Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis is a research topic within Geochemistry and Petrology. Science Explorer counts 32k research works in it since 1950. 26.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the geochemistry, formation mechanisms, environmental impacts, and biological interactions of manganese oxides in sedimentary environments. It explores the relationships between manganese oxides, rare earth elements, trace element composition of sedimentary rocks, provenance analysis, and weathering processes. The cluster also investigates the potential of deep-ocean mineral deposits as a source of critical metals for high- and green-technology applications.
- Manganese Oxides
- Rare Earth Elements
- Sedimentary Rocks
- Geochemistry
- Provenance Analysis
- Trace Element Composition
- Environmental Impacts
- Deep-Ocean Mineral Deposits
- Bacterial Oxidation
- Weathering
- Research works
- 32k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 26.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +41% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.5k and 584 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis research, followed by China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and China University of Geosciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 117 works
- 2 China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China 86 works
- 3 China University of GeosciencesChina 76 works
- 4 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 57 works
- 5 China Geological SurveyChina 52 works
- 6 Central South UniversityChina 45 works
- 7 Ministry of Natural ResourcesChina 43 works
- 8 Chengdu University of TechnologyChina 39 works
- 9 Chinese Academy of Geological SciencesChina 39 works
- 10 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 32 works
Who are the leading researchers in Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis include M. Santosh, Simon A. Wilde and Guochun Zhao.
- 1 M. Santosh China 3.8k citations
- 2 Simon A. Wilde Australia 3k citations
- 3 Guochun Zhao Hong Kong 2.9k citations
- 4 Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté Netherlands 2.4k citations
- 5 Martin J. Whitehouse Sweden 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Wuhan (China), Guangzhou (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ganzhou.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- GanzhouCN · 27.4 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, China University of Geosciences, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology and China University of Geosciences (Beijing) score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China University of GeosciencesChina | 64.5 | 32.6% | 27.0× | 76 | +7.4% |
| 2 | Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina | 61.0 | 34.2% | 9.0× | 17 | +519.6% |
| 3 | China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China | 60.3 | 24.7% | 47.2× | 86 | +6.6% |
| 4 | Southwest University of Science and TechnologyChina | 57.9 | 26.7% | 10.1× | 14 | +192.5% |
| 5 | East China University of TechnologyChina | 55.2 | 14.4% | 40.6× | 23 | +188.9% |
| 6 | Northwest UniversityChina | 52.9 | 26.7% | 10.3× | 18 | +61.9% |
| 7 | Hunan Agricultural UniversityChina | 52.6 | 20.7% | 10.5× | 10 | +195.5% |
| 8 | China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina | 52.5 | 32.6% | 6.3× | 15 | +379.2% |
| 9 | Université de Yaoundé ICameroon | 51.8 | 11.4% | 13.0× | 12 | +186.1% |
| 10 | Chengdu University of TechnologyChina | 51.1 | 25.8% | 22.4× | 39 | -54.7% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.