Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide is a research topic within Geophysics. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 13.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the geodynamic evolution, tectonic activity, and lithospheric structure of the Western Mediterranean region, focusing on areas such as the Atlas system, Alboran region, and plate boundaries. It investigates subduction, seismic activity, and the tectonic evolution of the region since the Mesozoic era.
- Western Mediterranean
- geodynamics
- subduction
- tectonic evolution
- Atlas system
- Alboran region
- plate boundary
- Mediterranean
- seismic activity
- lithospheric structure
- Research works
- 15k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +9% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide research?
By volume, Spain and France publish the most (324 and 268 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 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Cadi Ayyad University publishes the most Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Mohammed V University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Cadi Ayyad UniversityMorocco 33 works
- 2 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 27 works
- 3 Mohammed V UniversityMorocco 26 works
- 4 Universidad de GranadaSpain 25 works
- 5 Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah UniversityMorocco 23 works
- 6 Instituto Geológico y Minero de EspañaSpain 23 works
- 7 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 23 works
- 8 Abdelmalek Essaâdi UniversityMorocco 22 works
- 9 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 21 works
- 10 Université Moulay Ismail de MeknesMorocco 18 works
Who are the leading researchers in Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide include Hai Cheng, William L. Griffin and Suzanne Y. O’Reilly.
- 1 Hai Cheng China 2.9k citations
- 2 William L. Griffin Australia 2.8k citations
- 3 Suzanne Y. O’Reilly Australia 2.2k citations
- 4 Axel Gerdes Germany 2.1k citations
- 5 John W. Valley United States 1.9k 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 Worldwide research done?
The largest centres of Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), Paris (France), Tunis (Tunisia) and Rabat (Morocco). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tétouan and Marrakesh.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- TétouanMA · 22.1 works67×
- MarrakeshMA · 41.8 works59×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide?
Among universities, judged by research, Mohammed V University, Université Moulay Ismail de Meknes and Abdelmalek Essaâdi 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.
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 | Mohammed V UniversityMorocco | 74.2 | 16.6% | 36.1× | 26 | +175.7% |
| 2 | Université Moulay Ismail de MeknesMorocco | 71.9 | 20.8% | 92.0× | 18 | +133.1% |
| 3 | Abdelmalek Essaâdi UniversityMorocco | 68.8 | 20.7% | 67.8× | 22 | +61.4% |
| 4 | Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah UniversityMorocco | 68.7 | 11.9% | 45.8× | 23 | +273.4% |
| 5 | Cadi Ayyad UniversityMorocco | 68.1 | 11.5% | 94.0× | 33 | +104.2% |
| 6 | Université Mohammed VI PolytechniqueMorocco | 67.1 | 28.7% | 49.6× | 8 | — |
| 7 | Université Ibn ZohrMorocco | 65.9 | 19.4% | 58.6× | 16 | +105.7% |
| 8 | University of Hassan II CasablancaMorocco | 64.4 | 16.5% | 34.7× | 17 | +124.7% |
| 9 | Universitat de BarcelonaSpain | 61.0 | 14.5% | 22.3× | 23 | -2.4% |
| 10 | Mohamed I UniversityMorocco | 60.5 | 24.0% | 30.8× | 9 | +67.4% |
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 Worldwide research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide.
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.