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Tierra

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Research works
40
▼ 58% vs 2018-21
Citations
393
9.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
57%
world 18%
Tierra

Not ranked overall: Tierra 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 Tierra work in?

In all years, 43% of research at Tierra is in Social Sciences, 40% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Engineering (14%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 17 fractional works · 43.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 29.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 12.6% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 40.1% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 14.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 9.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 9.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.4% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 11.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workALL ITS WORKTierra40fractional works, all years
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences43%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1229.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities36.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting12.1%
    5. Psychology01.2%
    1. Engineering614.5%
    2. Environmental Science49.8%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences38.4%
    4. Computer Science24.9%
    5. Energy11.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences511.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.7%
    1. Medicine12.8%
    2. Health Professions11.5%
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: 4.59× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceArts and Humanities: 4.83× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.83×1 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.59×1 works
  3. Social Sciences2.42×1 works
  4. Engineering1.59×1 works
  5. Environmental Science1.42×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.50×0 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.08×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Tierra?

The most cited paper from Tierra is "Drought Sensitivity of the Amazon Rainforest" (Oliver Lawrence Phillips et al., 2009), with 1,928 citations. Next come "Long-term decline of the Amazon carbon sink" (1,225) and "Drought–mortality relationships for tropical forests" (629).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Drought Sensitivity of the Amazon Rainforest Oliver Lawrence Phillips et al. · Science Open access 5 Mar 2009 1,928
2 Long-term decline of the Amazon carbon sink Roel Brienen et al. · Nature Open access Mar 2015 1,225
3 Drought–mortality relationships for tropical forests Oliver Lawrence Phillips et al. · New Phytologist Open access 19 Jul 2010 629
4 Tree height integrated into pantropical forest biomass estimates Ted R. Feldpausch et al. · Biogeosciences Open access 27 Aug 2012 555
5 Amazon forest response to repeated droughts Ted R. Feldpausch et al. · Global Biogeochemical Cycles Open access May 2016 314
All 92 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Tierra?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Sustainability, Climate Change, Agriculture, Social Movements, Food Security, Rural Development and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Globalization8▲ 11×16 topics
  2. Sustainability4▲ 5.7×11 topics
  3. Climate Change4▲ 3.6×16 topics
  4. Machine Learning3▲ 3.3×8 topics
  5. Education2▲ 4.5×7 topics
  6. Agriculture2▲ 22×4 topics
  7. Social Movements2▲ 17×6 topics
  8. Food Security2▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Rural Development2▲ 16×3 topics
  10. Sustainable Development2▲ 4.2×5 topics
  11. Colonialism2▲ 8.8×7 topics
  12. Human Rights2▲ 5.1×7 topics
  13. Identity2▲ 5.8×8 topics
  14. Latin America2▲ 23×5 topics
  15. Violence2▲ 30×3 topics
  16. Agroecology2▲ 32×3 topics
  17. Human Dignity2▲ 79×2 topics
  18. Literature2▲ 8.2×8 topics
  19. Rural Communities2▲ 71×2 topics
  20. Artificial Lift Systems2▲ 124×1 topic
  21. Environmental Policy2▲ 23×4 topics
  22. Fault Diagnosis2▲ 16×1 topic
  23. Cultural Heritage1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  24. Ensemble Kalman Filter1▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Optimization1▲ 6.6×1 topic
  26. Entrepreneurship1▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Inequality1▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Protest1▲ 81×2 topics
  29. Social Inequality1▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Patrimonio Cultural1▲ 418×1 topic
  32. Tourism1▲ 40×1 topic
  33. Democracy1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  34. Distance Learning1▲ 12×1 topic
  35. ICT1▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Social Impact1▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Trade Liberalization1▲ 46×1 topic
  38. Christian-Muslim Relations1▲ 92×1 topic
  39. Climate Change Impacts1▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Environmental Ethics1▲ 50×3 topics

Which research topics does Tierra publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Oil and Gas Production Techniques, Irish and British Studies and Joseph Conrad and Literature.

Reservoir Engineering an…0Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 0 fractional worksOil and Gas Production T…0Oil and Gas Production Techniques: 0 fractional worksIrish and British Studies: 0 fractional worksJoseph Conrad and Litera…0Joseph Conrad and Literature: 0 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, R…0Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 0 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agricul…0Organic Food and Agriculture: 0 fractional worksSocial Issues and Sustai…0Social Issues and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…0Education and Teacher Training: 0 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…0Drilling and Well Engineering: 0 fractional worksEducational Methods and …0Educational Methods and Psychological Studies: 0 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences3 others

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

  1. 1 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 0 works
  2. 2 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  4. 4 Joseph Conrad and Literature Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  5. 5 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0 works
  6. 6 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 0 works
  7. 7 Social Issues and Sustainability Cultural Studies 0 works
  8. 8 Education and Teacher Training Education 0 works
  9. 9 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Educational Methods and Psychological Studies Education 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 available54.6%not open45.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.6%domestic only43.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tierra's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 58% 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 Tierra as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000028% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Tierra0.00000017% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Tierra over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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