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Utah Geological Survey

In research, Utah Geological Survey stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,978 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 22.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,599
of 28,054 · #18,978 all time
Rank in United States
#3,356
of 4,192
Research works
373
▲ 58% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Utah Geological Survey known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #10,978 of 12,888 4.8%91 #10873

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Utah Geological Survey 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).

What does Utah Geological Survey specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 22.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 37.1 works23×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.18× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 22.91× its world share, 37 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.11× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 22.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Utah Geological Survey?

Ranked on the composite score, James I. Kirkland and Thomas C. Chidsey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Utah Geological Survey.

  1. 1 James I. Kirkland United States · #1,388,316 worldwide 46 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Thomas C. Chidsey United States · #1,615,813 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Utah Geological Survey

Which keywords describe research at Utah Geological Survey?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Geological Mapping, Holocene, Sea Level, Tectonics, Glacial Cycles and Paleoclimatology.

▲ 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. Climate Change22▲ 7.7×28 topics
  2. Remote Sensing12▲ 9.2×11 topics
  3. Geological Mapping10▲ 115×2 topics
  4. Holocene9▲ 74×2 topics
  5. Sea Level9▲ 88×2 topics
  6. Machine Learning9▲ 2.5×6 topics
  7. Tectonics8▲ 68×3 topics
  8. Glacial Cycles8▲ 119×1 topic
  9. Paleoclimatology8▲ 96×1 topic
  10. Shale Gas8▲ 61×2 topics
  11. Support Vector Machines7▲ 22×3 topics
  12. Compositional Data Analysis7▲ 100×1 topic
  13. Mineral Prospectivity7▲ 100×1 topic
  14. Mudstones7▲ 88×1 topic
  15. Pore Structure7▲ 54×1 topic
  16. Water Quality6▲ 15×7 topics
  17. GIS-based Modeling6▲ 62×2 topics
  18. Continental Margin5▲ 74×2 topics
  19. Crustal Structure5▲ 74×2 topics
  20. Invasive Species5▲ 11×7 topics
  21. Cultural Heritage4▲ 7.4×4 topics
  22. Sediment Transport4▲ 25×4 topics
  23. Arctic4▲ 35×3 topics
  24. Biodiversity4▲ 5.1×8 topics
  25. Groundwater4▲ 47×4 topics
  26. Plate Tectonics4▲ 24×3 topics
  27. Petroleum4▲ 71×2 topics
  28. Sedimentation4▲ 61×2 topics
  29. Conservation3▲ 7.5×8 topics
  30. geology3▲ 130×1 topic
  31. sedimentary basins3▲ 130×1 topic
  32. Ecosystem Services3▲ 7.9×3 topics
  33. Biogeography3▲ 11×5 topics
  34. Data Integration3▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Fluvial Systems3▲ 110×1 topic
  36. Geological Modeling3▲ 183×1 topic
  37. Reactive Transport3▲ 54×2 topics
  38. Sequence Stratigraphy3▲ 110×1 topic
  39. Social-Ecological Systems3▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Uncertainty Analysis3▲ 183×1 topic

Which research topics does Utah Geological Survey publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping and Geological Studies and Exploration.

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 8 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 7 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 7 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 3 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 3 fractional worksGeological Modeling and Analysis: 3 fractional worksArchaeology and Natural History: 3 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 3 fractional worksWater Quality and Resources Studies: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceMechanics of MaterialsArtificial IntelligenceGeology5 others

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

  1. 1 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 8 works
  2. 2 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 7 works
  3. 3 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  4. 4 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 3 works
  5. 5 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 3 works
  6. 6 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 3 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 3 works
  8. 8 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  9. 9 Water Quality and Resources Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  10. 10 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 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 available32.4%not open67.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Utah Geological Survey's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 58% 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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