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Volcano Science Center

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Research works
49
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
22.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Volcano Science Center 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: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 38.41× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.44× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 38.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Volcano Science Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Subduction, Geochronology, Zircon, Geodetic Measurements, Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries.

▲ 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 36 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Plate Tectonics10▲ 93×3 topics
  2. Tectonics7▲ 89×3 topics
  3. Subduction7▲ 133×2 topics
  4. Climate Change6▲ 4.8×17 topics
  5. Geochronology6▲ 124×1 topic
  6. Zircon6▲ 124×1 topic
  7. Geodetic Measurements6▲ 91×2 topics
  8. Earthquakes6▲ 146×1 topic
  9. Plate Boundaries6▲ 146×1 topic
  10. Tomography6▲ 42×2 topics
  11. Holocene5▲ 63×3 topics
  12. Sea Level4▲ 64×2 topics
  13. Paleoclimatology4▲ 70×2 topics
  14. Remote Sensing4▲ 7.5×8 topics
  15. Glacial Cycles4▲ 71×1 topic
  16. Monsoon Dynamics4▲ 71×1 topic
  17. Crystal Structure Prediction3▲ 83×1 topic
  18. Mantle Dynamics3▲ 83×1 topic
  19. Machine Learning3▲ 2.9×5 topics
  20. Seismic Noise2▲ 91×1 topic
  21. Surface Wave2▲ 91×1 topic
  22. Support Vector Machines2▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Compositional Data Analysis2▲ 53×1 topic
  24. Mineral Prospectivity2▲ 53×1 topic
  25. Ionospheric Anomalies2▲ 90×1 topic
  26. Seismic Electromagnetics2▲ 90×1 topic
  27. Mediterranean2▲ 29×3 topics
  28. Continental Margin1▲ 43×2 topics
  29. Crustal Structure1▲ 43×2 topics
  30. Sedimentation1▲ 37×2 topics
  31. Seismicity1▲ 74×2 topics
  32. Archaeology1▲ 17×5 topics
  33. Andean Geodynamics1▲ 211×1 topic
  34. Caribbean Plate Boundary1▲ 211×1 topic
  35. Data Assimilation1▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Shale Gas1▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Volcano Science Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Geological and Geochemic…2Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 2 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksGeological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 1 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…1Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics…1High-pressure geophysics and materials: 1 fractional worksMycobacterium research and diagnosis: 0 fractional worksBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 0 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 0 fractional worksArchaeology and Natural History: 0 fractional worksBotany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean: 0 fractional works
GeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceEpidemiologyPlant Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  2. 2 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 1 works
  3. 3 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 1 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  5. 5 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Epidemiology 0 works
  7. 7 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Science 0 works
  8. 8 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  9. 9 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 0 works
  10. 10 Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available30.5%not open69.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Volcano Science Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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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