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Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Geological and Geochemical Analysis is a research topic within Geophysics. Science Explorer counts 108k research works in it since 1950. 24.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the tectonic evolution and geochronological analysis of orogenic processes, with a particular emphasis on zircon geochemistry, isotopic composition, and thermodynamic modeling. It covers topics such as subduction zones, mantle evolution, plate tectonics, and the growth of continental crust.

  • Zircon
  • Geochronology
  • Tectonics
  • Granitic Rocks
  • Isotopic Composition
  • Subduction Zones
  • Mantle Evolution
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Thermodynamic Modeling
  • Continental Growth
Research works
108k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
26k
per year above
Top-10% rate
24.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+24%
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Which countries lead Geological and Geochemical Analysis research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (4k and 2k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 4k works
  2. 2 United States 2k works
  3. 3 Russia 1.3k works
  4. 4 France 702 works
  5. 5 Germany 530 works
  6. 6 India 519 works
  7. 7 Japan 503 works
  8. 8 Australia 476 works
  9. 9 Canada 471 works
  10. 10 United Kingdom 459 works

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.

China: 36.5%United States: 17.9%Russia: 12.0%France: 6.4%6 others listed: 27.1%36%largest
China3,976 · 36.5%United States1,956 · 17.9%Russia1,308 · 12.0%France702 · 6.4%6 others listed2,959 · 27.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Geological and Geochemical Analysis research?

By volume in 2022–2025, China University of Geosciences (Beijing) publishes the most Geological and Geochemical Analysis research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and China University of Geosciences.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China 300 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 289 works
  3. 3 China University of GeosciencesChina 231 works
  4. 4 Chinese Academy of Geological SciencesChina 191 works
  5. 5 China Geological SurveyChina 166 works
  6. 6 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 151 works
  7. 7 Geological InstituteRussia 120 works
  8. 8 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 120 works
  9. 9 Institute of Geology and GeophysicsChina 113 works
  10. 10 Ministry of Natural ResourcesChina 106 works

Who are the leading researchers in Geological and Geochemical Analysis?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Geological and Geochemical Analysis include Koichi Momma, S. Sarkar and Darrin M. York.

  1. 1 Koichi Momma Japan 5.3k citations
  2. 2 S. Sarkar United States 5.2k citations
  3. 3 Darrin M. York United States 4.1k citations
  4. 4 Brian F. Windley United Kingdom 3.9k citations
  5. 5 M. Santosh China 3.8k citations
  6. 6 R. J. Cava United States 3.6k citations
  7. 7 Julian A. Pearce United Kingdom 3.3k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Geological and Geochemical Analysis research done?

The largest centres of Geological and Geochemical Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Wuhan (China) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Miass, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy and Lower Hutt.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 1.8k works
  2. 2 Moscow Russia 521 works
  3. 3 Wuhan China 259 works
  4. 4 Paris France 246 works
  5. 5 Guangzhou China 173 works
  6. 6 Novosibirsk Russia 173 works
  7. 7 Chengdu China 152 works
  8. 8 Nanjing China 143 works
  9. 9 Saint Petersburg Russia 140 works
  10. 10 Qingdao China 130 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. MiassRU · 29.5 works171×
  2. Petropavlovsk-KamchatskiyRU · 25.4 works117×
  3. Lower HuttNZ · 24.5 works65×
  4. Xi'an43.6 works42×
  5. RestonUS · 92.0 works28×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Geological and Geochemical Analysis than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Geological and Geochemical Analysis?

Among universities, judged by research, The University of Adelaide, China University of Geosciences and Curtin University 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.

0%20%40%mean 28.57%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →The University of Adelaide: 50, 31.1%China University of Geosciences: 231, 24.6%Curtin University: 56, 27.6%China University of Geosciences (Beijing): 300, 19.7%East China University of Technology: 53, 17.8%University of Bayreuth: 24, 39.0%ETH Zurich: 59, 40.0%California Institute of Technology: 32, 35.1%Nanjing University: 89, 29.8%Northwest University: 64, 21.0%The University of Ad…Curtin UniversityChina University of …China University of …
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 The University of AdelaideAustralia 68.031.1%8.4×50 +152.7%
2 China University of GeosciencesChina 66.224.6%35.8×231 +16.6%
3 Curtin UniversityAustralia 65.527.6%12.6×56 +57.6%
4 China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China 63.519.7%72.8×300 +12.9%
5 East China University of TechnologyChina 63.217.8%41.5×53 +369.8%
6 University of BayreuthGermany 62.839.0%10.1×24 -5.7%
7 ETH ZurichSwitzerland 61.440.0%6.2×59 +5.3%
8 California Institute of TechnologyUnited States 60.735.1%9.6×32 -11.0%
9 Nanjing UniversityChina 58.329.8%8.2×89 -0.5%
10 Northwest UniversityChina 58.321.0%16.1×64 +54.3%

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 Geological and Geochemical Analysis research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

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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.

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.