Geophysics and Sensor Technology
Geophysics and Sensor Technology is a research topic within Ocean Engineering. Science Explorer counts 25k research works in it since 1950. 13.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the advancements in rotational seismology and its engineering applications. It covers topics such as ring laser gyroscopes, ground motions, seismic sensors, earth rotation monitoring, wave gradiometry, nonlinear electrodynamics, and molecular electronic transducers for seismic wave studies.
- Rotational Seismology
- Ring Laser Gyroscope
- Ground Motions
- Seismic Sensors
- Earth Rotation Monitoring
- Electrochemical Seismometers
- Wave Gradiometry
- Nonlinear Electrodynamics
- Molecular Electronic Transducers
- Seismic Wave Studies
- Research works
- 25k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -6% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Geophysics and Sensor Technology research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (888 and 334 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 888 works
- 2 United States 334 works
- 3 Russia 220 works
- 4 Japan 129 works
- 5 India 106 works
- 6 Germany 101 works
- 7 Italy 96 works
- 8 France 93 works
- 9 United Kingdom 73 works
- 10 South Korea 37 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 Geophysics and Sensor Technology research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Huazhong University of Science and Technology publishes the most Geophysics and Sensor Technology research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beihang University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 35 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 31 works
- 3 Beihang UniversityChina 31 works
- 4 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 25 works
- 5 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 20 works
- 6 Zhejiang UniversityChina 20 works
- 7 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 19 works
- 8 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 15 works
- 9 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina 15 works
- 10 Peking UniversityChina 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in Geophysics and Sensor Technology?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Geophysics and Sensor Technology include Zhong Lin Wang and R. Ulrich.
- 1 Zhong Lin Wang United States 11k citations
- 2 R. Ulrich Germany 4.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Geophysics and Sensor Technology research done?
The largest centres of Geophysics and Sensor Technology research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Wuhan (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Saint Petersburg.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Saint PetersburgRU · 32.6 works4.6×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Geophysics and Sensor Technology than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Geophysics and Sensor Technology?
Among universities, judged by research, Beihang University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology and California Institute 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.
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 | Beihang UniversityChina | 75.3 | 29.3% | 10.8× | 31 | -15.2% |
| 2 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina | 67.3 | 22.8% | 8.6× | 34 | +7.7% |
| 3 | California Institute of TechnologyUnited States | 65.6 | 31.3% | 16.5× | 10 | -17.2% |
| 4 | National University of Defense TechnologyChina | 58.3 | 19.5% | 12.7× | 25 | -58.6% |
| 5 | Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina | 46.6 | 21.1% | 3.8× | 15 | +112.0% |
| 6 | Moscow Institute of Physics and TechnologyRussia | 44.3 | 2.8% | 25.1× | 8 | +180.0% |
| 7 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 42.9 | 22.9% | 4.5× | 19 | -49.2% |
| 8 | North University of ChinaChina | 42.9 | 15.2% | 17.7× | 11 | -55.6% |
| 9 | Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina | 41.5 | 14.0% | 7.2× | 15 | +4.6% |
| 10 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 38.7 | 28.6% | 3.4× | 10 | -11.6% |
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 Geophysics and Sensor Technology research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Geophysics and Sensor Technology.
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.