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International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics

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Research works
27
▲ 88% vs 2013–17
Citations
606
22.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.90× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.44× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 3.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 9.27× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.81× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics?

Ranked on the composite score, W. Heiskanen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics.

  1. 1 W. Heiskanen Germany · #392,769 worldwide 33 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics

Which keywords describe research at International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Geodetic Measurements, Hydrological Modeling, Geomagnetic Field, Magnetosome Formation, Remote Sensing, Anaerobic and Historical Analysis.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change3▲ 4.2×12 topics
  2. Geodetic Measurements2▲ 50×2 topics
  3. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 32×3 topics
  4. Remote Sensing2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  5. Geomagnetic Field2▲ 132×1 topic
  6. Magnetosome Formation2▲ 132×1 topic
  7. Sustainable Development2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  8. Machine Learning1▲ 2.5×3 topics
  9. Anaerobic1▲ 78×1 topic
  10. Historical Analysis1▲ 122×2 topics
  11. Methane Oxidation1▲ 66×1 topic
  12. Plate Tectonics1▲ 23×3 topics
  13. Geospatial Crowdsourcing1▲ 170×1 topic
  14. Sustainability1▲ 2.5×4 topics
  15. Volunteered Geographic Information1▲ 170×1 topic
  16. Biomedical Science1▲ 194×1 topic
  17. Health Research1▲ 65×1 topic
  18. Sea Level Rise1▲ 33×3 topics
  19. Bibliometric Analysis1▲ 82×1 topic
  20. Civil Engineering1▲ 60×1 topic
  21. Construction1▲ 36×1 topic
  22. GRACE1▲ 79×1 topic
  23. Research Evaluation1▲ 175×1 topic
  24. Structural Health Monitoring1▲ 38×2 topics
  25. Subduction1▲ 37×2 topics
  26. groundwater depletion1▲ 79×1 topic

Which research topics does International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil Geostatistics and Mapping, Soil erosion and sediment transport, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research and Space Technology and Applications.

Soil Geostatistics and M…0Soil Geostatistics and Mapping: 0 fractional worksSoil erosion and sedimen…0Soil erosion and sediment transport: 0 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 0 fractional worksSpace Technology and App…0Space Technology and Applications: 0 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …0Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 0 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 0 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental Monitoring…0Environmental Monitoring and Data Management: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 impact on air quality: 0 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 0 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringSoil ScienceInstrumentationElectrical and Electronic Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Soil Geostatistics and Mapping Environmental Engineering 0 works
  2. 2 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 0 works
  3. 3 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 0 works
  4. 4 Space Technology and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 0 works
  6. 6 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  7. 7 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  8. 8 Environmental Monitoring and Data Management Geology 0 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 impact on air quality Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  10. 10 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 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 available50.2%not open49.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.4%domestic only73.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 88% 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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