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West Virginia Geological & Economic Survey

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World rank, all time
#34,385
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,310
of 8,685
Research works
161
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

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: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9.89× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.04× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.92× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.94× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at West Virginia Geological & Economic Survey?

Ranked on the composite score, Pramod Thakur lead among researchers whose main affiliation is West Virginia Geological & Economic Survey.

  1. 1 Pramod Thakur United States · #1,235,184 worldwide 10 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at West Virginia Geological & Economic Survey

Which keywords describe research at West Virginia Geological & Economic Survey?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Geological Mapping, Cultural Heritage, Ecosystem Services, Compositional Data Analysis, Mineral Prospectivity and Social-Ecological Systems.

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

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change3▲ 5.3×16 topics
  2. Remote Sensing2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  3. Geological Mapping2▲ 105×2 topics
  4. Machine Learning2▲ 2.5×2 topics
  5. Cultural Heritage2▲ 14×2 topics
  6. Compositional Data Analysis2▲ 107×1 topic
  7. Ecosystem Services2▲ 19×3 topics
  8. Mineral Prospectivity2▲ 107×1 topic
  9. Social-Ecological Systems2▲ 50×3 topics
  10. Traditional Irrigation2▲ 1279×1 topic
  11. Water Sustainability2▲ 1279×1 topic
  12. Tectonics1▲ 52×3 topics
  13. Biodiversity1▲ 6.7×7 topics
  14. Shale Gas1▲ 38×2 topics
  15. Geography1▲ 130×1 topic
  16. Holocene1▲ 37×2 topics
  17. Hydraulic Fracturing1▲ 40×2 topics
  18. Mars1▲ 132×1 topic
  19. Martian Surface1▲ 132×1 topic
  20. Public Policy1▲ 8.6×1 topic
  21. Sea Level1▲ 44×2 topics

Which research topics does West Virginia Geological & Economic Survey publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Archaeology and Natural History, Planetary Science and Exploration and Historical Geography and Geographical Thought.

Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 2 fractional worksArchaeology and Natural History: 2 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…1Planetary Science and Exploration: 1 fractional worksHistorical Geography and…1Historical Geography and Geographical Thought: 1 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 1 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…1Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 1 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 0 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceAnthropologyAstronomy and AstrophysicsGeography, Planning and Development6 others

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

  1. 1 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  2. 2 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 2 works
  3. 3 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  4. 4 Historical Geography and Geographical Thought Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  6. 6 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  7. 7 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 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 available18.3%not open81.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.9%domestic only96.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has West Virginia Geological & Economic Survey's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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