institutul Geologic al României 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Institutul Geologic al României work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Institutul Geologic al României is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (35%), Environmental Science (16%), Engineering (14%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 46 fractional works · 82.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20 fractional works · 35.4% of its workGeophysics: 8 fractional works · 14.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 5 fractional works · 8.5% of its workGeology: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 15.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 14.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.0% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitutulGeologic al…55fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences2035.4%
    2. Environmental Science915.6%
    3. Engineering814.0%
    4. Computer Science35.8%
    5. Materials Science35.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy24.5%
    7. Energy11.5%
    8. Chemistry00.4%
    1. Health Professions23.4%
    2. Medicine23.4%
    3. Dentistry11.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.1%
    1. Arts and Humanities23.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.8%
    3. Social Sciences00.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 22.54× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.13× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.45× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.48× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 22.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.54×20 works
  2. Environmental Science3.13×9 works
  3. Dentistry2.48×1 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.02×2 works
  5. Energy1.63×1 works
  6. Materials Science1.45×3 works
  7. Health Professions1.29×2 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.13×2 works
  9. Engineering0.93×8 works
  10. Computer Science0.74×3 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.69×2 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.39×1 works
  13. Chemistry0.25×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.24×0 works
  15. Medicine0.18×2 works
  16. Social Sciences0.03×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institutul Geologic al României?

Ranked on the quality score, Viorel Ilinca, Tudor Berza and C. Berbente lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institutul Geologic al României.

  1. 1 Viorel Ilinca Romania · #2,301,553 worldwide 182 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Tudor Berza Romania · #2,570,892 worldwide 1.1k citations · 36 works
  3. 3 C. Berbente Romania · #3,480,657 worldwide 210 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Eugenia Iamandei Romania · #3,939,715 worldwide 209 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Delia Cristina Papp Romania · #4,230,462 worldwide 112 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Iustina Popescu Romania · #4,266,311 worldwide 71 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Delia-Georgeta Dumitraş Romania · #4,552,324 worldwide 532 citations · 56 works
  8. 8 Elie Carafoli Romania · #4,594,021 worldwide 88 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Anca Isac Romania · #4,597,108 worldwide 44 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Diana Perșa Romania · #4,603,607 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Institutul Geologic al României

What are the most cited papers from Institutul Geologic al României?

The most cited paper from Institutul Geologic al României is "Phosphogypsum circular economy considerations: A critical review from more than 65 storage sites worldwide" (Essaïd Bilal et al., 2023), with 256 citations. Next come "Influence of Mediterranean sea‐level changes on the Dacic Basin (Eastern Paratethys) during the late Neogene: the Mediterranean Lago Mare facies deciphered" (168) and "Upper Cretaceous Magmatic Series and Associated Mineralisation in the Carpathian – Balkan Orogen" (156).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Phosphogypsum circular economy considerations: A critical review from more than 65 storage sites worldwide Essaïd Bilal et al. · Journal of Cleaner Production Open access 23 May 2023 256
2 Influence of Mediterranean sea‐level changes on the Dacic Basin (Eastern Paratethys) during the late Neogene: the Mediterranean Lago Mare facies deciphered Georges Clauzon, Jean‐Pierre Suc, Speranta‐Maria Popescu et al. · Basin Research 6 Jul 2005 168
3 Upper Cretaceous Magmatic Series and Associated Mineralisation in the Carpathian – Balkan Orogen Tudor Berza, Emil M. Constantinescu, SLerban–Nicolae VLAD · Resource Geology Dec 1998 156
4 Ultramafic Xenoliths in Plio-Pleistocene Alkali Basalts from the Eastern Transylvanian Basin: Depleted Mantle Enriched by Vein Metasomatism Orlando Vaselli, Hilary Downes, MATTHEW F. THIRLWALL et al. · Journal of Petrology Feb 1995 148
5 Landslide databases in the Geological Surveys of Europe Gerardo Herrera et al. · Landslides Open access 27 Oct 2017 145
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institutul Geologic al României?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Geochemistry, Tectonics, Hyperspectral Imaging, Geochronology, Zircon, Environmental Impacts and Toxicity.

▲ 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-now 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. Remote Sensing7▲ 10×11 topics
  2. Climate Change5▲ 3.2×14 topics
  3. Geochemistry4▲ 119×4 topics
  4. Environmental Impact4▲ 4.4×10 topics
  5. Tectonics4▲ 53×3 topics
  6. Environmental Impacts4▲ 23×4 topics
  7. Geochronology4▲ 91×1 topic
  8. Hyperspectral Imaging4▲ 24×4 topics
  9. Zircon4▲ 91×1 topic
  10. Machine Learning3▲ 1.85×2 topics
  11. Toxicity3▲ 14×4 topics
  12. Health Effects3▲ 9.4×4 topics
  13. Radionuclides3▲ 146×2 topics
  14. Compositional Data Analysis3▲ 83×1 topic
  15. Mineral Prospectivity3▲ 83×1 topic
  16. Cultural Heritage2▲ 8.6×6 topics
  17. Raman Spectroscopy2▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Risk Assessment2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  19. Biodiversity2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  20. Rare Earth Elements2▲ 26×3 topics
  21. Crystal Growth2▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Gemstones2▲ 351×1 topic
  23. Petrology2▲ 351×1 topic
  24. Crystallographic Computing2▲ 266×1 topic
  25. Ecosystem Services2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  26. Hazard2▲ 51×1 topic
  27. Ionizing Radiation2▲ 50×1 topic
  28. Landslide2▲ 51×1 topic
  29. Nonlinear Optical Materials2▲ 88×1 topic
  30. Radon2▲ 152×1 topic
  31. Remediation2▲ 46×2 topics
  32. Conservation2▲ 7.6×5 topics
  33. Geoheritage2▲ 444×1 topic
  34. Geotourism2▲ 444×1 topic
  35. Holocene2▲ 28×3 topics
  36. Heavy Metals2▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Ionospheric Anomalies2▲ 79×1 topic
  38. Manganese Oxides2▲ 97×1 topic
  39. Sedimentary Rocks2▲ 97×1 topic
  40. Seismic Electromagnetics2▲ 79×1 topic

Which research topics does Institutul Geologic al României publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Mineralogy and Gemology Studies and Crystal Structures and Properties.

Geological and Geochemic…4Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 4 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…3Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 3 fractional worksMineralogy and Gemology Studies: 2 fractional worksCrystal Structures and Properties: 2 fractional worksLandslides and related h…2Landslides and related hazards: 2 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon Measurements: 2 fractional worksGeotourism and Geoheritage Conservation: 2 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and…2Earthquake Detection and Analysis: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis: 2 fractional worksGeological Formations and Processes Exploration: 2 fractional works
GeophysicsArtificial IntelligenceGeochemistry and PetrologyElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials3 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 4 works
  2. 2 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  3. 3 Mineralogy and Gemology Studies Geochemistry and Petrology 2 works
  4. 4 Crystal Structures and Properties Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2 works
  5. 5 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  6. 6 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  7. 7 Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation Geology 2 works
  8. 8 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 2 works
  10. 10 Geological Formations and Processes Exploration Geophysics 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 available35.1%not open64.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institutul Geologic al României's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Institutul Geologic al României as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Institutul Geologic al României0.00023% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institutul Geologic al României over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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