Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research is a research topic within Atmospheric Science. Science Explorer counts 121k research works in it since 1950. 24.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers encompasses research on climate change and paleoclimatology, including topics such as glacial cycles, Holocene climate variability, sea level fluctuations, monsoon dynamics, greenhouse warming, ice core records, solar influence on climate, and atmospheric CO2 concentrations over various timescales.
- Climate Change
- Paleoclimatology
- Glacial Cycles
- Holocene
- Sea Level
- Monsoon Dynamics
- Greenhouse Warming
- Ice Core Records
- Solar Influence
- Atmospheric CO2
- Research works
- 121k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 29k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +7% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Geology and Paleoclimatology Research research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.8k and 2.7k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.8k works
- 2 China 2.7k works
- 3 France 915 works
- 4 United Kingdom 813 works
- 5 Germany 771 works
- 6 Russia 667 works
- 7 Japan 442 works
- 8 Canada 430 works
- 9 Spain 427 works
- 10 India 379 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.
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Which institutions lead Geology and Paleoclimatology Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Geology and Paleoclimatology Research research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 246 works
- 2 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 136 works
- 3 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 107 works
- 4 United States Geological SurveyUnited States 98 works
- 5 China University of GeosciencesChina 78 works
- 6 Lanzhou UniversityChina 75 works
- 7 Planetary Science InstituteUnited States 65 works
- 8 China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China 61 works
- 9 Nanjing UniversityChina 58 works
- 10 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 57 works
Who are the leading researchers in Geology and Paleoclimatology Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research include S. Sarkar, Dahe Qin and Darrin M. York.
- 1 S. Sarkar United States 5.2k citations
- 2 Dahe Qin China 4.2k citations
- 3 Darrin M. York United States 4.1k citations
- 4 Josep Peñuelas Spain 4.1k citations
- 5 Philippe Ciais France 4k citations
- 6 Brian F. Windley United Kingdom 3.9k citations
- 7 M. Santosh China 3.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Geology and Paleoclimatology Research research done?
The largest centres of Geology and Paleoclimatology Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), Moscow (Russia) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Sparkill, Bremerhaven and Falmouth.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- SparkillUS · 27.1 works86×
- BremerhavenDE · 49.0 works58×
- FalmouthUS · 37.8 works42×
- RestonUS · 98.1 works31×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Geology and Paleoclimatology Research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Geology and Paleoclimatology Research?
Among universities, judged by research, China University of Geosciences, University of Bremen and China University of Geosciences (Beijing) 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 | China University of GeosciencesChina | 60.1 | 26.3% | 12.4× | 78 | +23.8% |
| 2 | University of BremenGermany | 55.1 | 22.7% | 15.8× | 51 | +9.6% |
| 3 | China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China | 54.7 | 23.7% | 15.3× | 61 | -6.0% |
| 4 | Lanzhou UniversityChina | 54.5 | 25.7% | 9.4× | 75 | -20.2% |
| 5 | Guizhou Normal UniversityChina | 53.9 | 49.4% | 8.2× | 12 | -15.8% |
| 6 | Utrecht UniversityNetherlands | 51.4 | 30.0% | 6.9× | 50 | -13.1% |
| 7 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 50.5 | 30.7% | 4.7× | 107 | +20.1% |
| 8 | University of OregonUnited States | 50.4 | 29.1% | 10.1× | 19 | -18.8% |
| 9 | ETH ZurichSwitzerland | 49.6 | 34.9% | 5.1× | 47 | -24.8% |
| 10 | Northern Arizona UniversityUnited States | 49.4 | 19.8% | 12.6× | 17 | +61.1% |
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 Paleoclimatology Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.
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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.