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Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 46k 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 the formation of magnetosomes in prokaryotes, the study of geomagnetic field variations over centuries, the application of dynamo simulations, and the analysis of magnetic properties and biomineralization processes. It also includes research on paleomagnetic data, environmental magnetism, and the development of geomagnetic models.

  • Magnetosome Formation
  • Geomagnetic Field
  • Magnetotactic Bacteria
  • Paleomagnetic Data
  • Dynamo Simulations
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Biomineralization
  • Secular Variation
  • Geomagnetic Model
  • Environmental Magnetism
Research works
46k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
-9%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
26% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

Which countries lead Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.1k and 981 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 1.1k works
  2. 2 United States 981 works
  3. 3 Russia 652 works
  4. 4 France 287 works
  5. 5 Germany 280 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 267 works
  7. 7 India 244 works
  8. 8 Japan 192 works
  9. 9 Italy 132 works
  10. 10 Spain 96 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: 25.7%United States: 23.3%Russia: 15.5%France: 6.8%6 others listed: 28.7%26%largest
China1,082 · 25.7%United States981 · 23.3%Russia652 · 15.5%France287 · 6.8%6 others listed1,211 · 28.7%

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

Which institutions lead Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies research?

By volume in 2022-now, Russian Academy of Sciences publishes the most Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 402 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 197 works
  3. 3 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 134 works
  4. 4 Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresGermany 54 works
  5. 5 University of Colorado BoulderUnited States 49 works
  6. 6 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 47 works
  7. 7 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 46 works
  8. 8 Wuhan UniversityChina 39 works
  9. 9 National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationUnited States 37 works
  10. 10 Planetary Science InstituteUnited States 35 works

Who are the leading researchers in Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies include Zhong Lin Wang, Rob Knight and George M. Whitesides.

  1. 1 Zhong Lin Wang United States 491k citations
  2. 2 Rob Knight United States 468k citations
  3. 3 George M. Whitesides United States 267k citations
  4. 4 Xiaogang Wang China 260k citations
  5. 5 P. Jackson France 230k citations
  6. 6 Harry Eugene Stanley United States 198k citations
  7. 7 Daniel A. Bloch France 190k 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 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies?

The most cited paper in Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies is "Extended 14C Data Base and Revised CALIB 3.0 14C Age Calibration Program" (Minze Stuiver, Paula J. Reimer, 1993), with 7,851 citations. Next come "The least-squares line and plane and the analysis of palaeomagnetic data" (5,492) and "Geophysical Fluid Dynamics" (4,693).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Extended 14C Data Base and Revised CALIB 3.0 14C Age Calibration Program Minze Stuiver, Paula J. Reimer · Radiocarbon Open access 1993 7,851
2 The least-squares line and plane and the analysis of palaeomagnetic data Joseph L. Kirschvink · Geophysical Journal International Open access Sep 1980 5,492
3 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Joseph Pedlosky, S. Leibovich · Journal of Applied Mechanics Sep 1981 4,693
4 A long-term numerical solution for the insolation quantities of the Earth J. Laskar, Philippe Robutel, F. Joutel et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 23 Nov 2004 4,346
5 The principles of nuclear magnetism A. Abragam · Nuclear Physics Nov 1961 4,059
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Where is Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies research done?

The largest centres of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Paris (France) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in North Laurel, Greenbelt and Perm.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 408 works
  2. 2 MoscowRussia 311 works
  3. 3 ParisFrance 121 works
  4. 4 WuhanChina 96 works
  5. 5 BoulderUnited States 87 works
  6. 6 TokyoJapan 54 works
  7. 7 LondonUnited Kingdom 49 works
  8. 8 YekaterinburgRussia 49 works
  9. 9 Washington D.C.United States 48 works
  10. 10 RomeItaly 48 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. North LaurelUS · 24.6 works73×
  2. GreenbeltUS · 32.3 works63×
  3. PermRU · 21.8 works26×
  4. BoulderUS · 86.7 works24×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Colorado Boulder, Beihang University and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences score highest, combining citation 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 17.69%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Beihang UniversityUniversity of Colora…University of Chines…Wuhan University
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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.

Citation 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
1University of Colorado BoulderUnited States 76.318.2%22.5×49 -8.8%
2Beihang UniversityChina 72.020.5%6.2×32 +164.0%
3University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 70.816.7%5.9×46 +25.7%
4Wuhan UniversityChina 65.214.3%5.8×39 +79.2%
5China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China 61.412.6%19.5×27 +86.6%
6Princeton UniversityUnited States 61.219.2%6.8×14 +23.8%
7California Institute of TechnologyUnited States 61.118.5%12.5×22 -34.1%
8University of MichiganUnited States 59.617.3%3.0×22 +18.5%
9University of California, BerkeleyUnited States 59.313.7%5.8×26 -15.1%
10Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States 58.425.9%3.6×12 -2.5%

Universities only. The score blends citation 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 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, country by country

Is Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2014.

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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 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.021% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%0.15%Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies0.022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies 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%Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies9.7% 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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