Geophysical Methods and Applications
Geophysical Methods and Applications is a research topic within Ocean Engineering. Science Explorer counts 50k research works in it since 1950. 17.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the diverse applications of Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) in geoscience and engineering, including sedimentology, soil water content measurement, non-destructive testing in civil engineering, landmine detection, concrete inspection, hydrogeological studies, and archaeological prospection. The papers cover a wide range of topics related to the principles, problems, progress, and various techniques for GPR applications.
- Ground-Penetrating Radar
- Sedimentology
- Soil Water Content
- Non-Destructive Testing
- Civil Engineering
- Landmine Detection
- Concrete Inspection
- Hydrogeological Studies
- Archaeological Prospection
- Geophysical Surveys
- Research works
- 50k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +28% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Geophysical Methods and Applications research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (4k and 940 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 4k works
- 2 United States 940 works
- 3 India 446 works
- 4 Italy 352 works
- 5 France 245 works
- 6 Germany 245 works
- 7 Japan 242 works
- 8 United Kingdom 239 works
- 9 South Korea 187 works
- 10 Russia 182 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Geophysical Methods and Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, China University of Mining and Technology publishes the most Geophysical Methods and Applications research, followed by Central South University and Jilin University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 180 works
- 2 Central South UniversityChina 115 works
- 3 Jilin UniversityChina 75 works
- 4 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 74 works
- 5 Tongji UniversityChina 72 works
- 6 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 67 works
- 7 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 63 works
- 8 Xidian UniversityChina 55 works
- 9 Chongqing UniversityChina 48 works
- 10 Southeast UniversityChina 48 works
Who are the leading researchers in Geophysical Methods and Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Geophysical Methods and Applications include P. Jackson and David R. Smith.
- 1 P. Jackson United Kingdom 10k citations
- 2 David R. Smith United States 6.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Geophysical Methods and Applications research done?
The largest centres of Geophysical Methods and Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Changsha (China) and Chengdu (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xuzhou, Huainan and Jiaozuo.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- XuzhouCN · 183.7 works22×
- HuainanCN · 31.6 works12×
- JiaozuoCN · 21.0 works7.2×
- DhahranSA · 23.0 works5.4×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Geophysical Methods and Applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Geophysical Methods and Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, China University of Mining and Technology, Central South University and Xi'an University of Science and 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.
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 Mining and TechnologyChina | 70.6 | 25.6% | 24.8× | 180 | +112.3% |
| 2 | Central South UniversityChina | 65.1 | 37.0% | 7.6× | 115 | +48.9% |
| 3 | Xi'an University of Science and TechnologyChina | 64.9 | 29.4% | 11.9× | 25 | +325.2% |
| 4 | TU Bergakademie FreibergGermany | 62.7 | 31.8% | 12.8× | 9 | +227.5% |
| 5 | China University of GeosciencesChina | 61.5 | 27.6% | 10.2× | 43 | +68.3% |
| 6 | Aerospace Information Research InstituteChina | 60.8 | 39.6% | 16.8× | 18 | — |
| 7 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 60.2 | 44.9% | 3.6× | 29 | +94.7% |
| 8 | Xidian UniversityChina | 59.7 | 35.5% | 8.2× | 55 | +35.8% |
| 9 | China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina | 58.6 | 10.7% | 10.8× | 47 | +252.8% |
| 10 | Chongqing UniversityChina | 57.5 | 30.9% | 4.8× | 48 | +294.9% |
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 Geophysical Methods and Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Geophysical Methods and Applications.
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.