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Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods

Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods is a research topic within Geophysics. Science Explorer counts 36k 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 covers advancements in geophysical exploration and monitoring techniques, including topics such as electrical resistivity tomography, magnetotelluric imaging, geophysical inversion, hydrogeophysical characterization, marine electromagnetic methods, spectral induced polarization, seismic tomography, geoelectrical signatures, subsurface solute transport, and groundwater exploration.

  • Electrical Resistivity Tomography
  • Magnetotelluric Imaging
  • Geophysical Inversion
  • Hydrogeophysical Characterization
  • Marine Electromagnetic Methods
  • Spectral Induced Polarization
  • Seismic Tomography
  • Geoelectrical Signatures
  • Subsurface Solute Transport
  • Groundwater Exploration
Research works
36k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+0%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
38% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods

Which countries lead Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.7k and 647 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 1.7k works
  2. 2 United States 647 works
  3. 3 Nigeria 443 works
  4. 4 Indonesia 429 works
  5. 5 India 307 works
  6. 6 Russia 230 works
  7. 7 Brazil 199 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 186 works
  9. 9 France 185 works
  10. 10 Germany 180 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: 37.6%United States: 14.4%Nigeria: 9.8%Indonesia: 9.5%6 others listed: 28.6%38%largest
China1,691 · 37.6%United States647 · 14.4%Nigeria443 · 9.8%Indonesia429 · 9.5%6 others listed1,287 · 28.6%

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

Which institutions lead Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods research?

By volume in 2022-now, Russian Academy of Sciences publishes the most Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Jilin University.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 142 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 117 works
  3. 3 Jilin UniversityChina 75 works
  4. 4 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 70 works
  5. 5 Central South UniversityChina 57 works
  6. 6 China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China 56 works
  7. 7 China University of GeosciencesChina 55 works
  8. 8 Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia 38 works
  9. 9 Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchIndia 36 works
  10. 10 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 34 works

Who are the leading researchers in Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods include Andre K. Geim, Wei Huang and P. Jackson.

  1. 1 Andre K. Geim United Kingdom 315k citations
  2. 2 Wei Huang China 267k citations
  3. 3 P. Jackson France 230k 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 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods?

The most cited paper in Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods is "EXPGUI , a graphical user interface for GSAS" (Brian H. Toby, 2001), with 9,279 citations. Next come "The least-squares line and plane and the analysis of palaeomagnetic data" (5,492) and "A fast algorithm for particle simulations" (4,977).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 EXPGUI , a graphical user interface for GSAS Brian H. Toby · Journal of Applied Crystallography Apr 2001 9,279
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 A fast algorithm for particle simulations Leslie Greengard, Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin · Journal of Computational Physics Open access Dec 1987 4,977
4 Unraveling the effects of potassium metasomatism in sedimentary rocks and paleosols, with implications for paleoweathering conditions and provenance Christopher M. Fedo, H.W. Nesbitt, Grant M. Young · Geology 1995 3,002
5 Occam's inversion; a practical algorithm for generating smooth models from electromagnetic sounding data Steven Constable, Robert L. Parker, Catherine G. Constable · Geophysics Mar 1987 2,797
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Where is Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods research done?

The largest centres of Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Wuhan (China), Changchun (China) and Moscow (Russia).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 456 works
  2. 2 WuhanChina 113 works
  3. 3 ChangchunChina 107 works
  4. 4 MoscowRussia 86 works
  5. 5 ChangshaChina 80 works
  6. 6 ChengduChina 74 works
  7. 7 Xi'anChina 68 works
  8. 8 NanjingChina 65 works
  9. 9 ParisFrance 61 works
  10. 10 BandungIndonesia 56 works
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Where is the best place to study Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods?

Among universities, judged by research, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, China University of Geosciences and Akwa Ibom State 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.

0%20%40%mean 18.24%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Vietnam National Uni…Akwa Ibom State Univ…China University of …Jilin 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.

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
1Vietnam National University, HanoiVietnam 65.336.0%9.2×9 +57.2%
2China University of GeosciencesChina 63.617.0%21.1×55 +34.4%
3Akwa Ibom State UniversityNigeria 63.628.9%52.0×18 +119.5%
4Jilin UniversityChina 60.49.1%11.4×75 +44.5%
5Central South UniversityChina 58.213.7%5.1×57 +81.4%
6Hohai UniversityChina 57.525.6%6.3×21 +50.5%
7China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China 56.88.6%34.0×56 +43.5%
8King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia 55.719.0%11.3×22 +161.0%
9China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 52.813.7%7.5×34 +49.9%
10Chengdu University of TechnologyChina 49.710.8%14.1×31 +80.7%

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 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods, country by country

Is Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods.

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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 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.026% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods 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.

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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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