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Society of Economic Geologists

In research, Society of Economic Geologists stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16,428 of 21,541 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#2,556 of 2,661 worldwide) and Engineering (#11,082 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,801
of 28,054 · #24,306 all time
Rank in United States
#3,732
of 4,192
Research works
648
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Society of Economic Geologists 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 #16,428 of 21,541 5.6%483
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #2,556 of 2,661 4.9%216
EngineeringField #11,082 of 11,412 6.9%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Society of Economic Geologists 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: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15.40× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.43× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.22× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.72× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 15.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Society of Economic Geologists?

Ranked on the composite score, Emil Egli, Lonnie C. Pippin and William E. Brooks lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Society of Economic Geologists.

  1. 1 Emil Egli United States · #615,874 worldwide 0 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Lonnie C. Pippin United States · #1,541,310 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 William E. Brooks United States · #1,560,444 worldwide 9 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Finn Surlyk United States · #1,598,267 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Hans Thybo United States · #1,611,367 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Society of Economic Geologists

Which keywords describe research at Society of Economic Geologists?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Environmental Impact, Groundwater, Water Quality, Hydrogeology, Sediment Analysis, Surface Water and Tectonics.

▲ 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. Remote Sensing7▲ 8.3×5 topics
  2. Environmental Impact7▲ 6.0×9 topics
  3. Groundwater6▲ 98×4 topics
  4. Water Quality5▲ 19×2 topics
  5. Machine Learning5▲ 2.2×6 topics
  6. Hydrogeology5▲ 329×2 topics
  7. Sediment Analysis5▲ 2538×1 topic
  8. Surface Water5▲ 2538×1 topic
  9. Climate Change4▲ 2.4×14 topics
  10. Tectonics4▲ 54×3 topics
  11. Geological Mapping4▲ 67×2 topics
  12. Plate Tectonics4▲ 36×3 topics
  13. Compositional Data Analysis3▲ 71×1 topic
  14. Mineral Prospectivity3▲ 71×1 topic
  15. Cultural Heritage3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  16. GIS-based Modeling3▲ 47×2 topics
  17. Risk Assessment3▲ 5.9×2 topics
  18. Geochronology3▲ 56×1 topic
  19. Subduction3▲ 53×3 topics
  20. Zircon3▲ 56×1 topic
  21. Ecosystem Services3▲ 9.5×2 topics
  22. Traditional Irrigation2▲ 708×1 topic
  23. Water Sustainability2▲ 708×1 topic
  24. Pore Structure2▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Hazard2▲ 47×1 topic
  26. Landslide2▲ 47×1 topic
  27. Metal Recovery2▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Mudstones2▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Shale Gas2▲ 23×1 topic
  30. Biogeography2▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Rare Earth Elements2▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Heavy Metals2▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Continental Margin2▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Crustal Structure2▲ 38×2 topics
  35. Medicinal Plants2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  36. Paleoproductivity2▲ 86×1 topic
  37. Paleoredox2▲ 86×1 topic
  38. Earthquakes2▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Holocene2▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Plate Boundaries2▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Society of Economic Geologists publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Water Quality and Resources Studies, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Archaeology and Natural History.

Water Quality and Resources Studies: 5 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 3 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…3Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 3 fractional worksArchaeology and Natural …2Archaeology and Natural History: 2 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 2 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 2 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratig…2Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 2 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 2 fractional worksBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyArtificial IntelligenceGeophysicsAnthropology5 others

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

  1. 1 Water Quality and Resources Studies Water Science and Technology 5 works
  2. 2 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 3 works
  4. 4 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 2 works
  5. 5 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  6. 6 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  7. 7 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 2 works
  8. 8 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 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 available28.2%not open71.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.0%domestic only74.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Society of Economic Geologists's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower 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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