Geological and Geophysical Studies
Geological and Geophysical Studies is a research topic within Geology. Science Explorer counts 44k research works in it since 1950. 14.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the geological and plate tectonic evolution of the South China Sea, including topics such as Cenozoic rifting, crustal structure, seafloor spreading, and sedimentary evolution. It explores the tectonic models, volcanic activity, and the development of marginal basins in the region.
- Plate Tectonics
- Cenozoic Evolution
- Rifting
- Crustal Structure
- Tectonic Model
- Seafloor Spreading
- Marginal Basin
- Volcanism
- Sedimentary Evolution
- Continental Margin
- Research works
- 44k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +48% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Geological and Geophysical Studies research?
By volume, Indonesia and China publish the most (3.5k and 1.6k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 3.5k works
- 2 China 1.6k works
- 3 United States 483 works
- 4 Malaysia 226 works
- 5 Australia 198 works
- 6 Russia 190 works
- 7 United Kingdom 164 works
- 8 France 131 works
- 9 ?? 122 works
- 10 India 118 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Geological and Geophysical Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universitas Gadjah Mada publishes the most Geological and Geophysical Studies research, followed by Bandung Institute of Technology and Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Yogyakarta.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 180 works
- 2 Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia 157 works
- 3 Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran YogyakartaIndonesia 128 works
- 4 Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia 119 works
- 5 National Research and Innovation AgencyIndonesia 112 works
- 6 Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and DevelopmentChina 100 works
- 7 Meteorological, Climatological, And Geophysical AgencyIndonesia 97 works
- 8 Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia 94 works
- 9 Universitas Syiah KualaIndonesia 79 works
- 10 Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia 78 works
Who are the leading researchers in Geological and Geophysical Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Geological and Geophysical Studies include S. Sarkar, Quanan Zheng and Brian F. Windley.
- 1 S. Sarkar United States 5.2k citations
- 2 Quanan Zheng United States 4.5k citations
- 3 Brian F. Windley United Kingdom 3.9k citations
- 4 M. Santosh China 3.8k citations
- 5 Simon A. Wilde Australia 3k citations
- 6 Guochun Zhao Hong Kong 2.9k citations
- 7 Hai Cheng China 2.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Geological and Geophysical Studies research done?
The largest centres of Geological and Geophysical Studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Jakarta (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia) and Yogyakarta (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Sleman, Ternate and Ambon City.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- SlemanID · 149.9 works51×
- TernateID · 24.7 works20×
- Ambon CityID · 66.0 works19×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Geological and Geophysical Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Geological and Geophysical Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Bandung Institute of Technology and China University of Geosciences 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 | Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia | 66.9 | 6.1% | 25.4× | 180 | +459.4% |
| 2 | Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia | 66.3 | 6.6% | 30.5× | 157 | +265.0% |
| 3 | China University of GeosciencesChina | 65.0 | 26.6% | 18.2× | 64 | -42.8% |
| 4 | Universiti Teknologi PetronasMalaysia | 63.1 | 10.6% | 20.6× | 24 | +339.5% |
| 5 | Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia | 61.6 | 4.8% | 19.2× | 119 | +188.9% |
| 6 | Sepuluh Nopember Institute of TechnologyIndonesia | 60.9 | 7.4% | 18.9× | 62 | +254.3% |
| 7 | Universitas Syiah KualaIndonesia | 60.8 | 6.0% | 23.6× | 79 | +481.9% |
| 8 | Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran YogyakartaIndonesia | 59.0 | 0.7% | 104.5× | 128 | +1084.3% |
| 9 | Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia | 58.9 | 2.4% | 14.7× | 94 | +678.4% |
| 10 | Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia | 58.3 | 3.4% | 15.0× | 78 | +517.6% |
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 Geophysical Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 48% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Geological and Geophysical Studies.
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.