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Geology and Environmental Impact Studies

Geology and Environmental Impact Studies is a research topic within Law. Science Explorer counts 6.5k research works in it since 1956. 7.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to environmental law, sustainable development, and natural resource management. It includes discussions on environmental protection, public participation in environmental issues, mining regulations, habitat distribution, geoinformation systems, mineral resources, land reclamation, water management, and biodiversity conservation.

  • Environmental Protection
  • Public Participation
  • Sustainable Development
  • Mining Regulations
  • Habitat Distribution
  • Geoinformation Systems
  • Mineral Resources
  • Land Reclamation
  • Water Management
  • Biodiversity Conservation
Research works
6.5k
fractional, since 1956
In the world top 10%
456
per year above
Top-10% rate
7.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-64%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Geology and Environmental Impact Studies research?

By volume, Poland and Ukraine publish the most (275 and 11 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Poland 275 works
  2. 2 Ukraine 11 works
  3. 3 Romania 10 works
  4. 4 Russia 9 works
  5. 5 United States 9 works
  6. 6 Czechia 7 works
  7. 7 Slovakia 6 works
  8. 8 China 4 works
  9. 9 Indonesia 4 works
  10. 10 France 2 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.

Poland: 81.7%Ukraine: 3.3%Romania: 3.0%Russia: 2.7%6 others listed: 9.3%82%largest
Poland275 · 81.7%Ukraine11 · 3.3%Romania10 · 3.0%Russia9 · 2.7%6 others listed31 · 9.3%

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

Which institutions lead Geology and Environmental Impact Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, AGH University of Krakow publishes the most Geology and Environmental Impact Studies research, followed by Silesian University of Technology and University of Warsaw.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 AGH University of KrakowPoland 19 works
  2. 2 Silesian University of TechnologyPoland 13 works
  3. 3 University of WarsawPoland 12 works
  4. 4 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 11 works
  5. 5 University of Silesia in KatowicePoland 11 works
  6. 6 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 10 works
  7. 7 Polish Geological InstitutePoland 9 works
  8. 8 Instytut Nauk GeologicznychPoland 9 works
  9. 9 Maria Curie-Skłodowska UniversityPoland 7 works
  10. 10 University of Life Sciences in PoznańPoland 7 works

Where is Geology and Environmental Impact Studies research done?

The largest centres of Geology and Environmental Impact Studies research in 2022–2025 are Warsaw (Poland), Krakow (Poland), Poznań (Poland) and Wrocław (Poland). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Krakow, Poznań and Warsaw.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Warsaw Poland 65 works
  2. 2 Krakow Poland 55 works
  3. 3 Poznań Poland 23 works
  4. 4 Wrocław Poland 19 works
  5. 5 Katowice Poland 19 works
  6. 6 Gliwice Poland 14 works
  7. 7 Lublin Poland 14 works
  8. 8 Łódź Poland 9 works
  9. 9 Gdańsk Poland 8 works
  10. 10 Kielce Poland 7 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. KrakowPL · 54.8 works93×
  2. PoznańPL · 23.1 works66×
  3. WarsawPL · 64.6 works60×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Geology and Environmental Impact Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Geology and Environmental Impact Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, AGH University of Krakow, University of Silesia in Katowice and Silesian 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%10%20%30%mean 11.8333%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →AGH University of Krakow: 19, 13.4%University of Silesia in Katowice: 11, 26.5%Silesian University of Technology: 13, 9.8%Jagiellonian University: 10, 11.9%Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań: 11, 5.4%University of Warsaw: 12, 4.0%University of Silesi…AGH University of Kr…Jagiellonian Univers…Silesian University …
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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 AGH University of KrakowPoland 54.513.4%143.4×19 +58.0%
2 University of Silesia in KatowicePoland 44.326.5%146.9×11 +5.9%
3 Silesian University of TechnologyPoland 40.59.8%146.3×13 +73.4%
4 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 17.711.9%41.9×10 -47.0%
5 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 16.65.4%79.3×11 -10.6%
6 University of WarsawPoland 16.24.0%69.1×12 -37.7%

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 Geology and Environmental Impact Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2013. The fastest-growing topics are Geology and Environmental Impact Studies.

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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.