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Geological Modeling and Analysis

Geological Modeling and Analysis is a research topic within Geochemistry and Petrology. Science Explorer counts 26k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on geological modeling, uncertainty analysis, and visualization techniques in the field of geoscience. It explores methods for integrating multi-source data, addressing conceptual uncertainty, and incorporating stochastic modeling in 3D geological models. The papers also discuss the application of geological modeling in hydrogeological assessments and urban development, emphasizing the importance of accurate spatial representation and visualization of geological structures.

  • Geological Modeling
  • Uncertainty Analysis
  • 3D Visualization
  • Data Integration
  • Structural Interpretation
  • Geospatial Knowledge
  • Stochastic Modeling
  • Geological Mapping
  • Hydrogeological Assessment
  • GIS-based Modeling
Research works
26k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+6%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
37% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Geological Modeling and Analysis

Which countries lead Geological Modeling and Analysis research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (982 and 684 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 982 works
  2. 2 United States 684 works
  3. 3 Indonesia 148 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 143 works
  5. 5 France 142 works
  6. 6 Russia 140 works
  7. 7 Germany 110 works
  8. 8 Australia 100 works
  9. 9 Brazil 97 works
  10. 10 Italy 80 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: 37.4%United States: 26.0%Indonesia: 5.7%United Kingdom: 5.5%6 others listed: 25.4%37%largest
China982 · 37.4%United States684 · 26.0%Indonesia148 · 5.7%United Kingdom143 · 5.5%6 others listed668 · 25.4%

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

Which institutions lead Geological Modeling and Analysis research?

By volume in 2022-now, China National Petroleum Corporation (China) publishes the most Geological Modeling and Analysis research, followed by United States Geological Survey and Russian Academy of Sciences.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China National Petroleum Corporation (China)China 77 works
  2. 2 United States Geological SurveyUnited States 52 works
  3. 3 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 47 works
  4. 4 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 41 works
  5. 5 Daqing Oilfield General HospitalChina 38 works
  6. 6 China University of GeosciencesChina 30 works
  7. 7 China Geological SurveyChina 28 works
  8. 8 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 27 works
  9. 9 China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina 23 works
  10. 10 Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)Saudi Arabia 23 works

Who are the leading researchers in Geological Modeling and Analysis?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Geological Modeling and Analysis include Kai You Wang.

  1. 1 Kai You Wang China 224k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Geological Modeling and Analysis?

The most cited paper in Geological Modeling and Analysis is "Chapter 7. RARE EARTH ELEMENTS IN SEDIMENTARY ROCKS: INFLUENCE OF PROVENANCE AND SEDIMENTARY PROCESSES" (S. M. McLennan, 1989), with 2,695 citations. Next come "Eustatic Controls on Clastic Deposition II—Sequence and Systems Tract Models" (1,478) and "Gridding with continuous curvature splines in tension" (1,465).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Chapter 7. RARE EARTH ELEMENTS IN SEDIMENTARY ROCKS: INFLUENCE OF PROVENANCE AND SEDIMENTARY PROCESSES S. M. McLennan Book chapter 31 Dec 1989 2,695
2 Eustatic Controls on Clastic Deposition II—Sequence and Systems Tract Models Henry W. Posamentier, Peter R. Vail · SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) eBooks Book chapter 1988 1,478
3 Gridding with continuous curvature splines in tension Walter H. F. Smith, Paul Wessel · Geophysics Mar 1990 1,465
4 Mesh optimization Hugues Hoppe, Tony DeRose, Tom Duchamp et al. Conference paperOpen access Sep 1993 1,304
5 Machine learning for data-driven discovery in solid Earth geoscience Karianne J. Bergen, Paul Allan Johnson, Maarten V. de Hoop et al. · Science 21 Mar 2019 1,271
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Where is Geological Modeling and Analysis research done?

The largest centres of Geological Modeling and Analysis research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Wuhan (China), Moscow (Russia) and Reston (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Reston and Daqing.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 321 works
  2. 2 WuhanChina 58 works
  3. 3 MoscowRussia 52 works
  4. 4 RestonUnited States 46 works
  5. 5 DaqingChina 45 works
  6. 6 ChengduChina 43 works
  7. 7 LondonUnited Kingdom 37 works
  8. 8 NanjingChina 37 works
  9. 9 ParisFrance 37 works
  10. 10 Xi'anChina 35 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. RestonUS · 45.6 works57×
  2. DaqingCN · 44.6 works47×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Geological Modeling and Analysis than the world average.

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

Among universities, judged by research, China University of Geosciences, Central South University and Delft University of Technology 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 20.63%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Central South Univer…China University of …China University of …Delft University of …
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1China University of GeosciencesChina 81.832.8%21.3×30 +128.8%
2Central South UniversityChina 68.142.8%2.3×14 +44.3%
3Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands 56.815.0%4.6×10 -51.8%
4China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China 56.116.8%21.1×19 +39.6%
5China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina 54.912.6%19.3×23 +52.2%
6China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 49.515.6%6.6×16 +24.0%
7University of Technology MalaysiaMalaysia 49.511.4%6.8×10 +8.0%
8Chengdu University of TechnologyChina 48.618.3%12.9×15 +58.6%
9China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina 47.315.4%10.7×15 +120.3%
10Tongji UniversityChina 44.825.6%2.2×10 +39.9%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Geological Modeling and Analysis, country by country

Is Geological Modeling and Analysis research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2009. The fastest-growing topics are Geological Modeling and 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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Geological Modeling and Analysis as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.019% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Geological Modeling and Analysis0.016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Geological Modeling and Analysis over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Geological Modeling and Analysis10.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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