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TGS (Norway)

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Research works
42
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
928
22.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
TGS (Norway)

Not ranked overall: TGS (Norway) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does TGS (Norway) work in?

In all years, 92% of research at TGS (Norway) is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (57%), Engineering (23%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 39 fractional works · 92.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24 fractional works · 56.7% of its workGeophysics: 14 fractional works · 34.4% of its workGeology: 4 fractional works · 10.1% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 23.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKTGS (Norway)42fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences2456.7%
    2. Engineering1023.0%
    3. Environmental Science37.4%
    4. Computer Science23.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy01.2%
    6. Materials Science00.4%
    1. Medicine13.1%
    2. Health Professions00.4%
    1. Social Sciences12.0%
    2. Psychology00.7%
    1. Neuroscience00.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.7%
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.

Computer Science: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 42.99× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.35× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 43.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 6 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences42.99×5 works
  2. Environmental Science2.35×1 works
  3. Engineering0.86×1 works
  4. Psychology0.72×0 works
  5. Computer Science0.47×0 works
  6. Medicine0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at TGS (Norway)?

Ranked on the quality score, Reidun Myklebust and Bent Erlend Kjølhamar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is TGS (Norway).

  1. 1 Reidun Myklebust Norway · #834,980 worldwide 2.2k citations · 74 works
  2. 2 Bent Erlend Kjølhamar Norway · #6,097,126 worldwide 204 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at TGS (Norway)

What are the most cited papers from TGS (Norway)?

The most cited paper from TGS (Norway) is "Release of methane from a volcanic basin as a mechanism for initial Eocene global warming" (Henrik Hovland Svensen, Sverre Planke, Anders Malthe‐Sørenssen et al., 2004), with 1,070 citations. Next come "The Early Cretaceous Barents Sea Sill Complex: Distribution, 40Ar/39Ar geochronology, and implications for carbon gas formation" (153) and "Mesozoic–Cenozoic evolution of North Atlantic continental-slope basins: The Peniche basin, western Iberian margin" (124).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Release of methane from a volcanic basin as a mechanism for initial Eocene global warming Henrik Hovland Svensen, Sverre Planke, Anders Malthe‐Sørenssen et al. · Nature Jun 2004 1,070
2 The Early Cretaceous Barents Sea Sill Complex: Distribution, 40Ar/39Ar geochronology, and implications for carbon gas formation Stéphane Polteau, B.W.H. Hendriks, Sverre Planke et al. · Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology Open access 8 Aug 2015 153
3 Mesozoic–Cenozoic evolution of North Atlantic continental-slope basins: The Peniche basin, western Iberian margin Tiago M. Alves, C. Moita, Frode Eika Sandnes et al. · AAPG Bulletin 14 Dec 2005 124
4 Diachronous evolution of Late Jurassic–Cretaceous continental rifting in the northeast Atlantic (west Iberian margin) Tiago M. Alves, C. Moita, Tiago Abreu Cunha et al. · Tectonics Open access 6 Jul 2009 124
5 New aeromagnetic and gravity compilations from Norway and adjacent areas: methods and applications Odleiv Olesen, Marco Brönner, J.H.J Ebbing et al. · Geological Society London Petroleum Geology Conference series Conference paperOpen access 2010 116
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at TGS (Norway)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Full-Waveform Tomography, Seismic Waveform Inversion, Tectonics, Plate Tectonics, Continental Margin, Crustal Structure, Tomography and Seismic Noise.

▲ 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 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. Full-Waveform Tomography7▲ 347×1 topic
  2. Seismic Waveform Inversion7▲ 347×1 topic
  3. Tectonics5▲ 66×3 topics
  4. Plate Tectonics4▲ 45×3 topics
  5. Continental Margin4▲ 146×2 topics
  6. Crustal Structure4▲ 146×2 topics
  7. Tomography4▲ 32×2 topics
  8. Seismic Noise3▲ 160×1 topic
  9. Surface Wave3▲ 160×1 topic
  10. Hydraulic Fracturing3▲ 53×2 topics
  11. Fracture Propagation2▲ 98×1 topic
  12. Shale Gas2▲ 44×2 topics
  13. Shale Gas Reservoirs2▲ 98×1 topic
  14. Mudstones2▲ 75×1 topic
  15. Pore Structure2▲ 52×1 topic
  16. Cenozoic Evolution2▲ 139×1 topic
  17. Rifting2▲ 139×1 topic
  18. Subduction2▲ 53×3 topics
  19. Anaerobic2▲ 79×1 topic
  20. Methane Oxidation2▲ 67×1 topic
  21. Arctic2▲ 44×3 topics
  22. Petroleum2▲ 81×1 topic
  23. geology2▲ 156×1 topic
  24. Geochronology2▲ 37×1 topic
  25. Zircon2▲ 37×1 topic
  26. Acoustic Techniques1▲ 82×1 topic
  27. Fluvial Systems1▲ 74×1 topic
  28. Seafloor Mapping1▲ 82×1 topic
  29. Sedimentation1▲ 45×2 topics
  30. Sequence Stratigraphy1▲ 74×1 topic
  31. Tectonic Evolution1▲ 106×3 topics
  32. CO2 Sequestration1▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Crustal Deformation1▲ 160×2 topics
  34. Andean Geodynamics1▲ 284×1 topic
  35. Caribbean Plate Boundary1▲ 284×1 topic
  36. Ensemble Kalman Filter1▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Geodetic Measurements1▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Holocene1▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Sea Level1▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Drilling Fluids1▲ 47×1 topic

Which research topics does TGS (Norway) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Seismic Waves and Analysis, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena and Geological Studies and Exploration.

Seismic Imaging and Inve…1Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 1 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 1 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 1 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 0 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 0 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…0Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 0 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 0 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 0 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 0 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 0 fractional works
GeophysicsEnvironmental ChemistryGeologyOceanography4 others

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

  1. 1 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 1 works
  2. 2 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  3. 3 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  4. 4 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 0 works
  5. 5 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 0 works
  6. 6 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 0 works
  7. 7 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  9. 9 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 0 works
  10. 10 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 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 available23.7%not open76.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.6%domestic only64.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has TGS (Norway)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is TGS (Norway) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000056% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%TGS (Norway)0.000022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of TGS (Norway) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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